Deanna Dunagan
Biography
Deanna Dunagan (born May 25, 1940) is an American actress. While principally active as a stage actress, she has also worked in television and film. She is best known for her Tony Award-winning portrayal of Violet Weston in Tracy Letts' August: Osage County and for her portrayal of Nana in M. Night Shyamalan's 2015 film The Visit. She has also appeared in the recurring roles of Mother Bernadette on the Fox television series The Exorcist and Mrs. Charles on Chicago Med. She portrayed Dr. Willa Sipe in the 2018 film An Acceptable Loss by writer Joe Chappelle; and starred as Sharon in the 2021 film Stillwater alongside Matt Damon and Abigail Breslin.
Filmography
Ghostlight
2024
as Tony-Winner Deanna Dunagan
Asteroid City
2023
as Waitress
So Cold the River
2022
as Anne McKinney
Stillwater
2021
as Sharon
An Acceptable Loss
2019
as Dr. Willa Sipes
The Visit
2015
as Nana
Just Like a Woman
2013
as George's Mother
Mariachi Gringo
2012
as Monica
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Dimension
2007
as Annabelle
Losing Isaiah
1995
as Dr. Goldstein
Two Fathers: Justice for the Innocent
1994
as Janice Bradley
Men Don't Leave
1990
as Fay
Running Scared
1986
as Sister Rebecca
Two Fathers' Justice
1985
A Matter of Principle
1984
as Miss Keyes
The Naked Face
1984
as Mrs. Hadley
The Roommate
1984
as Mrs. Zeigler
Any Friend of Nicholas Nickleby Is a Friend of Mine
1982
as Emily Dickinson
Will: G. Gordon Liddy
1982
The Robber Bridegroom
1980
as Goat's Mother