Deanna Dunagan
Actor
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
Asteroid City
as Waitress 2023
Stillwater
as Sharon 2021
Running Scared
as Sister Rebecca 1986
Losing Isaiah
as Dr. Goldstein 1995
Ghostlight
as Tony-Winner Deanna Dunagan 2024
An Acceptable Loss
as Dr. Willa Sipes 2019
So Cold the River
as Anne McKinney 2022
The Naked Face
as Mrs. Hadley 1984
Just Like a Woman
as George's Mother 2013
Men Don't Leave
as Fay 1990
Mariachi Gringo
as Monica 2012
Will: G. Gordon Liddy
1982
Two Fathers' Justice
1985
Two Fathers: Justice for the Innocent
as Janice Bradley 1994
Dimension
as Annabelle 2007
A Matter of Principle
as Miss Keyes 1984