Deanna Dunagan

Acting·May 25, 1940·Monahans, Texas, USA

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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.

Film	Credit
Ghostlight2024 · Tony-Winner Deanna Dunagan	Tony-Winner Deanna Dunagan
Asteroid City2023 · Waitress	Waitress
So Cold the River2022 · Anne McKinney	Anne McKinney
Stillwater2021 · Sharon	Sharon
An Acceptable Loss2019 · Dr. Willa Sipes	Dr. Willa Sipes
The Visit2015 · Nana	Nana
Just Like a Woman2013 · George's Mother	George's Mother
Mariachi Gringo2012 · Monica	Monica
DDimension2007 · Annabelle	Annabelle
Losing Isaiah1995 · Dr. Goldstein	Dr. Goldstein
Two Fathers: Justice for the Innocent1994 · Janice Bradley	Janice Bradley
Men Don't Leave1990 · Fay	Fay
Running Scared1986 · Sister Rebecca	Sister Rebecca
Two Fathers' Justice1985 · Actor	Actor
A Matter of Principle1984 · Miss Keyes	Miss Keyes
The Naked Face1984 · Mrs. Hadley	Mrs. Hadley
The Roommate1984 · Mrs. Zeigler	Mrs. Zeigler
Any Friend of Nicholas Nickleby Is a Friend of Mine1982 · Emily Dickinson	Emily Dickinson
Will: G. Gordon Liddy1982 · Actor	Actor
The Robber Bridegroom1980 · Goat's Mother	Goat's Mother