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.
Movie Appearances
Losing Isaiah
as Dr. Goldstein
1995
Running Scared
as Sister Rebecca
1986
Will: G. Gordon Liddy
1982
Asteroid City
as Waitress
2023
A Matter of Principle
as Miss Keyes
1984
The Naked Face
as Mrs. Hadley
1984
Two Fathers' Justice
1985
The Visit
as Nana
2015
Men Don't Leave
as Fay
1990
The Robber Bridegroom
as Goat's Mother
1980
Ghostlight
as Tony-Winner Deanna Dunagan
2024
Two Fathers: Justice for the Innocent
as Janice Bradley
1994
Any Friend of Nicholas Nickleby Is a Friend of Mine
as Emily Dickinson
1982
The Roommate
as Mrs. Zeigler
1984
Just Like a Woman
as George's Mother
2013
An Acceptable Loss
as Dr. Willa Sipes
2019
Stillwater
as Sharon
2021
Dimension
as Annabelle
2007
So Cold the River
as Anne McKinney
2022
Mariachi Gringo
as Monica
2012
TV Appearances
Law & Order
as Estelle Adams
1990
Psych
as Myrtle
2006
Unforgettable
as Alice Wells
2011
Amerika
as Betty Milford
1987
Prison Break
as Judy
2005
House of Cards
as Susan Marbury
2013
The Strain
as Ancharia
2014
Dispatches from Elsewhere
as Nana
2020
The Exorcist
as Mother Bernadette
2016
Private Practice
as Dr. Vivian Carlsmith
2007
Chicago Med
as Margaret Charles
2015
Ugly Betty
as Lee
2006