Deanna Dunagan
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.
Acting
TV
Prison Break
as Judy
2005
Movie
The Visit
as Nana
2015
TV
House of Cards
as Susan Marbury
2013
Movie
Asteroid City
as Waitress
2023
TV
The Strain
as Ancharia
2014
Movie
Stillwater
as Sharon
2021
TV
Chicago Med
as Margaret Charles
2015
TV
Psych
as Myrtle
2006
TV
The Exorcist
as Mother Bernadette
2016
TV
Law & Order
as Estelle Adams
1990
TV
Private Practice
as Dr. Vivian Carlsmith
2007
TV
Unforgettable
as Alice Wells
2011
TV
Ugly Betty
as Lee
2006
Movie
Running Scared
as Sister Rebecca
1986
TV
Dispatches from Elsewhere
as Nana
2020
Movie
Losing Isaiah
as Dr. Goldstein
1995
Movie
Ghostlight
as Tony-Winner Deanna Dunagan
2024
Movie
An Acceptable Loss
as Dr. Willa Sipes
2019
Movie
So Cold the River
as Anne McKinney
2022
Movie
The Naked Face
as Mrs. Hadley
1984
Movie
Just Like a Woman
as George's Mother
2013
Movie
Men Don't Leave
as Fay
1990
Movie
Mariachi Gringo
as Monica
2012
TV
Amerika
as Betty Milford
1987