Deanna Dunagan
Acting
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.
Known for
2024Ghostlight
Tony-Winner Deanna Dunagan
2023Asteroid City
Waitress
2022So Cold the River
Anne McKinney
2021Stillwater
Sharon
2019An Acceptable Loss
Dr. Willa Sipes
2015The Visit
Nana
2013Just Like a Woman
George's Mother
2012Mariachi Gringo
Monica
1995Losing Isaiah
Dr. Goldstein
1994Two Fathers: Justice for the Innocent
Janice Bradley
1990Men Don't Leave
Fay
1986Running Scared
Sister Rebecca
1985Two Fathers' Justice
1984A Matter of Principle
Miss Keyes
1984The Naked Face
Mrs. Hadley
1984The Roommate
Mrs. Zeigler
1982Will: G. Gordon Liddy
1982Any Friend of Nicholas Nickleby Is a Friend of Mine
Emily Dickinson
1980The Robber Bridegroom
Goat's Mother