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.
Filmography
Ghostlight
as Tony-Winner Deanna Dunagan
Ghostlight
as Tony-Winner Deanna Dunagan
So Cold the River
as Anne McKinney
So Cold the River
as Anne McKinney
Stillwater
as Sharon
Stillwater
as Sharon
An Acceptable Loss
as Dr. Willa Sipes
An Acceptable Loss
as Dr. Willa Sipes
The Visit
as Nana
The Visit
as Nana
Just Like a Woman
as George's Mother
Just Like a Woman
as George's Mother
Mariachi Gringo
as Monica
Mariachi Gringo
as Monica
Losing Isaiah
as Dr. Goldstein
Losing Isaiah
as Dr. Goldstein
Two Fathers: Justice for the Innocent
as Janice Bradley
Two Fathers: Justice for the Innocent
as Janice Bradley
Men Don't Leave
as Fay
Men Don't Leave
as Fay
Running Scared
as Sister Rebecca
Running Scared
as Sister Rebecca
Two Fathers' Justice
Two Fathers' Justice
A Matter of Principle
as Miss Keyes
A Matter of Principle
as Miss Keyes
The Roommate
as Mrs. Zeigler
The Roommate
as Mrs. Zeigler
Will: G. Gordon Liddy
Will: G. Gordon Liddy