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Deanna Dunagan

Actor • Born 1940

Deanna Dunagan

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About

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

Law & Order posterLaw & OrderSeries • 1990Chicago Med posterChicago MedSeries • 2015Prison Break posterPrison BreakSeries • 2005Psych posterPsychSeries • 2006Unforgettable posterUnforgettableSeries • 2011American Playhouse posterAmerican PlayhouseSeries • 1982House of Cards posterHouse of CardsSeries • 2013Private Practice posterPrivate PracticeSeries • 2007The Strain posterThe StrainSeries • 2014Ugly Betty posterUgly BettySeries • 2006The Exorcist posterThe ExorcistSeries • 2016Asteroid City posterAsteroid CityMovie • 2023The Visit posterThe VisitMovie • 2015Dispatches from Elsewhere posterDispatches from ElsewhereSeries • 2020Stillwater posterStillwaterMovie • 2021Ghostlight posterGhostlightMovie • 2024Men Don't Leave posterMen Don't LeaveMovie • 1990Running Scared posterRunning ScaredMovie • 1986The Naked Face posterThe Naked FaceMovie • 1984An Acceptable Loss posterAn Acceptable LossMovie • 2019Losing Isaiah posterLosing IsaiahMovie • 1995So Cold the River posterSo Cold the RiverMovie • 2022Just Like a Woman posterJust Like a WomanMovie • 2013Have a Little Faith posterHave a Little FaithMovie • 2011