Acting credits
31
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Deanna Dunagan
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.1
Moderate attention
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Movies: 19Series: 12
TMDB ID: 204271
IMDb ID: nm0241759
Known for: Acting
Born: May 25, 1940
Age: 85
Place of birth: Monahans, Texas, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1980 - 2024
Years active: 45
Average TMDB rating: 6.82
Wikidata: Q5246747
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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Deanna Dunagan.
7.1
Ghostlight
as Tony-Winner Deanna Dunagan
2024 Movie
6.5
Asteroid City
as Waitress
2023 Movie
5.4
So Cold the River
as Anne McKinney
2022 Movie
6.6
Stillwater
as Sharon
2021 Movie
6.2
An Acceptable Loss
as Dr. Willa Sipes
2019 Movie
6.3
The Visit
as Nana
2015 Movie
5.5
Just Like a Woman
as George's Mother
2013 Movie
6.5
Mariachi Gringo
as Monica
2012 Movie
6.5
Losing Isaiah
as Dr. Goldstein
1995 Movie
6.0
Two Fathers: Justice for the Innocent
as Janice Bradley
1994 Movie
6.3
Men Don't Leave
as Fay
1990 Movie
6.0
Running Scared
as Sister Rebecca
1986 Movie
5.0
Two Fathers' Justice
1985 Movie
A Matter of Principle
as Miss Keyes
1984 Movie
5.3
The Naked Face
as Mrs. Hadley
1984 Movie
The Roommate
as Mrs. Zeigler
1984 Movie
Any Friend of Nicholas Nickleby Is a Friend of Mine
as Emily Dickinson
1982 Movie
1.0
Will: G. Gordon Liddy
1982 Movie
The Robber Bridegroom
as Goat's Mother
1980 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Deanna Dunagan.
6.7
Dispatches from Elsewhere
as Nana • 2 eps
2020 Series
7.3
The Exorcist
as Mother Bernadette • 1 eps
2016 Series
8.3
Chicago Med
as Margaret Charles • 1 eps
2015 Series
7.5
The Strain
as Ancharia • 1 eps
2014 Series
8.0
House of Cards
as Susan Marbury • 1 eps
2013 Series
7.2
Unforgettable
as Alice Wells • 4 eps
2011 Series
7.5
Private Practice
as Dr. Vivian Carlsmith • 1 eps
2007 Series
6.4
Ugly Betty
as Lee • 1 eps
2006 Series
7.9
Psych
as Myrtle • 1 eps
2006 Series
8.1
Prison Break
as Judy • 2 eps
2005 Series
7.3
Law & Order
as Estelle Adams • 1 eps
1990 Series
5.4
Amerika
as Betty Milford • 7 eps
1987 Series