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Deanna Dunagan
Born 1940-05-25Monahans, Texas, USA
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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
GhostlightTony-Winner Deanna DunaganAsteroid CityWaitressSo Cold the RiverAnne McKinneyStillwaterSharonAn Acceptable LossDr. Willa SipesThe VisitNanaJust Like a WomanGeorge's MotherMariachi GringoMonicaDimensionAnnabelleLosing IsaiahDr. GoldsteinTwo Fathers: Justice for the InnocentJanice BradleyMen Don't LeaveFayRunning ScaredSister RebeccaTwo Fathers' JusticeRoleA Matter of PrincipleMiss KeyesThe Naked FaceMrs. HadleyThe RoommateMrs. ZeiglerAny Friend of Nicholas Nickleby Is a Friend of MineEmily DickinsonWill: G. Gordon LiddyRoleThe Robber BridegroomGoat's Mother