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

• 2024Ghostlight — Tony-Winner Deanna Dunagan
• 2023Asteroid City — Waitress
• 2022So Cold the River — Anne McKinney
• 2021Stillwater — Sharon
• Dispatches from Elsewhere — Nana
• 2019An Acceptable Loss — Dr. Willa Sipes
• The Exorcist — Mother Bernadette
• Chicago Med — Margaret Charles
• 2015The Visit — Nana
• The Strain — Ancharia
• House of Cards — Susan Marbury
• 2013Just Like a Woman — George's Mother
• 2012Mariachi Gringo — Monica
• Unforgettable — Alice Wells
• 2007Dimension — Annabelle
• Private Practice — Dr. Vivian Carlsmith
• Psych — Myrtle
• Ugly Betty — Lee
• Prison Break — Judy
• 1995Losing Isaiah — Dr. Goldstein
• 1994Two Fathers: Justice for the Innocent — Janice Bradley
• Law & Order — Estelle Adams
• 1990Men Don't Leave — Fay
• Amerika — Betty Milford
• 1986Running Scared — Sister Rebecca
• 1985Two Fathers' Justice
• 1984A Matter of Principle — Miss Keyes
• 1984The Naked Face — Mrs. Hadley
• 1984The Roommate — Mrs. Zeigler
• American Playhouse — Emily Dickenson, Miss Keyes, Mrs. Harper, Mrs. Ziegler
• 1982Any Friend of Nicholas Nickleby Is a Friend of Mine — Emily Dickinson
• 1982Will: G. Gordon Liddy
• 1980The Robber Bridegroom — Goat's Mother

Appearances as themselves (1)

• Tony Awards — Self - Winner