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Deanna Dunagan

Acting Born May 25, 1940 Monahans, Texas, USA 24 credits

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.

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Known for

Law & Order

as Estelle Adams

Prison Break

as Judy

Chicago Med

as Margaret Charles

Psych

as Myrtle

House of Cards

as Susan Marbury

Unforgettable

as Alice Wells

The Strain

as Ancharia
Film

The Visit

as Nana
Film

Asteroid City

as Waitress

Full filmography

  • Law & Order (1990) as Estelle Adams
  • Prison Break (2005) as Judy
  • Private Practice (2007) as Dr. Vivian Carlsmith
  • Chicago Med (2015) as Margaret Charles
  • Psych (2006) as Myrtle
  • House of Cards (2013) as Susan Marbury
  • Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Winner
  • Unforgettable (2011) as Alice Wells
  • The Strain (2014) as Ancharia
  • Ugly Betty (2006) as Lee
  • The Exorcist (2016) as Mother Bernadette
  • The Visit (2015) as Nana
  • Asteroid City (2023) as Waitress
  • Dispatches from Elsewhere (2020) as Nana
  • Stillwater (2021) as Sharon
  • Amerika (1987) as Betty Milford
  • Running Scared (1986) as Sister Rebecca
  • Losing Isaiah (1995) as Dr. Goldstein
  • Ghostlight (2024) as Tony-Winner Deanna Dunagan
  • An Acceptable Loss (2019) as Dr. Willa Sipes
  • The Naked Face (1984) as Mrs. Hadley
  • Men Don't Leave (1990) as Fay
  • Will: G. Gordon Liddy (1982)
  • Just Like a Woman (2013) as George's Mother