Deanna Dunagan
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
Estelle Adams
Prison Break
Judy
Chicago Med
Margaret Charles
Psych
Myrtle
House of Cards
Susan Marbury
Private Practice
Dr. Vivian Carlsmith
The Strain
Ancharia
Unforgettable
Alice Wells
Tony Awards
Self - Winner
The Exorcist
Mother Bernadette
Dispatches from Elsewhere
Nana
Amerika
Betty Milford
Asteroid City
Waitress
The Visit
Nana
Stillwater
Sharon
Ghostlight
Tony-Winner Deanna Dunagan
Will: G. Gordon Liddy
Running Scared
Sister Rebecca
Losing Isaiah
Dr. Goldstein
An Acceptable Loss
Dr. Willa Sipes
So Cold the River
Anne McKinney
Men Don't Leave
Fay
The Naked Face
Mrs. Hadley
Just Like a Woman
George's Mother
Mariachi Gringo
Monica
A Matter of Principle
Miss Keyes
Dimension
Annabelle
Two Fathers' Justice
Any Friend of Nicholas Nickleby Is a Friend of Mine
Emily Dickinson
Two Fathers: Justice for the Innocent
Janice Bradley
The Roommate
Mrs. Zeigler
The Robber Bridegroom
Goat's Mother