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.

Cast

Losing Isaiah

Dr. Goldstein

Running Scared

Sister Rebecca

Will: G. Gordon Liddy

Unknown

Asteroid City

Waitress

A Matter of Principle

Miss Keyes

The Naked Face

Mrs. Hadley

Two Fathers' Justice

Unknown

The Visit

Nana

Men Don't Leave

Fay

The Robber Bridegroom

Goat's Mother

Ghostlight

Tony-Winner Deanna Dunagan

Two Fathers: Justice for the Innocent

Janice Bradley

Any Friend of Nicholas Nickleby Is a Friend of Mine

Emily Dickinson

The Roommate

Mrs. Zeigler

Just Like a Woman

George's Mother

An Acceptable Loss

Dr. Willa Sipes

Stillwater

Sharon

Dimension

Annabelle

So Cold the River

Anne McKinney

Mariachi Gringo

Monica