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 Sip...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Ghostlight
2024
as Tony-Winner Deanna Dunagan
When a construction worker unexpectedly joins a local theater's production of Romeo and Juliet alongside his estranged teenage daughter, the drama ons...
Asteroid City
2023
as Waitress
In an American desert town circa 1955, the itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events.
So Cold the River
2022
as Anne McKinney
A documentary filmmaker's research on a town's mysterious benefactor unearths an unexplained evil while staying at a local resort.
Stillwater
2021
as Sharon
Bill Baker, an American oil-rig roughneck from Oklahoma, travels to Marseille to visit his estranged daughter, Allison, who is in prison for a murder ...
An Acceptable Loss
2019
as Dr. Willa Sipes
Former top U.S. security adviser Elizabeth "Libby" Lamm is threatened by associates from her dark past including Rachel Burke a steely, commanding pol...
The Visit
2015
as Nana
A brother and sister are sent to their grandparents' remote Pennsylvania farm for a week, where they discover that the elderly couple is involved in s...
Just Like a Woman
2013
as George's Mother
Two women get on the highway heading to Santa Fe. Marilyn dreams of winning a contest held by a famous belly dancing company, while her friend, Mona, ...
Mariachi Gringo
2012
as Monica
A stifled, small-town man stuck in a dead end life, runs away to Mexico to be a mariachi singer. MARIACHI GRINGO is a musical tour-de-force exploring ...
Dimension
2007
as Annabelle
Loneliness and regret encompass a small neighborhood in Chicago, and its residents will do anything to change their lives. Under divine circumstances,...
Losing Isaiah
1995
as Dr. Goldstein
Khaila Richards, a crack-addicted single mother, accidentally leaves her baby in a dumpster while high and returns the next day in a panic to find he ...
Two Fathers: Justice for the Innocent
1994
as Janice Bradley
Two fathers from very different backgrounds reunite after 8 years to pursue the escaped drug dealer responsible for the deaths of their son and daught...
Men Don't Leave
1990
as Fay
A widowed mother and her two sons move to Baltimore and struggle to adjust to urban life, encountering numerous eccentric characters along the way.
Running Scared
1986
as Sister Rebecca
Two street-wise Chicago cops have to shake off some rust after returning from a Key West vacation to pursue a drug dealer that nearly killed them in t...
Two Fathers' Justice
1985
A Matter of Principle
1984
as Miss Keyes
A miserable man who doesn't believe in the holidays must contend with his 11 children and wife celebrating the most wonderful time of the year.
The Naked Face
1984
as Mrs. Hadley
Chicago psychiatrist Judd Stevens is suspected of murdering one of his patients when the man turns up stabbed to death in the middle of the city. Afte...
The Roommate
1984
as Mrs. Zeigler
Set in 1952, this tells of two young men who are polar opposites being assigned to the same dorm room at Northwestern University.
Any Friend of Nicholas Nickleby Is a Friend of Mine
1982
as Emily Dickinson
The arrival in a small town of a stranger who calls himself 'Charles Dickens' makes a magical and lasting change in the lives of an imaginative 12-yea...
Will: G. Gordon Liddy
1982
Based on the autobiography of G. Gordon Liddy who spent 54 months in prison following the Watergate scandal.
The Robber Bridegroom
1980
as Goat's Mother
In a small Southern town, a plantation owner is duped into thinking a thief is a kind stranger. To repay the stranger for stopping a robbery, the plan...