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.
Losing Isaiah
(Dr. Goldstein)
Running Scared
(Sister Rebecca)
Will: G. Gordon Liddy
Asteroid City
(Waitress)
A Matter of Principle
(Miss Keyes)
The Naked Face
(Mrs. Hadley)
Two Fathers' Justice
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)
Law & Order
(Estelle Adams)
Psych
(Myrtle)
Tony Awards
(Self - Winner)
Unforgettable
(Alice Wells)
Amerika
(Betty Milford)
Prison Break
(Judy)
House of Cards
(Susan Marbury)
The Strain
(Ancharia)
Dispatches from Elsewhere
(Nana)
The Exorcist
(Mother Bernadette)
Private Practice
(Dr. Vivian Carlsmith)