Deanna Dunagan

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.

Known For

Law & Order

Estelle Adams

Prison Break

Judy

Chicago Med

Margaret Charles

Psych

Myrtle

House of Cards

Susan Marbury

The Strain

Ancharia

Unforgettable

Alice Wells

The Exorcist

Mother Bernadette

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2024	Ghostlight	Tony-Winner Deanna Dunagan
2023	Asteroid City	Waitress
2022	So Cold the River	Anne McKinney
2021	Stillwater	Sharon
2019	An Acceptable Loss	Dr. Willa Sipes
2015	The Visit	Nana
2013	Just Like a Woman	George's Mother
2012	Mariachi Gringo	Monica
2007	Dimension	Annabelle
1995	Losing Isaiah	Dr. Goldstein
1994	Two Fathers: Justice for the Innocent	Janice Bradley
1990	Men Don't Leave	Fay
1986	Running Scared	Sister Rebecca
1985	Two Fathers' Justice
1984	A Matter of Principle	Miss Keyes
1984	The Naked Face	Mrs. Hadley
1984	The Roommate	Mrs. Zeigler
1982	Will: G. Gordon Liddy
1982	Any Friend of Nicholas Nickleby Is a Friend of Mine	Emily Dickinson
1980	The Robber Bridegroom	Goat's Mother

Year	TV Show	Role
2020	Dispatches from Elsewhere	Nana
2016	The Exorcist	Mother Bernadette
2015	Chicago Med	Margaret Charles
2014	The Strain	Ancharia
2013	House of Cards	Susan Marbury
2011	Unforgettable	Alice Wells
2007	Private Practice	Dr. Vivian Carlsmith
2006	Psych	Myrtle
2005	Prison Break	Judy
1990	Law & Order	Estelle Adams
1987	Amerika	Betty Milford
1956	Tony Awards	Self - Winner