---
name: "Deanna Dunagan"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/deanna-dunagan"
fi1m_id: "deanna-dunagan"
imdb_id: "nm0241759"
tmdb_id: 204271
wikidata_id: "Q5246747"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "25 May 1940"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 64
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-09T19:30:10.991727+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Deanna Dunagan

## Identity

Deanna Dunagan

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/deanna-dunagan
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** deanna-dunagan
- **IMDb ID:** nm0241759
- **TMDB ID:** 204271
- **Wikidata ID:** Q5246747
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deanna_Dunagan, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5246747, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0241759/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/204271

Actor. Born 25 May 1940 in Monahans, Texas, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 25 May 1940, Monahans, Texas, USA
- **Active:** 2021–present
- **Average Fi1m score:** 64, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deanna_Dunagan, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5246747, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0241759/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/204271

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Stillwater*](https://film.one/film/stillwater.md) (56)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Deanna Dunagan is an American actress. Born on 25 May 1940 in Monahans, Texas, she earned a degree in music education from the University of Texas at Austin and studied acting at Trinity University through the Dallas Theater Center. She began her career on stage and has performed extensively in Chicago theatres, later making her Broadway debut in the 1979 production of *Man and Superman*.

Dunagan originated the role of Violet Weston in Tracy Letts' *August: Osage County* at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company; the production transferred to Broadway in 2007, for which she won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play, as well as Drama Desk and Theatre World Awards. She has also worked in film and television, appearing as Nana in *The Visit* (2015) and as Sharon in *Stillwater* (2021). Other credits include recurring roles in *The Exorcist* (2016) as Mother Bernadette and *Chicago Med* as Margaret Charles.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, themoviedb.org.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Asteroid City* (2023), Fi1m 71, as Waitress — [page](https://film.one/film/asteroid-city.md)
- *Stillwater* (2021), Fi1m 56, as Sharon — [page](https://film.one/film/stillwater.md)

## Complete filmography (34)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Ghostlight* (2024), as Tony-Winner Deanna Dunagan
- *Asteroid City* (2023), as Waitress — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/asteroid-city.md)
- *So Cold the River* (2022), as Anne McKinney
- *Stillwater* (2021), as Sharon — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/stillwater.md)
- *Dispatches from Elsewhere* (2020), series, as Nana
- *An Acceptable Loss* (2019), as Dr. Willa Sipes
- *The Exorcist* (2016), series, as Mother Bernadette
- *Chicago Med* (2015), series, as Margaret Charles
- *The Visit* (2015), as Nana
- *The Strain* (2014), series, as Ancharia
- *Just Like a Woman* (2013), as George's Mother
- *House of Cards* (2013), series, as Susan Marbury
- *Mariachi Gringo* (2012), as Monica
- *Have a Little Faith* (2011), as Sarah
- *Unforgettable* (2011), series, as Alice Wells
- *Private Practice* (2007), series, as Dr. Vivian Carlsmith
- *Dimension* (2007), as Annabelle
- *Ugly Betty* (2006), series, as Lee
- *Psych* (2006), series, as Myrtle
- *Prison Break* (2005), series, as Judy — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/prison-break.md)
- *Losing Isaiah* (1995), as Dr. Goldstein
- *Two Fathers: Justice for the Innocent* (1994), as Janice Bradley
- *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Estelle Adams — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)
- *Men Don't Leave* (1990), as Fay
- *Amerika* (1987), series, as Betty Milford
- *Running Scared* (1986), as Sister Rebecca
- *Two Fathers' Justice* (1985), Actor
- *A Matter of Principle* (1984), as Miss Keyes
- *The Naked Face* (1984), as Mrs. Hadley
- *The Roommate* (1984), as Mrs. Zeigler
- *Any Friend of Nicholas Nickleby Is a Friend of Mine* (1982), as Emily Dickinson
- *American Playhouse* (1982), series, as Emily Dickenson, Miss Keyes, Mrs. Harper, Mrs. Ziegler
- *Will: G. Gordon Liddy* (1982), Actor
- *The Robber Bridegroom* (1980), as Goat's Mother

## Awards

### Other awards — 2 won

- Theatre World Award 2008: Theatre World Award (won)
- Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play 2008: Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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