Deanna Dunagan (born May 25, 1940 in Monahans, Texas) is an American stage and screen actress. She is best known for Running Scared (1986), The Visit, and Stillwater (2021). In addition she won widespread acclaim and a Tony Award for her performance in Tracy Letts’s play August: Osage County.
Dunagan was briefly married to Malcolm James Bell, Jr. after graduating from the University of Texas, and had one son with him. Previously she had gone on a few dates with “Texas Tower Sniper” Charles Whitman before his notorious crime spree.
Works with Deanna Dunagan:
Film
- 1984 The Naked Face: Mrs. Hadley
- 1984 The Roommate: Mrs. Ziegler (Made-for-TV Movie)
- 1986 Charley Hannah: Nurse
- 1986 Running Scared: Sister Rebecca
- 1990 Men Dont Leave: Fay
- 1995 Two Fathers Justice For The Innocent: Janice Bradley (TV Movie)
- 1993 Losing Isaiah: Dr. Goldstein
- 2007 Dimension: Annabelle
- 2009 The Big D: Donna Dupree (TV Movie)
- 2011 Have A Little Faith: Sarah (TV Movie)
- 2012 Mariachi Gringo: Monica
- 2012 Just Like A Woman: George’s Mother
- 2013 The Cherokee Word For Water: Irene Mankiller
- 2015 The Visit: Nana
- 2018 An Acceptable Loss: Willa
- 2021 Stillwater (2021): Sharon
- 2022 So Cold The Water: Anne McKinney
- 2023 Asteroid City: Waitress
- 2024 Ghostlight: Tony-Winner Deanna Dunagan
Short Films
- 2002 Janey Van Winkle: Mom Van Winkle
- 2023 Swayed: Hinda Drucker (TV Movie)
Television
- 1980 Broadway On Showtime: Goat’s Mother (1 episode)
- 1982-84 American Playhouse: Emily Dickenson/Miss Keys/Mrs. Harper (3 episodes)
- 1986 Jack And Mike: Mrs. Zenda (1 episode)
- 1987 Amerika: Betty Milford (2 episodes)
- 1993 Missing Persons: Joan Conlan (1 episode)
- 1998 A Will Of Their Own: History Teacher (1 episode)
- 2005 Prison Break: Judy Pope (2 episodes)
- 2008 Law & Order: Estelle Adams (1 episode)
- 2009 Psych: Myrtle (1 episode)
- 2009 Cold Case: Iris Keening ’09 (1 episode)
- 2010 Ugly Betty: Lee (1 episode)
- 2011 Detroit 1-8-7: Helen Lakeland (1 episode)
- 2011 Unforgettable: Alice Wells (5 episodes)
- 2012 Private Practice: Dr. Vivian Carlsmith (1 episode)
- 2014 House of Cards (US): Susan Maybury (1 episode)
- 2016 The Strain: Ancharia (1 episode)
- 2016 The Exorcist: Mother Bernadette (4 episodes)
- 2019 Proven Innocent: Deborah Vandenhey (1 episode)
- 2019 Chicago Med: Mrs. Charles (3 episodes)
- 2020 Dispatches From Elsewhere: Nana (2 episodes)
- 2021 Tell Me Your Secrets: Esther Moses (3 episodes)
Stage
- 1978-79 Man And Superman: Anne Whitefield
- 1980-82 Children Of A Lesser God: Edna Klein
- 1991 I Hate Hamlet: Felicia Dantine
- 1991 Coriolanus: Volumnia
- 1996 A Touch Of The Poet: Deborah Harford
- 2001 Butley: Edna Shaft
- 2002 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof: Big Mama
- 2002 A Lie Of The Mind: Lorraine
- 2003 Bounce: Ensemble
- 2003 James Joyces The Dead: Aunt Julia Morkan
- 2004 A Delicate Balance: Claire
- 2006 Ten Little Indians: Emily Brent
- 2007-10 August: Osage County: Violet Weston
- 2012 A Little Night Music: Madame Armfeldt
- 2013 Other Desert Cities: Polly Wyeth
- 2015 Marvins Room: Aunt Ruth
- 2017 The Treasurer: Ida Armstrong
