Deanna Dunagan
Biography
Deanna Dunagan, an American actress, has built a career mainly in the theater while also working in film and television. Born and raised in Monahans, Texas, she began in dinner theater and regional theaters, including the Asolo Repertory Theatre and the Actors Theatre of Louisville, before moving to New York. She made her Broadway debut in 1979 in Man and Superman and toured nationally in Children of a Lesser God in 1981. In Chicago, she performed in more than 30 theaters and won three Joseph Jefferson Awards plus three After Dark Awards. Her performance as Violet Weston in Tracy Letts's August: Osage County earned her a Tony Award, a Theatre World Award, a Drama Desk Award, and an Outer Critics Circle Award. On screen, she appeared in The Naked Face (1984), The Visit (2015), An Acceptable Loss (2018), and Stillwater (2021), and had recurring television roles on The Exorcist and Chicago Med.
86years old
Turns 87 on May 25in 225 days
- Born Monahans
- Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 6
- Career span
- 38 years1984 to 2022
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Big break
Dunagan originated the role of Violet Weston in the Steppenwolf Theatre's Chicago production of Tracy Letts' August: Osage County, then took it to Broadway in 2007-2008 and won a Tony Award for the performance.
First role
Dunagan started out touring dinner theater, then acted at regional venues like the Asolo Repertory Theatre in Sarasota, Florida, and the Actors Theatre of Louisville, before she headed to New York City to try her luck.
First role
In 1981, Dunagan toured nationally for the first time in Children of a Lesser God. While on the road she came to Chicago, loved it right away, and after the tour finished she settled there, acting in over 30 theaters around the city.
Deanna Dunagan movies on Netflix
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Worked with
Deanna Dunagan shares two films with Alysia Reiner, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Alysia Reiner's page
Matt Damon's page
Jamie Lee Curtis's page
Elliott Gould's page
Rod Steiger's page
John Kapelos's page
All films by M. Night Shyamalan
All films by Tom McCarthy
Rachid BoucharebDirector, 1 film, 2012
All films by Rachid Bouchareb
Awards
Two awards and honors, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Awards | |||
| 2008 | Best Actress in a Play | Won | |
| Other honors | |||
| 2008 | Theatre World Award | Won | |
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