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Deirdre O'Connell

Deirdre O'Connell

Birthday: 1951-01-01 | Place of Birth:

Deirdre O'Connell is an American character actress who has worked extensively on stage, screen, and television. O'Connell began her career at Stage One, an experimental theatre at the Boston Center for the Arts. She made herBroadway debut in the 1986 revival of The Front Page, and was nominated for the 1991 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play for her performance in the off-Broadway production Love and Anger. She is the recipient of two Drama-Logue Awards and a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for her stage work in Los Angeles. O'Connell made her screen debut in Tin Men. Additional film credits include State of Grace, Straight Talk, Leaving Normal,Fearless, City of Angels, Hearts in Atlantis, Imaginary Heroes, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Wendy and Lucy,What Happens in Vegas, Secondhand Lions, and Synecdoche, New York. O'Connell's first television credit was Fernwood 2 Night in 1977. She was a regular on L.A. Doctors and has made numerous guest appearances on series such as Kate & Allie, Chicago Hope, Law & Order, The Practice, Six Feet Under,Law & Order: Criminal Intent, and Nurse Jackie. (Wikipedia)

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2022
The Requin

as    Anne

2019
Diane

as    Donna

2018
The Boy Downstairs

as    Amy

2018
Lez Bomb

as    Rose Anderson

2014
The Quitter

as    Kathleen Lembo

2014
Gabriel

as    Meredith

2010
The Greatest

as    Joyce

2009
A Dog Year

as    Donna Brady

2008
What Happens in Vegas

as    Mrs. Fuller

2007
Stephanie Daley

as    Jane

2006
Winter Passing

as    Deirdre

2004
Imaginary Heroes

as    Marge Dwyer

2004
Relative Evil

as    Phyllis

2001
Hearts in Atlantis

as    Mrs. Gerber

1996
Lifeform

as    Dr. Gracia Scott

1996
Second Noah

as    Shirley Crockmeyer

1995
Trial by Fire

as    Roberta

1993
Daybreak

as    Mom

1993
Fearless

as    Nan Gordon

1992
Cool World

as    Isabelle Malley

1992
Straight Talk

as    Lily

1990
State of Grace

as    Irene