Deirdre O'Connell (born December 30, 1951) is an American character actress. She began her career at Stage One, an experimental theatre at the Boston Center for the Arts. She made her Broadway 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)
Deirdre O'Connell (born December 30, 1951) is an American character actress. She began her career at Stage One, an experimental theatre at the Boston Center for the Arts. She made her Broadway 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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Filmography (Movies)
Made in Eddington
Character:Self
Release Date:21/10/2025
Eddington
Character:Dawn Bodkin
Release Date:16/07/2025
Ghostwritten
Character:Mary Laury
Release Date:19/06/2022
The Requin
Character:Anne
Release Date:28/01/2022
I Am a Seagull
Character:Didi / Arkadina
Release Date:04/11/2019
Diane
Character:Donna
Release Date:28/03/2019
Lez Bomb
Character:Rose Anderson
Release Date:09/11/2018
The Boy Downstairs
Character:Amy
Release Date:16/02/2018
The Holdouts
Character:Annie
Release Date:29/06/2017
In the Radiant City
Character:
Release Date:11/09/2016
Detours
Character:Beth
Release Date:20/04/2016
Gabriel
Character:Meredith
Release Date:19/06/2015
St. Vincent
Character:Linda
Release Date:09/10/2014
The Quitter
Character:Kathleen Lembo
Release Date:12/09/2014
Being Flynn
Character:Frowzy Woman
Release Date:02/03/2012
You Don't Know Jack
Character:Linda
Release Date:27/06/2010
A Dog Year
Character:Donna Brady
Release Date:03/09/2009
The Greatest
Character:Joyce
Release Date:07/02/2009
Wendy and Lucy
Character:Deb (voice)
Release Date:10/12/2008
Synecdoche, New York
Character:Ellen's Mother
Release Date:24/10/2008
What Happens in Vegas
Character:Mrs. Fuller
Release Date:07/05/2008
American Loser
Character:Cynthia
Release Date:14/06/2007
Stephanie Daley
Character:Jane
Release Date:20/04/2007
Winter Passing
Character:Deirdre
Release Date:07/02/2006
Imaginary Heroes
Character:Marge Dwyer
Release Date:14/09/2004
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Character:Hollis
Release Date:19/03/2004
Secondhand Lions
Character:Helen
Release Date:19/09/2003
Dragonfly
Character:Gwyn
Release Date:22/02/2002
Hearts in Atlantis
Character:Mrs. Gerber
Release Date:28/09/2001
Just Ask My Children
Character:Landry
Release Date:10/09/2001
Relative Evil
Character:Phyllis
Release Date:01/09/2001
Just Looking
Character:Mrs. Braverman, Lenny's Teacher
Release Date:21/10/1999
Murder in a Small Town
Character:Kate Faxton
Release Date:10/01/1999
Breast Men
Character:Lacey
Release Date:13/12/1997
A Deadly Vision
Character:Marilyn Middleton
Release Date:21/04/1997
Lifeform
Character:Dr. Gracia Scott
Release Date:24/09/1996
Chasing the Dragon
Character:Doris
Release Date:19/06/1996
Our Son, the Matchmaker
Character:Winona
Release Date:08/05/1996
Trial by Fire
Character:Roberta
Release Date:01/10/1995
Kansas
Character:Holly
Release Date:27/07/1995
Smoke
Character:Sue the Waitress
Release Date:09/06/1995
Fighting for My Daughter
Character:Peggy
Release Date:09/01/1995
Fearless
Character:Nan Gordon
Release Date:15/10/1993
Daybreak
Character:Mom
Release Date:08/05/1993
Cool World
Character:Isabelle Malley
Release Date:10/07/1992
CrissCross
Character:Shelly
Release Date:08/05/1992
Leaving Normal
Character:Ellen
Release Date:29/04/1992
Straight Talk
Character:Lily
Release Date:03/04/1992
Falling from Grace
Character:Sally Cutler
Release Date:21/02/1992
Pastime
Character:Inez Brice
Release Date:08/11/1990
State of Grace
Character:Irene
Release Date:14/09/1990
Brain Dead
Character:Mrs. Halsey
Release Date:16/01/1990
Misplaced
Character:Ella
Release Date:14/09/1989
Stars & Bars
Character:Shanda Gage
Release Date:18/03/1988
Anna
Character:Assistant #2
Release Date:28/11/1987
Tin Men
Character:Nellie
Release Date:06/03/1987
Television Appearances
The Beast in Me
Character:Carol McGiddish
The Better Sister
Character:Debbie Macintosh
The Penguin
Character:Francis Cobb
The Big Door Prize
Character:Eloise Hubbard
Outer Range
Character:Patricia Tillerson
Stars in the House
Character:Self - Winner
Marvel's Daredevil
Character:Anna Nelson
The Affair
Character:Athena Bailey
Madam Secretary
Character:Audrey Stewart
Person of Interest
Character:Joan
Unforgettable
Character:Sue Kelly
Nurse Jackie
Character:Helen
The Closer
Character:Liz Provenza
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Character:Nina Lipton
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Character:Judge N. Owens
L.A. Doctors
Character:Suzanne Blum
From the Earth to the Moon
Character:Barbara Young
The Practice
Character:Jenny Baldwin
Second Noah
Character:Shirley Crockmeyer
Chicago Hope
Character:Ellen Wheeler
Sirens
Character:Heidi Schiller
Law & Order
Character:Jane Schuman
Law & Order
Character:Valerie Knight
Law & Order
Character:Joanna Wilder
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