Deirdre O'Connell
Acting
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)
Known for
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tvThe Beast in Me
2025
Carol McGiddish
movieEddington
2025
Dawn Bodkin
tvThe Better Sister
2025
Debbie Macintosh
tvThe Penguin
2024
Francis Cobb
tvThe Big Door Prize
2023
Eloise Hubbard
tvThe Bear
2022
Mary 'Crazy Mary' Heyman
movieGhostwritten
2022
Mary Laury
tvOuter Range
2022
Patricia Tillerson
tvStars in the House
2020
Self - Winner
movieI Am a Seagull
2019
Didi / Arkadina
movieDiane
2019
Donna
movieLez Bomb
2018
Rose Anderson
movieDetours
2016
Beth
movieGabriel
2015
Meredith
tvMarvel's Daredevil
2015
Anna Nelson
tvThe Affair
2014
Athena Bailey
movieSt. Vincent
2014
Linda
tvMadam Secretary
2014
Audrey Stewart
movieThe Quitter
2014
Kathleen Lembo
movieApartment Troubles
2014
Ina the Tarot Reader
movieBeing Flynn
2012
Frowzy Woman
tvUnforgettable
2011
Sue Kelly
movieA Dog Year
2009
Donna Brady
tvNurse Jackie
2009
Helen
movieWendy and Lucy
2008
Deb (voice)
movieSynecdoche, New York
2008
Ellen's Mother
movieWhat Happens in Vegas
2008
Mrs. Fuller
movieSocket
2007
Hospital Staff
movieAmerican Loser
2007
Cynthia
movieWinter Passing
2006
Deirdre
tvThe Closer
2005
Liz Provenza
movieImaginary Heroes
2004
Marge Dwyer
tvLaw & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
Nina Lipton
movieHearts in Atlantis
2001
Mrs. Gerber
movieRelative Evil
2001
Phyllis
movieJust Looking
1999
Mrs. Braverman, Lenny's Teacher
tvLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Judge N. Owens
movieMurder in a Small Town
1999
Kate Faxton
tvL.A. Doctors
1998
Suzanne Blum
movieCity of Angels
1998
Mrs. Balford
tvFrom the Earth to the Moon
1998
Barbara Young
movieBreast Men
1997
Lacey
movieA Deadly Vision
1997
Marilyn Middleton
tvThe Practice
1997
Jenny Baldwin
movieLifeform
1996
Dr. Gracia Scott
tvSecond Noah
1996
Shirley Crockmeyer
movieTrial by Fire
1995
Roberta
movieKansas
1995
Holly
movieSmoke
1995
Sue the Waitress
tvChicago Hope
1994
Ellen Wheeler
movieFearless
1993
Nan Gordon
tvSirens
1993
Heidi Schiller
movieCool World
1992
Isabelle Malley
movieCrissCross
1992
Shelly
movieFalling from Grace
1992
Sally Cutler
moviePastime
1990
Inez Brice
tvLaw & Order
1990
Jane Schuman / Valerie Knight / Joanna Wilder
movieBrain Dead
1990
Mrs. Halsey
movieStars & Bars
1988
Shanda Gage
movieAnna
1987
Assistant #2
movieTin Men
1987
Nellie
tvAmerican Playhouse
1982
Kitty MacKay / Ella