1951Born, Pittsfield
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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,…
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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless MindHollis
Marvel's DaredevilAnna Nelson
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitJudge N. Owens
What Happens in VegasMrs. Fuller
City of AngelsMrs. Balford2025The Beast in MeCarol McGiddish · 4 episodesShow
2025EddingtonDawn BodkinMovie
2025The Better SisterDebbie Macintosh · 2 episodesShow
2024The PenguinFrancis Cobb · 8 episodesShow
2023The Big Door PrizeEloise Hubbard · 1 episodeShow
2022GhostwrittenMary LauryMovie
2022Outer RangePatricia Tillerson · 5 episodesShow
2022The RequinAnneMovie
2019I Am a SeagullDidi / ArkadinaMovie
2019DianeDonnaMovie
2018Lez BombRose AndersonMovie
2018The Boy DownstairsAmyMovie
2017The HoldoutsAnnieMovie
2016In the Radiant CityMovie
2016DetoursBethMovie
2015GabrielMeredithMovie
2015Marvel's DaredevilAnna Nelson · 3 episodesShow
2014The AffairAthena Bailey · 7 episodesShow
2014St. VincentLindaMovie
2014Madam SecretaryAudrey Stewart · 1 episodeShow
2014The QuitterKathleen LemboMovie
2014Apartment TroublesIna the Tarot ReaderMovie
2012Being FlynnFrowzy WomanMovie
2011UnforgettableSue Kelly · 1 episodeShow
2010You Don't Know JackLindaMovie
2009A Dog YearDonna BradyMovie
2009The GreatestJoyceMovie
2008Wendy and LucyDeb (voice)Movie
2008Synecdoche, New YorkEllen's MotherMovie
2008What Happens in VegasMrs. FullerMovie
2007SocketHospital StaffMovie
2007American LoserCynthiaMovie
2007Stephanie DaleyJaneMovie
2006Winter PassingDeirdreMovie
2005The CloserLiz Provenza · 1 episodeShow
2004Imaginary HeroesMarge DwyerMovie
2003Secondhand LionsHelenMovie
2002DragonflyGwynMovie
2001Hearts in AtlantisMrs. GerberMovie
2001Just Ask My ChildrenLandryMovie
2001Relative EvilPhyllisMovie
1999Just LookingMrs. Braverman, Lenny's TeacherMovie
1999Murder in a Small TownKate FaxtonMovie
1998L.A. DoctorsSuzanne Blum · 19 episodesShow
1998City of AngelsMrs. BalfordMovie
1998From the Earth to the MoonBarbara Young · 1 episodeShow
1997Breast MenLacey (voice)Movie
1997A Deadly VisionMarilyn MiddletonMovie
1997The PracticeJenny Baldwin · 2 episodesShow
1996LifeformDr. Gracia ScottMovie
1996Chasing the DragonDorisMovie
1996Our Son, the MatchmakerWinonaMovie
1996Second NoahShirley Crockmeyer · 21 episodesShow
1995Trial by FireRobertaMovie
1995KansasHollyMovie
1995SmokeSue the WaitressMovie
1995Fighting for My DaughterPeggyMovie
1994Chicago HopeEllen Wheeler · 2 episodesShow
1993FearlessNan GordonMovie
1993DaybreakMomMovie
1993SirensHeidi Schiller · 13 episodesShow
1992Cool WorldIsabelle MalleyMovie
1992CrissCrossShellyMovie
1992Leaving NormalEllenMovie
1992Straight TalkLilyMovie
1992Falling from GraceSally CutlerMovie
1990PastimeInez BriceMovie
1990State of GraceIreneMovie
1990Brain DeadMrs. HalseyMovie
1989MisplacedEllaMovie
1988Stars & BarsShanda GageMovie
1987AnnaAssistant #2Movie
1987Tin MenNellieMovie
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