Deirdre O'Connell
- Birthday:
- 12/30/1951
- Place of birth:
- Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA:
- Biography:
- 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)
Credits
 | Eddington (2025) as Dawn Bodkin |
 | Ghostwritten (2022) as Mary Laury |
 | The Requin (2022) as Anne |
 | I Am a Seagull (2019) as Didi / Arkadina |
 | Diane (2019) as Donna |
 | Lez Bomb (2018) as Rose Anderson |
 | The Boy Downstairs (2018) as Amy |
 | The Holdouts (2017) as Annie |
 | In the Radiant City (2016) |
 | Detours (2016) as Beth |
 | St. Vincent (2014) as Linda |
 | The Quitter (2014) as Kathleen Lembo |
 | Gabriel (2014) as Meredith |
 | Being Flynn (2012) as Frowzy Woman |
 | You Don't Know Jack (2010) as Linda |
 | A Dog Year (2009) as Donna Brady |
 | The Greatest (2009) as Joyce |
 | Wendy and Lucy (2008) as Deb (voice) |
 | Synecdoche, New York (2008) as Ellen's Mother |
 | What Happens in Vegas (2008) as Mrs. Fuller |
 | Trainwreck: My Life as an Idiot (2007) as Cynthia |
 | Stephanie Daley (2007) as Jane |
 | Winter Passing (2006) as Deirdre |
 | Imaginary Heroes (2004) as Marge Dwyer |
 | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) as Hollis |
 | Secondhand Lions (2003) as Helen |
 | Dragonfly (2002) as Gwyn |
 | Hearts in Atlantis (2001) as Mrs. Gerber |
 | Just Ask My Children (2001) as Landry |
 | Relative Evil (2001) as Phyllis |
 | Just Looking (1999) as Mrs. Braverman, Lenny's Teacher |
 | Murder in a Small Town (1999) as Kate Faxton |
 | Breast Men (1997) as Lacey |
 | A Deadly Vision (1997) as Marilyn Middleton |
 | Invader (1996) as Dr. Gracia Scott |
 | Chasing the Dragon (1996) as Doris |
 | Our Son, the Matchmaker (1996) as Winona |
 | Trial by Fire (1995) as Roberta |
 | Kansas (1995) as Holly |
 | Smoke (1995) as Sue the Waitress |
 | Fighting for My Daughter (1995) as Peggy |
 | Fearless (1993) as Nan Gordon |
 | Daybreak (1993) as Mom |
 | Cool World (1992) as Isabelle Malley |
 | CrissCross (1992) as Shelly |
 | Leaving Normal (1992) as Ellen |
 | Straight Talk (1992) as Lily |
 | Falling from Grace (1992) as Sally Cutler |
 | Pastime (1990) as Inez Brice |
 | State of Grace (1990) as Irene |
 | Brain Dead (1990) as Mrs. Halsey |
 | Misplaced (1989) as Ella |
 | Stars & Bars (1988) as Shanda Gage |
 | Anna (1987) as Assistant #2 |
 | Tin Men (1987) as Nellie |
