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Deirdre O'Connell

Acting

0.5 Popularity Dec 30, 1951 (73 years old) Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

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 Out...

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)

Filmography 77

2025
Eddington Movie

as Dawn Bodkin

2025
The Better Sister TV

as Debbie Macintosh

2024
The Penguin TV

as Francis Cobb

2023
The Big Door Prize TV

as Eloise Hubbard

2022
Ghostwritten Movie

as Mary Laury

2022
Outer Range TV

as Patricia Tillerson

2022
The Requin Movie

as Anne

2020
Stars in the House TV

as Self - Winner

2019
I Am a Seagull Movie

as Didi / Arkadina

2019
Diane Movie

as Donna

2018
Lez Bomb Movie

as Rose Anderson

2018
2017
The Holdouts Movie

as Annie

2016
Detours Movie

as Beth

2015
Marvel's Daredevil TV

as Anna Nelson

2014
The Affair TV

as Athena Bailey

2014
St. Vincent Movie

as Linda

2014
Madam Secretary TV

as Audrey Stewart

2014
The Quitter Movie

as Kathleen Lembo

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Personal Details

Known For Acting
Gender Female
Birthday December 30, 1951 (73 years old)
Place of Birth Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Also Known As Deidre O'Connell, Dierdre O'Connell, Дирдри О’Коннелл
Years Active 1987 - 2025
Popularity 0.5
Career Stats
77 Total Credits
55 Movie Roles
22 TV Roles
5 Photos