Acting
Deirdre O'Connell
Born Dec 30, 1951 · 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 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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The Beast in Me
2025
Drama · Mystery
Made in Eddington
2025
Documentary
Eddington
2025
Western · Comedy · Crime
The Better Sister
2025
Drama · Crime · Mystery
The Penguin
2024
Drama · Crime
The Big Door Prize
2023
Comedy · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
The Bear
2022
Drama · Comedy
Ghostwritten
2022
Thriller · Drama
Outer Range
2022
Drama · Mystery · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
The Requin
2022
Horror · Mystery · Thriller
I Am a Seagull
2019
Documentary
Diane
2019
Drama
Lez Bomb
2018
Comedy
The Boy Downstairs
2018
Romance · Comedy · Drama
The Holdouts
2017
Comedy
In the Radiant City
2016
Drama
Detours
2016
Comedy · Drama
Gabriel
2015
Drama
Marvel's Daredevil
2015
Crime · Drama · Action & Adventure
The Affair
2014
Drama
St. Vincent
2014
Comedy
Madam Secretary
2014
Drama · War & Politics
The Quitter
2014
Drama · Comedy
Apartment Troubles
2014
Drama · Comedy
Being Flynn
2012
Drama
Person of Interest
2011
Action & Adventure · Crime · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Unforgettable
2011
Crime · Drama · Mystery
You Don't Know Jack
2010
Drama · TV Movie · History
A Dog Year
2009
Comedy · Drama
Nurse Jackie
2009
Drama · Comedy
The Greatest
2009
Drama
Wendy and Lucy
2008
Drama
Synecdoche, New York
2008
Drama
What Happens in Vegas
2008
Comedy · Romance
Socket
2007
Drama · Romance · Science Fiction
American Loser
2007
Drama · Comedy · Romance
Stephanie Daley
2007
Drama
Winter Passing
2006
Comedy · Drama
The Closer
2005
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Imaginary Heroes
2004
Comedy · Drama
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2004
Science Fiction · Drama · Romance
Secondhand Lions
2003
Family · Comedy · Drama
Dragonfly
2002
Thriller · Fantasy · Mystery
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
Drama
Hearts in Atlantis
2001
Drama
Just Ask My Children
2001
Drama · TV Movie
Relative Evil
2001
Drama · Comedy · Thriller
Just Looking
1999
Drama · Comedy
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Murder in a Small Town
1999
Mystery · TV Movie
L.A. Doctors
1998
Drama
City of Angels
1998
Drama · Fantasy · Romance
From the Earth to the Moon
1998
Action & Adventure · Drama
Breast Men
1997
TV Movie · Drama · Comedy
A Deadly Vision
1997
TV Movie · Thriller · Mystery
The Practice
1997
Drama
Lifeform
1996
Science Fiction · Thriller
Chasing the Dragon
1996
Drama · TV Movie
Our Son, the Matchmaker
1996
Drama · TV Movie
Second Noah
1996
Drama
Trial by Fire
1995
Drama · Thriller
Kansas
1995
Drama · TV Movie
Smoke
1995
Comedy · Drama
Fighting for My Daughter
1995
Drama · TV Movie
Chicago Hope
1994
Soap · Drama
Fearless
1993
Drama
Daybreak
1993
Action · Drama · Romance
Sirens
1993
Drama · Crime
Cool World
1992
Animation · Comedy · Fantasy
CrissCross
1992
Crime · Drama
Leaving Normal
1992
Drama · Comedy
Straight Talk
1992
Comedy · Romance
Falling from Grace
1992
Drama · Romance
Pastime
1990
Drama
State of Grace
1990
Drama · Crime · Thriller
Law & Order
1990
Crime · Drama
Brain Dead
1990
Thriller · Horror · Science Fiction
Stars & Bars
1988
Comedy
Anna
1987
Drama
Tin Men
1987
Comedy · Drama
American Playhouse
1982
Drama · Comedy