Deirdre O'Connell

Deirdre O'Connell

Acting
Born 1951-12-30Pittsfield, 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)

Movies (59)

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
8.1

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

2004Movie8.1
Eddington
6.5

Eddington

2025Movie6.5
City of Angels
6.8

City of Angels

1998Movie6.8
Synecdoche, New York
7.5

Synecdoche, New York

2008Movie7.5
What Happens in Vegas
6.1

What Happens in Vegas

2008Movie6.1
Secondhand Lions
7.2

Secondhand Lions

2003Movie7.2
St. Vincent
7.1

St. Vincent

2014Movie7.1
Cool World
5.7

Cool World

1992Movie5.7
You Don't Know Jack
7.0

You Don't Know Jack

2010Movie7.0
Straight Talk
6.0

Straight Talk

1992Movie6.0
State of Grace
7.0

State of Grace

1990Movie7.0
Hearts in Atlantis
6.8

Hearts in Atlantis

2001Movie6.8
Wendy and Lucy
6.8

Wendy and Lucy

2008Movie6.8
Smoke
7.2

Smoke

1995Movie7.2
Dragonfly
6.6

Dragonfly

2002Movie6.6
Breast Men
5.3

Breast Men

1997Movie5.3
Fearless
6.9

Fearless

1993Movie6.9
CrissCross
6.1

CrissCross

1992Movie6.1
The Greatest
6.2

The Greatest

2009Movie6.2
Socket
3.9

Socket

2007Movie3.9
Being Flynn
6.1

Being Flynn

2012Movie6.1
Lez Bomb
6.7

Lez Bomb

2018Movie6.7
Daybreak
5.3

Daybreak

1993Movie5.3
The Requin
4.8

The Requin

2022Movie4.8
Apartment Troubles
5.0

Apartment Troubles

2014Movie5.0
Stars & Bars
4.4

Stars & Bars

1988Movie4.4
Tin Men
6.3

Tin Men

1987Movie6.3
Winter Passing
6.0

Winter Passing

2006Movie6.0
A Dog Year
6.1

A Dog Year

2009Movie6.1
Brain Dead
5.7

Brain Dead

1990Movie5.7
Leaving Normal
6.0

Leaving Normal

1992Movie6.0
Falling from Grace
5.0

Falling from Grace

1992Movie5.0
Imaginary Heroes
6.5

Imaginary Heroes

2004Movie6.5
Stephanie Daley
5.8

Stephanie Daley

2007Movie5.8
Just Ask My Children
6.8

Just Ask My Children

2001Movie6.8
Just Looking
5.9

Just Looking

1999Movie5.9
Lifeform
5.4

Lifeform

1996Movie5.4
A Deadly Vision
5.6

A Deadly Vision

1997Movie5.6
Diane
6.1

Diane

2019Movie6.1
Our Son, the Matchmaker
6.8

Our Son, the Matchmaker

1996Movie6.8
I Am a Seagull

I Am a Seagull

2019Movie
Trial by Fire
5.5

Trial by Fire

1995Movie5.5
In the Radiant City
7.0

In the Radiant City

2016Movie7.0
Murder in a Small Town
6.1

Murder in a Small Town

1999Movie6.1
Detours
4.7

Detours

2016Movie4.7
The Boy Downstairs
6.0

The Boy Downstairs

2018Movie6.0
American Loser
5.2

American Loser

2007Movie5.2
Anna
5.5

Anna

1987Movie5.5
Made in Eddington
7.5

Made in Eddington

2025Movie7.5
Pastime
6.5

Pastime

1990Movie6.5
Kansas
5.5

Kansas

1995Movie5.5
The Holdouts

The Holdouts

2017Movie
Fighting for My Daughter
4.7

Fighting for My Daughter

1995Movie4.7
Misplaced
8.0

Misplaced

1989Movie8.0
Relative Evil
5.6

Relative Evil

2001Movie5.6
Gabriel
6.8

Gabriel

2015Movie6.8
Chasing the Dragon
6.5

Chasing the Dragon

1996Movie6.5
The Quitter

The Quitter

2014Movie
Ghostwritten
7.0

Ghostwritten

2022Movie7.0

TV Shows (24)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
8.0

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999Series8.0
Law & Order
7.3

Law & Order

1990Series7.3
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
7.6

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001Series7.6
The Closer
7.8

The Closer

2005Series7.8
Person of Interest
8.1

Person of Interest

2011Series8.1
Chicago Hope
7.2

Chicago Hope

1994Series7.2
Marvel's Daredevil
8.2

Marvel's Daredevil

2015Series8.2
The Bear
8.1

The Bear

2022Series8.1
Unforgettable
7.2

Unforgettable

2011Series7.2
American Playhouse
6.6

American Playhouse

1982Series6.6
The Practice
7.6

The Practice

1997Series7.6
Madam Secretary
7.0

Madam Secretary

2014Series7.0
Nurse Jackie
7.1

Nurse Jackie

2009Series7.1
The Affair
6.7

The Affair

2014Series6.7
The Penguin
8.3

The Penguin

2024Series8.3
The Beast in Me
7.1

The Beast in Me

2025Series7.1
From the Earth to the Moon
8.1

From the Earth to the Moon

1998Series8.1
Stars in the House

Stars in the House

2020Series
The Better Sister
6.9

The Better Sister

2025Series6.9
Outer Range
6.9

Outer Range

2022Series6.9
The Big Door Prize
6.2

The Big Door Prize

2023Series6.2
L.A. Doctors
8.5

L.A. Doctors

1998Series8.5
Sirens
7.0

Sirens

1993Series7.0
Second Noah
6.7

Second Noah

1996Series6.7