Age: 74
female
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)
Deirdre O'Connell
DANNY’S MOM — "DENISE"
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After years of futile gambling, two down-on-their-luck best friends finally win a small lottery prize—barely enough to cover a trip to Las Vegas. Fueled by delusion and cheap beer, they set off for Sin City, only to have their flight delayed indefinitely. In a moment of chaotic bravado, they sneak past security, initiating a domino effect of petty crimes, bizarre detours, and eccentric encounters across the dusty Southwest. Chased by an obsessive small-town commissioner with a grudge and driven by dreams bigger than their prize money, their odyssey leads them to a clairvoyant prostitute with a patchy wig, a hairless cat, and a soft spot for losers. By the time they make it to Vegas, all they have left are blistered feet, sunburnt faces, and a rendezvous with a crooked lottery rep who never expected them to show up.
