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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

99

Gender

Female

Birthday

1956-01-30 (69 years old)

Place of Birth

Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA

Also Known As

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Ann Dowd

Biography

Ann Dowd (born January 30, 1956) is an American actress. She decided to become an actress while a premed student at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts. She graduated in 1978 and went on to study at The Theatre School at DePaul University. In 1993 she won the Clarence Derwent Award for her performance in the play Candida. She has appeared in television shows including House, The X-Files, Third Watch and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Films Dowd has appeared in include Lorenzo's Oil, Philadelphia, Apt Pupil, Garden State and Flags of Our Fathers.

Known For

Acting

The Informant!

2009

The Informant!

as

Kate Medford

Bushwhacked

1995

Bushwhacked

as

Mrs. Patterson

Apt Pupil

1998

Apt Pupil

as

Monica Bowden

The Babysitters

2008

The Babysitters

as

Tammy Lyner

Marley & Me

2008

Marley & Me

as

Dr. Platt

The Living Wake

2007

The Living Wake

as

Librarian

The Independent

2022

The Independent

as

Patricia Turnball

Bachelorette

2012

Bachelorette

as

Victoria Archer

Compliance

2012

Compliance

as

Sandra

Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season

1999

Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season

as

Louise Preston

The Toe Tactic

2009

The Toe Tactic

as

Honey Woman

Baby

2000

Baby

as

Ms. Minifred

Side Effects

2013

Side Effects

as

Mrs. Taylor

Coming Up Roses

2011

Coming Up Roses

as

Lynne

Lucy

2003

Lucy

as

DeDe

The Drop

2014

The Drop

as

Dottie

Shiloh

1996

Shiloh

as

Louise Preston

Gimme Shelter

2013

Gimme Shelter

as

Kathy

Philadelphia

1993

Philadelphia

as

Jill Beckett

Garden State

2004

Garden State

as

Olivia

Flags of Our Fathers

2006

Flags of Our Fathers

as

Mrs. Strank

The Exorcist: Believer

2023

The Exorcist: Believer

as

Nurse Ann Brooks

St. Vincent

2014

St. Vincent

as

Shirley

Big Driver

2014

Big Driver

as

Ramona

Wildlike

2015

Wildlike

as

Jeanie

The Manchurian Candidate

2004

The Manchurian Candidate

as

Congresswoman Beckett

The Friend

2025

The Friend

as

Marjorie

The Art of Getting By

2011

The Art of Getting By

as

Mrs. Grimes

Goodbye Baby

2007

Goodbye Baby

as

Terri

Green Card

1990

Green Card

as

Peggy

Captain Fantastic

2016

Captain Fantastic

as

Abigail Bertrang

Alice Upside Down

2007

Alice Upside Down

as

Aunt Sally

Collateral Beauty

2016

Collateral Beauty

as

Sally Price

Hedgehog

2017

Hedgehog

as

Joan

A Kid Like Jake

2018

A Kid Like Jake

as

Catherine

Nancy

2018

Nancy

as

Betty

American Animals

2018

American Animals

as

Betty Jean 'BJ' Gooch

Hereditary

2018

Hereditary

as

Joan

Tyrel

2018

Tyrel

as

Silvia

Speed of Life

2020

Speed of Life

as

June

Homework

2004

Homework

as

Mother

Taking Chance

2009

Taking Chance

as

Gretchen

Rebecca

2020

Rebecca

as

Mrs. Van Hopper

All Over Me

1997

All Over Me

as

Anne

Gardener of Eden

2007

Gardener of Eden

as

Ma Harris

Lorenzo's Oil

1992

Lorenzo's Oil

as

Pediatrician

Henrietta Bulkowski

2019

Henrietta Bulkowski

as

Narrator

Cowboys

2020

Cowboys

as

Faith

The Forgotten

2004

The Forgotten

as

Eileen the Accountant

Family Squares

2022

Family Squares

as

Judith

Mass

2021

Mass

as

Linda

The Discoverers

2014

The Discoverers

as

Patti

Third Watch

Third Watch

as

Sgt. Beth Markham

Law & Order

Law & Order

as

Dorothy Baxter

Judging Amy

Judging Amy

as

Mrs. Schleewee

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel

as

Paula Dardenne

Freaks and Geeks

Freaks and Geeks

as

Cookie Kelly

Search Party

Search Party

as

Paula Jo

The X-Files

The X-Files

as

Mrs. Reed

Nothing Sacred

Nothing Sacred

as

Sister Mo

American Dad!

American Dad!

as

Miss Macadoo (voice)

The Leftovers

The Leftovers

as

Patti Levin

True Detective

True Detective

as

Betty Childress

The Other Two

The Other Two

as

Paula Davies

House

House

as

Mother Superior

Quarry

Quarry

as

Naomi

Olive Kitteridge

Olive Kitteridge

as

Bonnie Newton

Law & Order

Law & Order

as

Teresa Franz

Law & Order

Law & Order

as

Dr. Beth Allison

Law & Order

Law & Order

as

Patricia Smith

Louie

Louie

as

Sister Carson

Masters of Sex

Masters of Sex

as

Estabrooks Masters

The Handmaid's Tale

The Handmaid's Tale

as

Aunt Lydia / Miss Clements

Lambs of God

Lambs of God

as

Sister Margarita

The Testaments

The Testaments

as

Aunt Lydia

Production

Crew

Directing