Ann Dowd
Known for Acting · 104 credits
- Born
- 1956-01-30 (age 70)
- Place of birth
- Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA
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
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Louise Durning / Sally Wilkens
Law & Order
1990
as Dorothy Baxter / Teresa Franz / Dr. Beth Allison / Patricia Smith
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
House
2004
as Mother Superior
American Dad!
2005
as Miss Macadoo (voice)
TV Shows (35)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Louise Durning / Sally Wilkens
Law & Order
1990
as Dorothy Baxter / Teresa Franz / Dr. Beth Allison / Patricia Smith
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
House
2004
as Mother Superior
American Dad!
2005
as Miss Macadoo (voice)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Laurie Manotti
The X-Files
1993
as Mrs. Reed
The Handmaid's Tale
2017
as Aunt Lydia Clements
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
True Detective
2014
as Betty Childress
Chicago Hope
1994
as Eleanor Robertson
Hacks
2021
as Alien
Judging Amy
1999
as Mrs. Schleewee
Third Watch
1999
as Sgt. Beth Markham
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Paula Dardenne
The Division
2001
as Sarah
The Leftovers
2014
as Patti Levin
Masters of Sex
2013
as Estabrooks Masters
The Testaments
2026
as Aunt Lydia Clements
North and South
1985
as Maureen
Providence
1999
as Mary
Search Party
2016
as Paula Jo
Freaks and Geeks
1999
as Cookie Kelly
Family Law
1999
Louie
2010
as Sister Carson
The Other Two
2019
as Paula Davies
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
1987
as Nurse Courtney
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
2005
as Karen Ames
Teenage Euthanasia
2021
Quarry
2016
as Naomi
Lambs of God
2019
as Sister Margarita
The Jury
2004
Olive Kitteridge
2014
as Bonnie Newton
Nothing Sacred
1997
as Sister Mo
Movies (69)
Hereditary
2018
as Joan
The Babysitters
2008
as Tammy Lyner
St. Vincent
2014
as Shirley
The Exorcist: Believer
2023
as Nurse Ann Brooks
Captain Fantastic
2016
as Abigail Bertrang
The Drop
2014
as Dottie
Philadelphia
1993
as Jill Beckett
Side Effects
2013
as Mrs. Taylor
It Could Happen to You
1994
as Carol
Marley & Me
2008
as Dr. Platt
Collateral Beauty
2016
as Sally Price
Compliance
2012
as Sandra
Flags of Our Fathers
2006
as Mrs. Strank
The Manchurian Candidate
2004
as Congresswoman Beckett
The Art of Getting By
2011
as Mrs. Grimes
The Forgotten
2004
as Eileen the Accountant
Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long
1995
as Rose Long
American Animals
2018
as Betty Jean 'BJ' Gooch
Bachelorette
2012
as Victoria Archer
Garden State
2004
as Olivia
Taking Chance
2009
as Gretchen
Lorenzo's Oil
1992
as Pediatrician
Apt Pupil
1998
as Monica Bowden
The Informant!
2009
as Kate Medford
Rebecca
2020
as Mrs. Van Hopper
Lost Revolution
2011
as Glenn
The Friend
2025
as Marjorie
Mass
2021
as Linda
Our Brand Is Crisis
2015
as Nell
The Independent
2022
as Patricia Turnball
A Kid Like Jake
2018
as Catherine
The Notorious Bettie Page
2006
as Edna Page
First Steps
1985
as Debby
Gimme Shelter
2013
as Kathy
Saving Shiloh
2006
as Louise Preston
I Believe in America
2007
as Glenn
Big Driver
2014
as Ramona
Nancy
2018
as Betty
Poor Boy
Hedgehog
2017
as Joan
Wildlike
2015
as Jeanie
Tyrel
2018
as Silvia
Homework
2004
as Mother
Family Squares
2022
as Judith
Henrietta Bulkowski
2019
as Narrator
Alice Upside Down
2007
as Aunt Sally
Green Card
1990
as Peggy
Bushwhacked
1995
as Mrs. Patterson
Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer
2016
as Carol Raskin
The Discoverers
2014
as Patti
Shiloh
1996
as Louise Preston
Amy & Isabelle
2001
as Lenora
Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season
1999
as Louise Preston
The Thing About My Folks
2005
as Linda
Cowboys
2020
as Faith
All Over Me
1997
as Anne
The Toe Tactic
2009
as Honey Woman
Goodbye Baby
2007
as Terri
Gardener of Eden
2007
as Ma Harris
Coming Up Roses
2011
as Lynne
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes
2021
as Edna Garrett
Baby
2000
as Ms. Minifred
The Great & The Small
2016
as Dupre
The Living Wake
2007
as Librarian
Familiar Strangers
2008
as Dottie Worthington
The Undertaker's Children
as Johanna Hall
Lucy
2003
as DeDe
Speed of Life
2020
as June
Enemy of the People
2021
About Ann Dowd
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 Sta… With 104 credits spanning from 1985 to 2026, Ann Dowd has appeared in 69 films and 35 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ann Dowd Movies
- Hereditary (2018) — as Joan
- The Babysitters (2008) — as Tammy Lyner
- St. Vincent (2014) — as Shirley
- The Exorcist: Believer (2023) — as Nurse Ann Brooks
- Captain Fantastic (2016) — as Abigail Bertrang
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