Ann Dowd
Known for Acting · 102 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
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
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
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
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
True Detective
2014
as Betty Childress
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
Chicago Hope
1994
as Eleanor Robertson
Hacks
2021
as Alien
The Testaments
2026
as Aunt Lydia
Third Watch
1999
as Sgt. Beth Markham
Judging Amy
1999
as Mrs. Schleewee
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Paula Dardenne
The Leftovers
2014
as Patti Levin
The Division
2001
as Sarah
Masters of Sex
2013
as Estabrooks Masters
Providence
1999
as Mary
Louie
2010
as Sister Carson
Family Law
1999
Search Party
2016
as Paula Jo
North and South
1985
as Maureen
Freaks and Geeks
1999
as Cookie Kelly
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
2005
as Karen Ames
The Other Two
2019
as Paula Davies
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
1987
as Nurse Courtney
The Jury
2004
Quarry
2016
as Naomi
Teenage Euthanasia
2021
Olive Kitteridge
2014
as Bonnie Newton
Lambs of God
2019
as Sister Margarita
Nothing Sacred
1997
as Sister Mo
Movies (67)
The Babysitters
2008
as Tammy Lyner
Hereditary
2018
as Joan
The Drop
2014
as Dottie
It Could Happen to You
1994
as Carol
The Forgotten
2004
as Eileen the Accountant
The Exorcist: Believer
2023
as Nurse Ann Brooks
St. Vincent
2014
as Shirley
Marley & Me
2008
as Dr. Platt
Captain Fantastic
2016
as Abigail Bertrang
Philadelphia
1993
as Jill Beckett
Flags of Our Fathers
2006
as Mrs. Strank
Collateral Beauty
2016
as Sally Price
Rebecca
2020
as Mrs. Van Hopper
Side Effects
2013
as Mrs. Taylor
Compliance
2012
as Sandra
The Manchurian Candidate
2004
as Congresswoman Beckett
American Animals
2018
as Betty Jean 'BJ' Gooch
Garden State
2004
as Olivia
Apt Pupil
1998
as Monica Bowden
The Friend
2025
as Marjorie
Green Card
1990
as Peggy
Taking Chance
2009
as Gretchen
Bushwhacked
1995
as Mrs. Patterson
Our Brand Is Crisis
2015
as Nell
Bachelorette
2012
as Victoria Archer
The Informant!
2009
as Kate Medford
The Notorious Bettie Page
2006
as Edna Page
Big Driver
2014
as Ramona
Lorenzo's Oil
1992
as Pediatrician
The Independent
2022
as Patricia Turnball
Mass
2021
as Linda
Gimme Shelter
2013
as Kathy
The Art of Getting By
2011
as Mrs. Grimes
Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer
2016
as Carol Raskin
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes
2021
as Edna Garrett
Wildlike
2015
as Jeanie
A Kid Like Jake
2018
as Catherine
Tyrel
2018
as Silvia
All Over Me
1997
as Anne
Shiloh
1996
as Louise Preston
The Thing About My Folks
2005
as Linda
Family Squares
2022
as Judith
Nancy
2018
as Betty
Cowboys
2020
as Faith
Gardener of Eden
2007
as Ma Harris
Coming Up Roses
2011
as Lynne
Saving Shiloh
2006
as Louise Preston
Poor Boy
The Discoverers
2014
as Patti
Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season
1999
as Louise Preston
The Living Wake
2007
as Librarian
Familiar Strangers
2008
Goodbye Baby
2007
as Terri
Baby
2000
as Ms. Minifred
Homework
2004
as Mother
Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long
1995
as Rose Long
Hedgehog
2017
as Joan
I Believe in America
2007
as Glenn
Alice Upside Down
2007
as Aunt Sally
Lucy
2003
as DeDe
The Toe Tactic
2009
as Honey Woman
Speed of Life
2020
as June
The Great & The Small
2016
as Dupre
The Undertaker's Children
as Johanna Hall
Henrietta Bulkowski
2019
as Narrator
Enemy of the People
2021
Lost Revolution
2011
as Glenn
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 102 credits spanning from 1985 to 2026, Ann Dowd has appeared in 67 films and 35 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ann Dowd Movies
- The Babysitters (2008) — as Tammy Lyner
- Hereditary (2018) — as Joan
- The Drop (2014) — as Dottie
- It Could Happen to You (1994) — as Carol
- The Forgotten (2004) — as Eileen the Accountant
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