Ann Dowd
Acting
Born: 1956-01-30 in 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
Hereditary
Joan
House
Mother Superior
Captain Fantastic
Abigail Bertrang
Collateral Beauty
Sally Price
Marley & Me
Dr. Platt
Philadelphia
Jill Beckett
True Detective
Betty Childress
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Louise Durning
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Sally Wilkens
The X-Files
Mrs. Reed
The Handmaid's Tale
Aunt Lydia Clements
Side Effects
Mrs. Taylor
The Drop
Dottie
American Dad!
Miss Macadoo (voice)
St. Vincent
Shirley
Garden State
Olivia
Flags of Our Fathers
Mrs. Strank
The Manchurian Candidate
Congresswoman Beckett
The Art of Getting By
Mrs. Grimes
The Exorcist: Believer
Nurse Ann Brooks
The Leftovers
Patti Levin
The Forgotten
Eileen the Accountant
Bachelorette
Victoria Archer
American Animals
Betty Jean 'BJ' Gooch
Rebecca
Mrs. Van Hopper
The Informant!
Kate Medford
It Could Happen to You
Carol
Freaks and Geeks
Cookie Kelly
Compliance
Sandra
Apt Pupil
Monica Bowden
Law & Order
Dorothy Baxter
Law & Order
Teresa Franz
Law & Order
Dr. Beth Allison
Law & Order
Patricia Smith
Louie
Sister Carson
Lorenzo's Oil
Pediatrician
The Babysitters
Tammy Lyner
Green Card
Peggy
Our Brand Is Crisis
Nell
Masters of Sex
Estabrooks Masters