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 State and Flags of Our Fathers.
Acted in
The Friend
2024
The Exorcist: Believer
2023
as Nurse Ann Brooks
The Independent
2022
as Patricia Turnball
Family Squares
2022
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes
2021
as Edna Garrett
Mass
2021
as Linda
Teenage Euthanasia
2021
Enemy of the People
2021
Rebecca
2020
as Mrs. Van Hopper
Cowboys
2020
as Faith
Speed of Life
2020
as June
Lambs of God
2019
as Sister Margarita
Henrietta Bulkowski
2019
as Narrator
The Other Two
2019
as Paula Davies
Nancy
2018
as Betty
Hereditary
2018
as Joan
A Kid Like Jake
2018
as Catherine
American Animals
2018
as Betty Jean 'BJ' Gooch
Tyrel
2018
as Silvia
Hedgehog
2017
as Joan
The Handmaid's Tale
2017
as Aunt Lydia / Miss Clements
Collateral Beauty
2016
as Sally Price
Search Party
2016
as Paula Jo
Quarry
2016
as Naomi
Captain Fantastic
2016
as Abigail Bertrang
The Great & The Small
2016
as Dupre
Wildlike
2015
as Jeanie
Our Brand Is Crisis
2015
as Nell
Olive Kitteridge
2014
as Bonnie Newton
Big Driver
2014
as Ramona
St. Vincent
2014
as Shirley
The Drop
2014
as Dottie
The Leftovers
2014
as Patti Levin
The Discoverers
2014
as Patti
True Detective
2014
as Betty Childress
Gimme Shelter
2013
as Kathy
Masters of Sex
2013
as Estabrooks Masters
Side Effects
2013
as Mrs. Taylor
Compliance
2012
as Sandra
Bachelorette
2012
as Victoria Archer
Coming Up Roses
2011
as Lynne
The Art of Getting By
2011
as Mrs. Grimes
Louie
2010
as Sister Carson
Taking Chance
2009
as Gretchen
The Informant!
2009
as Kate Medford
The Toe Tactic
2009
as Honey Woman
Marley & Me
2008
as Dr. Platt
The Babysitters
2008
as Tammy Lyner
Familiar Strangers
2008
Alice Upside Down
2007
as Aunt Sally
I Believe in America
2007
as Glenn
The Living Wake
2007
as Librarian
Gardener of Eden
2007
as Ma Harris
Goodbye Baby
2007
as Terri
Flags of Our Fathers
2006
as Mrs. Strank
The Notorious Bettie Page
2005
as Edna Page
The Thing About My Folks
2005
as Linda
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
2005
as Karen Ames
American Dad!
2005
as Miss Macadoo (voice)
House
2004
as Mother Superior
The Forgotten
2004
as Eileen the Accountant
The Manchurian Candidate
2004
as Congresswoman Beckett
Garden State
2004
as Olivia
The Jury
2004
Homework
2004
as Mother
Lucy
2003
as DeDe
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Laurie Manotti
The Division
2001
Baby
2000
as Ms. Minifred
Freaks And Geeks
1999
as Cookie Kelly
Freaks and Geeks
1999
as Cookie Kelly
Third Watch
1999
as Sgt. Beth Markham
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Louise Durning
Family Law
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Sally Wilkens
Judging Amy
1999
as Mrs. Schleewee
Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season
1999
as Louise Preston
Providence
1999
as Mary
Apt Pupil
1998
as Monica Bowden
Nothing Sacred
1997
as Sister Mo
All Over Me
1997
as Anne
Shiloh
1996
as Louise Preston
Bushwhacked
1995
as Mrs. Patterson
Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long
1995
as Rose Long
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Paula Dardenne
Chicago Hope
1994
It Could Happen to You
1994
as Carol
Philadelphia
1993
as Jill Beckett
The X-Files
1993
as Mrs. Reed
Lorenzo's Oil
1992
as Pediatrician
Green Card
1990
as Peggy
Law & Order
1990
as Dorothy Baxter
Law & Order
1990
as Teresa Franz
Law & Order
1990
as Dr. Beth Allison
Law & Order
1990
as Patricia Smith
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
1987
as Nurse Courtney
North and South
1985
as Maureen
The Undertaker's Children
as Johanna Hall