Acting · Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA · Born January 30, 1956
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.
TVThe Testaments
2026
as Aunt Lydia Clements
MovieThe Friend
2025
as Marjorie
MovieThe Exorcist: Believer
2023
as Nurse Ann Brooks
MovieThe Independent
2022
as Patricia Turnball
MovieFamily Squares
2022
as Judith
MovieLive in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes
2021
as Edna Garrett
MovieMass
2021
as Linda
TVTeenage Euthanasia
2021
MovieEnemy of the People
2021
TVHacks
2021
as Alien
MovieRebecca
2020
as Mrs. Van Hopper
MovieCowboys
2020
as Faith
MovieSpeed of Life
2020
as June
TVLambs of God
2019
as Sister Margarita
MovieHenrietta Bulkowski
2019
as Narrator
TVThe Other Two
2019
as Paula Davies
MovieNancy
2018
as Betty
MovieHereditary
2018
as Joan
MovieA Kid Like Jake
2018
as Catherine
MovieAmerican Animals
2018
as Betty Jean 'BJ' Gooch
MovieTyrel
2018
as Silvia
MovieHedgehog
2017
as Joan
TVThe Handmaid's Tale
2017
as Aunt Lydia Clements
MovieCollateral Beauty
2016
as Sally Price
TVSearch Party
2016
as Paula Jo
TVQuarry
2016
as Naomi
MovieCaptain Fantastic
2016
as Abigail Bertrang
MovieNorman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer
2016
as Carol Raskin
MovieThe Great & The Small
2016
as Dupre
MovieWildlike
2015
as Jeanie
MovieOur Brand Is Crisis
2015
as Nell
TVThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
TVOlive Kitteridge
2014
as Bonnie Newton
MovieBig Driver
2014
as Ramona
MovieSt. Vincent
2014
as Shirley
MovieThe Drop
2014
as Dottie
TVThe Leftovers
2014
as Patti Levin
MovieThe Discoverers
2014
as Patti
TVTrue Detective
2014
as Betty Childress
MovieGimme Shelter
2013
as Kathy
TVMasters of Sex
2013
as Estabrooks Masters
MovieSide Effects
2013
as Mrs. Taylor
MovieCompliance
2012
as Sandra
MovieBachelorette
2012
as Victoria Archer
MovieComing Up Roses
2011
as Lynne
MovieThe Art of Getting By
2011
as Mrs. Grimes
Lost Revolution
2011
as Glenn
TVLouie
2010
as Sister Carson
MovieTaking Chance
2009
as Gretchen
MovieThe Informant!
2009
as Kate Medford
TVWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
MovieThe Toe Tactic
2009
as Honey Woman
MovieMarley & Me
2008
as Dr. Platt
MovieFamiliar Strangers
2008
as Dottie Worthington
MovieThe Babysitters
2008
as Tammy Lyner
MovieAlice Upside Down
2007
as Aunt Sally
MovieI Believe in America
2007
as Glenn
MovieThe Living Wake
2007
as Librarian
MovieGardener of Eden
2007
as Ma Harris
MovieGoodbye Baby
2007
as Terri
MovieFlags of Our Fathers
2006
as Mrs. Strank
MovieThe Notorious Bettie Page
2006
as Edna Page
MovieSaving Shiloh
2006
as Louise Preston
MovieThe Thing About My Folks
2005
as Linda
TVLaw & Order: Trial by Jury
2005
as Karen Ames
TVAmerican Dad!
2005
as Miss Macadoo (voice)
TVHouse
2004
as Mother Superior
MovieThe Forgotten
2004
as Eileen the Accountant
MovieThe Manchurian Candidate
2004
as Congresswoman Beckett
MovieGarden State
2004
as Olivia
TVThe Jury
2004
MovieHomework
2004
as Mother
MovieLucy
2003
as DeDe
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
TVLaw & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Laurie Manotti
MovieAmy & Isabelle
2001
as Lenora
TVThe Division
2001
as Sarah
MovieBaby
2000
as Ms. Minifred
TVFreaks and Geeks
1999
as Cookie Kelly
TVThird Watch
1999
as Sgt. Beth Markham
TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Louise Durning
TVFamily Law
1999
TVJudging Amy
1999
as Mrs. Schleewee
MovieShiloh 2: Shiloh Season
1999
as Louise Preston
TVProvidence
1999
as Mary
MovieApt Pupil
1998
as Monica Bowden
TVNothing Sacred
1997
as Sister Mo
MovieAll Over Me
1997
as Anne
MovieShiloh
1996
as Louise Preston
MovieBushwhacked
1995
as Mrs. Patterson
MovieKingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long
1995
as Rose Long
TVTouched by an Angel
1994
as Paula Dardenne
TVChicago Hope
1994
MovieIt Could Happen to You
1994
as Carol
MoviePhiladelphia
1993
as Jill Beckett
TVThe X-Files
1993
as Mrs. Reed
MovieLorenzo's Oil
1992
as Pediatrician
MovieGreen Card
1990
as Peggy
TVLaw & Order
1990
as Dorothy Baxter
TVThe Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
1987
as Nurse Courtney
TVNorth and South
1985
as Maureen
MovieFirst Steps
1985
as Debby
The Undertaker's Children
as Johanna Hall
MoviePoor Boy
