Ann Dowd
6.2Acting

Ann Dowd

Jan 30, 1956 - Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA

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.

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Cast

Media
Movie2009The Informant!Kate Medford
Movie1995BushwhackedMrs. Patterson
Movie1998Apt PupilMonica Bowden
Movie2008The BabysittersTammy Lyner
Movie2008Marley & MeDr. Platt
Movie2021Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent StrokesEdna Garrett
Movie2007The Living WakeLibrarian
Movie2022The IndependentPatricia Turnball
Movie2012BacheloretteVictoria Archer
Movie2012ComplianceSandra
Movie1999Shiloh 2: Shiloh SeasonLouise Preston
Movie2009The Toe TacticHoney Woman
Movie2000BabyMs. Minifred
Movie2013Side EffectsMrs. Taylor
Movie2011Coming Up RosesLynne
Movie2003LucyDeDe
Movie2014The DropDottie
Movie1996ShilohLouise Preston
Movie2013Gimme ShelterKathy
Movie1995Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. LongRose Long
Movie1993PhiladelphiaJill Beckett
Movie2004Garden StateOlivia
Movie2006Flags of Our FathersMrs. Strank
Movie2023The Exorcist: BelieverNurse Ann Brooks
Movie2014St. VincentShirley
Movie2014Big DriverRamona
Movie2015WildlikeJeanie
Movie2004The Manchurian CandidateCongresswoman Beckett
MovieN/AThe Undertaker's ChildrenJohanna Hall
Movie2025The FriendMarjorie
Movie2008Familiar Strangers
Movie2011The Art of Getting ByMrs. Grimes
Movie2015Our Brand Is CrisisNell
Movie2016The Great & The SmallDupre
Movie2007Goodbye BabyTerri
Movie1990Green CardPeggy
Movie2016Captain FantasticAbigail Bertrang
Movie2007I Believe in AmericaGlenn
Movie2007Alice Upside DownAunt Sally
Movie1994It Could Happen to YouCarol
Movie2016Collateral BeautySally Price
Movie2017HedgehogJoan
Movie2018A Kid Like JakeCatherine
Movie2018NancyBetty
Movie2018American AnimalsBetty Jean 'BJ' Gooch
Movie2018HereditaryJoan
Movie2018TyrelSilvia
Movie2020Speed of LifeJune
Movie2005The Notorious Bettie PageEdna Page
Movie2004HomeworkMother
Movie2009Taking ChanceGretchen
Movie2020RebeccaMrs. Van Hopper
Movie1997All Over MeAnne
Movie2007Gardener of EdenMa Harris
Movie1992Lorenzo's OilPediatrician
Movie2019Henrietta BulkowskiNarrator
Movie2020CowboysFaith
Movie2004The ForgottenEileen the Accountant
Movie2022Family SquaresJudith
Movie2021MassLinda
Movie2005The Thing About My FolksLinda
Movie2021Enemy of the People
Movie2014The DiscoverersPatti
TV Show1999Third WatchSgt. Beth Markham3
TV Show1990Law & OrderDorothy Baxter1
TV Show2001The DivisionSarah1
TV Show1999ProvidenceMary1
TV Show1999Judging AmyMrs. Schleewee2
TV Show1994Touched by an AngelPaula Dardenne1
TV Show1999Freaks and GeeksCookie Kelly2
TV Show1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitLouise Durning2
TV Show2005Law & Order: Trial by JuryKaren Ames1
TV Show2016Search PartyPaula Jo2
TV Show1993The X-FilesMrs. Reed1
TV Show2001Law & Order: Criminal IntentLaurie Manotti1
TV Show1994Chicago Hope0
TV Show2004The Jury1
TV Show1999Family Law1
TV Show1997Nothing SacredSister Mo20
TV Show2005American Dad!Miss Macadoo (voice)1
TV Show1985North and SouthMaureen3
TV Show2014The LeftoversPatti Levin21
TV Show2014True DetectiveBetty Childress1
TV Show2019The Other TwoPaula Davies1
TV Show2004HouseMother Superior1
TV Show2021Teenage Euthanasia1
TV Show2016QuarryNaomi4
TV Show2014Olive KitteridgeBonnie Newton4
TV Show1990Law & OrderTeresa Franz1
TV Show1990Law & OrderDr. Beth Allison1
TV Show1990Law & OrderPatricia Smith1
TV Show2010LouieSister Carson1
TV Show2013Masters of SexEstabrooks Masters7
TV Show2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest1
TV Show1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSally Wilkens1
TV Show1987The Days and Nights of Molly DoddNurse Courtney1
TV Show2019Lambs of GodSister Margarita4
TV ShowN/AThe TestamentsAunt Lydia3
TV Show2017The Handmaid's TaleAunt Lydia Clements50

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