
Ann Dowd
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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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The Babysitters (2008)
as Tammy Lyner

Hereditary (2018)
as Joan

The Drop (2014)
as Dottie

Captain Fantastic (2016)
as Abigail Bertrang

Philadelphia (1993)
as Jill Beckett

The Exorcist: Believer (2023)
as Nurse Ann Brooks

Marley & Me (2008)
as Dr. Platt

The Forgotten (2004)
as Eileen the Accountant

St. Vincent (2014)
as Shirley

Compliance (2012)
as Sandra

The Friend (2025)
as Marjorie

Side Effects (2013)
as Mrs. Taylor

Garden State (2004)
as Olivia

Collateral Beauty (2016)
as Sally Price

Flags of Our Fathers (2006)
as Mrs. Strank

The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
as Congresswoman Beckett

It Could Happen to You (1994)
as Carol

The Informant! (2009)
as Kate Medford

Apt Pupil (1998)
as Monica Bowden

Rebecca (2020)
as Mrs. Van Hopper

Taking Chance (2009)
as Gretchen

Lorenzo's Oil (1992)
as Pediatrician

Bachelorette (2012)
as Victoria Archer

Our Brand Is Crisis (2015)
as Nell

Green Card (1990)
as Peggy

American Animals (2018)
as Betty Jean 'BJ' Gooch

The Independent (2022)
as Patricia Turnball

Gimme Shelter (2013)
as Kathy

Big Driver (2014)
as Ramona

The Notorious Bettie Page (2006)
as Edna Page

Bushwhacked (1995)
as Mrs. Patterson

The Art of Getting By (2011)
as Mrs. Grimes

Mass (2021)
as Linda

Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer (2016)
as Carol Raskin

All Over Me (1997)
as Anne

Shiloh (1996)
as Louise Preston

Nancy (2018)
as Betty

Poor Boy (—)
Actor

A Kid Like Jake (2018)
as Catherine

Family Squares (2022)
as Judith

Wildlike (2015)
as Jeanie

Alice Upside Down (2007)
as Aunt Sally

Tyrel (2018)
as Silvia

Henrietta Bulkowski (2019)
as Narrator

Baby (2000)
as Ms. Minifred

Gardener of Eden (2007)
as Ma Harris

Goodbye Baby (2007)
as Terri

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes (2021)
as Edna Garrett

Saving Shiloh (2006)
as Louise Preston

The Thing About My Folks (2005)
as Linda

Amy & Isabelle (2001)
as Lenora

Cowboys (2020)
as Faith

Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long (1995)
as Rose Long

Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season (1999)
as Louise Preston

Speed of Life (2020)
as June

The Discoverers (2014)
as Patti

The Living Wake (2007)
as Librarian

Lucy (2003)
as DeDe

Familiar Strangers (2008)
as Dottie Worthington

The Toe Tactic (2009)
as Honey Woman

First Steps (1985)
as Debby

Coming Up Roses (2011)
as Lynne

The Great & The Small (2016)
as Dupre

Homework (2004)
as Mother
Lost Revolution (2011)
as Glenn

I Believe in America (2007)
as Glenn

Hedgehog (2017)
as Joan
The Undertaker's Children (—)
as Johanna Hall

Enemy of the People (2021)
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