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.
Known for
Credits
Hereditary (2018)
as Joan
The Exorcist: Believer (2023)
as Nurse Ann Brooks
The Drop (2014)
as Dottie
Marley & Me (2008)
as Dr. Platt
Philadelphia (1993)
as Jill Beckett
Captain Fantastic (2016)
as Abigail Bertrang
The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
as Congresswoman Beckett
It Could Happen to You (1994)
as Carol
Collateral Beauty (2016)
as Sally Price
St. Vincent (2014)
as Shirley
Flags of Our Fathers (2006)
as Mrs. Strank
Side Effects (2013)
as Mrs. Taylor
Our Brand Is Crisis (2015)
as Nell
Bachelorette (2012)
as Victoria Archer
The Forgotten (2004)
as Eileen the Accountant
The Babysitters (2008)
as Tammy Lyner
Taking Chance (2009)
as Gretchen
American Animals (2018)
as Betty Jean 'BJ' Gooch
The Friend (2025)
as Marjorie
Apt Pupil (1998)
as Monica Bowden
Compliance (2012)
as Sandra
The Informant! (2009)
as Kate Medford
The Art of Getting By (2011)
as Mrs. Grimes
Green Card (1990)
as Peggy
Rebecca (2020)
as Mrs. Van Hopper
Garden State (2004)
as Olivia
The Independent (2022)
as Patricia Turnball
Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer (2016)
as Carol Raskin
Mass (2021)
as Linda
The Notorious Bettie Page (2006)
as Edna Page
Lorenzo's Oil (1992)
as Pediatrician
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes (2021)
as Edna Garrett
Big Driver (2014)
as Ramona
Gimme Shelter (2013)
as Kathy
Bushwhacked (1995)
as Mrs. Patterson
Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long (1995)
as Rose Long
Nancy (2018)
as Betty
A Kid Like Jake (2018)
as Catherine
Poor Boy (—)
Actor
First Steps (1985)
as Debby
Saving Shiloh (2006)
as Louise Preston
Wildlike (2015)
as Jeanie
Shiloh (1996)
as Louise Preston
Alice Upside Down (2007)
as Aunt Sally
The Thing About My Folks (2005)
as Linda
Tyrel (2018)
as Silvia
Cowboys (2020)
as Faith
Family Squares (2022)
as Judith
Lost Revolution (2011)
as Glenn
All Over Me (1997)
as Anne
Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season (1999)
as Louise Preston
Amy & Isabelle (2001)
as Lenora
Goodbye Baby (2007)
as Terri
Gardener of Eden (2007)
as Ma Harris
Familiar Strangers (2008)
as Dottie Worthington
The Living Wake (2007)
as Librarian
Homework (2004)
as Mother
Coming Up Roses (2011)
as Lynne
Speed of Life (2020)
as June
Baby (2000)
as Ms. Minifred
I Believe in America (2007)
as Glenn
Hedgehog (2017)
as Joan
Lucy (2003)
as DeDe
The Discoverers (2014)
as Patti
The Toe Tactic (2009)
as Honey Woman
The Great & The Small (2016)
as Dupre
Henrietta Bulkowski (2019)
as Narrator
The Undertaker's Children (—)
as Johanna Hall
Enemy of the People (2021)
Actor