Acting
Ann Dowd
Born 1956-01-30
Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA
Department: Acting
Biography
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
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House
2004
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Hereditary
2018
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Captain Fantastic
2016
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
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Collateral Beauty
2016
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Marley & Me
2008
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True Detective
2014
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Philadelphia
1993
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The X-Files
1993
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American Dad!
2005
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (110 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Testaments | Aunt Lydia Clements | TV Series | 2026 |
| The Testaments | Producer | TV Series | 2026 |
 | The Friend | Marjorie | Movie | 2025 |
 | The Exorcist: Believer | Nurse Ann Brooks | Movie | 2023 |
 | The Independent | Patricia Turnball | Movie | 2022 |
 | Family Squares | Judith | Movie | 2022 |
 | Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes | Edna Garrett | Movie | 2021 |
 | Mass | Linda | Movie | 2021 |
 | Teenage Euthanasia | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Enemy of the People | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2021 |
 | Hacks | Alien | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Rebecca | Mrs. Van Hopper | Movie | 2020 |
 | Cowboys | Faith | Movie | 2020 |
 | Speed of Life | June | Movie | 2020 |
 | Lambs of God | Sister Margarita | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Henrietta Bulkowski | Narrator | Movie | 2019 |
 | The Other Two | Paula Davies | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Tyrel | Silvia | Movie | 2018 |
 | Nancy | Betty | Movie | 2018 |
 | Hereditary | Joan | Movie | 2018 |
 | A Kid Like Jake | Catherine | Movie | 2018 |
 | American Animals | Betty Jean 'BJ' Gooch | Movie | 2018 |
 | Hedgehog | Joan | Movie | 2017 |
 | The Handmaid's Tale | Aunt Lydia Clements | TV Series | 2017 |
 | Collateral Beauty | Sally Price | Movie | 2016 |
 | Search Party | Paula Jo | TV Series | 2016 |
 | Quarry | Naomi | TV Series | 2016 |
 | Captain Fantastic | Abigail Bertrang | Movie | 2016 |
 | Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer | Carol Raskin | Movie | 2016 |
 | The Great & The Small | Dupre | Movie | 2016 |
 | Wildlike | Jeanie | Movie | 2015 |
 | Our Brand Is Crisis | Nell | Movie | 2015 |
 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Olive Kitteridge | Bonnie Newton | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Big Driver | Ramona | Movie | 2014 |
 | St. Vincent | Shirley | Movie | 2014 |
 | The Drop | Dottie | Movie | 2014 |
 | The Leftovers | Patti Levin | TV Series | 2014 |
 | The Discoverers | Patti | Movie | 2014 |
 | True Detective | Betty Childress | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Gimme Shelter | Kathy | Movie | 2013 |
 | Masters of Sex | Estabrooks Masters | TV Series | 2013 |
 | Side Effects | Mrs. Taylor | Movie | 2013 |
 | Compliance | Sandra | Movie | 2012 |
 | Bachelorette | Victoria Archer | Movie | 2012 |
 | Coming Up Roses | Lynne | Movie | 2011 |
 | The Art of Getting By | Mrs. Grimes | Movie | 2011 |
| Lost Revolution | Glenn | Movie | 2011 | |
 | Louie | Sister Carson | TV Series | 2010 |
 | Taking Chance | Gretchen | Movie | 2009 |
 | The Informant! | Kate Medford | Movie | 2009 |
 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2009 |
 | The Toe Tactic | Honey Woman | Movie | 2009 |
 | Marley & Me | Dr. Platt | Movie | 2008 |
 | Familiar Strangers | Dottie Worthington | Movie | 2008 |
 | The Babysitters | Tammy Lyner | Movie | 2008 |
 | Alice Upside Down | Aunt Sally | Movie | 2007 |
 | I Believe in America | Glenn | Movie | 2007 |
 | The Living Wake | Librarian | Movie | 2007 |
 | Gardener of Eden | Ma Harris | Movie | 2007 |
 | Goodbye Baby | Terri | Movie | 2007 |
 | Flags of Our Fathers | Mrs. Strank | Movie | 2006 |
 | The Notorious Bettie Page | Edna Page | Movie | 2006 |
 | Saving Shiloh | Louise Preston | Movie | 2006 |
 | The Thing About My Folks | Linda | Movie | 2005 |
 | Law & Order: Trial by Jury | Karen Ames | TV Series | 2005 |
 | American Dad! | Miss Macadoo (voice) | TV Series | 2005 |
 | House | Mother Superior | TV Series | 2004 |
 | The Forgotten | Eileen the Accountant | Movie | 2004 |
 | The Manchurian Candidate | Congresswoman Beckett | Movie | 2004 |
 | Garden State | Olivia | Movie | 2004 |
 | The Jury | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Homework | Mother | Movie | 2004 |
 | Lucy | DeDe | Movie | 2003 |
 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Laurie Manotti | TV Series | 2001 |
 | Amy & Isabelle | Lenora | Movie | 2001 |
 | The Division | Sarah | TV Series | 2001 |
 | Baby | Ms. Minifred | Movie | 2000 |
 | Freaks and Geeks | Cookie Kelly | TV Series | 1999 |
 | Third Watch | Sgt. Beth Markham | TV Series | 1999 |
 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Louise Durning | TV Series | 1999 |
 | Family Law | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1999 |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Sally Wilkens | TV Series | 1999 |
 | Judging Amy | Mrs. Schleewee | TV Series | 1999 |
 | Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season | Louise Preston | Movie | 1999 |
 | Providence | Mary | TV Series | 1999 |
 | Apt Pupil | Monica Bowden | Movie | 1998 |
 | Nothing Sacred | Sister Mo | TV Series | 1997 |
 | All Over Me | Anne | Movie | 1997 |
 | Shiloh | Louise Preston | Movie | 1996 |
 | Bushwhacked | Mrs. Patterson | Movie | 1995 |
 | Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long | Rose Long | Movie | 1995 |
 | Touched by an Angel | Paula Dardenne | TV Series | 1994 |
 | Chicago Hope | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1994 |
| Chicago Hope | Eleanor Robertson | TV Series | 1994 |
 | It Could Happen to You | Carol | Movie | 1994 |
 | Philadelphia | Jill Beckett | Movie | 1993 |
 | The X-Files | Mrs. Reed | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Lorenzo's Oil | Pediatrician | Movie | 1992 |
 | Green Card | Peggy | Movie | 1990 |
 | Law & Order | Dorothy Baxter | TV Series | 1990 |
| Law & Order | Teresa Franz | TV Series | 1990 |
| Law & Order | Dr. Beth Allison | TV Series | 1990 |
| Law & Order | Patricia Smith | TV Series | 1990 |
 | The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd | Nurse Courtney | TV Series | 1987 |
 | North and South | Maureen | TV Series | 1985 |
 | First Steps | Debby | Movie | 1985 |
| The Undertaker's Children | Johanna Hall | Movie | — | |
 | Poor Boy | Self / Appearance | Movie | — |