Acting
Ann Dowd
EN cinema · 69 credits
Born
30 January 1956 (age 70)
Birthplace
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.
Known for
Filmography
Poor Boy
Actor
The Friend
as Marjorie
The Exorcist: Believer
as Nurse Ann Brooks
The Independent
as Patricia Turnball
Family Squares
as Judith
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes
as Edna Garrett
Mass
as Linda
Speed of Life
as June
Rebecca
as Mrs. Van Hopper
Cowboys
as Faith
Henrietta Bulkowski
as Narrator
A Kid Like Jake
as Catherine
Nancy
as Betty
American Animals
as Betty Jean 'BJ' Gooch
Hereditary
as Joan
Tyrel
as Silvia
Hedgehog
as Joan
Captain Fantastic
as Abigail Bertrang
Collateral Beauty
as Sally Price
Wildlike
as Jeanie
The Drop
as Dottie
St. Vincent
as Shirley
Big Driver
as Ramona
The Discoverers
as Patti
Side Effects
as Mrs. Taylor
Gimme Shelter
as Kathy
Bachelorette
as Victoria Archer
Compliance
as Sandra
Coming Up Roses
as Lynne
The Art of Getting By
as Mrs. Grimes
The Informant!
as Kate Medford
The Toe Tactic
as Honey Woman
Taking Chance
as Gretchen
The Babysitters
as Tammy Lyner
Marley & Me
as Dr. Platt
Familiar Strangers
as Dottie Worthington
The Living Wake
as Librarian
Goodbye Baby
as Terri
Alice Upside Down
as Aunt Sally
Gardener of Eden
as Ma Harris
Flags of Our Fathers
as Mrs. Strank
The Notorious Bettie Page
as Edna Page
Saving Shiloh
as Louise Preston
Garden State
as Olivia
The Manchurian Candidate
as Congresswoman Beckett
Homework
as Mother
The Forgotten
as Eileen the Accountant
Lucy
as DeDe
Amy & Isabelle
as Lenora
Baby
as Ms. Minifred
Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season
as Louise Preston
Apt Pupil
as Monica Bowden
All Over Me
as Anne
Shiloh
as Louise Preston
Bushwhacked
as Mrs. Patterson
Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long
as Rose Long
Philadelphia
as Jill Beckett
Lorenzo's Oil
as Pediatrician
Green Card
as Peggy
First Steps
as Debby