Acting

Ann Dowd

Born 1956-01-30 · 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.

Credits

Newest first

The Testaments
as Aunt Lydia Clements
2026
The Testaments
Producer
2026
The Friend
as Marjorie
2025
The Exorcist: Believer
as Nurse Ann Brooks
2023
The Independent
as Patricia Turnball
2022
Family Squares
as Judith
2022
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes
as Edna Garrett
2021
Mass
as Linda
2021
Teenage Euthanasia
2021
Enemy of the People
2021
Hacks
as Alien
2021
Rebecca
as Mrs. Van Hopper
2020
Cowboys
as Faith
2020
Speed of Life
as June
2020
Lambs of God
as Sister Margarita
2019
Henrietta Bulkowski
as Narrator
2019
The Other Two
as Paula Davies
2019
Tyrel
as Silvia
2018
Nancy
as Betty
2018
Hereditary
as Joan
2018
A Kid Like Jake
as Catherine
2018
American Animals
as Betty Jean 'BJ' Gooch
2018
Hedgehog
as Joan
2017
The Handmaid's Tale
as Aunt Lydia Clements
2017
Collateral Beauty
as Sally Price
2016
Search Party
as Paula Jo
2016
Quarry
as Naomi
2016
Captain Fantastic
as Abigail Bertrang
2016
Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer
as Carol Raskin
2016
The Great & The Small
as Dupre
2016
Wildlike
as Jeanie
2015
Our Brand Is Crisis
as Nell
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest
2015
Olive Kitteridge
as Bonnie Newton
2014
Big Driver
as Ramona
2014
St. Vincent
as Shirley
2014
The Drop
as Dottie
2014
The Leftovers
as Patti Levin
2014
The Discoverers
as Patti
2014
True Detective
as Betty Childress
2014
Gimme Shelter
as Kathy
2013
Masters of Sex
as Estabrooks Masters
2013
Side Effects
as Mrs. Taylor
2013
Compliance
as Sandra
2012
Bachelorette
as Victoria Archer
2012
Coming Up Roses
as Lynne
2011
The Art of Getting By
as Mrs. Grimes
2011
Lost Revolution
as Glenn
2011
Louie
as Sister Carson
2010
Taking Chance
as Gretchen
2009
The Informant!
as Kate Medford
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2009
The Toe Tactic
as Honey Woman
2009
Marley & Me
as Dr. Platt
2008
Familiar Strangers
as Dottie Worthington
2008
The Babysitters
as Tammy Lyner
2008
Alice Upside Down
as Aunt Sally
2007
I Believe in America
as Glenn
2007
The Living Wake
as Librarian
2007
Gardener of Eden
as Ma Harris
2007
Goodbye Baby
as Terri
2007
Flags of Our Fathers
as Mrs. Strank
2006
The Notorious Bettie Page
as Edna Page
2006
Saving Shiloh
as Louise Preston
2006
The Thing About My Folks
as Linda
2005
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
as Karen Ames
2005
American Dad!
as Miss Macadoo (voice)
2005
House
as Mother Superior
2004
The Forgotten
as Eileen the Accountant
2004
The Manchurian Candidate
as Congresswoman Beckett
2004
Garden State
as Olivia
2004
The Jury
2004
Homework
as Mother
2004
Lucy
as DeDe
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
2003
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Laurie Manotti
2001
Amy & Isabelle
as Lenora
2001
The Division
as Sarah
2001
Baby
as Ms. Minifred
2000
Freaks and Geeks
as Cookie Kelly
1999