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