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Ann Dowd

Acting · Born January 30, 1956 · 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.

Movies with Ann Dowd

• Hereditary (2018) — Joan
• Captain Fantastic (2016) — Abigail Bertrang
• The Drop (2014) — Dottie
• St. Vincent (2014) — Shirley
• Collateral Beauty (2016) — Sally Price
• Marley & Me (2008) — Dr. Platt
• Flags of Our Fathers (2006) — Mrs. Strank
• The Exorcist: Believer (2023) — Nurse Ann Brooks
• The Forgotten (2004) — Eileen the Accountant
• It Could Happen to You (1994) — Carol
• Philadelphia (1993) — Jill Beckett
• The Friend (2025) — Marjorie

TV shows with Ann Dowd

• The Handmaid's Tale (2017) — Aunt Lydia Clements
• The Leftovers (2014) — Patti Levin
• Masters of Sex (2013) — Estabrooks Masters
• The Testaments (2026) — Aunt Lydia Clements
• Nothing Sacred (1997) — Sister Mo