Ann Dowd
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
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Louise Durning
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Sally Wilkens
House
Mother Superior
Law & Order
Dorothy Baxter
Law & Order
Teresa Franz
Law & Order
Dr. Beth Allison
Law & Order
Patricia Smith
American Dad!
Miss Macadoo (voice)
The X-Files
Mrs. Reed
True Detective
Betty Childress
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Laurie Manotti
The Handmaid's Tale
Aunt Lydia Clements
Third Watch
Sgt. Beth Markham
Judging Amy
Mrs. Schleewee
Chicago Hope
Touched by an Angel
Paula Dardenne
The Leftovers
Patti Levin
North and South
Maureen
Taking Chance
Gretchen
Masters of Sex
Estabrooks Masters
Providence
Mary
The Division
Sarah
Hereditary
Joan
Compliance
Sandra
The Drop
Dottie
Saving Shiloh
Louise Preston
Lucy
DeDe
Freaks and Geeks
Cookie Kelly
Rebecca
Mrs. Van Hopper
Family Law
Big Driver
Ramona
The Independent
Patricia Turnball
Gimme Shelter
Kathy
It Could Happen to You
Carol
Search Party
Paula Jo
Louie
Sister Carson
Apt Pupil
Monica Bowden
The Forgotten
Eileen the Accountant
Hedgehog
Joan
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
Nurse Courtney
The Other Two
Paula Davies
The Friend
Marjorie
Captain Fantastic
Abigail Bertrang
The Exorcist: Believer
Nurse Ann Brooks
Marley & Me
Dr. Platt
Poor Boy
The Babysitters
Tammy Lyner
Goodbye Baby
Terri
Shiloh
Louise Preston
Flags of Our Fathers
Mrs. Strank
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Karen Ames
Tyrel
Silvia
The Art of Getting By
Mrs. Grimes
Nancy
Betty
Garden State
Olivia
Philadelphia
Jill Beckett
Olive Kitteridge
Bonnie Newton
Wildlike
Jeanie
St. Vincent
Shirley
The Manchurian Candidate
Congresswoman Beckett
Lorenzo's Oil
Pediatrician
Henrietta Bulkowski
Narrator
Cowboys
Faith
Family Squares
Judith
Familiar Strangers
Bachelorette
Victoria Archer
Bushwhacked
Mrs. Patterson
The Jury
Homework
Mother
Side Effects
Mrs. Taylor
Quarry
Naomi
The Notorious Bettie Page
Edna Page
All Over Me
Anne
Teenage Euthanasia
Collateral Beauty
Sally Price
Baby
Ms. Minifred
The Informant!
Kate Medford
The Great & The Small
Dupre
Alice Upside Down
Aunt Sally
Speed of Life
June
Gardener of Eden
Ma Harris
Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long
Rose Long
The Thing About My Folks
Linda
A Kid Like Jake
Catherine
I Believe in America
Glenn
Lambs of God
Sister Margarita
Coming Up Roses
Lynne
Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season
Louise Preston
The Living Wake
Librarian
American Animals
Betty Jean 'BJ' Gooch
Green Card
Peggy
Nothing Sacred
Sister Mo
Our Brand Is Crisis
Nell
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes
Edna Garrett
The Testaments
Aunt Lydia
The Undertaker's Children
Johanna Hall
Mass
Linda
The Discoverers
Patti
The Toe Tactic
Honey Woman
Lost Revolution
Glenn
Enemy of the People
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest