Ann Dowd
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as Joan Hereditary 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.
Filmography
Hereditary
as Joan
Captain Fantastic
as Abigail Bertrang
Collateral Beauty
as Sally Price
Marley & Me
as Dr. Platt
Philadelphia
as Jill Beckett
Side Effects
as Mrs. Taylor
The Drop
as Dottie
St. Vincent
as Shirley
Garden State
as Olivia
Flags of Our Fathers
as Mrs. Strank
The Manchurian Candidate
as Congresswoman Beckett
The Art of Getting By
as Mrs. Grimes
The Exorcist: Believer
as Nurse Ann Brooks
Bachelorette
as Victoria Archer
The Forgotten
as Eileen the Accountant
American Animals
as Betty Jean 'BJ' Gooch
Rebecca
as Mrs. Van Hopper
The Informant!
as Kate Medford
It Could Happen to You
as Carol
Compliance
as Sandra