Ann Dowd
Known for Acting
Biography
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
2018
as Joan
The Drop
2014
as Dottie
Captain Fantastic
2016
as Abigail Bertrang
Marley & Me
2008
as Dr. Platt
Collateral Beauty
2016
as Sally Price
Philadelphia
1993
as Jill Beckett
Our Brand Is Crisis
2015
as Nell
The Exorcist: Believer
2023
as Nurse Ann Brooks
Compliance
2012
as Sandra
The Babysitters
2008
as Tammy Lyner
St. Vincent
2014
as Shirley
The Manchurian Candidate
2004
as Congresswoman Beckett
Side Effects
2013
as Mrs. Taylor
Flags of Our Fathers
2006
as Mrs. Strank
Garden State
2004
as Olivia
Rebecca
2020
as Mrs. Van Hopper
It Could Happen to You
1994
as Carol
Nancy
2018
as Betty
Apt Pupil
1998
as Monica Bowden
Bachelorette
2012
as Victoria Archer