
Ann Dowd
Acting
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.
TV Shows(35)

The Testaments
Aunt Lydia
2026

Teenage Euthanasia
2021

Hacks
Alien
2021

Lambs of God
Sister Margarita
2019

The Other Two
Paula Davies
2019

The Handmaid's Tale
Aunt Lydia Clements
2017

Search Party
Paula Jo
2016

Quarry
Naomi
2016

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015

Olive Kitteridge
Bonnie Newton
2014

The Leftovers
Patti Levin
2014

True Detective
Betty Childress
2014

Masters of Sex
Estabrooks Masters
2013

Louie
Sister Carson
2010

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009

Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Karen Ames
2005

American Dad!
Miss Macadoo (voice)
2005

House
Mother Superior
2004

The Jury
2004

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Laurie Manotti
2001

The Division
Sarah
2001

Freaks and Geeks
Cookie Kelly
1999

Third Watch
Sgt. Beth Markham
1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Louise Durning
1999

Family Law
1999

Judging Amy
Mrs. Schleewee
1999

Providence
Mary
1999

Nothing Sacred
Sister Mo
1997

Touched by an Angel
Paula Dardenne
1994

Chicago Hope
1994

The X-Files
Mrs. Reed
1993

Law & Order
Dorothy Baxter
1990

The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
Nurse Courtney
1987

North and South
Maureen
1985
Movies(67)

The Friend
Marjorie
2025

The Exorcist: Believer
Nurse Ann Brooks
2023

The Independent
Patricia Turnball
2022

Family Squares
Judith
2022

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes
Edna Garrett
2021

Mass
Linda
2021

Enemy of the People
2021

Rebecca
Mrs. Van Hopper
2020

Cowboys
Faith
2020

Speed of Life
June
2020

Henrietta Bulkowski
Narrator
2019

Nancy
Betty
2018

Hereditary
Joan
2018

A Kid Like Jake
Catherine
2018

American Animals
Betty Jean 'BJ' Gooch
2018

Tyrel
Silvia
2018

Hedgehog
Joan
2017

Collateral Beauty
Sally Price
2016

Captain Fantastic
Abigail Bertrang
2016

Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer
Carol Raskin
2016

The Great & The Small
Dupre
2016

Wildlike
Jeanie
2015

Our Brand Is Crisis
Nell
2015

Big Driver
Ramona
2014

St. Vincent
Shirley
2014

The Drop
Dottie
2014

The Discoverers
Patti
2014

Gimme Shelter
Kathy
2013

Side Effects
Mrs. Taylor
2013

Compliance
Sandra
2012

Bachelorette
Victoria Archer
2012

Coming Up Roses
Lynne
2011

The Art of Getting By
Mrs. Grimes
2011
Lost Revolution
Glenn
2011

Taking Chance
Gretchen
2009

The Informant!
Kate Medford
2009

The Toe Tactic
Honey Woman
2009

Marley & Me
Dr. Platt
2008

Familiar Strangers
2008

The Babysitters
Tammy Lyner
2008

Alice Upside Down
Aunt Sally
2007

I Believe in America
Glenn
2007

The Living Wake
Librarian
2007

Gardener of Eden
Ma Harris
2007

Goodbye Baby
Terri
2007

Flags of Our Fathers
Mrs. Strank
2006

The Notorious Bettie Page
Edna Page
2006

Saving Shiloh
Louise Preston
2006

The Thing About My Folks
Linda
2005

The Forgotten
Eileen the Accountant
2004

The Manchurian Candidate
Congresswoman Beckett
2004

Garden State
Olivia
2004

Homework
Mother
2004

Lucy
DeDe
2003

Baby
Ms. Minifred
2000

Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season
Louise Preston
1999

Apt Pupil
Monica Bowden
1998

All Over Me
Anne
1997

Shiloh
Louise Preston
1996

Bushwhacked
Mrs. Patterson
1995

Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long
Rose Long
1995

It Could Happen to You
Carol
1994

Philadelphia
Jill Beckett
1993

Lorenzo's Oil
Pediatrician
1992

Green Card
Peggy
1990
The Undertaker's Children
Johanna Hall

Poor Boy