Ann Dowd

Acting · Born 1956-01-30 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA

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

• Marley & Me as Dr. Platt
• Philadelphia as Jill Beckett
• Garden State as Olivia
• St. Vincent as Shirley
• Captain Fantastic as Abigail Bertrang
• Collateral Beauty as Sally Price
• Hereditary as Joan
• Taking Chance as Gretchen
• Lorenzo's Oil as Pediatrician
• Mass as Linda

TV

• Third Watch as Sgt. Beth Markham
• Freaks and Geeks as Cookie Kelly
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Louise Durning
• The X-Files as Mrs. Reed
• The Leftovers as Patti Levin
• True Detective as Betty Childress
• House as Mother Superior
• Louie as Sister Carson
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Sally Wilkens
• The Handmaid's Tale as Aunt Lydia Clements