Personal Info
Ann Dowd
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.
Known For
Filmography
Movies
The Friend
as Marjorie
The Exorcist: Believer
as Nurse Ann Brooks
The Independent
as Patricia Turnball
Family Squares
as Judith
Mass
as Linda
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes
as Edna Garrett
Enemy of the People
Rebecca
as Mrs. Van Hopper
Cowboys
as Faith
Speed of Life
as June
TV Shows
The Testaments
as Aunt Lydia · 10 ep.
Hacks
as Alien · 1 ep.
Teenage Euthanasia
1 ep.
The Other Two
as Paula Davies · 1 ep.
Lambs of God
as Sister Margarita · 4 ep.
The Handmaid's Tale
as Aunt Lydia Clements · 50 ep.
Search Party
as Paula Jo · 2 ep.
Quarry
as Naomi · 4 ep.
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest · 1 ep.
True Detective
as Betty Childress · 1 ep.
