Ann Dowd
Acting
Born: Jan 30, 1956
From: Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA
Credits: 30 titles
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
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Friend | Marjorie | 2025 | 6.634 |
| The Exorcist: Believer | Nurse Ann Brooks | 2023 | 5.81 |
| The Independent | Patricia Turnball | 2022 | 6.6 |
| Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes | Edna Garrett | 2021 | 7.5 |
| Wildlike | Jeanie | 2015 | 6.2 |
| The Drop | Dottie | 2014 | 6.83 |
| St. Vincent | Shirley | 2014 | 7.112 |
| Big Driver | Ramona | 2014 | 5.706 |
| Side Effects | Mrs. Taylor | 2013 | 6.613 |
| Gimme Shelter | Kathy | 2013 | 6.57 |
| Bachelorette | Victoria Archer | 2012 | 5.4 |
| Compliance | Sandra | 2012 | 6.371 |
| Coming Up Roses | Lynne | 2011 | 5.0 |
| The Informant! | Kate Medford | 2009 | 6.158 |
| The Toe Tactic | Honey Woman | 2009 | 4.0 |
| The Babysitters | Tammy Lyner | 2008 | 6.0 |
| Marley & Me | Dr. Platt | 2008 | 7.182 |
| Familiar Strangers | 2008 | 6.2 | |
| The Living Wake | Librarian | 2007 | 4.9 |
| Flags of Our Fathers | Mrs. Strank | 2006 | 6.854 |
| Garden State | Olivia | 2004 | 7.1 |
| The Manchurian Candidate | Congresswoman Beckett | 2004 | 6.481 |
| Lucy | DeDe | 2003 | 6.632 |
| Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season | Louise Preston | 1999 | 5.896 |
| Apt Pupil | Monica Bowden | 1998 | 6.55 |
| Shiloh | Louise Preston | 1996 | 5.77 |
| Bushwhacked | Mrs. Patterson | 1995 | 5.395 |
| Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long | Rose Long | 1995 | 6.667 |
| Philadelphia | Jill Beckett | 1993 | 7.715 |
| The Undertaker's Children | Johanna Hall | — | |
Quick Facts
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1956 |
| From | Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA |