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.
67 movies · 35 shows
The Friend
2025·6.7
The Exorcist: Believer
2023·5.8
The Independent
2022·6.5
Family Squares
2022·4.1
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes
2021·7.5
Mass
2021·7.3
Enemy of the People
2021·2.0
Rebecca
2020·6.3
Cowboys
2020·6.2
Speed of Life
2020·4.9
Henrietta Bulkowski
2019·6.1
Tyrel
2018·5.2
Nancy
2018·5.8
Hereditary
2018·7.3
A Kid Like Jake
2018·6.0
American Animals
2018·6.7
Hedgehog
2017·6.1
Collateral Beauty
2016·7.2
Captain Fantastic
2016·7.9
Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer
2016·5.5
The Great & The Small
2016·6.1
Wildlike
2015·6.2
Our Brand Is Crisis
2015·5.9
Big Driver
2014·5.7
St. Vincent
2014·7.1
The Drop
2014·6.8
The Discoverers
2014·5.0
Gimme Shelter
2013·6.6
Side Effects
2013·6.6
Compliance
2012·6.4
Bachelorette
2012·5.4
Coming Up Roses
2011·5.0
The Art of Getting By
2011·6.6
Lost Revolution
2011·0.0
Taking Chance
2009·7.2
The Informant!
2009·6.2
The Toe Tactic
2009·4.0
Marley & Me
2008·7.2
Familiar Strangers
2008·6.2
The Babysitters
2008·6.0
Alice Upside Down
2007·5.7
I Believe in America
2007·10.0
The Living Wake
2007·4.9
Gardener of Eden
2007·5.2
Goodbye Baby
2007·5.8
Flags of Our Fathers
2006·6.9
The Notorious Bettie Page
2006·6.3
Saving Shiloh
2006·6.5
The Thing About My Folks
2005·6.5
The Forgotten
2004·5.9
The Manchurian Candidate
2004·6.5
Garden State
2004·7.1
Homework
2004·10.0
Lucy
2003·6.7
Amy & Isabelle
2001·5.6
Baby
2000·8.0
Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season
1999·5.9
Apt Pupil
1998·6.6
All Over Me
1997·5.9
Shiloh
1996·5.8
Bushwhacked
1995·5.4
Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long
1995·6.7
It Could Happen to You
1994·6.7
Philadelphia
1993·7.7
Lorenzo's Oil
1992·7.1
Green Card
1990·6.1
First Steps
1985·8.0