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.
Awards & recognition
- Critics' Choice Television Award — Best Drama Supporting Actress · 2017
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series · 2017
Filmography50+ titles
House
The X-Files
The Testaments
True Detective
Freaks and Geeks
The Handmaid's Tale
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Baby
Captain Fantastic
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Third Watch
Louie
The Leftovers
Philadelphia
Olive Kitteridge
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: 'The Facts of Life' and 'Diff'rent Strokes'
North and South
Hacks
Mass
Hereditary
Quarry
Law & Order
Collateral Beauty
Taking Chance
Marley & Me
Touched by an Angel
St. Vincent
Masters of Sex
Garden State
Lorenzo's Oil
The Other Two
American Dad!
Search Party
Flags of Our Fathers
The Drop
The Friend
American Animals
It Could Happen to You
The Independent
Side Effects
Gimme Shelter
The Art of Getting By
Apt Pupil
Saving Shiloh
The Manchurian Candidate
Compliance
Rebecca
The Notorious Bettie Page
Cowboys