Ann Dowd
Acting · 70 years old
Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA
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
Nothing Sacred
Sister Mo
House
Mother Superior
The X-Files
Mrs. Reed
True Detective
Betty Childress
Family Law
Freaks and Geeks
Cookie Kelly
The Handmaid's Tale
Aunt Lydia Clements
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Karen Ames
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Louise Durning
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Sally Wilkens
Third Watch
Sgt. Beth Markham
Captain Fantastic
Abigail Bertrang
Louie
Sister Carson
Philadelphia
Jill Beckett
The Leftovers
Patti Levin
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Laurie Manotti
Olive Kitteridge
Bonnie Newton
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes
Edna Garrett
Judging Amy
Mrs. Schleewee
North and South
Maureen
