Ann Dowd
Actor
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
Captain Fantastic
as Abigail Bertrang 2016
Collateral Beauty
as Sally Price 2016
Marley & Me
as Dr. Platt 2008
Philadelphia
as Jill Beckett 1993
Side Effects
as Mrs. Taylor 2013
The Drop
as Dottie 2014
St. Vincent
as Shirley 2014
Garden State
as Olivia 2004
Flags of Our Fathers
as Mrs. Strank 2006
The Manchurian Candidate
as Congresswoman Beckett 2004
The Art of Getting By
as Mrs. Grimes 2011
Bachelorette
as Victoria Archer 2012
The Exorcist: Believer
as Nurse Ann Brooks 2023
The Forgotten
as Eileen the Accountant 2004
American Animals
as Betty Jean 'BJ' Gooch 2018
Rebecca
as Mrs. Van Hopper 2020