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
Cast Credits

The Friend
Character: Marjorie
MOVIE • 2025

The Exorcist: Believer
Character: Nurse Ann Brooks
MOVIE • 2023

The Independent
Character: Patricia Turnball
MOVIE • 2022

Family Squares
Character: Judith
MOVIE • 2022

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes
Character: Edna Garrett
MOVIE • 2021

Mass
Character: Linda
MOVIE • 2021

Teenage Euthanasia
Character:
TV • 2021

Enemy of the People
Character:
MOVIE • 2021

Rebecca
Character: Mrs. Van Hopper
MOVIE • 2020

Cowboys
Character: Faith
MOVIE • 2020

Speed of Life
Character: June
MOVIE • 2020

Lambs of God
Character: Sister Margarita
TV • 2019

Henrietta Bulkowski
Character: Narrator
MOVIE • 2019

The Other Two
Character: Paula Davies
TV • 2019

Nancy
Character: Betty
MOVIE • 2018

Hereditary
Character: Joan
MOVIE • 2018

A Kid Like Jake
Character: Catherine
MOVIE • 2018

American Animals
Character: Betty Jean 'BJ' Gooch
MOVIE • 2018

Tyrel
Character: Silvia
MOVIE • 2018

Hedgehog
Character: Joan
MOVIE • 2017