Ann Dowd

Born January 30, 1956· Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA

73Roles★ 6.8Average rating

Born in Holyoke, Massachusetts to Irish-American parents, she first pursued psychology at the College of the Holy Cross before a professor’s encouragement led her to a Master of Fine Arts in acting from DePaul University’s Goodman School of Drama, where she earned a Sarah Siddons Society scholarship. Her film work spans from early roles in Green Card and Lorenzo’s Oil to notable parts in Philadelp…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

Known for

Filmography

House

Mother Superior

The X-Files

The X-Files1993

True Detective

True Detective2014

Betty Childress

The Handmaid's Tale

The Handmaid's Tale2017

Aunt Lydia Clements

Freaks and Geeks

Freaks and Geeks1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999

Captain Fantastic

Captain Fantastic2016

Abigail Bertrang

Philadelphia

Philadelphia1993

The Testaments

The Testaments2026

Aunt Lydia Clements

The Leftovers

The Leftovers2014

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Law & Order: Criminal Intent2001

Hereditary

Hacks

Law & Order

Law & Order1990

Collateral Beauty

Collateral Beauty2016

Marley & Me

Marley & Me2008

North and South

North and South1985

Lorenzo's Oil

Lorenzo's Oil1992

American Dad!

American Dad!2005

Miss Macadoo (voice)

Flags of Our Fathers

Flags of Our Fathers2006

The Drop

American Animals

American Animals2018

Betty Jean 'BJ' Gooch

Side Effects

Side Effects2013

The Manchurian Candidate

The Manchurian Candidate2004

Congresswoman Beckett

Green Card

The Babysitters

The Babysitters2008

The Forgotten

The Forgotten2004

Eileen the Accountant