Ann Dowd
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.
Movie Appearances
The Informant!
as Kate Medford
2009
Bushwhacked
as Mrs. Patterson
1995
Apt Pupil
as Monica Bowden
1998
The Babysitters
as Tammy Lyner
2008
Marley & Me
as Dr. Platt
2008
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes
as Edna Garrett
2021
The Living Wake
as Librarian
2007
The Independent
as Patricia Turnball
2022
Bachelorette
as Victoria Archer
2012
Compliance
as Sandra
2012
Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season
as Louise Preston
1999
The Toe Tactic
as Honey Woman
2009
Side Effects
as Mrs. Taylor
2013
Coming Up Roses
as Lynne
2011
Lucy
as DeDe
2003
The Drop
as Dottie
2014
Shiloh
as Louise Preston
1996
Gimme Shelter
as Kathy
2013
Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long
as Rose Long
1995
Philadelphia
as Jill Beckett
1993
TV Appearances
Third Watch
as Sgt. Beth Markham
1999
Law & Order
as Dorothy Baxter
1990
The Division
as Sarah
2001
Providence
as Mary
1999
Judging Amy
as Mrs. Schleewee
1999
Touched by an Angel
as Paula Dardenne
1994
Freaks and Geeks
as Cookie Kelly
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Louise Durning
1999
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
as Karen Ames
2005
Search Party
as Paula Jo
2016
The X-Files
as Mrs. Reed
1993
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Laurie Manotti
2001