Ann Dowd
Known For
Acting
Born
1956-01-30 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA
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.
Most Known For
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Louise Durning
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Sally Wilkens
Law & Order
as Dorothy Baxter
Law & Order
as Teresa Franz
Law & Order
as Dr. Beth Allison
Law & Order
as Patricia Smith
House
as Mother Superior
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
The X-Files
as Mrs. Reed
American Dad!
as Miss Macadoo (voice)
True Detective
as Betty Childress
The Handmaid's Tale
as Aunt Lydia Clements
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Laurie Manotti
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
Third Watch
as Sgt. Beth Markham
The Leftovers
as Patti Levin
Touched by an Angel
as Paula Dardenne
Freaks and Geeks
as Cookie Kelly
Chicago Hope
Chicago Hope
as Eleanor Robertson