Ann Dowd

Born: 1956-01-30

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.


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The Exorcist: Believer

as Nurse Ann Brooks
Released: 2023-10-04

Since his wife's death, Victor has raised his daughter Angela alone. After she and her friend...

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Hereditary

as Joan
Released: 2018-06-07

Following the death of Ellen Leigh, the matriarch of their family, her daughter Annie and the...

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The Drop

as Dottie
Released: 2014-09-12

Bob Saginowski finds himself at the center of a robbery gone awry and entwined in an...

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Captain Fantastic

as Abigail Bertrang
Released: 2016-07-08

A father living in the forests of the Pacific Northwest with his six young kids tries to...

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Collateral Beauty

as Sally Price
Released: 2016-12-15

Retreating from life after a tragedy, a man questions the universe by writing to Love, Time and...

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The Babysitters

as Tammy Lyner
Released: 2008-05-09

Seventeen-year-old Shirley is a good student who works as a babysitter in order to make money...

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Philadelphia

as Jill Beckett
Released: 1993-12-22

Two competing lawyers join forces to sue a prestigious law firm for AIDS discrimination. As...

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It Could Happen to You

as Carol
Released: 1994-07-29

Charlie Lang is a simple, kindhearted New York City cop. When he realizes he has no money to tip...

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as Mrs. Strank
Released: 2006-10-18

There were five Marines and one Navy Corpsman photographed raising the U.S. flag on Mt....

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as Sandra
Released: 2012-08-23

On a particularly busy day at a suburban Ohio fast food restaurant, manager Sandra receives a...

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as Mrs. Grimes
Released: 2011-06-17

George, a lonely and fatalistic teen who's made it all the way to his senior year without ever...

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The Manchurian Candidate

as Congresswoman Beckett
Released: 2004-07-30

Years after his squad was ambushed during the Gulf War, Major Ben Marco finds himself having...

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American Animals

as Betty Jean 'BJ' Gooch
Released: 2018-06-01

Lexington, Kentucky, 2004. Four young men attempt to execute one of the most audacious art...

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as Mrs. Taylor
Released: 2013-02-07

A woman turns to prescription medication as a way of handling her anxiety concerning her...

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St. Vincent

as Shirley
Released: 2014-10-09

A young boy whose parents just divorced finds an unlikely friend and mentor in the misanthropic,...

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Bachelorette

as Victoria Archer
Released: 2012-01-23

Three friends are asked to be bridesmaids at a wedding of a woman they used to ridicule back in...

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as Dr. Platt
Released: 2008-12-25

A newly married couple, in the process of starting a family, learn many of life's important...

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Apt Pupil

as Monica Bowden
Released: 1998-10-23

One day in 1984, Todd Bowden, a brilliant high school boy fascinated by the history of Nazism,...

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The Forgotten

as Eileen the Accountant
Released: 2004-09-24

Telly Paretta is a grieving mother struggling to cope with the loss of her 8-year-old son. She...

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Our Brand Is Crisis

as Nell
Released: 2015-09-11

Based on the documentary "Our Brand Is Crisis", this feature focuses on the use of American...

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Rebecca

as Mrs. Van Hopper
Released: 2020-10-16

After a whirlwind romance with a wealthy widower, a naïve bride moves to his family estate but...

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The Independent

as Patricia Turnball
Released: 2022-11-02

It's the final weeks of the most consequential presidential election in history. America is...

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as Peggy
Released: 1990-12-23

Urban horticulturalist Brontë Mitchell has her eye on a gorgeous apartment, but the building's...

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Lorenzo's Oil

as Pediatrician
Released: 1992-12-30

Augusto and Michaela Odone are dealt a cruel blow by fate when their five-year-old son Lorenzo...

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Bushwhacked

as Mrs. Patterson
Released: 1995-08-04

A inept courier realises he has been used by criminals to deliver money. On the run from both...

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The Notorious Bettie Page

as Edna Paige
Released: 2005-09-14

Bettie Page grew up in a conservative religious family in Tennessee and became a photo model...

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Mass

as Linda
Released: 2021-10-08

Two couples meet for a painful and raw conversation in the aftermath of a violent tragedy.

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as Kate Medford
Released: 2009-09-18

A rising star at agri-industry giant Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), Mark Whitacre suddenly turns...

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as Olivia
Released: 2004-07-28

Andrew returns to his hometown for the funeral of his mother, a journey that reconnects him with...

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Big Driver

as Ramona
Released: 2014-10-18

Tess Thorne, a famous writer, is determined to seek revenge on the man who brutally assaulted...

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Taking Chance

as Gretchen
Released: 2009-09-21

Lt. Col. Michael Strobl, a volunteer military escort accompanies the body of Lance Cpl. Chance...

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A Kid Like Jake

as Catherine
Released: 2018-06-01

On the eve of the admissions cycle for New York City kindergartens, Alex and Greg Wheeler have...

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Gimme Shelter

as Kathy
Released: 2013-10-17

After running away from her abusive mother, a streetwise teen seeks refuge with her father, but...

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Wildlike

as Jeanie
Released: 2015-09-25

Fourteen-year-old Mackenzie is sent to live with her uncle in Juneau when her mother can’t care...

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Shiloh

as Louise Preston
Released: 1996-11-30

An abused beagle runs away from his owner. On the road, he meets young Marty Preston and follows...

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Cowboys

as Faith
Released: 2020-04-15

Troy and his young transgender son Joe are on the run from his conservative mother in the...

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Alice Upside Down

as Aunt Sally
Released: 2007-10-06

Still mourning the death of her mother a few years back, Alice McKinley finds her life seriously...

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Gardener of Eden

as Ma Harris
Released: 2007-04-26

When a young deli-counter clerk and general slacker in New Jersey accidentally saves a young...

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Nancy

as Betty
Released: 2018-06-08

Nancy becomes increasingly convinced she was kidnapped as a child. When she meets a couple whose...

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Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes

as Edna Garrett
Released: 2021-12-07

The live special event features reenactments of episodes from “The Facts of Life” and “Diff’rent...

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Family Squares

as uncredited
Released: 2022-02-25

The Worth Family has been divided for years but when the matriarch, Grandma Mabel dies suddenly,...

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The Thing About My Folks

as Linda
Released: 2005-06-02

Ben's dad Sam shows up one night with a note from Ben's mother (Sam's wife of 46 years), that...

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All Over Me

as Anne
Released: 1997-04-25

Claude and Ellen are best friends who live in a not-so-nice area of New York. They're involved...

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Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season

as Louise Preston
Released: 1999-07-02

When Shiloh's abusive previous owner, Judd Travers, tries to retake Shiloh again, Ray tries to...

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The Great & The Small

as Dupre
Released: 2016-03-31

Twenty-six year old Scott is living on the streets and trying to find his way back into society...

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Tyrel

as Silvia
Released: 2018-01-20

Tyler joins his friend on a trip to the Catskills for a weekend birthday party with several...

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Lucy

as DeDe
Released: 2003-05-04

MOW about the life of Lucille Ball, focusing on the loving yet tumultuous relationship with Desi...

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The Discoverers

as Patti
Released: 2014-05-16

Washed-up history professor Lewis Birch takes his begrudging teenagers Zoe and Jack on a road...

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Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long

as Rose Long
Released: 1995-03-18

A Louisiana governor becomes a controversial political kingpin during the Depression.

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Hedgehog

as Joan
Released: 2017-05-22

The daughter of a late comic is forced to confront her fears of performing.

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Familiar Strangers

as uncredited
Released: 2008-01-01

"Familiar Strangers" asks the question. "Is it really possible to relate to ones parents and...

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The Living Wake

as Librarian
Released: 2007-06-06

A dark comedy set in a timeless storybook universe. Self-proclaimed artist and genius, K. Roth...

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Speed of Life

as uncredited
Released: 2020-01-10

The film follows a woman who has a chance to reflect on her life when a wormhole opens upon...

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Goodbye Baby

as Terri
Released: 2007-03-12

An ambitious young woman who can't afford to pay for college throws caution to the wind by...

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Coming Up Roses

as Lynne
Released: 2011-09-23

A drama centered on a former actress who subjects her 15-year-old daughter to a series of...

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I Believe in America

as Glenn
Released: 2007-07-02

Three generations of one family, all involved at different levels with the Puerto Rican...

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Baby

as Ms. Minifred
Released: 2000-10-08

A couple finds a baby on their doorstep with a note asking them to temporarily keep it. They...

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Making The Leftovers

as Herself
Released: 2014-09-07

HBO-created featurette on the origins of the Leftovers television series.

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Henrietta Bulkowski

as Narrator
Released: 2019-03-08

A determined young woman, crippled with a severe hunchback, will stop at nothing to fulfill her...

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Homework

as Mother
Released: 2004-05-03

Sara, a young ballet dancer, drifts through boredom as a constrained classical dancer until she...

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Enemy of the People

as uncredited
Released: 2021-07-28

Enemy of the People centers on a small former manufacturing town that has been revitalized as a...

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Louise Durning
First aired: 1999-09-20

In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In...

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Sally Wilkens
First aired: 1999-09-20

In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In...

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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest
First aired: 2009-07-16

Bravo network executive Andy Cohen discusses pop culture topics with celebrities and reality...

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Law & Order

as Dorothy Baxter
First aired: 1990-09-13

In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing...

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Law & Order

as Teresa Franz
First aired: 1990-09-13

In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing...

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Law & Order

as Dr. Beth Allison
First aired: 1990-09-13

In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing...

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Law & Order

as Patricia Smith
First aired: 1990-09-13

In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing...

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American Dad!

as Miss Macadoo (voice)
First aired: 2005-02-06

The series focuses on an eccentric motley crew that is the Smith family and their three...

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Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Laurie Manotti
First aired: 2001-09-30

The third installment of the “Law & Order” franchise takes viewers deep into the minds of its...

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The X-Files

as Mrs. Reed
First aired: 1993-09-10

The exploits of FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully who investigate X-Files:...

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House

as Mother Superior
First aired: 2004-11-16

Dr. Gregory House, a drug-addicted, unconventional, misanthropic medical genius, leads a team of...

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The Handmaid's Tale

as Aunt Lydia / Miss Clements
First aired: 2017-04-26

Set in a dystopian future, a woman is forced to live as a concubine under a fundamentalist...

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True Detective

as Betty Childress
First aired: 2014-01-12

An American anthology police detective series utilizing multiple timelines in which...

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The Leftovers

as Patti Levin
First aired: 2014-06-29

When 2% of the world's population abruptly disappears without explanation, the world struggles...

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Touched by an Angel

as Paula Dardenne
First aired: 1994-09-21

Monica, an angel, is tasked with bringing guidance and messages from God to various people who...

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Masters of Sex

as Estabrooks Masters
First aired: 2013-09-29

William Masters and Virginia Johnson are real-life pioneers of the science of human sexuality....

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Louie

as Sister Carson
First aired: 2010-06-29

Louis C.K. stars as a fictionalized version of himself; a comedian and newly divorced father...

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Chicago Hope

as uncredited
First aired: 1994-09-18

Chicago Hope is an American medical drama television series, created by David E. Kelley. It ran...

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The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd

as Nurse Courtney
First aired: 1987-05-21

Molly Dodd — a mid-30s, divorced woman living in New York — faces the comedy and drama of a...

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Judging Amy

as Mrs. Schleewee
First aired: 1999-09-19

Judging Amy is an American television drama that was telecast from September 19, 1999, through...

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Providence

as Mary
First aired: 1999-01-08

Providence is an American television drama series.

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The Other Two

as Paula Davies
First aired: 2019-01-24

A former professional dancer, Brooke, and her brother Cary, an aspiring actor, try to find their...

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North and South

as Maureen
First aired: 1985-11-03

The story of the enduring friendship between Orry Main of South Carolina and George Hazard of...

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Third Watch

as uncredited
First aired: 1999-09-23

The exploits of a group of men and women who serve the City of New York as police officers,...

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The Division

as uncredited
First aired: 2001-01-07

The Division is an American crime drama television series created by Deborah Joy LeVine and...

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Freaks and Geeks

as Cookie Kelly
First aired: 1999-09-25

High school mathlete Lindsay Weir rebels and begins hanging out with a crowd of burnouts (the...

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Search Party

as Paula Jo
First aired: 2016-11-21

A dark comedy about four self-absorbed twenty-somethings who become entangled in an ominous...

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Law & Order: Trial by Jury

as Karen Ames
First aired: 2005-03-03

The inner workings of the judicial system, beginning with the arraignment, and continuing...

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Family Law

as uncredited
First aired: 1999-09-20

Family attorney and mom Lynn Holt has had to scramble to keep her family and her law firm...

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Quarry

as uncredited
First aired: 2016-09-09

The story of Mac Conway, a Marine who returns home to Memphis from Vietnam in 1972 and finds...

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Teenage Euthanasia

as uncredited
First aired: 2021-09-06

A former runaway teen mom is accidentally resurrected in her family's funeral home.

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The Jury

as uncredited
First aired: 2004-06-08

Set in New York City, the series brings the viewer into the jury room to watch the deliberators...

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Olive Kitteridge

as Bonnie Newton
First aired: 2014-11-02

A look at a seemingly placid New England town that is actually wrought with illicit affairs,...

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Lambs of God

as Sister Margarita
First aired: 2019-07-21

A dark, gothic tale about three nuns, each a generation apart, living in an isolated convent by...

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Nothing Sacred

as Sister Mo
First aired: 1997-09-18

Father Ray, a card-playing, cocktail-sipping, blues-loving priest, ministers to his parishioners...

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