Ann Dowd
Actor · Producer
Born Jan 30, 1956 · Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA
Active 1985–present
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.
Filmography
The Testaments (2026) — Aunt Lydia Clements · ProducerThe Friend (2025) — MarjoriePoor BoyHouse (2004) — Mother SuperiorCaptain Fantastic (2016) — Abigail BertrangTrue Detective (2014) — Betty ChildressThe X-Files (1993) — Mrs. ReedLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) — Sally Wilkens · Louise DurningThe Handmaid's Tale (2017) — Aunt Lydia ClementsHereditary (2018) — JoanPhiladelphia (1993) — Jill BeckettCollateral Beauty (2016) — Sally PriceMarley & Me (2008) — Dr. PlattFreaks and Geeks (1999) — Cookie KellyThe Leftovers (2014) — Patti LevinAmerican Dad! (2005) — Miss Macadoo (voice)St. Vincent (2014) — ShirleyGarden State (2004) — OliviaSide Effects (2013) — Mrs. TaylorThe Drop (2014) — DottieFlags of Our Fathers (2006) — Mrs. StrankLouie (2010) — Sister CarsonThe Manchurian Candidate (2004) — Congresswoman BeckettAmerican Animals (2018) — Betty Jean 'BJ' Gooch