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Ann Dowd

Ann Dowd (born January 30, 1956)[1] is an American actress. She has played supporting roles in several films, including Green Card (1990), Lorenzo's Oil (1992), Philadelphia (1993), Garden State (2004), The Manchurian Candidate (2004), Marley & Me (2008), Side Effects (2013), St. Vincent (2014), Captain Fantastic (2016), and Hereditary (2018). Dowd appeared as Sandra in the thriller film Compliance (2012), for which she received the National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress.

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Filmography

A Kid Like Jake

2018
as Catherine

Alice Upside Down

2007
as Aunt Sally

American Animals

2018
as Betty Jean 'BJ' Gooch

Apt Pupil

1998
as Monica Bowden

Baby

2000
as Ms. Minifred

Bachelorette

2012
as Victoria

Big Driver

2014
as Ramona

Bushwhacked

1995
as Mrs. Patterson

Captain Fantastic

2016
as Abigail Bertrang

Collateral Beauty

2016
as Sally Price

Compliance

2012
as Sandra

Cowboys

2021
as Faith

Familiar Strangers

2008

Flags of Our Fathers

2006
as Mrs. Strank

Garden State

2004
as Olivia

Gimme Shelter

2013
as Kathy

Good Behavior

2016
as FBI Agent Rhonda Lashever

Goodbye Baby

2007
as Terri

Green Card

1990
as Peggy

Hedgehog

2017
as Joan

Hereditary

2018
as Joan

It Could Happen to You

1994
as Carol

Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long

1995
as Rose Long

Lambs of God

2019
as Sister Margarita

Lucy

2003
as DeDe

Marley & Me

2008
as Dr. Platt

Mass

2021
as Linda

Nancy

2018
as Betty

Nothing Sacred

1997

Olive Kitteridge

2014
as Bonnie

Our Brand Is Crisis

2015
as Nell

Philadelphia

1993
as Jill Beckett

Rebecca

2020
as Mrs. Van Hopper

Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season

1999
as Louise Preston

Side Effects

2013
as Mrs. Taylor

Speed Of Life

2019

Speed Of Life

2019
as Old June

St. Vincent

2014
as Shirley

Taking Chance

2009
as Gretchen

The Art of Getting By

2011
as Mrs. Grimes

The Babysitters

2007
as Tammy Lyner

The Discoverers

2014
as Patti

The Drop

2014
as Dottie

The Exorcist: Believer

2023
as Nurse Ann

The Great & The Small

2016
as Dupre

The Handmaid's Tale

2017
as Aunt Lydia

The Independent

2022
as Patricia Turnbull

The Informant!

2009
as Kate Medford

The Leftovers

2014
as Patti Levin

The Living Wake

2007
as Librarian

The Manchurian Candidate

2004
as Congresswoman Beckett

The Notorious Bettie Page

2005
as Edna Paige

Tyrel

2018

Wildlike

2014
as Jeanie

Without Grace

2017
as Kira Goldstein

Guest Star

Episode NYPD Blue
Along Came Jones 		2000
Episode Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Ann Dowd; Jake Tapper 		2018
Episode Law & Order
Breeder 		1994
Episode Law & Order
Compassion 		2003
Episode House
Damned If You Do 		2004
Episode Search Party (2016)
Escape to Nowhere 		2021
Episode True Detective
Form and Void 		2014
Episode The Education of Max Bickford
Genesis 		2002
Episode Chicago Hope
Growth Pains 		1995
Episode The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
Here's a rare photo opportunity 		1990
Episode Providence
Home Again 		1999
Episode Search Party (2016)
Home Again, Home Again, Jiggity-Jig 		2021
Episode The Education of Max Bickford
In The Details 		2001
Episode Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Inert Dwarf 		2004
Episode Freaks and Geeks
Kim Kelly Is My Friend 		2000
Episode Family Law
Love and Money 		2000
Episode Law & Order
Pro Se 		1996
Episode 100 Centre Street
Queenie's Running 		2001
Episode The X-Files
Rush 		1999
Episode Third Watch
Second Chances 		2003
Episode Judging Amy
Short Calendar 		1999
Episode At Home with Amy Sedaris
Signature Dishes 		2020
Episode Law & Order
Sonata for a Solo Organ 		1991
Episode Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Soulless 		2003
Episode Third Watch
Superheroes (1) 		2002
Episode Third Watch
Superheroes (2) 		2002
Episode Freaks and Geeks
The Diary 		2000
Episode The Leftovers
The Most Powerful Man in the World (and His Identical Twin Brother) 		2017
Episode Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Truth or Consequences 		2005
Episode Judging Amy
Unnecessary Roughness 		2000
Episode Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Victims 		2001