Ann Dowd (born January 30, 1956 in Holyoke, Massachusetts) is an American actress. A regular face in film, television and theatre, she's garnered more public attention recently for her recent work on the critically-acclaimed Margaret Atwood adaptation, The Handmaid's Tale.
Dowd and her husband, Lawrence "Larry" Arancio, both coach acting and are frequent collaborators. Arancio, who is from New York City, is a writer and acting chair for the CAP21 program who has also taught at the HB Studio and Columbia College Chicago. He has worked with Lady Gaga as her acting coach. Dowd and Arancio met while students in Chicago. They have three children, Liam, Emily, and Trust, and reside in New York City. Dowd is a foster care advocate. Her alma mater College of the Holy Cross conferred an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree on her on May 27, 2016.
Film Roles
- 1990 Green Card as Peggy
- 1993 Philadelphia as Jill Beckett
- 1994 It Could Happen to You as Carole
- 1995 Bushwhacked as Mrs. Patterson
- 1998 Apt Pupil as Monica Bowden
- 2004 Garden State as Olivia
- 2004 The Manchurian Candidate as Congresswoman Beckett
- 2005 The Notorious Bettie Page as Edna Page
- 2006 Flags of Our Fathers as Mrs. Strank
- 2007 The Living Wake as The Librarian
- 2008 Marley & Me as Dr. Platt
- 2009 The Informant as FBI Special Agent Kate Medford
- 2012 Compliance as Sandra
- 2013 Gimme Shelter as Kathy
- 2013 Side Effects as Mrs. Taylor
- 2014 Big Driver as Ramona Norvell
- 2016 Collateral Beauty as Sally Price
- 2018 Hereditary as Joan
- 2021 Mass as Linda
Television Roles
- 2013-2014 Masters of Sex as Estabrook Masters
- 2014 True Detective as Betty Childress
- 2014-2017 The Leftovers as Patti Levin
- 2014 Olive Kitteridge as Bonnie Newton
- 2016-2017 Good Behavior as FBI Agent Rhonda Lashever
- 2016 Captain Fantastic as Abigail
- 2017 The Handmaid's Tale as Aunt Lydia
- 2018-2019 3Below as Zeron Omega (voice)
Theatre Roles
- 1987 The Normal Heart as Dr. Emma Brookner
- 2007 Doubt as Sister Aloysius
- 2008 The Seagull as Polina
