
Ann Dowd Biography
Ann Dowd is an American actress. She has appeared in numerous films. Dowd was a series regular on the HBO series The Leftovers (2014–2017), for which she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series.
She plays Aunt Lydia Clements on the Hulu series The Handmaid’s Tale (2017–present), for which she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.
Ann Dowd Age
Ann Dowd was born on 30 January 1956, in Holyoke, Massachusetts, United States. She is 66 years old.
Ann Dowd Height
Dowd stands at a moderate height of 5 feet 2 inches.
Ann Dowd Family
Ann was born and raised by her caring parents Dolores Dowd and John Dowd. She grew up along with John Dowd Jr., Kathleen Dowd, and Elizabeth Dowd.
Ann Dowd Husband
She is married to her loving husband Lawrence Arancio. The couple is blessed with three children Liam Arancio, Trust Arancio, and Emily Arancio.
Ann Dowd Net Worth
Dowd has an estimated net worth of $ 4 million.
Ann Dowd Career
Ann starred in Shiloh (1997) and its sequels, Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season (1999) and Saving Shiloh (2006) as Louise Preston. She appears in the 1997 cult film All Over Me and in the 1998 film Apt Pupil, in which she played the mother of Brad Renfro’s character.
Dowd has acted in two films directed by Jonathan Demme, as Jill Beckett, sister of Tom Hanks’s character, Andrew Beckett, in Philadelphia (1993), and in The Manchurian Candidate (2004), starring Meryl Streep.
Also in 2004, Ann played the mother of Natalie Portman’s character in Garden State and appeared in The Forgotten starring Julianne Moore.
In 2005, She starred opposite Gretchen Mol in The Notorious Bettie Page, portraying Edna Page, Bettie Page’s mother. She also played the role of Mrs. Strank in the 2006 Clint Eastwood film Flags of Our Fathers.
In 2008, Dowd appeared in Marley & Me starring Jennifer Aniston. She received rave reviews for her work in the 2012 movie Compliance, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.
In the film, She plays Sandra, a fast-food restaurant manager caught in a mysterious ethical nightmare. For this role, Dowd was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Actress and received the National Board of Review award.
She has played supporting roles in two Steven Soderbergh films, The Informant! in 2009, and Side Effects in 2013, in which she played the mother of Channing Tatum’s character. She played the supporting role of Joan in the 2018 horror film Hereditary.
Ann Dowd Movies and TV Shows
Movies
- Compliance 2012
- Hereditary 2018
- Mass 2021
- The Exorcist: B… 2023
- The Drop 2014
- Rebecca 2020
- Shiloh 1996
- Big Driver 2014
- The Independent 2022
- Shiloh 2: Shiloh Se… 1999
- Nancy 2018
- American Animals 2018
- Marley & Me 2008
- Saving Shiloh 2006
- Cowboys 2020
- Garden State 2004
- Philadelphia 1993
- Bushwhacked 1995
- Captain Fantastic 2016
- Side Effects 2013
- Gimme Shelter 2013
- A Kid Like Jake 2018
- Bachelorette 2012
- Apt Pupil 1998
- It Could Happen in…1994
- St. Vincent 2014
- Our Brand Is Crisis 2015
- Speed of Life 2019
- Wildlike 2014
- Tyrel 2018
- Collateral Beauty 2016
- Family Squares
- Green Card 1990
- Taking Chance 2009
- Alice Upside Do… 2007
- The Forgotten 2004
- The Undertake…
- All Over Me 1997
- Lorenzo’s Oil 1992
- Lucy 2003
- Gardener of Eden 2007
- Hedgehog 2017
- The Great & The Small 2016
- The Living Wake 2007
- The Manchuria… 2004
- Flags Of Our Fathers 2006
- The Babysitters2007
- The Art of Getting By 2011
- The Informant! 2009
- The Notorious…2005
TV shows
- The Handmaid… Since 2017
- The Leftovers 2014 – 2017
- Lambs of God 2019
- Good Behavior 2016 – 2017
- Olive Kitteridge 2014
- Live in Front of a Studio… Since 2019
- Freaks and Geeks 1999 – 2000
- Taking Chance 2009
- Masters of Sex 2013 – 2016
- Law & Order Since 1990
- Heaven and Hell 1994
- 3Below: Tales of Ar… 2018 – 2019
- Quarry 2016
- Dismantling Democracy Since 2020
- FREE HBO: The Leftovers… Since 2018
- Rebeca (2020) Re…
- Nothing Sacred 1997 – 1998
- Live in Front of a Studio… Since 2021
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