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Ann Dowd was born on 30 January, 1956 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, U.S., is an American actress. Discover Ann Dowd's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 68 years old?

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Occupation Actress
Age 68 years old
Zodiac Sign Aquarius
Born 30 January, 1956
Birthday 30 January
Birthplace Holyoke, Massachusetts, U.S.
Nationality United States

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Who Is Ann Dowd's Husband?

Her husband is Lawrence Arancio (m. 1984)

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Ann Dowd Net Worth

Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Ann Dowd worth at the age of 68 years old? Ann Dowd’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actress. She is from United States. We have estimated Ann Dowd's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

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1956

Ann Dowd (born January 30, 1956) is an American actress.

Ann Dowd was born on January 30, 1956, in Holyoke, Massachusetts.

Her brother, John Dowd Jr., is president of The Dowd Agencies, an insurance company started by their great-grandfather.

Dowd's sister, Elizabeth Dowd, is a developmental therapist and parenting coach; sister Clare Dowd is executive director of the Creative Action Institute; sister Deborah Dowd is a psychotherapist, and former president of the Massachusetts Institute for Psychoanalysis; and her brother Gregory Dowd is a doctor of veterinary medicine.

Her paternal grandfather was James "Kip" Dowd, a former Major League baseball player for the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Dowd's family is Irish Catholic.

She attended the Williston Northampton School, where she performed in school plays.

Dowd became interested in acting at a young age but was dissuaded by her family at first because they did not approve of her pursuing an acting career.

1978

She graduated in 1978 from the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, where much of Dowd's family also attended.

At Holy Cross, she was a premed student and took acting classes.

Dowd credits her instructors and roommate at that time for persuading her to forgo medical school and follow her passion for acting.

Dowd traveled to New York City to audition for the Goodman School of Drama at DePaul University in Chicago, where she received an MFA in Acting.

While at DePaul, Dowd received a prestigious scholarship from the Sarah Siddons Society, an award that had also gone to Carrie Snodgress.

Dowd was classmates with Elizabeth Perkins and also worked as a waitress during this time.

1985

Dowd's first appearance was in the 1985 television movie First Steps with fellow Chicago actor Megan Mullally.

She has appeared in many popular television shows including House and Louie, on both of which she played a nun.

Other shows include Chicago Hope, The X-Files, Third Watch, NYPD Blue, Judging Amy and Freaks and Geeks, in which she played the mother of Busy Philipps.

Dowd has also appeared in many episodes of the Law & Order franchise.

1988

Dowd spent several years performing in regional theatre in the Chicago area, performing often at the Court Theatre, later deciding in 1988 to move to New York City to pursue a bigger stage.

She pounded the pavement and her first acting gig there was with the Hartford Stage Company.

1990

She has appeared in numerous films, including Green Card (1990), Lorenzo's Oil (1992), Philadelphia (1993), Garden State (2004), The Manchurian Candidate (2004), Marley & Me (2008), Compliance (2012), Side Effects (2013), St. Vincent (2014), Captain Fantastic (2016), Hereditary (2018), and Mass (2021).

For Compliance, she won the National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress.

For Mass, she earned nominations for a British Academy Film Award and a Critics' Choice Award.

1993

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.

1995

In 1995 she portrayed Rose Long, Louisiana's first female senator, in the television movie Kingfish, opposite John Goodman.

1997

Dowd 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.

2004

Also in 2004, Dowd played the mother of Natalie Portman's character in Garden State and appeared in The Forgotten starring Julianne Moore.

2005

In 2005, she starred opposite Gretchen Mol in The Notorious Bettie Page, portraying Edna Page, Bettie Page's mother.

2006

She also played the role of Mrs. Strank in the 2006 Clint Eastwood film Flags of Our Fathers.

2008

In 2008, Dowd appeared in Marley & Me starring Jennifer Aniston.

In 2008 she appeared in the television movie Taking Chance starring Kevin Bacon.

Dowd was a series regular on Nothing Sacred, which was filmed in Los Angeles and aired for one season (97/98), in which she played a nun.

2009

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.

2012

She received rave reviews for her work in the 2012 movie Compliance, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.

In the film, Dowd 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.

2014

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.

2017

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.

2018

She played the supporting role of Joan in the 2018 horror film Hereditary.