Ann Dowd is known as an American actress. She is most famous for her roles in Compliance, The Leftovers, and The Handmaid's Tale.
Ann Dowd was born on January 30, 1956 in Holyoke, Massachusetts. Her family was extremely religious. She had an Irish Catholic childhood and was educated by nuns for a long time. She was energetic about acting from in all respects at an opportune time. This adoration for acting originated from her father, who used to sing and act in chapel plays. She said he would have never approved of acting as a career decision for her. He passed on when she was in high school. Something else that her father adored was the College of Holy Cross. Along these lines, she got accepted at the Holy Cross to study premed.
She was not content with her premed classes, and this was seen by her educator and companions who encouraged her to pursue her fantasy of being an actress. She at that point proceeded to pursue her Masters of Fine Arts degree in acting from the Goodman School of Drama at DePaul University.
Compliance was the motion picture that originally got Ann Dowd her rise to fame. The film is based on a genuine story. In the film, she plays the role of an eatery manager, Sandra, who is controlled and manipulated into making an assistant rape on one of her female workers. The true story was shocking as a prank caller had pretended to be the police and demanded that sexual acts are performed or else the workers at the restaurant would suffer consequences.
Her role in the series 'The Leftovers got her an Emmy nomination in 2017. The series, featuring Justin Theroux, is an otherworldly drama. She plays the role of Patti Lavin, who is an authoritarian cult pioneer. In August 2019, the finale for Handmaid’s Tale aired to tons of positive reactions. Ann plays a role in the show as Aunt Lydia Clements. Her performance in the series has made her a commonly recognized name and a noteworthy actress in Hollywood. The role has fit her well because of her ability to portray a mean streak.
While studying at DePaul University in Chicago that Ann Dowd met Lawrence Arancio, who proceeded to turn into an actor, writer, and director. They were married in 1984 and have three children, Liam, Emily, and Trust. Trust was adopted by Ann and her significant other when he was six years of age.
| Birth Date: | 30 Jan, 1956 |
| Age: | 64 yrs |
| Occupations: | Television actor Film actor Actor Stage actor |
| Citizenship: | United States of America |
| Birth Place: | Holyoke |
| Education: | DePaul University College of the Holy Cross |
| Gender: | Female |
| Description: | American actress |
| Net Worth 2021: | 4 million |
