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Ann Dowd is a Actor American born on 30 january 1956 at Holyoke (USA)
Ann Dowd (born January 30, 1956) is an American film, television, and theatre actress. She appeared as Sandra in the movie Compliance for which she received the National Board of Review award for Best Supporting Actress. Dowd has played supporting roles in several films, including Philadelphia, Green Card, Lorenzo's Oil, Garden State, The Informant!, Marley & Me, The Manchurian Candidate, Flags of Our Fathers and Side Effects. Dowd was a series regular on Nothing Sacred and the HBO series The Leftovers.
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Ann Dowd
Ann Dowd (born January 30, 1956) is an American film, television, and theatre actress. She appeared as Sandra in the movie Compliance for which she received the National Board of Review award for Best Supporting Actress. Dowd has played supporting roles in several films, including Philadelphia, Green Card, Lorenzo's Oil, Garden State, The Informant!, Marley & Me, The Manchurian Candidate, Flags of Our Fathers and Side Effects. Dowd was a series regular on Nothing Sacred and the HBO series The Leftovers.
Biography
Dowd and her husband both coach acting and are frequent collaborators. Her husband is Lawrence "Larry" Arancio, a writer and acting chair for the CAP21 program who has also taught at the HB Studio and Columbia College Chicago. Arancio has worked with Lady Gaga as her acting coach. Dowd and Arancio met while students in Chicago, Arancio being from New York City. They have three children, Liam, Emily, and Trust, and reside in New York City. Dowd is a foster care advocate.Usually with
Filmography of Ann Dowd (46 films)
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Rebecca (2020)
Directed by Ben Wheatley
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Romance
Themes Les fantasmes, Psychologie, Films about sexuality
Actors Lily James, Armie Hammer, Kristin Scott Thomas, Ann Dowd, Keeley Hawes, Sam Riley
Roles Mrs. Van Hopper
Rating60%
Une jeune femme plutôt naïve épouse un riche veuf et part s'installer avec lui dans son manoir gigantesque. Mais elle constate que le souvenir de la première épouse maintient une emprise sur son mari et les domestiques.
Tyrel (2018)
, 1h26Directed by Sebastián Silva
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Jason Mitchell, Christopher Abbott, Michael Cera, Caleb Landry Jones, Ann Dowd, Michael Zegen
Roles Silvia
Rating55%
Tyler rejoint un ami aux Catskills pour une fête d'anniversaire avec plusieurs personnes qu'il ne connaît pas. Dès son arrivée, il est clair que (1) il est le seul homme noir, et (2) cela va être un week-end de consommation excessive d'alcool. Bien que Tyler soit le bienvenu, il ne peut s'empêcher de se sentir mal à l'aise. La combinaison de toute la testostérone et de l'alcool commence à devenir incontrôlable et la situation précaire de Tyler commence à ressembler à un cauchemar.
American Animals (2018)
, 1h56Directed by Bart Layton
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Documentary, Crime
Themes Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Evan Peters, Blake Jenner, Ann Dowd, Udo Kier, Gary Basaraba, Lara Grice
Roles Betty Jean 'BJ' Gooch
Rating69%
Pour Spencer et Warren, deux fils de bonne famille, leur avenir semble déjà être tracé. Ils finiront, comme la plupart des étudiants fortunés comme eux, à Lexington, au Kentucky. Pour tromper leur ennui existentiel et mettre du piment à leur vie ennuyeuse, ils décident d'organiser un cambriolage audacieux : celui de la bibliothèque de l’Université Transylvania où Spencer étudie. Ils désirent voler des livres rares dont les trois gros volumes du classique de John James Aububon, "Birds of America" qui vaut à lui seul près de 12 millions de dollars, pour ensuite les revendre sur le marché noir. Rejoints par le sportif Chas et le mathématicien Eric, la bande se demande si leur recherche de sensations fortes va vraiment donner un sens à leur existence. Lorsqu'ils ont enfin un semblant de réponse, le point de non-retour est franchi et ils ne peuvent plus faire marche arrière.
A Kid Like Jake (2018)
, 1h30Directed by Silas Howard
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about sexuality, Théâtre, Films based on plays, LGBT-related film
Actors Claire Danes, Priyanka Chopra, Octavia Spencer, Jim Parsons, Ann Dowd, Cindy Cheung
Roles Catherine
Rating56%
Un couple de Brooklyn cherche la bonne crèche pour leurs enfants tout en naviguant dans les questions sur l'identité de genre.
Hereditary (2018)
, 2h6Directed by Ari Aster
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Actors Toni Collette, Gabriel Byrne, Alex Wolff, Ann Dowd, Kathleen Chalfant
Roles Joan
Rating72%
Quand Ellen, la matriarche de la famille Graham, décède, sa fille, Annie, retourne habiter dans la grande demeure familiale avec son mari Steve et ses deux enfants, son fils, Peter et sa fille, Charlie. Mais, rapidement, la vie de ces quatre personnes qui semble apparemment paisible est perturbée par des phénomènes étranges et inquiétants qui vont aller en s'amplifiant après la mort tragique de Charlie. La famille devra faire face à de terrifiants secrets liés à l'entourage de la matriarche défunte et affronter un ennemi redoutable.
Captain Fantastic (2016)
Directed by Matt Ross
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Adventure, Romance
Themes Films about families, Medical-themed films, Films about suicide, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Films about psychiatry, Road movies
Actors Viggo Mortensen, Frank Langella, Missi Pyle, Steve Zahn, Kathryn Hahn, Nicholas Hamilton
Roles Abigail Bertrang
Rating78%
A father (Viggo Mortensen), devoted to teaching his six children how to live and survive in the deep forests of the Pacific Northwest, is forced to leave his self-created paradise. When confronted with the real world, he begins a journey that challenges his ideas of freedom and what it means to raise a family.
Collateral Beauty (2016)
, 1h37Directed by David Frankel
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Films about children, Medical-themed films
Actors Will Smith, Edward Norton, Kate Winslet, Keira Knightley, Helen Mirren, Michael Peña
Roles Sally Price
Rating68%
Howard Inlet (Will Smith), un publicitaire new-yorkais, vit une tragédie et tombe dans une profonde dépression lorsque sa fille de 6 ans meurt.
, 1h58Directed by Joseph Cedar
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy
Actors Richard Gere, Lior Ashkenazi, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Michael Sheen, Dan Stevens, Steve Buscemi
Roles Carol Raskin
Rating60%
Un opérateur se lie d'amitié avec un politicien à un moment compliqué de sa vie, alors qu'il ressent une grande solitude, mais les choses prennent vite une tournure dramatique lorsque son nouvel ami devient une personnalité influente.
Our Brand Is Crisis (2015)
, 1h47Directed by David Gordon Green, Peter Straughan
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Political films
Actors George Clooney, Sandra Bullock, Scoot McNairy, Billy Bob Thornton, Anthony Mackie, Ann Dowd
Roles Nell
Rating60%
In 2002, Bolivian politician Pedro Castillo (a fictionalized version of Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada) hires American James Carville's political consulting firm, Greenberg Carville Shrum, to help him win the 2002 Bolivian presidential election. GCS brings in Jane Bodine (Sandra Bullock) to manage the campaign in Bolivia. Battling her arch nemesis, the opposition's political consultant Pat Candy (Billy Bob Thornton), Bodine successfully uses American political campaign strategies to lead Castillo to victory against Victor Rivera (a fictionalized version of socialist candidate Evo Morales).
The Drop (2014)
, 1h46Directed by Michaël R. Roskam
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Films about animals, Films about dogs, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace, Matthias Schoenaerts, James Gandolfini, John Ortiz, James Frecheville
Roles Dottie
Rating69%
Bob Saginowski (Tom Hardy) is a bartender at a neighborhood bar in Brooklyn called "Cousin Marv's". Marv (James Gandolfini) ceded ownership of the bar years earlier to Chechen mobsters and now operates it with Bob as a 'drop' for illegal takings. Marv berates Bob and some patrons for commemorating the 10th anniversary of the murder of a man named Richie Wheelan. Later at night, a neighbour, Nadia (Noomi Rapace), a local waitress, discovers Bob rescuing a battered pit bull pup abandoned in her garbage can. She assists Bob in caring for the dog. Bob leaves the dog in her care until he can decide whether to adopt him.
St. Vincent (2014)
, 1h43Directed by Theodore Melfi
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Melissa McCarthy, Naomi Watts, Chris O'Dowd, Bill Murray, Jaeden Martell, Terrence Howard
Roles Shirley
Rating71%
Vincent MacKenna (Bill Murray) is a Vietnam War veteran and retiree living in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. He is a grumpy alcoholic who smokes and gambles regularly. His wife, Sandy (Donna Mitchell), developed Alzheimer's Disease years ago and can no longer recognize him, but he still does her laundry at a nursing home where she lives and visits her weekly, posing as a doctor. Vincent's only other close friends are a pregnant Russian sex worker named Daka (Naomi Watts) and his cat, Felix. He owes many people money. Despite his antagonistic behavior toward strangers, Vincent does have acquaintances who like and respect him.
The Discoverers (2014)
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Griffin Dunne, Madeleine Martin, Cara Buono, John C. McGinley, Devon Graye, Dreama Walker
Roles Patti
Rating56%
History professor and aspiring author Lewis Birch (Dunne) heads on a road trip with his children Zoe (Martin) and Jack (Graye) to attend a conference. However, he learns early into the trip that his mother is ill, and heads to visit her, where he finds she has died. His father, Stanley (Margolin) decides to follow a Lewis and Clark reenactment trip, the family ends up traveling together.
Big Driver (2014)
, 1h27Directed by Mikael Salomon
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Crime
Themes Films about sexuality, Rape in fiction, Erotic films, Rape and revenge films, Auto-justice
Actors Maria Bello, Olympia Dukakis, Ann Dowd, Joan Jett, Jennifer Kydd
Roles Ramona
Rating56%
Tess Thorne is a successful cozy mystery writer who has a fear of flying, and will only take speaking engagement miles away from her home. She goes to a Massachusetts library for a meet and greet with fans. After the event, the woman who had invited her, Ramona Norville, suggests an alternative route for Tess to take on the way home which would shave an hour off her drive. However, on the shortcut, Tess' Toyota Prius rolls over nail-studded pieces of wood which lie across the road, giving her a flat tire. The incident happens by an abandoned gas station. With her cell phone not having a signal, Tess hopes that a good Samaritan will stop.
Side Effects (2013)
, 1h46Directed by Steven Soderbergh
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Jude Law, Rooney Mara, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Channing Tatum, David Costabile, Vinessa Shaw
Roles Mrs. Taylor
Rating70%
Emily Taylor's (Rooney Mara) husband Martin (Channing Tatum) is released after serving a four-year prison sentence for insider trading. Shortly afterward, Emily drives her car into a concrete wall in an apparent suicide attempt. Jonathan Banks (Jude Law), her assigned psychiatrist, fears for her safety but agrees to her release from the hospital as long as she attends sessions with him on a regular basis.
Gimme Shelter (2013)
, 1h41Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Pregnancy films, Films about sexuality
Actors Vanessa Hudgens, Brendan Fraser, Rosario Dawson, James Earl Jones, Emily Meade, Stephanie Szostak
Roles Kathy
Rating64%
Agnes "Apple" Bailey (Vanessa Hudgens) has never had an easy life. She's been in and out of foster care for years, and her mother June (Rosario Dawson) is an abusive addict who only wants her for the welfare money she provides. She decides to run away and go in search of her absent father, Tom Fitzpatrick (Brendan Fraser), whom she discovers is now a wealthy Wall Street broker with a family. He agrees to take her in, but she's quickly forced out again when he and his wife learn she's pregnant and don't agree with her decision to keep the baby.