American - Actress | 1956 -
I was the second oldest of seven children, and chores were a way of life for us. If your task wasn't completed, you were called right back to finish it.
Ann Dowd
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My parents were strict but loving.
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My father, John, ran the Dowd Insurance Co. in town, which was started by his great-grandfather. My mother, Dolores, was a homemaker who kept an eye on all of us.
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I remember, as a young Catholic girl in high school, seeing 'The Exorcist,' and it scared the wits out of me.
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Two of my aunts are Catholic sisters.
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I look at all these wonderful actors who are out of work, and I don't know what accounts for my good fortune, but I'm grateful for it.
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All I ever wanted was a successful career as an actress.
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The day after Trump was elected, I happened to be home in New York. I went to bed for the day.
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The first time I read 'Leftovers,' I didn't get it at all.
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When I think of those in the 'far right' or those who are pro-life to the extreme and at all costs protect the unborn, the thing that enrages me is you want to ask every one of them, 'How many foster children are in your home now?'
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In general, between an actor and a character, there needs to be a falling in love, if you will - which I'm saying in quotes.
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I was so grateful to win an Emmy, but just being nominated, it's not overrated!
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