One of the most notable actresses working today, Ann Dowd has become a household name, having played everything from a deranged cult leader in HBO series The Leftovers to the chilling Aunt Lydia in Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale—performances that got her an Emmy nomination and a win, respectively.
And now, there’s much Oscar buzz around her stunning performance in Fran Krantz’s film Mass, in which she plays a grieving mother on the other side of a school shooting, alongside her onscreen husband Reed Birney, Martha Plimpton and Jason Isaacs.
Here, Dowd discusses Mass and what she hopes audiences will take from it.DEADLINE: Given the subject matter, making this film had to be extremely emotional.ANN DOWD: Well, Fran thought everything out
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