Actress Ann Dowd Shares Supportive Text Message from Elisabeth Moss after Election
Ann Dowd, known for her role in “The Handmaid’s Tale,” recently shared a personal anecdote about the impact of President Trump’s first election win. Reflecting on that unexpected outcome, Dowd remembered reaching out to her co-star Elisabeth Moss the morning after the election results came in.
The two actors were in the midst of filming the popular Hulu series when Trump was elected. Dowd vividly recalled her disbelief upon reading the news in The New York Times. In a text to Moss, she expressed her concern about the future, to which Moss responded with a line from the show: “Don’t let the bastards grind you down” in Latin, a famous phrase from both the series and the original novel by Margaret Atwood.
This exchange highlights the close bond between the cast members and the emotional impact of real-world events on their work. It’s a reminder of the power of storytelling in times of uncertainty.
