Name
Amy Ryan
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1968-05-03 (58 years old)
Place of Birth
Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Amy Beth Dziewiontkowski (born May 3, 1968), known professionally as Amy Ryan, is an American actress. She has been nominated for an Academy Award and Golden Globe for her performance in Gone Baby Gone (2007) and is also known for her roles in the HBO series The Wire, playing Port Authority Officer Beadie Russell; In Treatment, playing psychiatrist Adele Brousse; and The Office, playing human resources representative Holly Flax.
Ryan was born in Queens, New York City. She is the daughter of Pam, a nurse, and John, a trucking business owner. Ryan is her mother's maiden name. She is of English, Irish, and Polish descent. Growing up in the 1970s, Ryan and her sister delivered the Daily News by bike. At a young age, Ryan attended the Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts Center in upstate New York. At 17, she graduated from New York's High School of Performing Arts. Hired for the national tour of Biloxi Blues right out of high school, Ryan worked steadily off-Broadway for the next decade.
Known For
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- 2024 Wolfs as Margaret
- 2008 Changeling as Carol Dexter
- 2007 Gone Baby Gone as Helene McCready
- 2002 The Women as Peggy
- 2010 Green Zone as Lawrie Dayne
- 2007 Before the Devil Knows You're Dead as Martha Hanson
- 2007 Dan in Real Life as Eileen
- 2004 Keane as Lynn Bedik
- 2009 The Missing Person as Miss Charley
- 2010 Jack Goes Boating as Connie
- 2023 Passing Through
- 2009 Bob Funk as Ms. Wright
- 2011 Win Win as Jackie Flaherty
- 1992 In the Deep Woods as Beth
- 2013 Escape Plan as Abigail Ross
- 2013 Devil's Knot as Margaret Lax
- 2013 Clear History as Wendy
- 2013 Breathe In as Megan Reynolds
- 2014 Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) as Sylvia
- 2008 Chicago 10 as Anita Hoffman (voice)
- 2016 Monster Trucks as Cindy Coley
- 2015 Goosebumps as Gale
- 2015 Bridge of Spies as Mary Donovan
- 2015 Don Verdean as Carol
- 2015 Louder Than Bombs as Hannah Brennan
- 2007 Tapping the Wire as Self
- 1999 Roberta as Judy
- 2000 You Can Count on Me as Mrs. Prescott
- 2016 The Infiltrator as Bonni Tischler
- 1998 Remembering Sex as Elaine Devlin
- 2016 Central Intelligence as Pamela Harris
- 2023 Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid as Self
- 2008 Marvelous as Queenie
- 2017 Abundant Acreage Available as Tracy
- 2006 Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World as Emily Brooks
- 2018 Beautiful Boy as Vicki Sheff
- 2005 War of the Worlds as Neighbor with Toddler
- 2019 Strange but True as Charlene Chase
- 2019 Late Night as Caroline Morton
- 2015 Birdman: All-Access (A View From the Wings) as Self
- 2020 Lost Girls as Mari Gilbert
- 2021 Worth as Camille Biros
- 2023 Beau Is Afraid as Grace
- 2002 Baseball Wives as Megan Salerno
- 2016 A Case of the Cold War: Bridge of Spies as Self
- 2026 A Statement
- Soon NDA
- Soon Goosebumps 3: Cursed Christmas
- 1999 Third Watch ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Jenny Hanson
- 1990 Law & Order ( 1 episode ) as Amy
- 2006 Kidnapped ( 2 episodes )
- 1991 Home Improvement ( 1 episode ) as Robin
- 2005 The Office ( 17 episodes ) as Holly Flax
- 1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ( 1 episode ) as Lorraine Hansen
- 1989 Quantum Leap ( 1 episode ) as Libby McBain
- 2012 Finding Your Roots ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2021 Only Murders in the Building ( 15 episodes ) as Jan Bellows
- 1993 Homicide: Life on the Street ( 1 episode ) as Erika Cullen
- 2002 The Wire ( 20 episodes ) as Beadie Russell
- 1994 Chicago Hope ( 1 episode ) as Helen Sherwood
- 1994 ER ( 2 episodes ) as Sister Elizabeth
- 1995 The Naked Truth ( 20 episodes ) as Chloe Banks
- 1991 Brooklyn Bridge ( 1 episode )
- 2014 Broad City ( 2 episodes ) as Heidi Strand
- 2008 In Treatment ( 8 episodes ) as Adele Brouse
- 1998 A Will of their Own ( 2 episodes ) as Carrie Baker
- 2024 Sugar ( 8 episodes ) as Melanie Matthews
- 2001 Law & Order: Criminal Intent ( 1 episode ) as Julie Turner
- 1990 Law & Order ( 1 episode ) as Valerie Messick
- 1996 The Daily Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2001 Law & Order: Criminal Intent ( 1 episode ) as Edie Nelson
- 2020 I'll Be Gone in the Dark ( 7 episodes ) as Michelle McNamara's Words (voice)
- 2001 100 Centre Street ( 2 episodes ) as Rebecca Rifkind
- 2001 100 Centre Street ( 1 episode ) as Ellen
- 2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ( 1 episode ) as Self
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- 2013 Rick and Morty ( 1 episode ) as Marjorie (voice)
