Amy Ryan
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 3, 1968 (age 58)
- Birthplace
- 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.
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Filmography
NDA
Movie
The Retrievals
TV · as Carla Russo · 1 ep
A Statement
Movie · as Dr. Anna Marie Crocetti
Wolfs
Movie · as Margaret
Sugar
TV · as Melanie Matthews · 8 eps
Passing Through
Movie
Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid
Movie · as Self
Beau Is Afraid
Movie · as Grace
Worth
Movie · as Camille Biros
Only Murders in the Building
TV · as Jan Bellows · 15 eps
Lost Girls
Movie · as Mari Gilbert
I'll Be Gone in the Dark
TV · as Michelle McNamara's Words (voice) · 7 eps
Strange but True
Movie · as Charlene Chase
Late Night
Movie · as Caroline Morton
Beautiful Boy
Movie · as Vicki Sheff
Abundant Acreage Available
Movie · as Tracy
Monster Trucks
Movie · as Cindy Coley
The Infiltrator
Movie · as Bonni Tischler
Central Intelligence
Movie · as Pamela Harris
A Case of the Cold War: Bridge of Spies
Movie · as Self
Goosebumps
Movie · as Gale
Bridge of Spies
Movie · as Mary Donovan
Don Verdean
Movie · as Carol
Louder Than Bombs
Movie · as Hannah Brennan
Birdman: All-Access (A View From the Wings)
Movie · as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Movie · as Sylvia
Broad City
TV · as Heidi Strand · 2 eps
Escape Plan
Movie · as Abigail Ross
Devil's Knot
Movie · as Margaret Lax
Clear History
Movie · as Wendy
Breathe In
Movie · as Megan Reynolds
Rick and Morty
TV · as Marjorie (voice) · 1 ep
Finding Your Roots
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Win Win
Movie · as Jackie Flaherty
Green Zone
Movie · as Lawrie Dayne
Jack Goes Boating
Movie · as Connie
The Missing Person
Movie · as Miss Charley
Bob Funk
Movie · as Ms. Wright
Changeling
Movie · as Carol Dexter
Chicago 10
Movie · as Anita Hoffman (voice)
Marvelous
Movie · as Queenie
In Treatment
TV · as Adele Brouse · 8 eps
Gone Baby Gone
Movie · as Helene McCready
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Movie · as Martha Hanson
Dan in Real Life
Movie · as Eileen
Tapping the Wire
Movie · as Self
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
Movie · as Emily Brooks
Kidnapped
TV · 2 eps
Capote
Movie · as Marie Dewey
War of the Worlds
Movie · as Neighbor with Toddler
The Office
TV · as Holly Flax · 17 eps
Keane
Movie · as Lynn Bedik
The Women
Movie · as Peggy
Baseball Wives
Movie · as Megan Salerno
The Wire
TV · as Beadie Russell · 20 eps
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
TV · as Julie Turner, Edie Nelson · 1 ep
100 Centre Street
TV · as Rebecca Rifkind, Ellen · 2 eps
You Can Count on Me
Movie · as Mrs. Prescott
Roberta
Movie · as Judy
Third Watch
TV · as Dr. Jenny Hanson · 1 ep
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV · as Lorraine Hansen · 1 ep
Remembering Sex
Movie · as Elaine Devlin
A Will of their Own
TV · as Carrie Baker · 2 eps
The Daily Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Naked Truth
TV · as Chloe Banks · 20 eps
Chicago Hope
TV · as Helen Sherwood · 1 ep
ER
TV · as Sister Elizabeth · 2 eps
Homicide: Life on the Street
TV · as Erika Cullen · 1 ep
In the Deep Woods
Movie · as Beth
Home Improvement
TV · as Robin · 1 ep
Brooklyn Bridge
TV · 1 ep
Law & Order
TV · as Amy, Valerie Messick · 1 ep
Quantum Leap
TV · as Libby McBain · 1 ep
Sesame Street
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 1 ep