Amy Ryan
Actor, Producer
May 3, 1968 (58 years)
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.
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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| 2024 | Wolfs · as Margaret |
| 2024 | Sugar (2024) · as Melanie Matthews |
| 2023 | Beau Is Afraid · as GraceOn Plex |
| 2023 | |
| 2021 | Only Murders in the Building · as Jan Bellows |
| 2020 | Worth · as Camille Biros |
| 2020 | I'll Be Gone in the Dark · as Michelle Mcnamara's Words (voice) |
| 2020 | Lost Girls · as Mari Gilbert |
| 2019 | Strange But True · as Charlene Chase |
| 2019 | Late Night · as Caroline Morton |
| 2018 | Beautiful Boy · as Vicki Sheff |
| 2017 | Abundant Acreage Available · as Tracy |
| 2016 | Monster Trucks · as Cindy Coley |
| 2016 | High Maintenance (2016) · as Gigi |
| 2016 | The Infiltrator · as Bonni TischlerOn Plex |
| 2016 | Central Intelligence · as Pamela Harris |
| 2015 | Don Verdean · as CarolOn Plex |
| 2015 | Goosebumps · as Gale Cooper |
| 2015 | Bridge of Spies · as Mary Donovan |
| 2015 | Louder Than Bombs · as Hannah Brennan |
| 2014 | Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) · as Sylvia |
| 2014 | Broad City · as Heidi Strand |
| 2013 | Escape Plan · as Abigail RossOn Plex |
| 2013 | Clear History · as Wendy |
| 2013 | Breathe In · as Megan Reynolds |
| 2013 | Devil's Knot · as Margaret LaxOn Plex |
| 2011 | Win Win · as Jackie Flaherty |
| 2010 | Jack Goes Boating · as Connie |
| 2010 | Green Zone · as Lawrie Dayne |
| 2009 | The Missing Person · as Miss CharleyOn Plex |
| 2009 | Bob Funk · as Ms. Wright |
| 2008 | Changeling · as Carol Dexter |
| 2008 | In Treatment · as Adele Brouse |
| 2007 | Dan in Real Life · as Eileen |
| 2007 | Gone Baby Gone · as Helene Mccready |
| 2007 | Before the Devil Knows You're Dead · as Martha HansonOn Plex |
| 2007 | Chicago 10 · as Anita Hoffman (voice) |
| 2006 | |
| 2006 | Marvelous · as Queenie |
| 2005 | Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World · as Emily Brooks |
| 2005 | Capote · as Marie DeweyOn Plex |
| 2005 | War of the Worlds · as Neighbor With Toddler |
| 2005 | The Office (US) · as Holly Flax |
| 2005 | Robot Chicken · as Liesl Von Trapp |
| 2004 | Keane · as Lynn Bedik |
| 2002 | Hack · as Cast |
| 2002 | The Wire · as Beadie Russell |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent · as Julie Turner |
| 2001 | 100 Centre Street · as Rebecca Rifkind |
| 2000 | You Can Count on Me · as Mrs. Prescott |
| 1999 | Third Watch · as Dr. Jenny Hanson |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit · as Lorraine Hansen |
| 1999 | Independent Lens · as Anita Hoffman |
| 1999 | Roberta · as Judy |
| 1998 | A Will of Their Own · as Carrie Baker |
| 1998 | Remembering Sex · as Elaine Devlin |
| 1995 | The Naked Truth · as Chloe Banks |
| 1994 | ER · as Sister Elizabeth |
| 1994 | Chicago Hope · as Helen Sherwood |
| 1993 | Sirens · as April Ward |
| 1993 | Homicide: Life on the Street · as Erika Cullen |
| 1992 | In the Deep Woods · as BethOn Plex |
| 1991 | I'll Fly Away · as Parkie Sasser |
| 1991 | |
| 1991 | Home Improvement · as Robin |
| 1990 | Law & Order · as Valerie Messick |
| 1989 | Quantum Leap · as Libby Mcbain |
| 1988 | American Experience · as Luzena Wilson |
| 1956 | As The World Turns · as Reenie |
| 2009 | The Missing Person · as Executive ProducerOn Plex |