Amy Ryan
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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
Credits
War of the Worlds (2005)
as Neighbor with Toddler
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)
as Sylvia
Central Intelligence (2016)
as Pamela Harris
Escape Plan (2013)
as Abigail Ross
Bridge of Spies (2015)
as Mary Donovan
Goosebumps (2015)
as Gale
Beau Is Afraid (2023)
as Grace
Wolfs (2024)
as Margaret
Gone Baby Gone (2007)
as Helene McCready
Changeling (2008)
as Carol Dexter
Beautiful Boy (2018)
as Vicki Sheff
Monster Trucks (2016)
as Cindy Coley
The Infiltrator (2016)
as Bonni Tischler
Green Zone (2010)
as Lawrie Dayne
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)
as Martha Hanson
Late Night (2019)
as Caroline Morton
Clear History (2013)
as Wendy
Dan in Real Life (2007)
as Eileen
Devil's Knot (2013)
as Margaret Lax
Louder Than Bombs (2015)
as Hannah Brennan
Strange but True (2019)
as Charlene Chase
A Statement (2026)
Actor
You Can Count on Me (2000)
as Mrs. Prescott
Capote (2005)
as Marie Dewey
Worth (2021)
as Camille Biros
Breathe In (2013)
as Megan Reynolds
Lost Girls (2020)
as Mari Gilbert
Win Win (2011)
as Jackie Flaherty
In the Deep Woods (1992)
as Beth
Bob Funk (2009)
as Ms. Wright
Chicago 10 (2008)
as Anita Hoffman (voice)
Keane (2004)
as Lynn Bedik
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World (2006)
as Emily Brooks
Don Verdean (2015)
as Carol
Jack Goes Boating (2010)
as Connie
Remembering Sex (1998)
as Elaine Devlin
A Case of the Cold War: Bridge of Spies (2016)
as Self
Birdman: All-Access (A View From the Wings) (2015)
as Self
NDA (—)
Actor
Abundant Acreage Available (2017)
as Tracy
The Women (2002)
as Peggy
Tapping the Wire (2007)
as Self
The Missing Person (2009)
as Miss Charley
Marvelous (2008)
as Queenie
Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid (2023)
as Self
Roberta (1999)
as Judy
Baseball Wives (2002)
as Megan Salerno
Passing Through (2023)
Actor