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