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