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