Amy Ryan
Born: 1968-05-03 in Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
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
2023
- Beau Is Afraid as Grace
- Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid as Self
- Passing Through
2021
- Only Murders in the Building as Jan Bellows
- Worth as Camille Biros
2020
- I'll Be Gone in the Dark as Michelle McNamara's Words (voice)
- Lost Girls as Mari Gilbert
2019
- Late Night as Caroline Morton
- Strange but True as Charlene Chase
2018
- Beautiful Boy as Vicki Sheff
2017
- Abundant Acreage Available as Tracy
2016
- Central Intelligence as Pamela Harris
- Monster Trucks as Cindy Coley
- The Infiltrator as Bonni Tischler
- A Case of the Cold War: Bridge of Spies as Self
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- Bridge of Spies as Mary Donovan
- Goosebumps as Gale Cooper
- Louder Than Bombs as Hannah Brennan
- Don Verdean as Carol
- Birdman: All-Access (A View From the Wings) as Self
2014
- Broad City as Heidi Strand
- Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) as Sylvia
2013
- Escape Plan as Abigail Ross
- Breathe In as Megan Reynolds
- Devil's Knot as Margaret Lax
- Clear History as Wendy
2012
- Finding Your Roots as Self
2011
- Win Win as Jackie Flaherty
2010
- Green Zone as Lawrie Dayne
- Jack Goes Boating as Connie
2009
- The Missing Person as Miss Charley
- Bob Funk as Ms. Wright
2008
- In Treatment as Adele Brouse
- Changeling as Carol Dexter
- Chicago 10 as Anita Hoffman (voice)
- Marvelous as Queenie
2007
- Gone Baby Gone as Helene McCready
- Before the Devil Knows You're Dead as Martha Hanson
- Dan in Real Life as Eileen
- Tapping the Wire as Self
2006
- Kidnapped
- Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World as Emily Brooks
2005
- The Office as Holly Flax
- War of the Worlds as Neighbor With Toddler
- Capote as Marie Dewey
2004
- Keane as Lynn Bedik
2002
- The Wire as Beadie Russell
- The Women as Peggy
- Baseball Wives as Megan Salerno
2001
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Julie Turner
- 100 Centre Street as Ellen
2000
- You Can Count on Me as Mrs. Prescott
1999
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Lorraine Hansen
- Third Watch as Dr. Jenny Hanson
- Roberta as Judy
1998
- A Will of their Own as Carrie Baker
- Remembering Sex as Elaine Devlin
1996
- The Daily Show as Self
1995
- The Naked Truth as Chloe Banks
1994
- ER as Sister Elizabeth
- Chicago Hope as Helen Sherwood
1993
- Homicide: Life on the Street as Erika Cullen
1992
- In the Deep Woods as Beth
1991
- Home Improvement as Robin
- Brooklyn Bridge
1990
- Law & Order as Amy
1989
- Quantum Leap as Libby McBain
1953
- The Oscars as Self