Amy Ryan
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 3, 1968 (age 58)
- Place of birth
- Queens, New York City, New York, USA
- Credits
- 74
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
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
2014Movie
Sylvia
Rick and Morty
2013TV
Marjorie (voice)
War of the Worlds
2005Movie
Neighbor with Toddler
Bridge of Spies
2015Movie
Mary Donovan
Central Intelligence
2016Movie
Pamela Harris
Escape Plan
2013Movie
Abigail Ross
Filmography
A Statement
2026Movie
Dr. Anna Marie Crocetti
Wolfs
2024Movie
Margaret
Sugar
2024TV
Melanie Matthews
Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid
2023Movie
Self
Passing Through
2023Movie
Beau Is Afraid
2023Movie
Grace
Only Murders in the Building
2021TV
Jan Bellows
Worth
2021Movie
Camille Biros
I'll Be Gone in the Dark
2020TV
Michelle McNamara's Words (voice)
Lost Girls
2020Movie
Mari Gilbert
Strange but True
2019Movie
Charlene Chase
Late Night
2019Movie
Caroline Morton
Beautiful Boy
2018Movie
Vicki Sheff
Abundant Acreage Available
2017Movie
Tracy
Monster Trucks
2016Movie
Cindy Coley
The Infiltrator
2016Movie
Bonni Tischler
Central Intelligence
2016Movie
Pamela Harris
A Case of the Cold War: Bridge of Spies
2016Movie
Self
Don Verdean
2015Movie
Carol
Bridge of Spies
2015Movie
Mary Donovan
Louder Than Bombs
2015Movie
Hannah Brennan
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015TV
Self
Goosebumps
2015Movie
Gale
Birdman: All-Access (A View From the Wings)
2015Movie
Self
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
2014Movie
Sylvia
Broad City
2014TV
Heidi Strand
Rick and Morty
2013TV
Marjorie (voice)
Escape Plan
2013Movie
Abigail Ross
Clear History
2013Movie
Wendy
Devil's Knot
2013Movie
Margaret Lax
Breathe In
2013Movie
Megan Reynolds
Finding Your Roots
2012TV
Self
Win Win
2011Movie
Jackie Flaherty
Jack Goes Boating
2010Movie
Connie
Green Zone
2010Movie
Lawrie Dayne
Bob Funk
2009Movie
Ms. Wright
The Missing Person
2009Movie
Miss Charley
Changeling
2008Movie
Carol Dexter
Chicago 10
2008Movie
Anita Hoffman (voice)
Marvelous
2008Movie
Queenie
In Treatment
2008TV
Adele Brouse
Dan in Real Life
2007Movie
Eileen
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
2007Movie
Martha Hanson
Gone Baby Gone
2007Movie
Helene McCready
Tapping the Wire
2007Movie
Self
Kidnapped
2006TV
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
2006Movie
Emily Brooks
Capote
2005Movie
Marie Dewey
War of the Worlds
2005Movie
Neighbor with Toddler
The Office
2005TV
Holly Flax
Keane
2004Movie
Lynn Bedik
The Women
2002Movie
Peggy
The Wire
2002TV
Beadie Russell
Baseball Wives
2002Movie
Megan Salerno
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001TV
Julie Turner, Edie Nelson
100 Centre Street
2001TV
Ellen, Rebecca Rifkind
You Can Count on Me
2000Movie
Mrs. Prescott
Third Watch
1999TV
Dr. Jenny Hanson
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999TV
Lorraine Hansen
Roberta
1999Movie
Judy
A Will of their Own
1998TV
Carrie Baker
Remembering Sex
1998Movie
Elaine Devlin
The Daily Show
1996TV
Self
The Naked Truth
1995TV
Chloe Banks
ER
1994TV
Sister Elizabeth
Chicago Hope
1994TV
Helen Sherwood
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993TV
Erika Cullen
In the Deep Woods
1992Movie
Beth
Brooklyn Bridge
1991TV
Home Improvement
1991TV
Robin
Law & Order
1990TV
Amy, Valerie Messick
Quantum Leap
1989TV
Libby McBain
The Oscars
1953TV
Self
NDA
Movie