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
Goosebumps (2015)
as Gale
Escape Plan (2013)
as Abigail Ross
Wolfs (2024)
as Margaret
Central Intelligence (2016)
as Pamela Harris
Bridge of Spies (2015)
as Mary Donovan
Late Night (2019)
as Caroline Morton
Beau Is Afraid (2023)
as Grace
Green Zone (2010)
as Lawrie Dayne
Changeling (2008)
as Carol Dexter
Beautiful Boy (2018)
as Vicki Sheff
Gone Baby Gone (2007)
as Helene McCready
Monster Trucks (2016)
as Cindy Coley
A Statement (2026)
as Dr. Anna Marie Crocetti
Devil's Knot (2013)
as Margaret Lax
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)
as Martha Hanson
Dan in Real Life (2007)
as Eileen
Strange but True (2019)
as Charlene Chase
The Infiltrator (2016)
as Bonni Tischler
Keane (2004)
as Lynn Bedik
You Can Count on Me (2000)
as Mrs. Prescott
Clear History (2013)
as Wendy
Capote (2005)
as Marie Dewey
Louder Than Bombs (2015)
as Hannah Brennan
Worth (2021)
as Camille Biros
Bob Funk (2009)
as Ms. Wright
In the Deep Woods (1992)
as Beth
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Actor
Remembering Sex (1998)
as Elaine Devlin
Win Win (2011)
as Jackie Flaherty
Lost Girls (2020)
as Mari Gilbert
Marvelous (2008)
as Queenie
Breathe In (2013)
as Megan Reynolds
Abundant Acreage Available (2017)
as Tracy
Don Verdean (2015)
as Carol
Chicago 10 (2008)
as Anita Hoffman (voice)
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World (2006)
as Emily Brooks
Jack Goes Boating (2010)
as Connie
The Women (2002)
as Peggy
The Missing Person (2009)
as Miss Charley
Tapping the Wire (2007)
as Self
Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid (2023)
as Self
Birdman: All-Access (A View From the Wings) (2015)
as Self
A Case of the Cold War: Bridge of Spies (2016)
as Self
Baseball Wives (2002)
as Megan Salerno
Roberta (1999)
as Judy
Passing Through (2023)
Actor