Amy Ryan
Acting
Born: May 3, 1968 (age 58) · Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
2014
Rick and Morty
2013
War of the Worlds
2005
Bridge of Spies
2015
Central Intelligence
2016
Escape Plan
2013
The Office
2005
Changeling
2008
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Gone Baby Gone
2007
Goosebumps
2015
Beautiful Boy
2018
Photos (13)
Movies (41)
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Sylvia
War of the Worlds
Neighbor with Toddler
Escape Plan
Abigail Ross
Bridge of Spies
Mary Donovan
Goosebumps
Gale
Dan in Real Life
Eileen
Beau Is Afraid
Grace
Gone Baby Gone
Helene McCready
Beautiful Boy
Vicki Sheff
Central Intelligence
Pamela Harris
Late Night
Caroline Morton
Wolfs
Margaret
Green Zone
Lawrie Dayne
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Martha Hanson
Monster Trucks
Cindy Coley
The Infiltrator
Bonni Tischler
Strange but True
Charlene Chase
Devil's Knot
Margaret Lax
Changeling
Carol Dexter
Louder Than Bombs
Hannah Brennan
Clear History
Wendy
Worth
Camille Biros
Capote
Marie Dewey
Lost Girls
Mari Gilbert
You Can Count on Me
Mrs. Prescott
Don Verdean
Carol
A Statement
Dr. Anna Marie Crocetti
Breathe In
Megan Reynolds
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
Emily Brooks
Keane
Lynn Bedik
Chicago 10
Anita Hoffman (voice)
Win Win
Jackie Flaherty
In the Deep Woods
Beth
Bob Funk
Ms. Wright
Jack Goes Boating
Connie
Abundant Acreage Available
Tracy
The Missing Person
Miss Charley
The Women
Peggy
Passing Through
2023
Marvelous
Queenie
Roberta
Judy
TV Shows (25)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Lorraine Hansen · 1 eps
Law & Order
Amy · 1 eps
Law & Order
Valerie Messick · 1 eps
The Office
Holly Flax · 17 eps
Rick and Morty
Marjorie (voice) · 1 eps
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Julie Turner · 1 eps
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Edie Nelson · 1 eps
ER
Sister Elizabeth · 2 eps
Quantum Leap
Libby McBain · 1 eps
Only Murders in the Building
Jan Bellows · 15 eps
The Wire
Beadie Russell · 20 eps
Home Improvement
Robin · 1 eps
Chicago Hope
Helen Sherwood · 1 eps
Third Watch
Dr. Jenny Hanson · 1 eps
Homicide: Life on the Street
Erika Cullen · 1 eps
In Treatment
Adele Brouse · 8 eps
Broad City
Heidi Strand · 2 eps
Sugar
Melanie Matthews · 8 eps
The Naked Truth
Chloe Banks · 20 eps
100 Centre Street
Rebecca Rifkind · 2 eps
100 Centre Street
Ellen · 1 eps
Kidnapped
2 eps
Brooklyn Bridge
1 eps
I'll Be Gone in the Dark
Michelle McNamara's Words (voice) · 7 eps
A Will of their Own
Carrie Baker · 2 eps
Self / Appearances (8)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · 1 eps
The Daily Show
Self · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 1 eps
Finding Your Roots
Self · 1 eps
Birdman: All-Access (A View From the Wings)
Self
Tapping the Wire
Self
Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid
Self
A Case of the Cold War: Bridge of Spies
Self