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 (5)
Movies (40)
War of the Worlds
Neighbor With Toddler
Bridge of Spies
Mary Donovan
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Sylvia
Wolfs
Margaret
Escape Plan
Abigail Ross
Central Intelligence
Pamela Harris
Goosebumps
Gale
Beautiful Boy
Vicki Sheff
Gone Baby Gone
Helene McCready
Beau Is Afraid
Grace
Changeling
Carol Dexter
Green Zone
Lawrie Dayne
Monster Trucks
Cindy Coley
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Martha Hanson
The Infiltrator
Bonni Tischler
Capote
Marie Dewey
Devil's Knot
Margaret Lax
Dan in Real Life
Eileen
Late Night
Caroline Morton
Louder Than Bombs
Hannah Brennan
Strange but True
Charlene Chase
Worth
Camille Biros
Keane
Lynn Bedik
You Can Count on Me
Mrs. Prescott
Clear History
Wendy
Breathe In
Megan Reynolds
Win Win
Jackie Flaherty
Lost Girls
Mari Gilbert
Bob Funk
Ms. Wright
In the Deep Woods
Beth
Chicago 10
Anita Hoffman (voice)
The Missing Person
Miss Charley
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
Emily Brooks
Don Verdean
Carol
Jack Goes Boating
Connie
The Women
Peggy
Abundant Acreage Available
Tracy
Marvelous
Queenie
Passing Through
2023
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
Rick and Morty
Marjorie (voice) · 1 eps
The Office
Holly Flax · 17 eps
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Julie Turner · 1 eps
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Edie Nelson · 1 eps
The Wire
Beadie Russell · 20 eps
Chicago Hope
Helen Sherwood · 1 eps
ER
Sister Elizabeth · 2 eps
Homicide: Life on the Street
Erika Cullen · 1 eps
Quantum Leap
Libby McBain · 1 eps
Third Watch
Dr. Jenny Hanson · 1 eps
Only Murders in the Building
Jan Bellows · 15 eps
Home Improvement
Robin · 1 eps
Sugar
Melanie Matthews · 8 eps
In Treatment
Adele Brouse · 8 eps
Broad City
Heidi Strand · 2 eps
The Naked Truth
Chloe Banks · 20 eps
100 Centre Street
Rebecca Rifkind · 2 eps
100 Centre Street
Ellen · 1 eps
Brooklyn Bridge
1 eps
Kidnapped
2 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
Tapping the Wire
Self
Birdman: All-Access (A View From the Wings)
Self
A Case of the Cold War: Bridge of Spies
Self
Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid
Self
