Amy Ryan
Amy Beth Dziewiontkowski (born November 30, 1969), 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.
Capote
(Marie Dewey)
Wolfs
(Margaret)
Changeling
(Carol Dexter)
Gone Baby Gone
(Helene McCready)
The Women
(Peggy)
Green Zone
(Lawrie Dayne)
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
(Martha Hanson)
Dan in Real Life
(Eileen)
Keane
(Lynn Bedik)
The Missing Person
(Miss Charley)
Jack Goes Boating
(Connie)
Passing Through
Bob Funk
(Ms. Wright)
Win Win
(Jackie Flaherty)
In the Deep Woods
(Beth)
Escape Plan
(Abigail Ross)
Devil's Knot
(Margaret Lax)
Clear History
(Wendy)
Breathe In
(Megan Reynolds)
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
(Sylvia)
Chicago 10
(Anita Hoffman (voice))
Monster Trucks
(Cindy Coley)
Goosebumps
(Gale Cooper)
Bridge of Spies
(Mary Donovan)
Don Verdean
(Carol)
Louder Than Bombs
(Hannah Brennan)
Tapping the Wire
(Self)
Roberta
(Judy)
You Can Count on Me
(Rachel Louise Prescott)
The Infiltrator
(Bonni Tischler)
Remembering Sex
(Elaine Devlin)
Central Intelligence
(Pamela Harris)
Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid
(Self)
Marvelous
(Queenie)
Abundant Acreage Available
(Tracy)
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
(Emily Brooks)
Beautiful Boy
(Vicki Sheff)
War of the Worlds
(Neighbor With Toddler)
Strange but True
(Charlene Chase)
Late Night
(Caroline Morton)
Birdman: All-Access (A View From the Wings)
(Self)
Lost Girls
(Mari Gilbert)
Worth
(Camille Biros)
Beau Is Afraid
(Grace)
Third Watch
(Dr. Jenny Hanson)
Law & Order
(Amy)
Kidnapped
Home Improvement
(Robin)
The Office
(Holly Flax)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
(Lorraine Hansen)
Quantum Leap
(Libby McBain)
Finding Your Roots
(Self)
Only Murders in the Building
(Jan Bellows)
Homicide: Life on the Street
The Wire
(Off. Beatrice 'Beadie' Russell)
Chicago Hope
ER
(Sister Elizabeth)
The Naked Truth
(Chloe Banks)
Brooklyn Bridge
The Wire
(Beatrice "Beadie" Russell)
Broad City
(Heidi Strand)
In Treatment
(Adele Brouse)
A Will of their Own
(Carrie Baker)
Sugar
(Melanie Matthews)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
(Julie Turner)
Law & Order
(Valerie Messick)
The Daily Show
(Self)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
(Edie Nelson)
I'll Be Gone in the Dark
(Michelle McNamara's Words (voice))
100 Centre Street
(Rebecca Rifkind)
100 Centre Street
(Ellen)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
(Self)