Amy Ryan
Biography
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.
Known For
Marie Dewey
Capote
Margaret
Wolfs
Carol Dexter
Changeling
Helene McCready
Gone Baby Gone
Peggy
The Women
Lawrie Dayne
Green Zone
Martha Hanson
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Eileen
Dan in Real Life
Lynn Bedik
Keane
Miss Charley
The Missing Person
Connie
Jack Goes Boating
Passing Through
Ms. Wright
Bob Funk
Jackie Flaherty
Win Win
Beth
In the Deep Woods
Abigail Ross
Escape Plan
Margaret Lax
Devil's Knot
Wendy
Clear History
Megan Reynolds
Breathe In
Sylvia
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Anita Hoffman (voice)
Chicago 10
Cindy Coley
Monster Trucks
Gale Cooper
Goosebumps
Mary Donovan
Bridge of Spies
Carol
Don Verdean
Hannah Brennan
Louder Than Bombs
Self
Tapping the Wire
Judy
Roberta
Mrs. Prescott
You Can Count on Me
Bonni Tischler
The Infiltrator
Elaine Devlin
Remembering Sex
Pamela Harris
Central Intelligence
Self
Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid
Queenie
Marvelous
Tracy
Abundant Acreage Available
Emily Brooks
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
Vicki Sheff
Beautiful Boy
Neighbor With Toddler
War of the Worlds
Charlene Chase
Strange but True
Caroline Morton
Late Night
Self
Birdman: All-Access (A View From the Wings)
Mari Gilbert
Lost Girls
Camille Biros
Worth
Grace
Beau Is Afraid
Megan Salerno
Baseball Wives
Self
A Case of the Cold War: Bridge of Spies
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
46
Gender
Female
Birthday
1968-05-03
Place of Birth
Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
Эми Райан