Amy Ryan
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.
Filmography (72 titles)
6.5MovieWolfs
Margaret · 2024
7.1ShowSugar
Melanie Matthews · 2024
10.0MovieFinally Home: Making Beau is Afraid
Self · 2023
MoviePassing Through
2023
6.7MovieBeau Is Afraid
Grace · 2023
8.4ShowOnly Murders in the Building
Jan Bellows · 2021
6.7MovieWorth
Camille Biros · 2021
7.0ShowI'll Be Gone in the Dark
Michelle McNamara's Words (voice) · 2020
6.1MovieLost Girls
Mari Gilbert · 2020
6.0MovieStrange but True
Charlene Chase · 2019
6.4MovieLate Night
Caroline Morton · 2019
7.6MovieBeautiful Boy
Vicki Sheff · 2018
5.4MovieAbundant Acreage Available
Tracy · 2017
6.1MovieMonster Trucks
Cindy Coley · 2016
6.7MovieThe Infiltrator
Bonni Tischler · 2016
6.4MovieCentral Intelligence
Pamela Harris · 2016
MovieA Case of the Cold War: Bridge of Spies
Self · 2016
4.9MovieDon Verdean
Carol · 2015
7.2MovieBridge of Spies
Mary Donovan · 2015
6.5MovieLouder Than Bombs
Hannah Brennan · 2015
6.1ShowThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · 2015
6.3MovieGoosebumps
Gale · 2015
7.2MovieBirdman: All-Access (A View From the Wings)
Self · 2015
7.4MovieBirdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Sylvia · 2014
7.1ShowBroad City
Heidi Strand · 2014
8.7ShowRick and Morty
Marjorie (voice) · 2013
6.7MovieEscape Plan
Abigail Ross · 2013
6.1MovieClear History
Wendy · 2013
6.2MovieDevil's Knot
Margaret Lax · 2013
5.9MovieBreathe In
Megan Reynolds · 2013