Amy Ryan
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 3, 1968
- Birthplace
- Queens, New York City, New York, USA
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
- NDA
NDA TBA
Actor
A Statement 2026
as Dr. Anna Marie Crocetti
Wolfs 2024
as Margaret
Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid 2023
as Self
Passing Through 2023
Actor
Beau Is Afraid 2023
as Grace
Worth 2021
as Camille Biros
Lost Girls 2020
as Mari Gilbert
Strange but True 2019
as Charlene Chase
Late Night 2019
as Caroline Morton
Beautiful Boy 2018
as Vicki Sheff
Abundant Acreage Available 2017
as Tracy
Monster Trucks 2016
as Cindy Coley
The Infiltrator 2016
as Bonni Tischler
Central Intelligence 2016
as Pamela Harris
A Case of the Cold War: Bridge of Spies 2016
as Self
Don Verdean 2015
as Carol
Bridge of Spies 2015
as Mary Donovan
Louder Than Bombs 2015
as Hannah Brennan
Goosebumps 2015
as Gale
Birdman: All-Access (A View From the Wings) 2015
as Self
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) 2014
as Sylvia
Escape Plan 2013
as Abigail Ross
Clear History 2013
as Wendy
Devil's Knot 2013
as Margaret Lax
Breathe In 2013
as Megan Reynolds
Win Win 2011
as Jackie Flaherty
Jack Goes Boating 2010
as Connie
Green Zone 2010
as Lawrie Dayne
Bob Funk 2009
as Ms. Wright
The Missing Person 2009
as Miss Charley, Executive Producer
Changeling 2008
as Carol Dexter
Chicago 10 2008
as Anita Hoffman (voice)
Marvelous 2008
as Queenie
Dan in Real Life 2007
as Eileen
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead 2007
as Martha Hanson
Gone Baby Gone 2007
as Helene McCready
Tapping the Wire 2007
as Self
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World 2006
as Emily Brooks
Capote 2005
as Marie Dewey
War of the Worlds 2005
as Neighbor with Toddler
Keane 2004
as Lynn Bedik
The Women 2002
as Peggy
- Baseball Wives
Baseball Wives 2002
as Megan Salerno
You Can Count on Me 2000
as Mrs. Prescott
Roberta 1999
as Judy
- Remembering Sex
Remembering Sex 1998
as Elaine Devlin
In the Deep Woods 1992
as Beth
Credits from TMDB.