Amy Ryan
Born
May 3, 1968 (57 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Queens, New York City, New York, USA
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
Wolfs
Margaret
2024
Sugar
Melanie Matthews · (8 episodes)
2024
Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid
Self
2023
Passing Through
2023
Beau Is Afraid
Grace
2023
Only Murders in the Building
Jan Bellows · (15 episodes)
2021
Worth
Camille Biros
2021
I'll Be Gone in the Dark
Michelle McNamara's Words (voice) · (7 episodes)
2020
Lost Girls
Mari Gilbert
2020
Strange But True
Charlene Chase
2019
Late Night
Caroline Morton
2019
Beautiful Boy
Vicki Sheff
2018
Abundant Acreage Available
Tracy
2017
Monster Trucks
Cindy Coley
2016
The Infiltrator
Bonni Tischler
2016
Central Intelligence
Pamela Harris
2016
Don Verdean
Carol
2015
Bridge of Spies
Mary Donovan
2015
Louder Than Bombs
Hannah Brennan
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · (1 episode)
2015
Goosebumps
Gale Cooper
2015
Birdman: All-Access (A View From the Wings)
Self
2015
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Sylvia
2014
Clear History
Wendy
2014
Broad City
Heidi Strand · (2 episodes)
2014
Escape Plan
Abigail Ross
2013
Devil's Knot
Margaret Lax
2013
Breathe In
Megan Reynolds
2013
Finding Your Roots
Self · (1 episode)
2012
Win Win
Jackie Flaherty
2011
Jack Goes Boating
Connie
2010
Green Zone
Lawrie Dayne
2010
Bob Funk
Ms. Wright
2009
The Missing Person
Miss Charley
2009
Changeling
Carol Dexter
2008
Chicago 10
Anita Hoffman (voice)
2008
Marvelous
Queenie
2008
In Treatment
Adele Brouse · (8 episodes)
2008
Dan in Real Life
Eileen
2007
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Martha Hanson
2007
Gone Baby Gone
Helene McCready
2007
Tapping the Wire
Self
2007
Kidnapped
(2 episodes)
2006
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
Emily Brooks
2006
Capote
Marie Dewey
2005
War of the Worlds
Neighbor With Toddler
2005
The Office
Holly Flax · (17 episodes)
2005
Keane
Lynn Bedik
2004
The Women
Peggy
2002
The Wire
Beadie Russell · (21 episodes)
2002
Baseball Wives
Megan Salerno
2002
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Julie Turner · (1 episode)
2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Edie Nelson · (1 episode)
2001
100 Centre Street
Rebecca Rifkind · (2 episodes)
2001
100 Centre Street
Ellen · (1 episode)
2001
You Can Count on Me
Rachel Louise Prescott
2000
Third Watch
Dr. Jenny Hanson · (1 episode)
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Lorraine Hansen · (1 episode)
1999
Roberta
Judy
1999
A Will of their Own
Carrie Baker · (2 episodes)
1998
Remembering Sex
Elaine Devlin
1998
The Daily Show
Self · (1 episode)
1996
The Naked Truth
Chloe Banks · (20 episodes)
1995
ER
Sister Elizabeth · (2 episodes)
1994
Chicago Hope
(1 episode)
1994
Homicide: Life on the Street
(1 episode)
1993
In the Deep Woods
Beth
1992
Brooklyn Bridge
(1 episode)
1991
Home Improvement
Robin · (1 episode)
1991
Law & Order
Amy · (1 episode)
1990
Law & Order
Valerie Messick · (1 episode)
1990
Quantum Leap
Libby McBain · (1 episode)
1989