Amy Ryan
ActingAlso Known As
Эми Райан, Amy Beth Dziewiontkowski, 艾美·萊恩, 艾美.萊恩, امی رایان
Biography
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.
Movies
(47 total)
War of the Worlds
as Neighbor With Toddler
Bridge of Spies
as Mary Donovan
Central Intelligence
as Pamela Harris
Escape Plan
as Abigail Ross
Changeling
as Carol Dexter
Gone Baby Gone
as Helene McCready
Goosebumps
as Gale Cooper
Beautiful Boy
as Vicki Sheff
Green Zone
as Lawrie Dayne
The Infiltrator
as Bonni Tischler
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
as Martha Hanson
Capote
as Marie Dewey
Wolfs
as Margaret
Dan in Real Life
as Eileen
Beau Is Afraid
as Grace
Monster Trucks
as Cindy Coley
Late Night
as Caroline Morton
Lost Girls
as Mari Gilbert
Devil's Knot
as Margaret Lax
TV Shows
(28 total)
The Office
as Holly Flax
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Lorraine Hansen
The Wire
as Beadie Russell
Only Murders in the Building
as Jan Bellows
ER
as Sister Elizabeth
Quantum Leap
as Libby McBain
Home Improvement
as Robin
Law & Order
as Amy
Law & Order
as Valerie Messick
The Daily Show
as Self
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Julie Turner
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Edie Nelson
Sugar
as Melanie Matthews
Broad City
as Heidi Strand
Third Watch
as Dr. Jenny Hanson
In Treatment
as Adele Brouse
Homicide: Life on the Street
as Erika Cullen
I'll Be Gone in the Dark
as Michelle McNamara's Words (voice)
The Oscars
as Self