Amy Ryan
Acting
Born: 1968-05-03 in Queens, New York City, New York, USA
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.
Known For
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Lorraine Hansen
Law & Order
Amy
Law & Order
Valerie Messick
Rick and Morty
Marjorie (voice)
The Office
Holly Flax
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
The Daily Show
Self
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Julie Turner
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Edie Nelson
Only Murders in the Building
Jan Bellows
The Wire
Beadie Russell
ER
Sister Elizabeth
Quantum Leap
Libby McBain
Chicago Hope
Helen Sherwood
Third Watch
Dr. Jenny Hanson
Home Improvement
Robin
Homicide: Life on the Street
Erika Cullen
Sugar
Melanie Matthews
In Treatment
Adele Brouse
War of the Worlds
Neighbor with Toddler
Finding Your Roots
Self
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Sylvia
Bridge of Spies
Mary Donovan
Escape Plan
Abigail Ross
The Oscars
Self
Broad City
Heidi Strand
Wolfs
Margaret
Beau Is Afraid
Grace
Central Intelligence
Pamela Harris
Gone Baby Gone
Helene McCready
Green Zone
Lawrie Dayne
Beautiful Boy
Vicki Sheff
The Naked Truth
Chloe Banks
Goosebumps
Gale
Changeling
Carol Dexter
Monster Trucks
Cindy Coley
Kidnapped
100 Centre Street
Ellen
100 Centre Street
Rebecca Rifkind
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Martha Hanson