Amy Ryan
Acting
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.
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Filmography of
Amy Ryan
Margaret
... 2024
... 2023
... 2023
Grace
... 2023
Camille Biros
... 2021
Mari Gilbert
... 2020
Charlene Chase
... 2019
Caroline Morton
... 2019
Vicki Sheff
... 2018
... 2017
Cindy Coley
... 2016
Bonni Tischler
... 2016
Pamela Harris
... 2016
Carol
... 2015
Mary Donovan
... 2015
Hannah Brennan
... 2015
Gale Cooper
... 2015
... 2015
... 2014
Wendy
... 2014
Abigail Ross
... 2013
Margaret Lax
... 2013
Megan Reynolds
... 2013
Jackie Flaherty
... 2011
Connie
... 2010
Lawrie Dayne
... 2010
Ms. Wright
... 2009
Miss Charley
... 2009
Carol Dexter
... 2008
Anita Hoffman (voice)
... 2008
Queenie
... 2008
Eileen
... 2007
Martha Hanson
... 2007
Helene McCready
... 2007
Self
... 2007
Emily Brooks
... 2006
Marie Dewey
... 2005
Lynn Bedik
... 2005
Neighbor With Toddler
... 2005
Peggy
... 2002
Rachel Louise Prescott
... 2000
Judy
... 1999
Elaine Devlin
... 1998
Beth
... 1992