Amy Ryan
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.
Acted in
Wolfs
2024
as Margaret
Sugar
2024
as Melanie Matthews
Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid
2023
as Self
Passing Through
2023
Beau Is Afraid
2023
as Grace
Only Murders in the Building
2021
as Jan Bellows
Worth
2021
as Camille Biros
I'll Be Gone in the Dark
2020
as Michelle McNamara's Words (voice)
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
Don Verdean
2015
as Carol
Bridge of Spies
2015
as Mary Donovan
Louder Than Bombs
2015
as Hannah Brennan
Goosebumps
2015
as Gale Cooper
Birdman: All-Access (A View From the Wings)
2015
as Self
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
2014
as Sylvia
Clear History
2014
as Wendy
Broad City
2014
as Heidi Strand
Escape Plan
2013
as Abigail Ross
Devil's Knot
2013
as Margaret Lax
Breathe In
2013
as Megan Reynolds
Finding Your Roots
2012
as Self
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
Changeling
2008
as Carol Dexter
Chicago 10
2008
as Anita Hoffman (voice)
Marvelous
2008
as Queenie
In Treatment
2008
as Adele Brouse
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
Kidnapped
2006
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
2006
as Emily Brooks
Capote
2005
as Marie Dewey
Keane
2005
as Lynn Bedik
War of the Worlds
2005
as Neighbor With Toddler
The Office
2005
as Holly Flax
The Women
2002
as Peggy
The Wire
2002
as Off. Beatrice 'Beadie' Russell
The Wire
2002
as Beatrice "Beadie" Russell
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Julie Turner
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Edie Nelson
100 Centre Street
2001
as Ellen
100 Centre Street
2001
as Rebecca Rifkind
You Can Count on Me
2000
as Rachel Louise Prescott
Third Watch
1999
as Dr. Jenny Hanson
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Lorraine Hansen
Roberta
1999
as Judy
A Will of their Own
1998
as Carrie Baker
Remembering Sex
1998
as Elaine Devlin
The Naked Truth
1995
as Chloe Banks
ER
1994
as Sister Elizabeth
Chicago Hope
1994
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
In the Deep Woods
1992
as Beth
Brooklyn Bridge
1991
Home Improvement
1991
as Robin
Law & Order
1990
as Amy
Law & Order
1990
as Valerie Messick
Quantum Leap
1989
as Libby McBain