Amy Ryan

Acting

Born May 3, 1968 (age 58) · Queens, New York City, New York, USA

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.

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)2014
as ⁨Sylvia⁩
War of the Worlds2005
as ⁨Neighbor with Toddler⁩
Bridge of Spies2015
as ⁨Mary Donovan⁩
Central Intelligence2016
as ⁨Pamela Harris⁩
Escape Plan2013
as ⁨Abigail Ross⁩
Changeling2008
as ⁨Carol Dexter⁩
Gone Baby Gone2007
as ⁨Helene McCready⁩
as ⁨Gale⁩
as ⁨Vicki Sheff⁩
as ⁨Lawrie Dayne⁩
as ⁨Bonni Tischler⁩
as ⁨Martha Hanson⁩
as ⁨Marie Dewey⁩
as ⁨Margaret⁩
as ⁨Grace⁩
as ⁨Eileen⁩
as ⁨Cindy Coley⁩
as ⁨Caroline Morton⁩
as ⁨Mari Gilbert⁩
as ⁨Margaret Lax⁩
as ⁨Jackie Flaherty⁩
as ⁨Camille Biros⁩
as ⁨Hannah Brennan⁩
as ⁨Wendy⁩
as ⁨Mrs. Prescott⁩
as ⁨Megan Reynolds⁩
as ⁨Charlene Chase⁩
as ⁨Connie⁩
as ⁨Carol⁩
as ⁨Lynn Bedik⁩

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)2014
as ⁨Sylvia⁩
War of the Worlds2005
as ⁨Neighbor with Toddler⁩
Bridge of Spies2015
as ⁨Mary Donovan⁩
Central Intelligence2016
as ⁨Pamela Harris⁩
Escape Plan2013
as ⁨Abigail Ross⁩
Changeling2008
as ⁨Carol Dexter⁩
Gone Baby Gone2007
as ⁨Helene McCready⁩
as ⁨Gale⁩
as ⁨Vicki Sheff⁩
as ⁨Lawrie Dayne⁩
as ⁨Bonni Tischler⁩
as ⁨Martha Hanson⁩
as ⁨Marie Dewey⁩
as ⁨Margaret⁩
as ⁨Grace⁩
as ⁨Eileen⁩
as ⁨Cindy Coley⁩
as ⁨Caroline Morton⁩
as ⁨Mari Gilbert⁩
as ⁨Margaret Lax⁩
as ⁨Jackie Flaherty⁩
as ⁨Camille Biros⁩
as ⁨Hannah Brennan⁩
as ⁨Wendy⁩
as ⁨Mrs. Prescott⁩
as ⁨Megan Reynolds⁩
as ⁨Charlene Chase⁩
as ⁨Connie⁩
as ⁨Carol⁩
as ⁨Lynn Bedik⁩