Actress Amy Ryan

Amy Ryan
Photo of actress 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.
Place of birth
Queens, New York City, New York, USA Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Date of birth
3rd May 1968
Movies that starred Amy Ryan (16 in total)
Wolfs poster

Wolfs [2024]

Margaret
Lost Girls poster

Lost Girls [2020]

Mari Gilbert
Central Intelligence poster

Central Intelligence [2016]

Pamela Harris
Monster Trucks poster

Monster Trucks [2016]

Cindy Coley
Goosebumps poster

Goosebumps [2015]

Gale Cooper
Bridge of Spies poster

Bridge of Spies [2015]

Mary Donovan
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) poster

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) [2014]

Sylvia
Escape Plan poster

Escape Plan [2013]

Abigail Ross
Devil's Knot poster

Devil's Knot [2013]

Margaret Lax
Green Zone poster

Green Zone [2010]

Lawrie Dayne
Changeling poster

Changeling [2008]

Carol Dexter
Dan in Real Life poster

Dan in Real Life [2007]

Eileen
Gone Baby Gone poster

Gone Baby Gone [2007]

Helene McCready
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead poster

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead [2007]

Martha Hanson
Keane poster

Keane [2005]

Lynn Bedik
Capote poster

Capote [2005]

Marie Dewey
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