Amy Ryan

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

73

Gender

Female

Birthday

1968-05-03 (57 years old)

Place of Birth

Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Amy Ryan

Biography

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.

Known For

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • The Office

    The Office

  • The Wire

    The Wire

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent

    Law & Order: Criminal Intent

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent

    Law & Order: Criminal Intent

  • ER

    ER

  • Quantum Leap

    Quantum Leap

  • Only Murders in the Building

    Only Murders in the Building

  • Chicago Hope

    Chicago Hope

  • Home Improvement

    Home Improvement

  • Homicide: Life on the Street

    Homicide: Life on the Street

  • Third Watch

    Third Watch

  • Broad City

    Broad City

  • In Treatment

    In Treatment

  • Dan in Real Life

    Dan in Real Life

  • Finding Your Roots

    Finding Your Roots

  • War of the Worlds

    War of the Worlds

  • The Naked Truth

    The Naked Truth

  • Wolfs

    Wolfs

  • Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

    Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

  • Central Intelligence

    Central Intelligence

  • Sugar

    Sugar

  • Escape Plan

    Escape Plan

  • Goosebumps

    Goosebumps

  • Green Zone

    Green Zone

  • Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

    Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

  • Bridge of Spies

    Bridge of Spies

  • Beau Is Afraid

    Beau Is Afraid

  • Monster Trucks

    Monster Trucks

  • Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid

    Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid

  • Beautiful Boy

    Beautiful Boy

  • Kidnapped

    Kidnapped

  • Capote

    Capote

  • Don Verdean

    Don Verdean

  • The Infiltrator

    The Infiltrator

  • Late Night

    Late Night

  • Gone Baby Gone

    Gone Baby Gone

  • Changeling

    Changeling

  • Win Win

    Win Win

  • Chicago 10

    Chicago 10

  • 100 Centre Street

    100 Centre Street

  • 100 Centre Street

    100 Centre Street

  • Worth

    Worth

  • Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World

    Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World

  • Lost Girls

    Lost Girls

  • Breathe In

    Breathe In

  • Brooklyn Bridge

    Brooklyn Bridge

  • Clear History

    Clear History

  • Bob Funk

    Bob Funk

  • Keane

    Keane

  • Strange But True

    Strange But True

  • Roberta

    Roberta

  • Devil's Knot

    Devil's Knot

  • Passing Through

    Passing Through

  • Baseball Wives

    Baseball Wives

  • You Can Count on Me

    You Can Count on Me

  • A Will of their Own

    A Will of their Own

  • I'll Be Gone in the Dark

    I'll Be Gone in the Dark

  • The Missing Person

    The Missing Person

  • In the Deep Woods

    In the Deep Woods

  • Birdman: All-Access (A View From the Wings)

    Birdman: All-Access (A View From the Wings)

  • Jack Goes Boating

    Jack Goes Boating

  • Louder Than Bombs

    Louder Than Bombs

  • Abundant Acreage Available

    Abundant Acreage Available

  • Remembering Sex

    Remembering Sex

  • The Women

    The Women

  • Tapping the Wire

    Tapping the Wire

  • A Case of the Cold War: Bridge of Spies

    A Case of the Cold War: Bridge of Spies

  • Marvelous

    Marvelous