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

  • Chicago Hope

    Chicago Hope

  • Only Murders in the Building

    Only Murders in the Building

  • Home Improvement

    Home Improvement

  • Quantum Leap

    Quantum Leap

  • Third Watch

    Third Watch

  • Homicide: Life on the Street

    Homicide: Life on the Street

  • Broad City

    Broad City

  • In Treatment

    In Treatment

  • Finding Your Roots

    Finding Your Roots

  • War of the Worlds

    War of the Worlds

  • Central Intelligence

    Central Intelligence

  • Wolfs

    Wolfs

  • The Naked Truth

    The Naked Truth

  • Sugar

    Sugar

  • Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

    Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

  • Escape Plan

    Escape Plan

  • Dan in Real Life

    Dan in Real Life

  • Goosebumps

    Goosebumps

  • Green Zone

    Green Zone

  • Bridge of Spies

    Bridge of Spies

  • Beau Is Afraid

    Beau Is Afraid

  • Don Verdean

    Don Verdean

  • Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

    Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

  • Capote

    Capote

  • The Infiltrator

    The Infiltrator

  • Kidnapped

    Kidnapped

  • Changeling

    Changeling

  • Worth

    Worth

  • Beautiful Boy

    Beautiful Boy

  • Late Night

    Late Night

  • Win Win

    Win Win

  • Chicago 10

    Chicago 10

  • Breathe In

    Breathe In

  • Bob Funk

    Bob Funk

  • Monster Trucks

    Monster Trucks

  • 100 Centre Street

    100 Centre Street

  • 100 Centre Street

    100 Centre Street

  • Clear History

    Clear History

  • Gone Baby Gone

    Gone Baby Gone

  • Roberta

    Roberta

  • Lost Girls

    Lost Girls

  • Devil's Knot

    Devil's Knot

  • Passing Through

    Passing Through

  • Baseball Wives

    Baseball Wives

  • Strange But True

    Strange But True

  • Keane

    Keane

  • Brooklyn Bridge

    Brooklyn Bridge

  • Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid

    Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid

  • A Will of their Own

    A Will of their Own

  • You Can Count on Me

    You Can Count on Me

  • Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World

    Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World

  • 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

  • Jack Goes Boating

    Jack Goes Boating

  • Louder Than Bombs

    Louder Than Bombs

  • The Women

    The Women

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

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

  • Tapping the Wire

    Tapping the Wire

  • Abundant Acreage Available

    Abundant Acreage Available

  • A Case of the Cold War: Bridge of Spies

    A Case of the Cold War: Bridge of Spies

  • Remembering Sex

    Remembering Sex

  • Marvelous

    Marvelous