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Amy Ryan

Amy Ryan

Birthday: 1968-05-03 | Place of Birth: Queens, New York City, New York, USA

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2021
Worth

as    Camille Biros

2020
Lost Girls

as    Mari Gilbert

2020
I'll Be Gone in the Dark

as    Michelle McNamara's Words (voice)

2019
Late Night

as    Caroline Morton

2019
Strange but True

as    Charlene Chase

2018
Beautiful Boy

as    Vicki Sheff

2017
Monster Trucks

as    Cindy Coley

2016
The Infiltrator

as    Bonni Tischler

2016
Louder Than Bombs

as    Hannah Brennan

2016
Central Intelligence

as    Pamela Harris

2015
Don Verdean

as    Carol

2015
Goosebumps

as    Gale Cooper

2015
Bridge of Spies

as    Mary Donovan

2014
Clear History

as    Wendy

2013
Escape Plan

as    Abigail Ross

2013
Devil's Knot

as    Margaret Lax

2013
Breathe In

as    Megan Reynolds

2010
Jack Goes Boating

as    Connie

2010
Green Zone

as    Lawrie Dayne

2009
The Missing Person

as    Miss Charley

2009
Bob Funk

as    Ms. Wright

2008
Changeling

as    Carol Dexter

2007
Dan in Real Life

as    Eileen

2007
Gone Baby Gone

as    Helene McCready

2007
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

as    Martha Hanson

2006
2005
Keane

as    Lynn Bedik

2005
Capote

as    Marie Dewey