Amy Ryan
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.
Filmography (27)
Wolfs
Beau Is Afraid
Worth
Lost Girls
Strange but True
Beautiful Boy
Central Intelligence
Monster Trucks
The Infiltrator
Goosebumps
Bridge of Spies
Louder Than Bombs
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Escape Plan
Devil's Knot
Clear History
Win Win
Green Zone
Jack Goes Boating
Changeling
Gone Baby Gone
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Dan in Real Life
War of the Worlds
Capote
Keane
