Amy Ryan
Actor
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.
Filmography
War of the Worlds
as Neighbor With Toddler 2005
Bridge of Spies
as Mary Donovan 2015
Central Intelligence
as Pamela Harris 2016
Escape Plan
as Abigail Ross 2013
Changeling
as Carol Dexter 2008
Gone Baby Gone
as Helene McCready 2007
Goosebumps
as Gale Cooper 2015
Beautiful Boy
as Vicki Sheff 2018
Green Zone
as Lawrie Dayne 2010
The Infiltrator
as Bonni Tischler 2016
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
as Martha Hanson 2007
Capote
as Marie Dewey 2005
Wolfs
as Margaret 2024
Dan in Real Life
as Eileen 2007
Beau Is Afraid
as Grace 2023
Monster Trucks
as Cindy Coley 2016