05/03/1968
Queens, New York City, New York, USA:
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.
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Wolfs (2024) as Margaret |
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Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid (2023) as Self |
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Passing Through (2023) as |
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Beau Is Afraid (2023) as Grace |
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Worth (2021) as Camille Biros |
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Lost Girls (2020) as Mari Gilbert |
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Strange but True (2019) as Charlene Chase |
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Late Night (2019) as Caroline Morton |
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Beautiful Boy (2018) as Vicki Sheff |
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Abundant Acreage Available (2017) as Tracy |
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Monster Trucks (2016) as Cindy Coley |
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The Infiltrator (2016) as Bonni Tischler |
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Central Intelligence (2016) as Pamela Harris |
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A Case of the Cold War: Bridge of Spies (2016) as Self |
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Don Verdean (2015) as Carol |
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Bridge of Spies (2015) as Mary Donovan |
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Louder Than Bombs (2015) as Hannah Brennan |
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Goosebumps (2015) as Gale Cooper |
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Birdman: All-Access (A View From the Wings) (2015) as Self |
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Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014) as Sylvia |
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Escape Plan (2013) as Abigail Ross |
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Clear History (2013) as Wendy |
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Devil's Knot (2013) as Margaret Lax |
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Breathe In (2013) as Megan Reynolds |
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Win Win (2011) as Jackie Flaherty |
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Jack Goes Boating (2010) as Connie |
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Green Zone (2010) as Lawrie Dayne |
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Bob Funk (2009) as Ms. Wright |
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The Missing Person (2009) as Miss Charley |
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Changeling (2008) as Carol Dexter |
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Chicago 10 (2008) as Anita Hoffman (voice) |
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Marvelous (2008) as Queenie |
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Dan in Real Life (2007) as Eileen |
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Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007) as Martha Hanson |
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Gone Baby Gone (2007) as Helene McCready |
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Tapping the Wire (2007) as Self |
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Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World (2006) as Emily Brooks |
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Capote (2005) as Marie Dewey |
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War of the Worlds (2005) as Neighbor With Toddler |
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Keane (2004) as Lynn Bedik |
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The Women (2002) as Peggy |
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Baseball Wives (2002) as Megan Salerno |
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You Can Count on Me (2000) as Mrs. Prescott |
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Roberta (1999) as Judy |
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Remembering Sex (1998) as Elaine Devlin |
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In the Deep Woods (1992) as Beth |
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The Statement () as |
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The Missing Person (2009) Executive Producer |