Amy Ryan
Biography
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.
Known For
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
The Office
2005
Law & Order
1990
Law & Order
1990
The Daily Show
1996
Rick and Morty
2013
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
ER
1994
Chicago Hope
1994
Third Watch
1999
Filmography
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self · 2015
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Lorraine Hansen · 1999
The Office
as Holly Flax · 2005
Law & Order
as Amy · 1990
Law & Order
as Valerie Messick · 1990
The Daily Show
as Self · 1996
Rick and Morty
as Marjorie (voice) · 2013
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Julie Turner · 2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Edie Nelson · 2001
ER
as Sister Elizabeth · 1994
Chicago Hope
as Helen Sherwood · 1994
Third Watch
as Dr. Jenny Hanson · 1999
The Wire
as Beadie Russell · 2002
Quantum Leap
as Libby McBain · 1989
Home Improvement
as Robin · 1991
Homicide: Life on the Street
as Erika Cullen · 1993
Only Murders in the Building
as Jan Bellows · 2021
In Treatment
as Adele Brouse · 2008
Broad City
as Heidi Strand · 2014
Sugar
as Melanie Matthews · 2024
Finding Your Roots
as Self · 2012
The Oscars
as Self · 1953
War of the Worlds
as Neighbor with Toddler · 2005
The Naked Truth
as Chloe Banks · 1995
Escape Plan
as Abigail Ross · 2013
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
as Sylvia · 2014
Beau Is Afraid
as Grace · 2023
Bridge of Spies
as Mary Donovan · 2015
Central Intelligence
as Pamela Harris · 2016
100 Centre Street
as Ellen · 2001
100 Centre Street
as Rebecca Rifkind · 2001
Goosebumps
as Gale · 2015
Gone Baby Gone
as Helene McCready · 2007
Wolfs
as Margaret · 2024
Brooklyn Bridge
· 1991
Beautiful Boy
as Vicki Sheff · 2018
Kidnapped
· 2006
Changeling
as Carol Dexter · 2008
Green Zone
as Lawrie Dayne · 2010
Monster Trucks
as Cindy Coley · 2016
The Infiltrator
as Bonni Tischler · 2016
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
as Martha Hanson · 2007
Devil's Knot
as Margaret Lax · 2013
Late Night
as Caroline Morton · 2019
Dan in Real Life
as Eileen · 2007
Strange but True
as Charlene Chase · 2019
I'll Be Gone in the Dark
as Michelle McNamara's Words (voice) · 2020
A Will of their Own
as Carrie Baker · 1998
You Can Count on Me
as Mrs. Prescott · 2000
Clear History
as Wendy · 2013
Capote
as Marie Dewey · 2005
A Statement
as Dr. Anna Marie Crocetti · 2026
Louder Than Bombs
as Hannah Brennan · 2015
Breathe In
as Megan Reynolds · 2013
Worth
as Camille Biros · 2021
Lost Girls
as Mari Gilbert · 2020
Don Verdean
as Carol · 2015
Jack Goes Boating
as Connie · 2010
Win Win
as Jackie Flaherty · 2011
NDA
Keane
as Lynn Bedik · 2004
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
as Emily Brooks · 2006
Bob Funk
as Ms. Wright · 2009
In the Deep Woods
as Beth · 1992
Chicago 10
as Anita Hoffman (voice) · 2008
The Missing Person
as Miss Charley · 2009
Remembering Sex
as Elaine Devlin · 1998
Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid
as Self · 2023
Abundant Acreage Available
as Tracy · 2017
Birdman: All-Access (A View From the Wings)
as Self · 2015
A Case of the Cold War: Bridge of Spies
as Self · 2016
Marvelous
as Queenie · 2008
The Women
as Peggy · 2002
Tapping the Wire
as Self · 2007
Roberta
as Judy · 1999
Baseball Wives
as Megan Salerno · 2002
Passing Through
· 2023