Amy Ryan
Known For
Acting
Born
1968-05-03 in Queens, New York City, New York, USA
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.
Most Known For
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Lorraine Hansen
Law & Order
as Amy
Law & Order
as Valerie Messick
The Office
as Holly Flax
The Daily Show
as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
The Wire
as Beadie Russell
ER
as Sister Elizabeth
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Julie Turner
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Edie Nelson
Quantum Leap
as Libby McBain
Only Murders in the Building
as Jan Bellows
Home Improvement
as Robin
Third Watch
as Dr. Jenny Hanson
Homicide: Life on the Street
as Erika Cullen
Chicago Hope
as Helen Sherwood
In Treatment
as Adele Brouse
The Oscars
as Self
Broad City
as Heidi Strand
Finding Your Roots
as Self