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Amy Ryan
Known for: ActingAmy 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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Testul suprem
as Abigail Ross 
Băiat frumos
as Vicki Sheff 
Talk show de seară
as Caroline Morton 
Toate fricile lui Beau
as Grace 
Podul spionilor
as Mary Donovan 
Lupi singuratici
as Margaret 
Agenți aproape secreți
as Pamela Harris 
Dispărută fără urmă
as Helene McCready 
Zona verde
as Lawrie Dayne 
Louder Than Bombs
as Hannah Brennan 
Monștri pe roți
as Cindy Coley 
Mă ascund în întuneric
as Michelle McNamara's Words (voice) 
Devil's Knot
as Margaret Lax 
Acoperitul
as Bonni Tischler 
Dan, un tip norocos
as Eileen 
Așa se scrie istoria!
as Wendy 
Schimbul
as Carol Dexter 
Capote
as Marie Dewey 
Înainte ca diavolul să afle că ai murit
as Martha Hanson 
Ciudat dar adevărat
as Charlene Chase 
Cu ce preţ?
as Camille Biros 
You Can Count on Me
as Mrs. Prescott 
Pasiune inocentă
as Megan Reynolds 
Fetele dispărute
as Mari Gilbert 
Keane
as Lynn Bedik 
Win Win
as Jackie Flaherty 
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
as Emily Brooks 
In the Deep Woods
as Beth 
Chicago 10
as Anita Hoffman (voice) 
Don Verdean
as Carol 
Jack Goes Boating
as Connie 
The Missing Person
as Miss Charley 
Abundant Acreage Available
as Tracy