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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.
Filmography 35
Escape Plan
as Abigail Ross 
Beautiful Boy
as Vicki Sheff 
Goosebumps
as Gale 
Late Night
as Caroline Morton 
Beau Is Afraid
as Grace 
Bridge of Spies
as Mary Donovan 
Wolfs
as Margaret 
Central Intelligence
as Pamela Harris 
Gone Baby Gone
as Helene McCready 
Green Zone
as Lawrie Dayne 
Louder Than Bombs
as Hannah Brennan 
Monster Trucks
as Cindy Coley 
I'll Be Gone in the Dark
as Michelle McNamara's Words (voice) 
Devil's Knot
as Margaret Lax 
The Infiltrator
as Bonni Tischler 
Dan in Real Life
as Eileen 
Clear History
as Wendy 
Changeling
as Carol Dexter 
Capote
as Marie Dewey 
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
as Martha Hanson 
Strange but True
as Charlene Chase 
Worth
as Camille Biros 
You Can Count on Me
as Mrs. Prescott 
Breathe In
as Megan Reynolds 
Lost Girls
as Mari Gilbert 
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
as Emily Brooks 
Keane
as Lynn Bedik 
Win Win
as Jackie Flaherty 
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