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A Statement
2026
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Amy Ryan
Also known as Amy Beth Dziewiontkowski
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.
Personal details
Full filmography
2026
2024
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Wolfs
as Margaret
2024
2023
P
Passing Through
2023
F
Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid
as Self
2023
B
Beau Is Afraid
London premiereas Grace
2023
2021
W
Worth
as Camille Biros
2021
2020
L
Lost Girls
as Mari Gilbert
2020
2019
S
Strange but True
as Charlene Chase
2019
L
Late Night
as Caroline Morton
2019
2018
B
Beautiful Boy
as Vicki Sheff
2018
2017
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Abundant Acreage Available
as Tracy
2017
2016
M
Monster Trucks
as Cindy Coley
2016
T
The Infiltrator
as Bonni Tischler
2016
C
Central Intelligence
as Pamela Harris
2016
A
A Case of the Cold War: Bridge of Spies
as Self
2016
2015
G
Goosebumps
as Gale
2015
B
Bridge of Spies
as Mary Donovan
2015
D
Don Verdean
as Carol
2015
L
Louder Than Bombs
as Hannah Brennan
2015
B
Birdman: All-Access (A View From the Wings)
as Self
2015
2014
B
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
as Sylvia
2014
2013
E
Escape Plan
as Abigail Ross
2013
D
Devil's Knot
as Margaret Lax
2013
C
Clear History
as Wendy
2013
B
Breathe In
as Megan Reynolds
2013
2011
W
Win Win
as Jackie Flaherty
2011
2010
G
Green Zone
as Lawrie Dayne
2010
J
Jack Goes Boating
as Connie
2010
2009
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The Missing Person
2009
B
Bob Funk
as Ms. Wright
2009
2008
C
Changeling
as Carol Dexter
2008
C
Chicago 10
as Anita Hoffman (voice)
2008
M
Marvelous
as Queenie
2008
2007
G
Gone Baby Gone
as Helene McCready
2007
B
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
as Martha Hanson
2007
D
Dan in Real Life
as Eileen
2007
T
Tapping the Wire
as Self
2007
2006
L
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
as Emily Brooks
2006
2005
C
Capote
as Marie Dewey
2005
W
War of the Worlds
as Neighbor with Toddler
2005
2004
K
Keane
as Lynn Bedik
2004
2002
T
The Women
as Peggy
2002
B
Baseball Wives
as Megan Salerno
2002
2000
Y
You Can Count on Me
as Mrs. Prescott
2000
1999
R
Roberta
as Judy
1999
1998
R
Remembering Sex
as Elaine Devlin
1998
1992
I
In the Deep Woods
as Beth
1992
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