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Amy Ryan

Amy Ryan

Amy Beth Dziewiontkowski (born November 30, 1969), 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 information

Birthday

1968-05-03

Birth Place

Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Movies and TV shows :

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100 Centre Street

2001

7.7

TV
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A Will of their Own

1998

7.0

TV
Abundant Acreage Available

Abundant Acreage Available

2017

5.2

Movie
Beau Is Afraid

Beau Is Afraid

2023

6.8

Movie
Beautiful Boy

Beautiful Boy

2018

7.6

Movie
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

2007

7.1

Movie
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

2014

7.5

Movie
Birdman: All-Access (A View From the Wings)

Birdman: All-Access (A View From the Wings)

2015

7.2

Movie
Bob Funk

Bob Funk

2009

4.6

Movie
Breathe In

Breathe In

2013

5.9

Movie
Bridge of Spies

Bridge of Spies

2015

7.2

Movie
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Broad City

2014

7.2

TV
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Brooklyn Bridge

1991

7.5

TV
Capote

Capote

2005

7.0

Movie
Central Intelligence

Central Intelligence

2016

6.4

Movie
Changeling

Changeling

2008

7.6

Movie
Chicago 10

Chicago 10

2008

6.0

Movie
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Chicago Hope

1994

7.2

TV
Clear History

Clear History

2014

6.0

Movie
Dan in Real Life

Dan in Real Life

2007

6.5

Movie
Devil's Knot

Devil's Knot

2013

6.2

Movie
Don Verdean

Don Verdean

2015

4.8

Movie
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ER

1994

7.8

TV
Escape Plan

Escape Plan

2013

6.7

Movie
Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid

Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid

2023

10.0

Movie
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Finding Your Roots

2012

6.2

TV
Gone Baby Gone

Gone Baby Gone

2007

7.3

Movie
Goosebumps

Goosebumps

2015

6.3

Movie
Green Zone

Green Zone

2010

6.5

Movie
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Home Improvement

1991

7.4

TV
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Homicide: Life on the Street

1993

8.0

TV
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I'll Be Gone in the Dark

2020

7.2

TV
In the Deep Woods

In the Deep Woods

1992

5.6

Movie
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In Treatment

2008

7.6

TV
Jack Goes Boating

Jack Goes Boating

2010

5.9

Movie
Keane

Keane

2005

6.1

Movie
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Kidnapped

2006

7.0

TV
Late Night

Late Night

2019

6.4

Movie
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Law & Order

1990

7.4

TV
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Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001

7.6

TV
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

7.9

TV
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World

Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World

2006

5.2

Movie
Lost Girls

Lost Girls

2020

6.1

Movie
Louder Than Bombs

Louder Than Bombs

2015

6.5

Movie
Marvelous

Marvelous

2008

0.0

Movie
Monster Trucks

Monster Trucks

2016

6.1

Movie
poster

Only Murders in the Building

2021

8.4

TV
Passing Through

Passing Through

2023

0.0

Movie
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Quantum Leap

1989

8.0

TV
Remembering Sex

Remembering Sex

1998

4.5

Movie
Roberta

Roberta

1999

3.0

Movie
Strange but True

Strange but True

2019

6.0

Movie
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Sugar

2024

7.3

TV
Tapping the Wire

Tapping the Wire

2007

7.0

Movie
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The Daily Show

1996

6.4

TV
The Infiltrator

The Infiltrator

2016

6.7

Movie
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

6.6

TV
The Missing Person

The Missing Person

2009

5.6

Movie
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The Naked Truth

1995

6.4

TV
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The Office

2005

8.6

TV
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The Wire

2002

8.6

TV
The Women

The Women

2002

0.0

Movie
poster

Third Watch

1999

7.9

TV
War of the Worlds

War of the Worlds

2005

6.5

Movie
Win Win

Win Win

2011

6.8

Movie
Wolfs

Wolfs

2024

6.5

Movie
Worth

Worth

2021

6.7

Movie
You Can Count on Me

You Can Count on Me

2000

6.8

Movie