Cast & creator
Amy Ryan
Best known for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order
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.
Also known as: Amy Beth Dziewiontkowski
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film credits
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television credits
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1953–2026 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (78)
Showing 78 of 78 credits
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
2015
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Lorraine Hansen
1999
Law & Order
Amy
1990Law & Order
Valerie Messick
1990
The Office
Holly Flax
2005
The Daily Show
Self
1996
Rick and Morty
Marjorie (voice)
2013
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Julie Turner
2001Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Edie Nelson
2001
Chicago Hope
Helen Sherwood
1994
ER
Sister Elizabeth
1994
Third Watch
Dr. Jenny Hanson
1999
Quantum Leap
Libby McBain
1989
The Wire
Beadie Russell
2002
Home Improvement
Robin
1991
Homicide: Life on the Street
Erika Cullen
1993
Only Murders in the Building
Jan Bellows
2021
In Treatment
Adele Brouse
2008
Broad City
Heidi Strand
2014
Finding Your Roots
Self
2012
Sugar
Melanie Matthews
2024
The Oscars
Self
1953
The Naked Truth
Chloe Banks
1995
War of the Worlds
Neighbor with Toddler
2005
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Sylvia
2014
Escape Plan
Abigail Ross
2013
100 Centre Street
Ellen
2001100 Centre Street
Rebecca Rifkind
2001
Bridge of Spies
Mary Donovan
2015
Central Intelligence
Pamela Harris
2016
Goosebumps
Gale
2015
Beau Is Afraid
Grace
2023
Brooklyn Bridge
1991
Changeling
Carol Dexter
2008
Gone Baby Gone
Helene McCready
2007
Kidnapped
2006
Wolfs
Margaret
2024
Beautiful Boy
Vicki Sheff
2018
Monster Trucks
Cindy Coley
2016
Green Zone
Lawrie Dayne
2010
The Infiltrator
Bonni Tischler
2016
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Martha Hanson
2007
Dan in Real Life
Eileen
2007
Late Night
Caroline Morton
2019
Devil's Knot
Margaret Lax
2013
I'll Be Gone in the Dark
Michelle McNamara's Words (voice)
2020
Clear History
Wendy
2013
Louder Than Bombs
Hannah Brennan
2015
A Will of their Own
Carrie Baker
1998
Strange but True
Charlene Chase
2019
Capote
Marie Dewey
2005
You Can Count on Me
Mrs. Prescott
2000
A Statement
Dr. Anna Marie Crocetti
2026
Breathe In
Megan Reynolds
2013
Worth
Camille Biros
2021
Lost Girls
Mari Gilbert
2020
Don Verdean
Carol
2015
Keane
Lynn Bedik
2004
Jack Goes Boating
Connie
2010
Bob Funk
Ms. Wright
2009
Win Win
Jackie Flaherty
2011
In the Deep Woods
Beth
1992NDA
Chicago 10
Anita Hoffman (voice)
2008
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
Emily Brooks
2006
A Case of the Cold War: Bridge of Spies
Self
2016Remembering Sex
Elaine Devlin
1998
Birdman: All-Access (A View From the Wings)
Self
2015
The Women
Peggy
2002
Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid
Self
2023
Abundant Acreage Available
Tracy
2017
The Missing Person
Miss Charley
2009The Missing Person
Executive Producer
2009
Marvelous
Queenie
2008
Roberta
Judy
1999
Tapping the Wire
Self
2007Baseball Wives
Megan Salerno
2002