
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.

War of the Worlds
2005 · as Neighbor With Toddler

Gone Baby Gone
2007 · as Helene McCready

Bridge of Spies
2015 · as Mary Donovan

Green Zone
2010 · as Lawrie Dayne

Escape Plan
2013 · as Abigail Ross

Central Intelligence
2016 · as Pamela Harris

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
2014 · as Sylvia

Goosebumps
2015 · as Gale Cooper

Wolfs
2024 · as Margaret

Beautiful Boy
2018 · as Vicki Sheff

Beau Is Afraid
2023 · as Grace

Changeling
2008 · as Carol Dexter

Monster Trucks
2016 · as Cindy Coley

Late Night
2019 · as Caroline Morton

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
2007 · as Martha Hanson

Clear History
2013 · as Wendy

Devil's Knot
2013 · as Margaret Lax

Dan in Real Life
2007 · as Eileen