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Amy Ryan

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Ryan at the Changeling premiere, October 2008[1]

Born
Amy Beth Dziewiontkowski[2][3]


(1969-05-03) 3 May 1969 (age 49)

New York City, New York, U.S.

Occupation Actress
Years active 1987–present
Spouse(s)
Eric Slovin (m. 2011)
Children 1

Amy Beth Dziewiontkowski (born 3 May 1969),[4] known professionally as Amy Ryan, is an American actress of stage and screen. A graduate of New York's High School of Performing Arts, she is an Academy Award nominee and two-time Tony Award nominee.


Ryan began her professional stage career in 1987 and made her Broadway debut in 1993 as a replacement in the original production of The Sisters Rosensweig. She went on to receive Tony Award nominations for Best Featured Actress in a Play for the 2000 revival of Uncle Vanya and the 2005 revival of A Streetcar Named Desire. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Helene McCready in the 2007 film Gone Baby Gone. The role also earned her a Golden Globe nomination and won her a Critics' Choice Award. Her other films include Changeling (2008), Win Win (2011) and Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014). On television, she played Beadie Russell in HBO's The Wire (2002–08), Holly Flax in NBC's The Office (2008–11) and Adele Brousse in HBO's In Treatment (2010).




Contents






  • 1 Early life


  • 2 Career


    • 2.1 Theatre


    • 2.2 Television


    • 2.3 Film




  • 3 Personal life


  • 4 Filmography


    • 4.1 Film


    • 4.2 Television




  • 5 Awards and nominations


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links





Early life


Ryan was born Amy Beth Dziewiontkowski in Flushing, Queens in New York City, the daughter of Pamela (née Ryan), a nurse, and John Dziewiontkowski, a trucking business owner.[5][6] She is of Polish, Irish, and English descent.[7] Growing up in the 1970s, Ryan and her sister Laura 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.[8] Hired for the national tour of Biloxi Blues right out of high school, Ryan worked steadily off-Broadway for the next decade. She chose her mother's maiden name as her stage name.[8][9]



Career



Theatre


Ryan made her off-Broadway debut in the Westside Theatre's 1987 production of A Shayna Maidel, playing the role of Hanna. The following year she was seen in the Second Stage Theatre Company's revival of The Rimers of Eldritch.[10][11] Additional off-Broadway credits include As Bees In Honey Drown, Crimes of the Heart and Saved.[12][13][14][15] She also worked in regional theater, where she originated roles in new plays by Neil LaBute, Arthur Miller and Neil Simon. On Broadway she has appeared as Tess in The Sisters Rosensweig, Natasha in the 1997 revival of The Three Sisters, and Peggy in the 2001–2002 revival of The Women.[8][16]


Ryan was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play twice: in 2000, for her portrayal of Sonya Alexandrovna in Uncle Vanya, and in 2005, for her performance as Stella Kowalski opposite John C. Reilly in A Streetcar Named Desire.[8][16][17][18]


Ryan received some of the best reviews of her career for her leading role in the Roundabout Theater Company's 2016 production of Love, Love, Love. Ben Brantley of The New York Times praised her "smashing comic performance,"[19]The Hollywood Reporter called her work "emotionally vital,"[20] and The Associated Press raved that "Ryan is absolutely magnetic ... nailing her charming, unpredictable character with perfect comedic timing."[21] In an article exploring various famous actresses working on the stage, Washington Post theater critic Peter Marks highlighted Ryan's work in the play:


The revelation is not that Amy Ryan is good. It’s that she’s this good ... Ryan, whose range has been apparent for years, in dramatic performances nominated for Tonys (Uncle Vanya) and Oscars (Gone Baby Gone), as well as in nuanced comic turns on television shows like The Office, manages a feat in Love, Love, Love that she’s never accomplished so fluidly before: taking charge. She delivers a front-and-center performance of such beguiling dynamism (in a thoroughly convincing English accent) that you feel this Roundabout Theatre Company production has done for her precisely what was intended. It exposes a new facet of her talent — and leaves us with that uplifting itch, to be there the next time she’s on a stage.[22]


For her performance in Love, Love, Love, Ryan won the Obie Award for Distinguished Performance by an Actress, and was nominated for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play[23] and the Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance.[24]



Television


Following a brief stint playing a runaway on As the World Turns, Ryan was cast in television series such as I'll Fly Away,[8] After roles on ER and Chicago Hope, Ryan became a series regular on The Naked Truth as Téa Leoni's spoiled stepdaughter.[25][26] In 1993, she made her first appearance on NBC's Law & Order, appearing in several episodes over the years.[8]


By 2001, director Sidney Lumet cast her in 100 Centre Street playing three different roles (Ellen, Paris and Rebecca).[27] Ryan went on to feature prominently in the second season of HBO's The Wire, playing Port Authority Officer Beadie Russell.[28][29] She appeared for a six-episode arc on The Office as dorky HR rep Holly Flax. She reprised her role on The Office in seasons 5 and 7.[30]


Ryan joined the cast of HBO's In Treatment for its third season, playing the therapist of Dr. Paul Weston.[31]



Film


Because of the deletion of the scene where she played Eric Stoltz's wife in Allison Anders's Grace of My Heart, Ryan made her 1999 film debut in Roberta.[26] She then briefly appeared in You Can Count on Me, which starred Laura Linney and Mark Ruffalo,[8] and the mystery/thriller Keane.[8][26]Albert Brooks chose her to play his wife in Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World in 2005, and 2007 brought both Dan in Real Life and Before the Devil Knows You're Dead.[8][27] Her role as a star-struck sheriff's wife in Capote[8] earned her positive reviews, but it was playing a hardened welfare mom in Ben Affleck's Gone Baby Gone that finally brought her national attention.[8][9][27][29]


After being voted Best Supporting Actress for Gone Baby Gone by the National Board of Review,[32] as well as the critics circles in New York, Los Angeles, Boston, San Francisco and Washington, D.C., Ryan's performance was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award,[33] and an Oscar for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting role at the 80th Academy Awards.[34]


Ryan appeared in Changeling (2008), directed by Clint Eastwood,[8] and opposite Matt Damon in Paul Greengrass's Green Zone (2010).[8][35] In September 2010, she completed filming a role in Philip Seymour Hoffman's directorial film debut, Jack Goes Boating, taking over the role of Connie originally played by Beth Cole in the stage version.[28] Ryan received strong notices for her performance in Tom McCarthy's Win Win the next year, winning Best Supporting Actress awards from multiple regional critics groups.


Ryan was a part of the core ensemble of the 2014 Best Picture Academy Award winning film Birdman, sharing in the cast's Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture victory. In 2015, she starred as Mary Donovan opposite Tom Hanks in the film Bridge of Spies, and reunited with her In Treatment co-star Gabriel Byrne in Louder Than Bombs, the English-language debut of Joachim Trier. Early the next year, Ryan was cast as Tracy, her first on-screen leading role, in Abundant Acreage Available, a rural family drama from Junebug screenwriter Angus MacLachlan. Upon the film's premiere at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival, Ryan drew universal acclaim for her performance, with The Wrap noting that she "holds the screen no matter what she's doing and who she's with"[36] and Flavorwire raving that Ryan "sounds notes that are quietly dazzling in their complexity."[37]Variety chief film critic Peter Debruge dubbed the performance a career highlight:


It’s a pleasure to see such a fine actress navigate the nuances of her role ... Only on the big screen are we able to fully appreciate the minutely detailed nature of Ryan’s performance, revealing Tracy’s soul via the slightest narrowing of the eyes or the almost-subliminal tensing of her cheekbones. As we know, Junebug earned Amy Adams an Oscar nomination, and if the world were fair, this role would bring another Amy similar attention.[38]


Ryan recently filmed Beautiful Boy for Amazon Studios, a dark family drama which reunites her with The Office star Steve Carell, and Strange But True, a noir-thriller based on the novel by John Searles,[39][40] both of which are due to premiere in 2018. She's also set to play the lead in Netflix's mystery thriller Lost Girls, and is among the ensemble cast of Late Night, the Mindy Kaling-penned comedy about a female late-night talk show host (Emma Thompson).



Personal life


Ryan married Eric Slovin in 2011.[41] They have one daughter, Georgia Gracie (born 15 October 2009).[42]



Filmography



Film















































































































































































































Year
Title
Role
Notes
1999

Roberta
Judy

2000

You Can Count on Me
Rachel Louise Prescott

2000

A Pork Chop for Larry
Beth

Short film
2004

Keane
Lynn Bedik

2005

War of the Worlds
Neighbor with Toddler

2005

Capote
Marie Dewey

2005

Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
Emily Brooks

2006

Marvelous
Queenie

2007

Gone Baby Gone
Helene McCready

2007

Neal Cassady
Carolyn Cassady

2007

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Martha Hanson

2007

Dan in Real Life
Eileen Burns

2008

Changeling
Carol Dexter

2009

The Missing Person
Miss Charley
Also executive producer
2010

Jack Goes Boating
Connie

2010

Green Zone
Lawrie Dayne

2011

Win Win
Jackie Flaherty

2013

Breathe In
Megan Reynolds

2013

Escape Plan
Abigail Ross

2013

Devil's Knot
Margaret Lax

2014

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Sylvia

2015

Don Verdean
Carol

2015

Louder Than Bombs
Hannah

2015

Goosebumps
Gale Cooper

2015

Bridge of Spies
Mary McKenna Donovan

2016

Central Intelligence
Agent Pamela Harris

2016

The Infiltrator
Bonni Tischler

2016

Monster Trucks
Cindy Coley

2017

Abundant Acreage Available
Tracy Ledbetter

2018

Beautiful Boy
Vicki Sheff

2019

Late Night
TBA

2019

Strange But True
Charlene

Post-production
TBA

Lost Girls
TBA

Post-production


Television





































































































































































Year
Title
Role
Notes
1990

As the World Turns
Renee
Unknown episodes
1991

Quantum Leap
Libby McBain
Episode: "Raped - June 20, 1980"
1991

Brooklyn Bridge
Young Sophie
Episode: "Old Fools"
1992

Home Improvement
Robin
Episode: "Luck Be a Taylor Tonight"
1992

I'll Fly Away
Parkie Sasser
6 episodes
1993; 2006

Law & Order
Amy / Valerie Messick
2 episodes
1995

Sirens
April Ward
Episode: "The Abduction"
1995

ER
Sister
Episode: "Love Among the Ruins"
1995–1996

The Naked Truth
Chloe Banks
20 episodes
1998

Chicago Hope
Helen Sherwood
Episode: "Liver, Hold the Mushrooms"
1998

A Will of Their Own
Carrie Baker

Miniseries
1999

Homicide: Life on the Street
Helen Sherwood
Episode: "Liver, Hold the Mushrooms"
2000

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Lorraine Hansen
Episode: "Bad Blood"
2001–2002

100 Centre Street
Rebecca Rifkind / Ellen
7 episodes
2003; 2007

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Julie Turner / Edie Nelson
2 episodes
2003–2008

The Wire

Beadie Russell
20 episodes
2004

Third Watch
Dr. Jenny Hanson
Episode: "Last Will and Testament"
2006

American Experience
Luzena Wilson
Episode: "The Gold Rush"
2006–2007

Kidnapped
Maureen Campbell
2 episodes
2008

Independent Lens
Anita Hoffman
Episode: "Chicago 10"
2008–2011

The Office

Holly Flax
17 episodes
2010

In Treatment
Adele
8 episodes
2013

Clear History
Wendy the Waitress

Television film
2015–2017

Broad City
Heidi Strand
2 episodes
2016–2019

High Maintenance
Gigi
2 episodes
2018

Robot Chicken
Phoebe Buffay/Liesl von Trapp
Voice
Episode: "Shall I Visit the Dinosaurs?"


Awards and nominations





























































































































































































































































































































Year
Award
Category
Nominated work
Result
2000

Tony Award

Best Featured Actress in a Play

Uncle Vanya
Nominated
2001

Drama League Award
Distinguished Performance

Saved
Nominated
2005

Tony Award

Best Featured Actress in a Play

A Streetcar Named Desire
Nominated

Outer Critics Circle Award
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play
Won
2007

Academy Award

Best Supporting Actress

Gone Baby Gone
Nominated

Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award

Best Supporting Actress
Won

Best Breakthrough Performance
Nominated

Boston Society of Film Critics Award

Best Supporting Actress
Won

Chicago Film Critics Association Award

Best Supporting Actress
Nominated

Critics' Choice Movie Award

Best Supporting Actress
Won

Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award

Best Supporting Actress
Nominated

Detroit Film Critics Society Award

Best Supporting Actress
Nominated

Florida Film Critics Circle Award

Best Supporting Actress
Won

Golden Globe Award

Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
Nominated

Houston Film Critics Society Award

Best Supporting Actress
Won
Iowa Film Critics Award
Best Supporting Actress
Won

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award

Best Supporting Actress
Won

National Board of Review Award

Best Supporting Actress
Won

National Society of Film Critics Award

Best Supporting Actress
Nominated

New York Film Critics Circle Award

Best Supporting Actress
Won
Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Award
Best Supporting Actress
Won

Online Film Critics Society Award

Best Supporting Actress
Won
Phoenix Film Critics Society Award
Best Supporting Actress
Won

San Diego Film Critics Society Award

Best Supporting Actress
Won

San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award

Best Supporting Actress
Won

Satellite Award

Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture
Won

Screen Actors Guild Award

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Nominated
Southeastern Film Critics Association Award
Best Supporting Actress
Won

St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award

Best Supporting Actress
Won

Toronto Film Critics Association Award

Best Supporting Actress
Nominated
Utah Film Critics Association Award
Best Supporting Actress
Won

Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award

Best Supporting Actress
Nominated

Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award

Best Supporting Actress
Won

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award

Best Supporting Actress

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Won

Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award

Best Supporting Actress
Won
2009

Golden Nymph Award
Outstanding Actress - Comedy Series

The Office
Nominated
2010
Comedy Film Award
Best Leading Actress

Jack Goes Boating
Nominated
2011
Utah Film Critics Association Award
Best Supporting Actress

Win Win
Won
Indiana Film Critics Association Award
Best Supporting Actress
Nominated
2014

Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award

Best Ensemble

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Won

Boston Society of Film Critics Award

Best Cast
Runner-up
Boston Online Film Critics Association Awards
Best Ensemble
Won

Critics' Choice Movie Award

Best Acting Ensemble
Won
Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award
Best Ensemble
Nominated

Detroit Film Critics Society Award

Best Ensemble
Won

Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Cast

Best Cast
Nominated
Georgia Film Critics Association Award
Best Ensemble
Nominated
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award
Won

New York Film Critics Online Awards

Best Ensemble Cast
Won
North Texas Film Critics Association Award
Best Ensemble Cast
Won
Phoenix Film Critics Society Award
Best Ensemble Acting
Won

San Diego Film Critics Society Awards

Best Film Ensemble
Won

Screen Actors Guild Award

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Won
Southeastern Film Critics Association Award
Best Ensemble
Nominated

Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards

Best Acting Ensemble
Won
2017

Drama Desk Award

Outstanding Actress in a Play

Love, Love, Love
Nominated

Obie Award

Distinguished Performance by an Actress
Won

Drama League Award
Distinguished Performance
Nominated


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External links








  • Amy Ryan on IMDb


  • Amy Ryan at the Internet Broadway Database Edit this at Wikidata


  • Amy Ryan at the Internet Off-Broadway Database


  • The Wire biography from the HBO website


  • Interview with Amy Ryan on her rôle in Gone Baby Gone from filmplosion.com









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