Amy Ryan

Amy Ryan
Ryan at the premiere of Changeling in 2008
Born	Amy Beth Dziewiontkowski (1968-05-03) May 3, 1968 (age 56) New York City, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1987–present
Spouse	Eric Slovin ​ (m. 2011)​
Children	1
Awards	Full list

Amy Beth Dziewiontkowski (born May 3, 1968),^[1] known professionally as Amy Ryan, is an American actress. Known for her work across both stage and screen, she has received various accolades, including nominations for an Academy Award, three Tony Awards and a Golden Globe Award.

A New York native and graduate of the High School of Performing Arts, Ryan began her professional stage career in 1987 and made her Broadway debut in 1993 as a replacement in the original production of Wendy Wasserstein's The Sisters Rosensweig. She went on to receive two Tony Award nominations for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her performances as Sonya Alexandrovna in Uncle Vanya (2000) and Stella Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire (2005).

For her breakthrough film role as Helene McCready in the thriller Gone Baby Gone (2007), Ryan was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her other films include You Can Count on Me (2000), Capote (2005), Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007), Changeling (2008), Jack Goes Boating (2010), Win Win (2011), Birdman (2014), Bridge of Spies (2015), The Infiltrator (2016), Beautiful Boy (2018), Lost Girls (2020), Worth (2020), and Beau Is Afraid (2023).

On television, she played Beadie Russell in the HBO crime series The Wire (2002–2008), Holly Flax in the NBC sitcom The Office (2008–2011), Adele Brousse in HBO's In Treatment (2010), Jan in the Hulu mystery comedy series Only Murders in the Building (2021–2022), and Melanie Matthews in the Apple TV+ mystery series Sugar (2024). Ryan returned to Broadway in 2024 starring in a revival of Doubt: A Parable.^[2]