Amy Ryan
About
Biography
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
Producer (Feature Film)
Cast (Special)
Life Events
1990
Had a short stint on the daytime drama "As the World Turns" (CBS)
1992
Had a recurring role in the critically acclaimed drama "I'll Fly Away" (NBC) as a manipulative high school temptress
1993
Broadway debut as Tessa Goode in "The Sisters Rosensweig"
1995
Played Tea Leoni's spoiled stepdaughter on the short-lived ABC sitcom, "The Naked Truth"
1997
Replaced Calista Flockhart as Natasha in a revival of "The Three Sisters"
1999
Feature film debut in the drama, "Roberta"
2000
Had a small role in the Oscar-nominated film, "You Can Count on Me"
2000
Received critical acclaim and her first Tony Award nomination for playing the love-starved Sonya in "Uncle Vanya"
2001
Landed a recurring role on the A&E crime drama, "100 Centre Street"; created by Sidney Lumet
2001
Cast as Peggy in the Broadway revival of "The Women"
2003
Joined the cast of "The Wire" (HBO) in its second season, playing Port Authority Officer Beadie Russell
2004
Played an impoverished single mother in the indie film, "Keane"
2005
Received second Tony Award nomination for playing Stella Kowalski in "A Streetcar Named Desire"
2005
Earned positive reviews as Chris Cooper's star-struck wife in "Capote"
2007
Received rave reviews for her portrayal of a drug-addicted mother whose child was abducted in Ben Affleck's directorial debut, "Gone Baby Gone"; earned Golden Globe, SAG and Oscar nominations for Best Supporting Actress
2007
Reunited with Sidney Lumet for "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead," playing Ethan Hawke's ex-wife
2008
Had a recurring role on the NBC sitcom "The Office" as dorky HR rep Holly Flax
2008
Played a prostitute wrongfully imprisoned by police in Clint Eastwood's "Changeling"
2010
Co-starred with Matt Damon and Greg Kinnear in Paul Greengrass' war thriller, "Green Zone"
2010
Joined the third season of HBO's "In Treatment" as Paul's new therapist
