Amy Ryan
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 Amy Ryan, 2007 |
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| Born | November 30, 1969 Queens, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1987–present |
Amy Ryan (born November 30, 1969) 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.
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[edit] Early life
Ryan was born in Queens, New York City. Ryan is her mother's maiden name.[1][2] She is of English, Irish, and Polish descent.[3] 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.[1][2] At 17, she graduated from New York's High School of Performing Arts.[1][2] Hired for the national tour of Biloxi Blues right out of high school, Ryan worked steadily off-Broadway for the next decade.[2][4]
[edit] 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.[5][6] Additional off-Broadway credits include As Bees In Honey Drown, Crimes of the Heart and Saved.[7][8][9][10] 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.[2][11]
Ryan has been 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.[2][11][12][13]
[edit] 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,[2][14] in which she played a high school temptress, and Brooklyn Bridge, where she played Marion Ross's character in flashbacks.[15] After roles on ER and Chicago Hope, Ryan became a series regular on The Naked Truth as Téa Leoni's spoiled stepdaughter.[14][16][17] In 1993, she made her first appearance on NBC's Law & Order, appearing in several episodes over the years.[2][14]
By 2001, director Sidney Lumet cast her in 100 Centre Street playing three different roles (Ellen, Paris and Rebecca).[1][18] Ryan went on to feature prominently in the second season of HBO's The Wire, playing Port Authority Officer Beadie Russell.[14][19][20] 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 & 7.[21]
Ryan joined the cast of HBO's In Treatment for its third season, playing the therapist of Dr. Paul Weston.[22]
[edit] Film
Because of the deletion of the scene wherein she played Eric Stoltz's wife in Allison Anders's Grace of My Heart,[1] Ryan made her 1999 movie debut in Roberta.[14][17] She then appeared in You Can Count on Me with Laura Linney and Mark Ruffalo,[2][23] and the mystery/thriller Keane.[2][17][24] 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.[2][14][18] Her role as a star-struck sheriff's wife in Capote[2][14] 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.[2][4][18][20]
After being voted Best Supporting Actress for Gone Baby Gone by the National Board of Review,[25] as well as the critics circles in New York, Los Angeles, Boston, San Francisco and Washington, DC, Ryan's performance was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award,[26] and an Oscar for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting role at the 80th Academy Awards.[27]
Ryan appeared in Changeling (2008), directed by Clint Eastwood,[2][14] and opposite Matt Damon in Paul Greengrass's Green Zone (2010).[2][28][29] 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.[19][30]
[edit] Personal life
For many years, Ryan dated actor Brían O'Byrne.[31]
Ryan gave birth to her first child with fiancé Eric Slovin, Georgia Gracie, on October 15, 2009.[32] They married on August 23, 2011.[citation needed]
[edit] Filmography
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e "Amy Ryan". imdb. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0752407/bio. Retrieved 2009-11-04.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Amy Ryan". Hello. http://www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/amy-ryan/. Retrieved 2010-10-13.
- ^ Gross, Terry (2010). "Amy Ryan: From 'The Office' To The 'Green Zone'". NPR. http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=124526441. Retrieved 2010-03-12.
- ^ a b "Who2 Biographies: Amy Ryan". answers.com. http://www.answers.com/topic/amy-ryan. Retrieved 2009-11-04.
- ^ "The Rimers of Eldritch". Lortel Archives--the Internet off-Broadway database. http://www.lortel.org/LLA_archive/index.cfm?id=1797&search_by=show. Retrieved 2009-11-04.
- ^ Review/Theater; Brooding Look at Dismal Lives in Wilson Revival , NY Times
- ^ "Amy Ryan". Lortel Archives--the Internet off-Broadway database. http://www.lortel.org/LLA_archive/index.cfm?search_by=people&first=Amy&middle=&last=Ryan. Retrieved 2009-11-04.
- ^ As Bees in Honey Drown.(Lucille Lortel Theater, New York), Variety | July 28, 1997
- ^ Crimes of the Heart, CurtainUp
- ^ Saved, CurtainUp
- ^ a b "Amy Ryan". ibdb.com. http://www.ibdb.com/person.php?id=76336. Retrieved 2009-11-04.
- ^ "A Streetcar Named Desire, Studio 54". ibdb.com. http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=381031. Retrieved 2009-11-04.
- ^ "IBDB Person Awards". ibdb.com. http://www.ibdb.com/awardperson.asp?id=76336. Retrieved 2009-11-04.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Amy Ryan filmography". imdb. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0752407/. Retrieved 2009-11-04.
- ^ "Brooklyn Bridge". imdb. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101055/. Retrieved 2009-11-04.
- ^ TV Review - THE NAKED TRUTH, EW.com
- ^ a b c Amy Ryan, Yahoo Movies
- ^ a b c Spotlight on Amy Ryan, comingsoon.net
- ^ a b Speakeasy AMY RYAN two.one.five magazine
- ^ a b Actress Amy Ryan keeps things interesting, taking parts on stage, on screen and on TV, Monterey Herald
- ^ Amy Ryan Returning to The Office, TVGuide.com
- ^ "Amy Ryan Books Role on In Treatment". TVGuide.com. http://www.tvguide.com/News/Amy-Ryan-Treatment-1019204.aspx.
- ^ You Can Count on Me (2000), IMDB
- ^ Keane (2004), IMDB
- ^ "Past Awards". National Board of Review. http://www.nbrmp.org/awards/past.cfm. Retrieved 2009-11-05.
- ^ Amy Ryan, Screen Actors Guild Award nominee
- ^ Amy Ryan, Oscar nominee for Best Supporting Actress
- ^ Green Zone (2010), IMDB
- ^ Q&A - Amy Ryan on What Affleck, Eastwood, and the Green Zone Director Have in Common, FilmCritic.com
- ^ Jack Goes Boating (2010), IMDB
- ^ Robert Cashill (April 13, 2001). "Committing Crimes: Amy Ryan, Caught in the Act - Playbill.com". http://www.playbill.com/features/article/65067-Committing-Crimes-Amy-Ryan-Caught-in-the-Act. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
- ^ Everett, Cristina (October 21, 2009). "Amy Ryan and fiance Eric Slovin welcome baby girl, Georgia Gracie". New York Daily News. http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2009/10/21/2009-10-21_amy_ryan_and_fiance_eric_slovin_welcome_a_baby_girl.html. Retrieved 2009-11-05.
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Amy Ryan |
- Amy Ryan at the Internet Movie Database
- Amy Ryan at the Internet Broadway Database
- 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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