Amy Ryan
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| Born | November 30, 1969 Queens, New York |
| Occupation | Actress |
Amy Ryan (born November 30, 1969) is an American actress.
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[edit] Early life
Born in Queens, New York City,[1] Ryan is her mother's maiden name.[1] Ryan and her sister delivered the Daily News by bike growing up in the 1970s. At a young age, she attended the Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts Center in upstate New York.[1] At 17, she graduated from New York's High School of Performing Arts.[1] Hired for the national tour of Biloxi Blues right out of high school,[2] Ryan worked steadily Off-Broadway for the next decade.
[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.[3] Additional off-Broadway credits include As Bees In Honey Drown, Crimes of the Heart and Saved.[4] 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.[5]
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.[5][6][7]
[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[8], in which she played a high school temptress, and Brooklyn Bridge, where she played Marion Ross' character in flashbacks.[9] After roles on ER and Chicago Hope, Ryan became a series regular on The Naked Truth[8] as Téa Leoni's spoiled stepdaughter. 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).[1] Ryan went on to feature prominently in the second season of HBO's The Wire, playing Port Authority Officer Beadie Russell,[8]. She appeared for a six-episode arc on The Office as dorky HR rep Holly Flax. She reprised her role on The Office in the Season 5 finale.[8] She currently has no plans to return to The Office, but she remains open to the prospect of a return.
[edit] Film
Due to the deletion of the scene wherein she played Eric Stoltz's wife in Allison Anders' Grace of my Heart[1], Ryan made her 1999 movie debut in Roberta.[8] She then appeared in You Can Count on Me with Laura Linney and Mark Ruffalo[10] and the mystery/thriller Keane.[11] 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] 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.[2]
After being voted Best Supporting Actress for Gone Baby Gone by the National Board of Review[12] 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[13] and an Oscar for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role at the 80th Academy Awards.[14]
Ryan appeared in Changeling (2008), directed by Clint Eastwood,[8] and will next be seen opposite Matt Damon in Paul Greengrass's Green Zone.[15] She recently completed a role in Philip Seymour Hoffman's directorial film debut, Jack Goes Boating.[16]
[edit] Personal life
At the age of 39, Ryan gave birth to her first child with fiancé Eric Slovin. Daughter, Georgia Gracie was born on October 15, 2009.[17] She is best friends with actress Patricia Clarkson.[1]
[edit] Filmography
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Amy Ryan". imdb. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0752407/bio. Retrieved 2009-11-04.
- ^ a b "Who2 Biographies: Amy Ryan". answers.com. http://www.answers.com/topic/amy-ryan. Retrieved 2009-11-04.
- ^ [http:http://www.lortel.org/LLA_archive/index.cfm?id=1797&search_by=show "The Rimers of Eldritch"]. Lortel Archives--the Internet off-Broadway database. http:http://www.lortel.org/LLA_archive/index.cfm?id=1797&search_by=show. Retrieved 2009-11-04.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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 i "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.
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0203230/
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0420291/
- ^ . 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
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0947810/
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1278379/
- ^ "Amy Ryan and fiance Eric Slovin welcome baby girl, Georgia Gracie". New York Daily News. Octo. 21, 2009. 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
- Amy Ryan at the Internet Movie Database
- Amy Ryan at the Internet Broadway Database
- Amy Ryan at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
- Amy Ryan at TV.com
- The Wire biography from the HBO website
- Interview with Amy Ryan on her role in Gone Baby Gone from filmplosion.com
