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Amy Ryan

 

Birth Place: Queens, NY, USA

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Stage Credits

  [Off-Broadway]
Barrow Street Theatricals Off-Broadway Production, 2018
Guest Performer
  [Off-Broadway]
Roundabout Theatre Company World Premiere Off-Broadway Production, 2016
Sandra
  [Off-Broadway]
Playwrights Horizons Production, 2012
Performer
  [Broadway]
Special Benefit Production, 2006
Susan
  [Broadway]
Roundabout Revival, 2005
Stella Kowalski
  [Off-Broadway]
2005
Sarah
  [Broadway]
Roundabout Revival, 2001
Peggy
  [Off-Broadway]
2001
Meg
  [Off-Broadway]
2001
Performer
  [Broadway]
Roundabout Revival, 2000
Sofya Alexandrovna
  [Off-Broadway]
1999
Performer
  [Off-Broadway]
1997
Amber/Back-Up Singer/Secretary/Bethany/Ginny
  [Broadway]
Roundabout Revival, 1997
Natalya Ivanovna [Replacement]
  [Broadway]
1993
Tess Goode [Replacement]
  [Off-Broadway]
1988
Lena Truitt

Amy Ryan Movies

Roberta
 
[1999]
Judy
You Can Count on Me
 
[2000]
Mrs. Prescott
Keane
 
[2004]
Lynn Bedik
Capote
 
[2005]
Marie Dewey
War of the Worlds
 
[2005]
Neighbor with Toddler
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
 
[2005]
Emily Brooks
Marvelous
 
[2006]
Queenie
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
 
[2007]
Martha
Neal Cassady
 
[2007]
Carolyn Csady
Dan in Real Life
 
[2007]
Eileen
Gone Baby Gone
 
[2007]
Helene McCready
Changeling
 
[2008]
Carol Dexter
Bob Funk
 
[2009]
Ms. Wright
The Missing Person
 
[2009]
Miss Charley
Jack Goes Boating
 
[2010]
Connie
Green Zone
 
[2010]
Lawrie Dayne
Win Win
 
[2011]
Jackie Flaherty
Devil's Knot
 
[2013]
Margaret Lax
Escape Plan
 
[2013]
Abigail
Breathe In
 
[2013]
Megan Reynolds
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
 
[2014]
Sylvia
Louder Than Bombs
 
[2015]
Hannah
Goosebumps
 
[2015]
Gale
Don Verdean
 
[2015]
Carol Jensen
Bridge of Spies
 
[2015]
Mary Donovan
Central Intelligence
 
[2016]
Agent Pamela Harris
Monster Trucks
 
[2016]
Cindy
The Infiltrator
 
[2016]
Bonni Tischler
Abundant Acreage Available
 
[2017]
Tracy
Beautiful Boy
 
[2018]
Vicki
Strange But True
 
[2019]
Charlene
Late Night
 
[2019]
Caroline Morton
Lost Girls
 
[2020]
Mari Gilbert
Worth
 
[2020]
Camille Biros

Amy Ryan TV Shows

100 Centre Street
 
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Rebecca Rifkind, Ellen
Broad City
 
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Heidi Strand
High Maintenance
 
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Gigi
Kidnapped
 
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Maureen Campbell
Law & Order
 
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Valerie Messick, Amy
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
 
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Edie Nelson, Julie Turner
Only Murders in the Building
 
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Jan
The Naked Truth
 
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Chloe Banks
The Office
 
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Holly Flax
The Wire
 
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Beatrice 'Beadie' Russell

Amy Ryan Awards and Nominations

 
Drama Desk Awards - 2017 - Outstanding Actress in a Play
Amy Ryan, Love, Love, Love
 
Drama League Awards - 2017 - Distinguished Performance Award
Amy Ryan, Love, Love, Love
 
Obie Awards - 2017 - Performance Gold Star
Amy Ryan, Love, Love, Love
 
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2005 - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play Gold Star
Amy RyanA Steetcar Named Desire
 
Tony Awards - 2005 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
Amy Ryan, A Streetcar Named Desire
 
Tony Awards - 2000 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
Amy Ryan, Uncle Vanya

Amy Ryan News

Playwright Sarah Mantell Wins The 2023 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize Photo Playwright Sarah Mantell Wins The 2023 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 27, 2023

The 2023 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize has been awarded to U.S. playwright Sarah Mantell for their play In the Amazon Warehouse Parking Lot.

Laura Benanti, Lily Rabe & More to be Featured in Williamstown Theatre Festival 2023  Photo Laura Benanti, Lily Rabe & More to be Featured in Williamstown Theatre Festival 2023 Summer Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 24, 2023

Programming has been confirmed for the 2023 Williamstown Theatre Festival summer season.

The Best Movies About Plays and Backstage Stories Photo The Best Movies About Plays and Backstage Stories
by BWW Features - Feb 19, 2023

Whether it’s a musical, drama, horror, or comedy, BroadwayWorld is pulling back the curtain on some of the best movies about backstage stories!

The 2023 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize Names 10 Finalists Including Zadie Smith, Franci Photo The 2023 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize Names 10 Finalists Including Zadie Smith, Francisca Da Silveira & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 8, 2023

The Susan Smith Blackburn Prize has announced 10 Finalists for its prestigious playwriting award, the oldest and largest international prize awarded to women+ playwrights.

Atlantic Theater Extends CORNELIA STREET Starring George Abud, Norbert Leo Butz, Mary Photo Atlantic Theater Extends CORNELIA STREET Starring George Abud, Norbert Leo Butz, Mary Beth Peil, and More
by Blair Ingenthron - Jan 18, 2023

Atlantic Theater Company (Neil Pepe, Artistic Director; Jeffory Lawson, Managing Director) has announced an extension for the world premiere musical Cornelia Street. The production, which will begin performances this Friday, January 20th and open on Tuesday, February 14th, will now play through Sunday, March 5th, Off-Broadway at Atlantic Stage 2.

Meet the Cast of PICTURES FROM HOME, Beginning Previews on Broadway Tonight! Photo Meet the Cast of PICTURES FROM HOME, Beginning Previews on Broadway Tonight!
by Stephi Wild - Jan 13, 2023

 Pictures From Home begins previews tonight, January 13, at Studio 54 on Broadway. Opening night is Thursday, February 9, 2023. Meet the cast of Pictures From Home here!

George Abud, Norbert Leo Butz, Mary Beth Peil & More to Star in CORNELIA STREET World Photo George Abud, Norbert Leo Butz, Mary Beth Peil & More to Star in CORNELIA STREET World Premiere
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 16, 2022

Atlantic Theater Company has announced casting for the world premiere musical Cornelia Street, with a book by Tony Award winner Simon Stephens. Find out who is joining the cast, the performance schedule and how to get tickets.

PICTURES FROM HOME Box Office to Open Next Week Photo PICTURES FROM HOME Box Office to Open Next Week
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 16, 2022

Celebrate the laughter and joy of the holidays with a special box office opening of Pictures From Home beginning Monday, December 19 at Studio 54 on Broadway, coinciding with the beginning of Hanukkah.     

Tickets Now On Sale for PICTURES FROM HOME Starring Nathan Lane, Danny Burstein and Z Photo Tickets Now On Sale for PICTURES FROM HOME Starring Nathan Lane, Danny Burstein and Zoë Wanamaker
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 10, 2022

Tickets are now on sale for the Broadway premiere of Pictures From Home. Three of the theatre’s most inventive, inspired and award-winning artists will return to the stage, bringing to vivid theatrical life a comic and dramatic portrait of a mother, a father and the son who photographed their lives.

Nathan Lane, Danny Burstein and Zoë Wanamaker Will Lead PICTURES FROM HOME on Br Photo Nathan Lane, Danny Burstein and Zoë Wanamaker Will Lead PICTURES FROM HOME on Broadway Next Year
by Stephi Wild - Oct 25, 2022

Pictures From Home is headed to Broadway in 2023 starring  Nathan Lane, Danny Burstein and Zoë Wanamaker and staged by award-winning director Bartlett Sher. Learn more about the play and how to purchase tickets here!

Amy Ryan Videos

VIDEO: Amy Ryan Stars in the Trailer for LOST GIRLS Videoplay
VIDEO: Amy Ryan Stars in the Trailer for LOST GIRLS

by Stage Tube - Jan 16, 2020

Netflix has released the first trailer for their film Lost Girls, starring Amy Ryan. When 24-year-old Shannan Gilbert mysteriously disappears one night, her mother Mari (Academy Award® nominee Amy Ryan) embarks on a dark journey that finds her face to face with hard truths about her daughter, herself, and police bias. Determined to find her daughter at all costs, Mari Gilbert retraces Shannan's last known steps, driving her own investigation to an insular gated community near the desolate outer banks of Long Island. Her discoveries force law enforcement and the media to uncover more than a dozen unsolved murders of sex workers, young lives Mari will not let the world forget.

VIDEO: See Steve Carell and Timothée Chalamet in the New Trailer for BEAUTIFUL BOY Videoplay
VIDEO: See Steve Carell and Timothée Chalamet in the New Trailer for BEAUTIFUL BOY

by Kaitlin Milligan - Sep 19, 2018

Based on the best-selling pair of memoirs from father and son David and Nic Sheff, Beautiful Boy chronicles the heartbreaking and inspiring experience of survival, relapse, and recovery in a family coping with addiction over many years.  Starring Steve Carell, Timothée Chalamet, Maura Tierney,  and Amy Ryan, the film was directed by Felix van Groeningen with a screenplay by  Luke Davies and Felix van Groeningen.

VIDEO: Amazon Shares the Official Trailer for BEAUTIFUL BOY Starring Steve Carell and Videoplay
VIDEO: Amazon Shares the Official Trailer for BEAUTIFUL BOY Starring Steve Carell and Timothee Chalamet

by Macon Prickett - Jun 27, 2018

Based on the best-selling pair of memoirs from father and son David and Nic Sheff, Beautiful Boy chronicles the heartbreaking and inspiring experience of survival, relapse, and recovery in a family coping with addiction over many years. Starring Steve Carell, Timothée Chalamet, Maura Tierney and Amy Ryan. In select theaters October 12.

VIDEO: Watch the Trailer for Amazon's BEAUTIFUL BOY Starring Steve Carell and Timothe Videoplay
VIDEO: Watch the Trailer for Amazon's BEAUTIFUL BOY Starring Steve Carell and Timothee Chalamet

by Macon Prickett - May 21, 2018

Based on the memoir “Beautiful Boy” by David Sheff and “Tweak” by his son, Nic Sheff, Beautiful Boy chronicles the heartbreaking and inspiring experience of survival and recovery in a family coping with addiction over many years.

VIDEO: Sneak Peek - Jacobson & Glazer Return for Season 4 of BROAD CITY Videoplay
VIDEO: Sneak Peek - Jacobson & Glazer Return for Season 4 of BROAD CITY

by Caryn Robbins - Jul 25, 2017

The hit Comedy Central series BROAD CITY returns with ten all-new episodes beginning Wednesday, September 13 at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT following a new season of South Park.

BWW TV: Travel Back in Time with the Cast of LOVE, LOVE LOVE on Opening Night!
by TV - Opening Night Special - Oct 20, 2016

Roundabout Theatre Company presents the new play Love, Love Love, directed byMichael Mayer, which opened officially last night, October 19, 2016 at theLaura Pels Theatre at the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre. This is a limited engagement Off-Broadway through December 18, 2016.

BWW TV: Watch Highlights of Richard Armitage, Amy Ryan & More in LOVE, LOVE LOVE
by BroadwayWorld TV - Oct 17, 2016

Roundabout Theatre Company presents Mike Bartlett's (King Charles III) new play, Love, Love Love, directed by Michael Mayer. The cast includes Richard Armitage (The Hobbit), Alex Hurt (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof), Zoe Kazan (The Seagull), Ben Rosenfield ('Boardwalk Empire') and two-time Tony nominee Amy Ryan ('The Office,' A Streetcar Named Desire). The production is part of Roundabout's 50th Anniversary Season. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

VIDEO: Amy Ryan Admits Ogling A Shirtless Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson
by - Jun 17, 2016

On last night's LATE SHOW, the star of "Gone, Baby, Gone" and "The Office", Amy Ryan confessed to sneaking peeks at her male co-star on the set of her new movie "Central Intelligence."

VIDEO: Amy Ryan Talks New Film 'Central Intelligence' on TODAY
by - Jun 14, 2016

Actress Amy Ryan, of “The Office” fame, is keeping the laughs coming in the new film “Central Intelligence,” where she plays a CIA agent alongside actors Kevin Hart and Dwayne Johnson.

VIDEO: First Look - Bryan Cranston Stars in New Thriller THE INFILTRATOR
by Caryn Robbins - Apr 21, 2016

Below, check out the new trailer from director Brad Furman's new thriller THE INFILTRATOR, based on the true story of Federal agent Robert Mazur's undercover permeation of Pablo Escobar's drug trafficking network.


Amy Ryan Frequently Asked Questions

How many Broadway shows has Amy Ryan been in?
Amy Ryan has appeared on Broadway in 6 shows.

How many West End shows has Amy Ryan been in?
Amy Ryan has not appeared in the West End

What awards has Amy Ryan been nominated for?
Outstanding Actress in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Love, Love, Love , Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for Love, Love, Love , Performance (Obie Awards) for Love, Love, Love , Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for A Steetcar Named Desire Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for A Streetcar Named Desire and Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Uncle Vanya .

What awards has Amy Ryan won?
Performance (Obie Awards) for Love, Love, Loveand Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for A Steetcar Named Desire .