Amy Ryan
Milestones
- Birthplace: Queens, New York
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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
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2007
Reunited with Sidney Lumet for “Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead,” playing Ethan Hawke’s ex-wife
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2005
Earned positive reviews as Chris Cooper’s star-struck wife in “Capote”
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2005
Received second Tony Award nomination for playing Stella Kowalski in “A Streetcar Named Desire”
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2004
Played an impoverished single mother in the indie film, “Keane”
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2003 to 2008
Joined the cast of “The Wire” (HBO) in its second season, playing Port Authority Officer Beadie Russell
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2001
Cast as Peggy in the Broadway revival of “The Women”
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2001
Landed a recurring role on the A&E crime drama, “100 Centre Street” created by Sidney Lumet
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2000
Had a small role in the Oscar-nominated film, “You Can Count on Me”
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2000
Received critical acclaim and her first Tony Award nomination for playing the love-starved Sonya in “Uncle Vanya”
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1999
Feature film debut in the drama, “Roberta”
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1997
Replaced Calista Flockhart as Natasha in a revival of “The Three Sisters”
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1995
Played Tea Leoni’s spoiled stepdaughter on the short-lived ABC sitcom, “The Naked Truth”
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1993
Broadway debut as Tessa Goode in “The Sisters Rosensweig”
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1992
Had a recurring role in the critically acclaimed drama “I'll Fly Away” (NBC) as a manipulative high school temptress
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1990
Had a short stint on the daytime drama “As the World Turns” (CBS)
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Made professional acting debut in the National Tour of Neil Simon's “Biloxi Blues”
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Will co-star with Angelina Jolie in Clint Eastwood's "The Changeling" (lensed 2007)