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Amy Ryan

  • Birthplace: Queens, New York

A gifted young supporting actress, Amy Ryan proved herself more than capable at a myriad of character portrayals in many genres. A longtime stage presence and a budding on-screen talent, possessing one of those lived-in, ordinary faces, Ryan was often cast as the reliable housewife, mother, or girlfriend. As a good cop on HBO’s gritty series “The Wire,” she was able to spread her wings – and flaunt her aptitude for East Coast drawls. But New York theater aficionados finally had an emerging talent to cheer for in the movies, as the risin…more

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Career Milestones

  • 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

  • 2005

    Earned positive reviews as Chris Cooper’s star-struck wife in “Capote”

  • 2005

    Received second Tony Award nomination for playing Stella Kowalski in “A Streetcar Named Desire”

  • 2004

    Played an impoverished single mother in the indie film, “Keane”

Awards

  • 2008

    Broadcast Film Critics Association Award: Best Supporting Actress

  • 2008

    New York Film Critics Circle Award: Best Supporting Actress

  • 2007

    Boston Society of Film Critics Award: Best Supporting Actress

  • 2007

    Los Angeles Film Critics Award: Best Supporting Actress

  • 2007

    National Board of Review Award: Best Supporting Actress

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