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Actress Amy Ryan worked in stage, television and film for many years before being nominated for an Academy Award for her performance in Bef Affleck's Gone, Baby, Gone. Born in 1969 in Queens, New York, she made her Broadway debut in 1993 in Wendy Wasserstein's The Sisters Rosensweig.
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Fast Facts
- Born: November 30, 1969
- Best friend: Patricia Clarkson
- Ben Affleck believed she was from Boston during her Gone, Baby, Gone audition
- Major roles in Sidney Lumet's Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007) and Clint Eastwood's The Changeling (2008)
- Recurring role on the HBO drama series The Wire
- Two Tony Award Best Actress nominations: in 2000 for Uncle Vanya and in 2005 for A Streetcar Named Desire
- Nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role in Gone, Baby, Gone
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Critical Praise
During the 2007 awards season, Ryan won 19 "Best Supporting Actress" awards, 17 for Gone, Baby, Gone and two for Before the Devil Knows You're Dead. Among the groups honoring her: the National Board of Review and the Broadcast Film Critics Association. She appears in the Paul Greengrass thriller Green Zone alongside Matt Damon, Greg Kinnear and Brendan Gleeson. -
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The Envelope: "Watch out for ... Amy Ryan" (2007)
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Amy Ryan on Twitter Powered by Twitter
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Got baptised today with my sister, Amy, Ryan, and Alyia! Super awesome.
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Movie downtown with amy, joseph, daniel, ryan, etc. I loveee these people
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Had an amazing week-end thnx 2 freya racheal amy annie georgie toby ryan will oh and micheal. : )
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TeamTRI is on the go! Mike heads home from CA, Amy from NY while Ryan and Carrie are in Norman & Brycen heads to Bay Area. Yum!
@TeamTRI_HQs | November 08, 2009 08:03 PM
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What is a middle-aged bachelorette to do, circa 1868, when her brother unloads his three rowdy children on her Paris home a few days before her paintings are to be displayed at the prestigious Salon? Glean new inspiration, of course. In thi...
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Questions and Answers About Amy Ryan | View All | Ask a Question
View All Amy Ryan Questions (110) | Ask a QuestionWould you consider going out for Halloween as Amy Winehouse this year? Why or why not? (6 Answers)Absolutely, although I have to admit the gag is a bit passe. Going as Winehouse two years ago might've been the height of Halloween humor, today it's just a so-so ... read more
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Amy Ryan Timeline
- Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
- (1993-94) The Sisters Rosensweig: IBDB
- (1997) The Three Sisters: IBDB
- (2000) You Can Count on Me: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
- (2000) Uncle Vanya: IBDB
- (2001-02) The Women: IBDB
- (2003-06) The Wire: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes
- (2004) Keane: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
- (2005) A Streetcar Named Desire: IBDB
- (2005) War of the Worlds: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes
- (2005) Capote: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes
- (2005) Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
- (2006) Marvelous: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
- (2007) Gone, Baby, Gone: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes
- (2007) Before the Devil Knows You're Dead: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes
- (2007) Dan in Real Life: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes
- (2007) Neal Cassady: IMDb
- (2007) Bob Funk: IMDb
- (2008) The Changeling: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
