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BIO

Amy Ryan recently starred opposite Joaquin Phoenix in Ari Aster’s Beau Is Afraid for A24. Previously, she was nominated for a SAG Award as part of the “Only Murders In The Building” ensemble alongside Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez. Next, Ryan will star opposite Colin Farrell in the Apple TV+ limited series, “Sugar” in April 2024, and opposite George Clooney and Brad Pitt in Jon Watts’ Wolves, which Sony Pictures will release on September 20.



On stage, Ryan was nominated for two Tony Awards for her performances in A Streetcar Named Desire and Uncle Vanya—both Roundabout Theatre Company productions. She won the Obie Award for her performance in Love, Love, Love, and starred in On The Mountain and Lisa D’Amour’s acclaimed play Detroit, directed by Anne Kauffman.

Ryan’s other credits include Gone Baby Gone (Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress), Birdman (SAG Award winner for Best Ensemble), Steven Spielberg’s Bridge Of Spies and War of the Worlds, “The Wire,” “The Office,” among other projects.

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STAGE CREDITS

Doubt Doubt
[Broadway]
Roundabout Theatre Company Broadway Revival Production, 2024
Sister Aloysius
Nassim Nassim
[Off-Broadway]
Barrow Street Theatricals Off-Broadway Production, 2018
Guest Performer
Love, Love, Love Love, Love, Love
[Off-Broadway]
Roundabout Theatre Company World Premiere Off-Broadway Production, 2016
Sandra
Detroit Detroit
[Off-Broadway]
Playwrights Horizons Production, 2012
Performer
The 24 Hour Plays 2006
[Broadway]
Special Benefit Production, 2006
Susan
A Streetcar Named Desire A Streetcar Named Desire
[Broadway]
Roundabout Revival, 2005
Stella Kowalski
On the Mountain
[Off-Broadway]
2005
Sarah
The Women
[Broadway]
Roundabout Revival, 2001
Peggy
Crimes of the Heart
[Off-Broadway]
2001
Meg
Saved
[Off-Broadway]
2001
Performer
Uncle Vanya
[Broadway]
Roundabout Revival, 2000
Sofya Alexandrovna
The Author's Voice & Imagining Brad
[Off-Broadway]
1999
Performer
As Bees in Honey Drown
[Off-Broadway]
1997
Amber/Back-Up Singer/Secretary/Bethany/Ginny
The Three Sisters
[Broadway]
Roundabout Revival, 1997
Natalya Ivanovna [Replacement]
The Sisters Rosensweig
[Broadway]
1993
Tess Goode [Replacement]
The Rimers of Eldritch
[Off-Broadway]
1988
Lena Truitt

Movies

Roberta
[ 1999 ] Judy
You Can Count on Me
[ 2000 ] Mrs. Prescott
Keane
[ 2004 ] Lynn Bedik
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
[ 2005 ] Emily Brooks
Capote
[ 2005 ] Marie Dewey
War of the Worlds
[ 2005 ] Neighbor with Toddler
Marvelous
[ 2006 ] Queenie
Neal Cassady
[ 2007 ] Carolyn Csady
Dan in Real Life
[ 2007 ] Eileen
Gone Baby Gone
[ 2007 ] Helene McCready
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
[ 2007 ] Martha
Changeling
[ 2008 ] Carol Dexter
The Missing Person
[ 2009 ] Miss Charley
Bob Funk
[ 2009 ] Ms. Wright
Jack Goes Boating
[ 2010 ] Connie
Green Zone
[ 2010 ] Lawrie Dayne
Win Win
[ 2011 ] Jackie Flaherty
Escape Plan
[ 2013 ] Abigail
Devil's Knot
[ 2013 ] Margaret Lax
Breathe In
[ 2013 ] Megan Reynolds
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
[ 2014 ] Sylvia
Don Verdean
[ 2015 ] Carol Jensen
Goosebumps
[ 2015 ] Gale
Louder Than Bombs
[ 2015 ] Hannah
Bridge of Spies
[ 2015 ] Mary Donovan
Central Intelligence
[ 2016 ] Agent Pamela Harris
The Infiltrator
[ 2016 ] Bonni Tischler
Monster Trucks
[ 2016 ] Cindy
Abundant Acreage Available
[ 2017 ] Tracy
Beautiful Boy
[ 2018 ] Vicki
Late Night
[ 2019 ] Caroline Morton
Strange But True
[ 2019 ] Charlene
Worth
[ 2020 ] Camille Biros
Lost Girls
[ 2020 ] Mari Gilbert
Wolfs
[ 2024 ] Margaret

TV Shows

100 Centre Street
Rebecca Rifkind, Ellen
Broad City
Heidi Strand
High Maintenance
Gigi
Kidnapped
Maureen Campbell
Law & Order
Valerie Messick, Amy
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Edie Nelson, Julie Turner
Only Murders in the Building
Jan
The Naked Truth
Chloe Banks
The Office
Holly Flax
The Wire
Beatrice 'Beadie' Russell
Only Murders in the Building
[ 2021-2024 ] Jan Bellows
Sugar
Melanie Matthews
Only Murders in the Building
[ 2021-2024 ] Jan Bellows
Sugar
Melanie

Awards and Nominations

Tony Awards - 2024 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

Amy Ryan, Doubt

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


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Obie Awards - 2017 - Performance

Amy Ryan, Love, Love, Love


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2005 - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play

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

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by Bruce Glikas - Dec 18, 2024

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 Laura Benanti will play Marmee March and Julian Ovenden will play Father in a new musical adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s iconic coming-of-age novel Little Women. Learn more here!
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by Joshua Wright - Oct 17, 2024

Watch Laura Benanti sing the title song from The Sound of Music, a role she first played on Broadway at 18 years old at 54 Below in this all-new video.
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by Josh Sharpe - Oct 2, 2024

Apple TV+ has announced that its acclaimed drama series “Sugar” has been renewed for a second season with Academy Award-nominee Colin Farrell set to return and reprise his role as Detective John Sugar.
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by Stephi Wild - Sep 4, 2024

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by Josh Sharpe - Jun 12, 2024

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Video: Amy Ryan on Her 'Wild and Unexpected' Road to a Tony Nomination
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Amy Ryan been in?

Amy Ryan has appeared on Broadway in 7 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?

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Doubt, 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?

Amy Ryan has won an Obie Award for Performance for Love, Love, Love and an Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play for A Streetcar Named Desire.

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