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Amy Ryan

Birth Name:
Amy Beth Dziewiontkowski
Birth Place:
Queens, New York, United States
Profession
Actress, Producer, Soundtrack
Amy Ryan

Fast Facts

  • Received the Capri Arts Award for her work in "Gone Baby Gone․"
  • Won the 2007 Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress
  • Graduated from New York's High School of Performing Arts
  • In 2011, she got married to fellow screen performer Eric Slovin
  • Made her off-Broadway debut in 1987 as Hanna in "A Shayna Maidel․"
  • Studied acting at a young age while attending the Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts Training Center
  • Is frequently cast in the role of eccentric characters
  • Played the wife of Eric Stoltz's character in "Grace of My Heart," but her part was cut from the film
  • Uses her mother's maiden name, Ryan, as her professional name

Awards

  • 2007EDA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
  • 2007EDA Female Focus Award - Best Breakthrough Performance:Nominated
  • 2007ACCA - Best Actress in a Supporting Role:Winner
  • 2007BSFC Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
  • 2007Capri Arts AwardWinner
  • 2007CFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
  • 2007DFWFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
  • 2007DFCS Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
  • 2007FFCC Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
  • 2007Golden Schmoes - Best Supporting Actress of the Year:Nominated
  • 2007Gotham Independent Film Award - Best Ensemble Performance:Winner
  • 2007ICP Award - Best Supporting Performance:Nominated
  • 2007LAFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
  • 2007NBR Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
  • 2007NYFCC Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
  • 2007OFCC Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
  • 2007PFCS Award - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role:Winner
  • 2007SDFCS Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
  • 2007SFFCC Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
  • 2007Satellite Award - Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Drama:Winner
  • 2007SEFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
  • 2007SLFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
  • 2007TFCA Award - Best Supporting Performance, Female:Nominated
  • 2007UFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
  • 2007VVFP Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
  • 2007WAFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
  • 2008Oscar - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role:Nominated
  • 2008Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role:Nominated
  • 2008Critics Choice Award - Best Acting Ensemble:Nominated
  • 2008Critics Choice Award - Best Acting Ensemble:Nominated
  • 2008Critics Choice Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
  • 2008Gold Derby Film Award - Supporting Actress:Winner
  • 2008Gold Derby TV Award - Comedy Guest Actress:Winner
  • 2008Gold Derby TV Award - Drama Guest Actress:Nominated
  • 2008Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture:Nominated
  • 2008HFCS Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
  • 2008INOCA TV - Best Guest Actress in a Drama or Comedy Series:Winner
  • 2008IFC Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
  • 2008NSFC Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
  • 2008OFTA Film Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
  • 2008OFTA Television Award - Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series:Nominated
  • 2008OFCS Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
  • 2008Virtuoso AwardWinner
  • 2008VFCC Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
  • 2009Gold Derby TV Award - Comedy Guest Actress:Winner
  • 2009INOCA TV - Best Guest Actress in a Drama or Comedy Series:Nominated
  • 2009Golden Nymph - Outstanding Actress - Comedy Series:Nominated
  • 2010Gold Derby TV Award - Comedy Guest Actress of the Decade:Nominated
  • 2010Gold Derby Film Award - Supporting Actress of the Decade:Nominated
  • 2011IFJA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
  • 2011UFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
  • 2014BOFCA Award - Best Ensemble:Winner
  • 2014DFCS Award - Best Ensemble:Winner
  • 2014Sierra Award - Best Ensemble:Winner
  • 2014NYFCO Award - Best Ensemble:Winner
  • 2014PFCS Award - Best Ensemble Acting:Winner
  • 2014SDFCS Award - Best Ensemble:Winner
  • 2014SEFCA Award - Best Ensemble:Nominated
  • 2014WAFCA Award - Best Acting Ensemble:Winner
  • 2015Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture:Winner
  • 2015COFCA Award - Best Ensemble:Nominated
  • 2015GAFCA Award - Best Ensemble:Nominated
  • 2015Gold Derby Film Award - Ensemble Cast:Winner
  • 2015NTFCA Award - Best Ensemble:Winner
  • 2020Gold Derby Film Award - Ensemble of the Decade:Nominated
  • 2022Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series:Nominated
  • 2022HCA Award - Best Supporting Actress in a Streaming Series, Comedy:Nominated
  • 2024Astra TV Award - Best Supporting Actress in a Streaming Drama Series:Nominated
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