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Amy Ryan

Born November 30, 1969 (1969-11-30) (age 38)[1]
Queens, New York

Amy Ryan (born 30 November 1969) is an Academy Award-nominated and Tony Award-nominated American actress. Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

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Career

Stage

Prior to attending New York's High School of Performing Arts, Ryan attended Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts Center in upstate New York. The High School of Performing Arts, more formally known as The School of Performing Arts A Division of the Fiorello H La Guardia High School of Music and the Arts informally known as Stagedoor Manor is a Performing arts Summer camp located in Loch Sheldrake New York. Hired for the National Tour of Biloxi Blues right out of high school, Ryan worked steadily Off-Broadway for the next decade. This article is about the film For the play upon which it is based see Biloxi Blues. Off-Broadway plays or musicals are performed in New York City. She also worked in regional theater, where she originated roles in new plays by Neil LaBute, Arthur Miller and Neil Simon. Regional theaters (also called resident theaters) in the United States are professional Theater companies that produce their own seasons Neil N LaBute (born March 19, 1961) is an American Film director, Screenwriter and Playwright. Arthur Asher Miller (October 17 1915 &ndash February 10 2005 was an American Playwright and Essayist. Marvin Neil Simon (born July 4, 1927 in The Bronx, New York City) is an American Playwright and Screenwriter

Her Broadway debut came in 1993, as Tess in The Sisters Rosensweig, and she replaced Calista Flockhart as Natasha in a 1997 revival of The Three Sisters. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located The Sisters Rosensweig is a play by Wendy Wasserstein. Original Broadway Production The play was first performed on Broadway on Calista Kay Flockhart (born November 11 1964) is an American Actress, primarily on Television. Three Sisters (Russian Три сестры - Tri sestry is a play written in 1900 and first produced in 1901 by Russian author Anton Chekhov. In 2000, Ryan received the first of two Best Supporting Actress Tony Award nominations for playing the love-starved Sonya in Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov. The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented Uncle Vanya ( Russian: Дядя Ваня — "Dyadya Vanya" is a Tragicomedy by the Russian Playwright Anton Pavlovich Chekhov ( –) (Анто́н Па́влович Че́хов) was a Russian short-story writer and Playwright, considered to be one An appearance as Peggy in the 2001 Broadway revival of The Women followed, and she was again nominated for a Tony for playing Stella Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire in 2005. For the 1939 George Cukor film based on the play see The Women (1939 film. Stella Kowalski (née DuBois is one of the main characters in Tennessee Williams ' play A Streetcar Named Desire. A Streetcar Named Desire is a 1947 play written by American playwright Tennessee Williams for which he received the Pulitzer Prize

Television

Following a brief stint playing a runaway on As the World Turns, Ryan was cast in television series such as I'll Fly Away, in which she played a high school temptress, and Brooklyn Bridge, where she played Marion Ross in flashbacks. As the World Turns ( ATWT) is an American television Soap opera that airs each weekday on CBS. I'll Fly Away was a critically acclaimed Television series set during the late 1950s and early 1960s in an unspecified Southern state Brooklyn Bridge is an American television show (1991&ndash1993 on CBS) about a Jewish American family living in Brooklyn in the 1950s Marion Ross (born October 25, 1928) is a Golden Globe -nominated American Actress, best known for her role as Marion Cunningham After roles on ER and Chicago Hope, Ryan became a series regular on The Naked Truth as Tea Leoni's spoiled stepdaughter. ER is an Emmy Award -winning American Medical drama series created by Novelist Michael Crichton and airing on Chicago Hope is an American Emmy Award -winning CBS Medical drama series created by David E The Naked Truth was an American television sitcom that aired from 1995 to 1998 Téa Leoni (born February 25 1966 is an American actress. She is best known for roles in Bad Boys, The Naked Truth, and

By 2001, director Sidney Lumet cast her in 100 Centre Street playing three different roles (Ellen, Paris and Rebecca). Sidney Lumet (born June 25 1924) is an Academy Award -receiving American Film director, with over 50 Films to his name Ryan went on to feature prominently in the second season of HBO's The Wire, playing Port Authority Officer Beadie Russell, and also appeared in several episodes of NBC's Law & Order. Law & Order is an American Police procedural and Legal drama television series created by Dick Wolf. She appeared on the Season 4 finale of The Office and is widely expected to take a regular role as a replacement for Paul Lieberstein's Toby Flenderson. Paul Bevan Lieberstein (born February 22, 1967) is an Emmy Award -winning American Screenwriter and Television producer Toby Flenderson is a Fictional character from the US Television series The Office. [2]

Film

After her 1999 movie debut in Roberta, Ryan appeared in You Can Count on Me and Keane. You Can Count on Me is a 2000 movie starring Laura Linney, Mark Ruffalo, Rory Culkin and Matthew Broderick, written Keane is an American 2004 independent, Low-budget film written and directed by Lodge Kerrigan and introduced by executive producer Albert Brooks chose her to play his wife in Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World in 2005, and 2007 brought both Dan in Real Life and Before the Devil Knows You're Dead. Albert Brooks (born July 22 1947 is an Academy Award -nominated American Actor, Writer, Comedian and director. Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World is a 2006 Film starring and directed by Albert Brooks. Dan in Real Life is a 2007 American comedy-drama film, directed by Peter Hedges and starring Steve Carell and Juliette Before the Devil Knows You're Dead is a 2007 film written by Kelly Masterson and directed by Sidney Lumet. Her role as a star-struck sheriff's wife in Capote earned her positive reviews, but it was playing a hardened Welfare mom in Ben Affleck's Gone Baby Gone that finally brought her national attention. Capote is a 2005 Biographical film about Truman Capote on a writing assignment for The New Yorker. Ben Affleck (born Benjamin Géza Affleck-Boldt; August 15 1972 is an American Film Screenwriter, director, actor and older brother of Gone Baby Gone is a 2007 American Crime drama / Mystery film directed by Ben Affleck.

After being voted Best Supporting Actress for Gone Baby Gone by the National Board of Review as well as the critics circles in New York, Los Angeles, Boston, San Francisco and Washington, DC, Ryan's performance was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award[3] and an Oscar for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role at the 80th Academy Awards[4]

Ryan's upcoming film Changeling, directed by Clint Eastwood, will premiere in the fall of 2008, and she is also appearing opposite Matt Damon in Paul Greengrass's next project, Green Zone. 1950s 1954 Nina Foch - Executive Suite 1955 Marjorie Rambeau - A Man Called Peter; Gone Baby Gone is a 2007 American Crime drama / Mystery film directed by Ben Affleck. The National Board of Review of Motion Pictures was founded in 1909 in New York City, just 13 years after the birth of cinema, to protest New York City Mayor The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner The Screen Actors Guild Awards are an annual award given by the Screen Actors Guild (SAG to recognize outstanding performances by members "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Best Supporting Actor or Best Supporting Actress is an accolade given by a group of Film or Theatre professionals in recognition of the work The 80th Academy Awards ceremony honoring the best in film for 2007, was broadcast from the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood California on ABC Changeling is an upcoming American period thriller set for release in 2008. Clinton "Clint" Eastwood Jr (born May 31 1930 is a four-time Academy Award winning American Actor and Filmmaker. Matthew Paige Damon (born October 8 1970 is an American Actor and Philanthropist. Paul Greengrass (b August 13, 1955 in Cheam, Surrey) is an Academy Award -nominated BAFTA Award -winning English Green Zone is an upcoming thriller film written and directed by Paul Greengrass.

Filmography

Films scheduled for release in 2008 or later include The Missing Person (2008), Bob Funk (2008), Changeling (2008), and Green Zone (2009). You Can Count on Me is a 2000 movie starring Laura Linney, Mark Ruffalo, Rory Culkin and Matthew Broderick, written Keane is an American 2004 independent, Low-budget film written and directed by Lodge Kerrigan and introduced by executive producer War of the Worlds is a 2005 Science fiction Disaster film based on H Capote is a 2005 Biographical film about Truman Capote on a writing assignment for The New Yorker. Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World is a 2006 Film starring and directed by Albert Brooks. Gone Baby Gone is a 2007 American Crime drama / Mystery film directed by Ben Affleck. Before the Devil Knows You're Dead is a 2007 film written by Kelly Masterson and directed by Sidney Lumet. Dan in Real Life is a 2007 American comedy-drama film, directed by Peter Hedges and starring Steve Carell and Juliette Changeling is an upcoming American period thriller set for release in 2008. Green Zone is an upcoming thriller film written and directed by Paul Greengrass.

Awards and nominations

In 2007, for her work in Gone Baby Gone, Ryan won a Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture from the International Press Academy, the National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress and "Best Supporting Actress" awards from the Alliance of Women Film Journalists, the Broadcast Film Critics Association, the Online Film Critics Society, and numerous regional critics associations, including the Boston Society of Film Critics, the Florida Film Critics Circle, the Houston Film Critics Society, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, the New York Film Critics Circle, the Oklahoma Film Critics Circle, the Phoenix Film Critics Society, the St. Gone Baby Gone is a 2007 American Crime drama / Mystery film directed by Ben Affleck. The Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture Drama: Winners and nominees Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture Drama 1990s The International Press Academy (IPA claims to be the largest entertainment press organization in the world 1950s 1954 Nina Foch - Executive Suite 1955 Marjorie Rambeau - A Man Called Peter; The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA is the largest film critics organization in the U The Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress is an annual film award given by the Online Film Critics Society to honor the best supporting actress of the The winners of the Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress: Winners 2000s 2000 Frances McDormand FFCC redirects here For the video game see Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles The Florida Film Critics Circle (FFCC is an organization The Los Angeles Film Critics Association ("LAFCA" was founded in 1975 New York Film Critics Circle Awards are given annually to honor excellence in cinema worldwide by an organization of film reviewers from New York City -based publications The Oklahoma Film Critics Circle is a group of Film critics from Oklahoma who annually vote on the top films of that year The Phoenix Film Critics Society (PFCS is an organization of film reviewers from Phoenix -based publications Louis Gateway Film Critics Association, the San Diego Film Critics Society, the San Francisco Film Critics Circle, the Southeastern Film Critics Association, the Utah Film Critics Association, and the Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association. The San Diego Film Critics Society (SDFCS is an organization of film reviewers from San Diego -based publications The San Francisco Film Critics Circle is an organization of journalists from San Francisco, California based publications The Southeastern Film Critics Association (SEFCA is an organization of film reviewers from publications based in the Southeastern United States. The Washington DC Area Film Critics Association (WDAFCA is a group of Film critics based out of Washington D

The 2007 L.A. Film critics and the 2007 Washington D.C. area critics awards were also in recognization of her work in Before the Devil Knows You're Dead. 33rd LAFCA Awards 6th WAFCA Awards Before the Devil Knows You're Dead is a 2007 film written by Kelly Masterson and directed by Sidney Lumet.

Her Gone Baby Gone performance also led to award nominations from the 80th Academy Awards, the 65th Golden Globe Awards, the 14th Screen Actors Guild Awards, the National Society of Film Critics, and regional critics associations such as the Chicago Film Critics Association, the Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association, the Detroit Film Critics Society, and the Toronto Film Critics Association. The 80th Academy Awards ceremony honoring the best in film for 2007, was broadcast from the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood California on ABC 65th Golden 42nd NSFC Awards The Chicago Film Critics Association is an American film critic association The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association (DFWFCA is an organization of 35 print radio/TV and internet journalists from Dallas-Fort Worth -based publications The Toronto Film Critics Association (TFCA is an organization of Film reviewers from Toronto -based publications

References

  1. ^ Amy Ryan Biography from CelebrityGossip. com
  2. ^ NBC Springs into Sweeps. Retrieved on 2008-04-24. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to
  3. ^ Amy Ryan, Screen Actors Guild Award nominee
  4. ^ Amy Ryan, Oscar nominee for Best Supporting Actress

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