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Roz Ryan

Roz Ryan

Born: 1951-07-07 • Detroit, Michigan USA

Roz Ryan (born Rosalyn Bowen; July 7, 1951) is an American actress, singer, and comedian who has worked for productions in film, television, and Broadway theatre for over 40 years. Ryan's first role on Broadway was in Ain't Misbehavin', a Fats Waller-influenced musical revue that debuted in 1978. She is well known for her part in the television show, Amen, for her character Amelia Hetebrink, for being the voice of Thalia, the Muse of Comedy in the 1997 Disney animated film, Hercules, and for guest starring on the Disney Channel sitcom, K.C. Undercover as Grandma Gayle.

Filmography
A Nashville Legacy poster
A Nashville Legacy
2023
Hello, My Name Is Doris poster
Hello, My Name Is Doris
2015 • Nurse 2
Waiting for Forever poster
Waiting for Forever
2010 • Dorothy
The Invention of Lying poster
The Invention of Lying
2009 • Nurse #1
Steppin: The Movie poster
Steppin: The Movie
2009
Divine Intervention poster
Divine Intervention
2008 • Mother Candice
Whatever Lola wants poster
Whatever Lola wants
2007 • Postal Worker
I Think I Love My Wife poster
I Think I Love My Wife
2007 • Landlady
Nikita Blues poster
Nikita Blues
2001 • Mildred, Nikita's mom
Hercules: Zero to Hero poster
Hercules: Zero to Hero
1999 • Thalia, Muse of Comedy (voice) (archive sound)
A Magical Walt Disney World Christmas poster
A Magical Walt Disney World Christmas
1997 • Self
The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue poster
The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue
1997 • Computer Parts / Singer / Additional Voices (voice)
Hercules poster
Hercules
1997 • Thalia the Muse of Comedy (voice)
Broadway: The Next Generation poster
Broadway: The Next Generation
— • Self