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Meg Ryan(I)

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Blond-haired, blue-eyed with an effervescent personality, Meg Ryan was born Margaret Mary Emily Hyra in Fairfield, Connecticut, to Susan (Duggan), an English teacher and one-time actress, and Harry Hyra, a math teacher. She is of Ruthenian, Polish, Irish, and German ancestry ("Hyra" is a Ruthenian surname, and "Ryan" is her maternal grandmother's maiden name). Meg graduated from Bethel high school, Bethel in June 1979. Moving to New York, she attended New York University where she majored in journalism. To earn extra money while working on her degree, Meg went into acting using her new name Meg Ryan. In 1981, she had her big screen debut with a brief appearance as Candice Bergen's daughter in George Cukor's last film Rich and Famous (1981).

She tried out and was cast as Betsy in the day time television soap As the World Turns (1956). She was part of the cast from 1982 to 1984. Meg also had a part in the television series One of the Boys (1982), but this show was soon canceled. In 1984, she moved to tinsel town and landed a job in the western television Series Wildside (1985). Meg's small part in the blockbuster movie Top Gun (1986) led to her being cast in Steven Spielberg's Innerspace (1987) where she co-starred with Dennis Quaid. She again co-starred with Quaid in the remake of D.O.A. (1988) and they married on Saint Valentine's Day in 1991. In 1989, Meg appeared in When Harry Met Sally... (1989) and the scene at the restaurant became famous. Meg was nominated for both the Golden Globe and the BAFTA.

In 1990, she co-starred with Tom Hanks in Joe Versus the Volcano (1990) and this time she played three roles as DeDe/Angelica/Patricia. She appeared again with Tom in the very successful Sleepless in Seattle (1993) for which she was again nominated for the Golden Globe. In 1994, Meg decided to act against type when she appeared as the alcoholic wife and mother in When a Man Loves a Woman (1994). After that, she went back to "cute" with both I.Q. (1994) and French Kiss (1995). In 1994, Meg won the Harvard Hasty Pudding Award as "Woman of the Year" and was voted as being one of "The 50 most beautiful people in the world 1994" by People Magazine.
BornNovember 19, 1961
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Nicolas Cage and Meg Ryan in City of Angels (1998)
Nicolas Cage and Meg Ryan in City of Angels (1998)
Meg Ryan and Greg Kinnear in You've Got Mail (1998)
Meg Ryan, Greg Kinnear, and Jean Stapleton in You've Got Mail (1998)
Meg Ryan and Greg Kinnear in You've Got Mail (1998)
Meg Ryan in You've Got Mail (1998)
Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal in When Harry Met Sally... (1989)
Meg Ryan, Mickey Rooney, and Wendie Malick in One of the Boys (1982)
Val Kilmer, Meg Ryan, Kyle MacLachlan, and Frank Whaley in The Doors (1991)
Meg Ryan in The Doors (1991)
Val Kilmer and Meg Ryan in The Doors (1991)
Meg Ryan in Addicted to Love (1997)

Known for

Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal in When Harry Met Sally... (1989)
When Harry Met Sally...
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  • Sally Albright
  • 1989
Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan in You've Got Mail (1998)
You've Got Mail
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  • Kathleen Kelly
  • 1998
Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan in Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
Sleepless in Seattle
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  • Annie Reed
  • 1993
Nicolas Cage and Meg Ryan in City of Angels (1998)
City of Angels
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  • Dr. Maggie Rice
  • 1998

Credits

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Actress

  • What Happens Later
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  • Cut and Run (2020)
    Cut and Run
  • Picture Paris
  • Meg Ryan, Sam Shepard, Hamish Linklater, Alex Neustaedter, and Jack Quaid in Ithaca (2015)
    Ithaca
  • Kiernan Shipka in Fan Girl (2015)
    Fan Girl
  • How I Met Your Dad (2014)
    How I Met Your Dad
  • Lisa Kudrow in Web Therapy (2011)
    Web Therapy
  • Web Therapy (2008)
    Web Therapy
  • Larry David in Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000)
    Curb Your Enthusiasm
  • Meg Ryan and Timothy Hutton in Serious Moonlight (2009)
    Serious Moonlight
  • Meg Ryan, Jada Pinkett Smith, Annette Bening, Debra Messing, and Eva Mendes in The Women (2008)
    The Women
  • Antonio Banderas and Meg Ryan in My Mom's New Boyfriend (2008)
    My Mom's New Boyfriend
  • Meg Ryan and William H. Macy in The Deal (2008)
    The Deal
  • Adam Brody and Kristen Stewart in In the Land of Women (2007)
    In the Land of Women
  • Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, and Yeardley Smith in The Simpsons (1989)
    The Simpsons
    • (voice)
  • Meg Ryan and Omar Epps in Against the Ropes (2004)
    Against the Ropes

Producer

  • Picture Paris
  • Kiefer Sutherland and Melora Walters in Desert Saints (2002)
    Desert Saints
  • Jennifer Lopez and Matthew McConaughey in The Wedding Planner (2001)
    The Wedding Planner
    • (uncredited)
  • Winona Ryder and Ben Chaplin in Lost Souls (2000)
    Lost Souls
  • Northern Lights (1997)
    Northern Lights
  • Kevin Kline and Meg Ryan in French Kiss (1995)
    French Kiss

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  • What Happens Later
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  • Meg Ryan, Sam Shepard, Hamish Linklater, Alex Neustaedter, and Jack Quaid in Ithaca (2015)
    Ithaca
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Anastasia (1997)
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    • November 19, 1961
    • Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
    • Dennis QuaidFebruary 14, 1991 - July 16, 2001 (divorced, 1 child)
    • Jack Quaid
    • (Adopted Child)
  • Other works
    V commercial (Japan only): GDI Dingo cars.
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    • 1 Biographical Movie
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 12 Interviews
    • 25 Articles
    • 14 Pictorials
    • 253 Magazine Cover Photos

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  • Trivia
    She took three weeks of boxing lessons to prepare for her role in Against the Ropes (2004); she wanted to understand the sport, and the terms her character would use.
  • Quotes
    People say that chivalry is dead, I don't think that it's dead, I think it's just got the 'flu!
    • Graceful walk
    • Kate & Leopold
      (2001)
      $15,000,000

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