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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 ...
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Actress (51 credits)
Actress (51 credits)
2013
Web Therapy
(TV Series)
Karen Sharpe
Karen Sharpe
- Stage Struck
(2013)
... Karen Sharpe
- Case Files
(2013)
... Karen Sharpe
2013
Web Therapy
(TV Series)
Karen Sharpe
Karen Sharpe
- Extreme Makeover: Hoarder Edition
(2013)
... Karen Sharpe
- You Know How I Love Puzzles
(2013)
... Karen Sharpe
- The Archivist
(2013)
... Karen Sharpe
1990-1991
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
(TV Series short)
Dr. Blight
Dr. Blight
- An Inside Job
(1991)
... Dr. Blight (voice)
- The Ark
(1991)
... Dr. Blight (voice)
- Send in the Clones
(1991)
... Dr. Blight (voice)
- Heat Wave
(1991)
... Dr. Blight (voice)
- Two Futures: Part 2
(1991)
... Dr. Blight (voice)
1985
Wildside
(TV Series)
Cally Oaks
Cally Oaks
- Until the Fat Lady Sings
(1985)
... Cally Oaks
- Buffalo Who?
(1985)
... Cally Oaks
- Don't Keep the Home Fires Burning
(1985)
... Cally Oaks
- The Crimea of the Century
(1985)
... Cally Oaks
- Delinquency of a Miner
(1985)
... Cally Oaks
1984-1985
Charles in Charge
(TV Series)
Meagan Parker / Megan
Meagan Parker / Megan
- Charles 'R' Us
(1985)
... Meagan Parker
- War
(1984)
... Megan
1982-1984
As the World Turns
(TV Series)
Betsy Stewart / Betsy Montgomery
Betsy Stewart / Betsy Montgomery
- Steve and Betsy Get Married
(1984)
... Betsy Stewart
- Episode dated 30 May 1984
(1984)
... Betsy Stewart
- Episode dated 22 May 1984
(1984)
... Betsy Stewart
- Episode #1.5000
(1984)
... Betsy Stewart
- Episode #1.7161
(1984)
... Betsy Stewart
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Producer (6 credits)
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Director (1 credit)
Director (1 credit)
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Soundtrack (4 credits)
Soundtrack (4 credits)
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Thanks (2 credits)
Thanks (2 credits)
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Self (81 credits)
Self (81 credits)
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Archive footage (35 credits)
Archive footage (35 credits)
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TV commercial: Nescafé (Japan) See more »Publicity Listings:
1 Biographical Movie | 1 Print Biography | 12 Interviews | 25 Articles | 14 Pictorials | 253 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »Height:
5' 8" (1.73 m)Spouse:
Dennis Quaid (divorced) (1 child)Parents:
Ryan (Duggan), Susan | Hyra, Harry
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[on her infamous interview on the BBC's Parkinson (1971) in 2003] I don't even know the man. That guy was like some disapproving father! It's crazy. I don't know what he is to you guys, but he's a nut. I felt like he was berating me for being naked in the movie. He said something like, 'You should go back to doing what you were doing'. And I thought, are you like a disapproving dad right now? I'm... See more »Trivia:
She was considered or offered the role for the following films:- Molly Jensen in Ghost (1990), but turned it down. The part later went to Demi Moore
- Jade Butterfield in Endless Love (1981). The part went to Brooke Shields
- Mia Wallace in Pulp Fiction (1994) but Uma Thurman, who went on to receive a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination for her performance, was cast instead.