Meg Ryan

Blue-eyed, blonde-haired with a lively personality, Meg Ryan was born Margaret Mary Emily Hyra in Fairfield, Connecticut, to Susan (Duggan) Duggan, the English teacher and actor, and Harry Hyra, a math teacher. Meg Ryan is of Ruthenian, Polish, Irish and German family heritage ("Hyra" is a Ruthenian surname, while "Ryan" is her maternal grandmother's maiden name). Meg graduated in June 1979 from Bethel high school in Bethel. Meg then moved to New York City and studied journalism at New York University. To make extra money while completing her studies, Meg went into acting using her new name Meg Ryan. 1981 was her first big screen appearance. She played Candice Bergen's daughter in the film of George Cukor Rich and Famous (1981). She was chosen for the part of Betsy in the TV soap as the World Turns (1956) after she was able to audition. From 1982 until 1984, she was a part of the show's cast. Meg was also a part of the TV show One of the Boys (1982) but it was swiftly ended. In 1984, Meg moved to Hollywood, and was offered a role in the western television Series Wildside (1985). Meg was in a small part in Top Gun (1986), which led to her casting in Steven Spielberg's Innerspace (1987) where she starred alongside Dennis Quaid. In D.O.A.'s remake, she co-starred with Dennis Quaid. (1988) and the couple married on Saint Valentine's Day in 1991. Meg was in When Harry Met Sally... (1989), which made the scene at the restaurant famous. Meg was nominated for the Golden Globe as well as 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 was also a part of the highly successful Sleepless in Seattle (1993) in which she received nominations for the Golden Globe. Meg was able to break away from the norm in 1994 when she played the role of Meg's drunken wife and motherin "When a Man Loves a Woman" (1994). After that, Meg went back to her "cute" I.Q. (1994) and French Kiss (1995). People Magazine voted Meg as one of the 50 most beautiful people on the planet 1994.



 

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