Meg Ryan

Blond-haired, blue-eyed with a bubbly personality. Meg Ryan was born Margaret Mary Emily Hyra in Fairfield, Connecticut, to Susan (Duggan) (Duggan), she was an English teacher and actor, and Harry Hyra, a math teacher. She has Ruthenian, Polish, Irish and German heritage ("Hyra" is an Irish and Ruthenian surname, and "Ryan" is her maternal grandmother's maiden name). Meg was graduated in June 1979 Bethel high school, Bethel. Moving to New York, she attended New York University where she majored in journalism. Meg Ryan was her name and she started acting to earn a little extra cash during her time at university. In 1981, she made her debut on the big screen with only a brief appearance as Candice Bergen's daughter in George Cukor's final film Rich and Famous (1981). She tried out and was chosen to play Betsy in the day time soap as the World Turns (1956). She was in the cast from 1982 until 1984. Meg also appeared in the TV show One of the Boys (1982), however, this show was later put on hold. In 1984, she moved to Hollywood, and was offered a job with the western television series Wildside (1985). Meg's tiny role in the blockbuster movie Top Gun (1986) led to her being part of Steven Spielberg's Innerspace (1987) where she co-starred alongside Dennis Quaid. In D.O.A.'s remake, she again co-starred with Dennis Quaid. (1988) and was married in Saint Valentine's Day 1991. Meg was in When Harry Met Sally... (1989), which made the scene in the restaurant 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 together with Tom in the highly successful Sleepless in Seattle (1993) and was nominated for the Golden Globe. Meg decided to act against her peers in 1994, playing the character of Meg as a drunken mother/wife in When a Man Loves a Woman (1994). Then, she returned to her "cute" I.Q. (1994) and French Kiss (1995). People Magazine named Meg "Woman of the Year" in 1994. In 1994, she received the Harvard Hasty Pudding Award.



 

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