Meg Ryan

Meg Ryan is a blonde-haired, blue eyed woman with a vivacious personality. Meg Ryan was born Margaret Mary Emily Hyra to Susan (Duggan) who was the daughter of an English teacher, and also a one-time actress. Harry Hyra was a math teacher. Her ancestry spans Ruthenian, Polish and Irish in addition to German. ("Hyra") is her Ruthenian surname "Ryan", is her maternal grandmother's maiden name. Meg was graduated in June 1979 Bethel high school, Bethel. Meg moved to New York and majored as journalist at New York University. To make extra money while working on her degree, Meg went into acting using her new name Meg Ryan. Her screen debut came in 1981, making a brief appearance as Candice Bergen's daughter in George Cukor’s final film Rich and Famous (1981). She was chosen for the role of Betsy in the television soap The World Turns the World Turns (1956) after she was able to audition. She was a part of the show's cast from 1982 until 1984. Meg was also a part of the television series One of the Boys (1982) that was later put on hold. Her move to Hollywood came in 1984, and was offered a job on the western TV series Wildside (1985). Meg had a small role in Top Gun (1986), later being part of Steven Spielberg's Innerspace (1987), in which she appeared alongside Dennis Quaid. In the remake of D.O.A., she starred in a second time with Quaid. (1988), and got married on Saint Valentine's Day 1991. In 1989, Meg appeared in When Harry Met Sally... (1989) and the scene in the restaurant gained a lot of attention. Meg was nominated to 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 also was a part of the critically acclaimed Sleepless in Seattle (1993) and was nominated for the Golden Globe. In 1994, Meg decided to act against type when she appeared as an alcoholic wife and mother in the film When a Man Loves a Woman (1994). She went back to being "cute" afterward with I.Q. (1994) and French Kiss (1995). The year 1994 was the year that Meg was awarded the Harvard Hasty Pudding Award as "Woman of the Year" and was also voted as being one of "The 50 most beautiful people in the world 1994" by People Magazine.



 

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