Meg Ryan

Meg Ryan is a blonde-haired, blue eyed woman who has a vibrant personality. Her birth name is Margaret Mary Emily Hyra to Susan (Duggan) she was an English teacher and a former actress. Harry Hyra was a math teacher. Her ancestry spans Ruthenian, Polish and Irish and German. ("Hyra") is her Ruthenian surname, and "Ryan", is her maternal grandmother's maiden name. Meg has graduated from Bethel High School, Bethel in May 1979. Meg relocated to New York City and studied journalism at New York University. Meg Ryan as her name change, started acting in order to earn money while she completed her studies. In 1981, she made her big screen debut . She made an appearance in a short scene as Candice Bergen's daughter in George Cukor's last film Rich and Famous (1981). She was an auditioned actress and selected to play Betsy on the daytime television soap"As the World turns (1956). She was in the show's cast from 1982 until 1984. Meg also played a role in the TV series One of the Boys (1982) but the show was soon cancelled. In 1984, Meg moved to Hollywood and was offered a job with the western-themed television series Wildside (1985). Meg was a small part in Top Gun (1986), which led to her being cast in Steven Spielberg's Innerspace (1987) where she was a co-star with Dennis Quaid. She was again in the same role with Dennis Quaid in the remake of D.O.A. (1988) and they got wed on Saint Valentine's Day 1991. In 1989, Meg appeared in When Harry Met Sally... (1989) and the scene in the restaurant became famous. Meg was nominated for 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. In 1993, she co-starred alongside Tom in Sleepless in Seattle (1993), for which she was nominated again for the Golden Globe. In 1994, Meg decided to act as if she was a rebel as the alcoholic wife and mother in When a Man Loves a Woman (1994). Then, she was back to "cute" with both I.Q. (1994) as well as French Kiss (1996). People Magazine voted Meg as one of the top 50 most beautiful people on earth in 1994.