Meg Ryan

Meg Ryan, blonde-haired and blue-eyed She was born Margaret Mary Emily Hyra in Fairfield Connecticut to Susan (Duggan) who was a former actress and English teacher, as well as Harry Hyra, a maths teacher. She is of Ruthenian, Polish, Irish, and German ancestry ("Hyra" is a Ruthenian surname, while "Ryan" is her maternal grandmother's maiden name). Meg has graduated from Bethel high school in Bethel in June 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 as she finished her education. 1981 was her big screen debut. She portrayed Candice Bergen's daughter in the film by George Cukor Rich and Famous (1981). She auditioned and was made Betsy in the day time soap As the World Turns (1956). The show starred her from 1982 until 1984. Meg also appeared in the TV show One of the Boys (1982) but the show was eventually ended. In 1984, Meg emigrated to Hollywood and was offered a role in the western television Series Wildside (1985). Meg was a part-time actress in Top Gun (1986), and was then featured in Steven Spielberg's Innerspace (1987) In which she appeared alongside Dennis Quaid. In D.O.A.'s remake, she again was a co-star with Dennis Quaid. (1988) and was married on Saint Valentine's Day 1991. In 1989, Meg appeared in When Harry Met Sally... (1989) and the scene at the restaurant was a hit. 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 also was a part of the hugely successful Sleepless in Seattle (1993) in which she received nominations for the Golden Globe. Meg decided that she would act against her peers in 1994, by playing the part of Meg as a mother and wife who is alcoholic in the film When a Man Loves a Woman (1994). She went back to being "cute" afterward with I.Q. (1994) as well as French Kiss (1995). People Magazine named Meg "Woman Of The Year" in 1994. She was also awarded the Harvard Hasty Pudding Award.