Meg Ryan

Meg Ryan, blonde-haired and blue-eyed she was born Margaret Mary Emily Hyra in Fairfield Connecticut to Susan (Duggan), a former actress and English teacher and Harry Hyra, a maths teacher. Her ancestry includes Ruthenian, Polish and Irish, as well as German. ("Hyra") is her Ruthenian surname, and "Ryan", is her maternal grandmother's maiden. Meg was graduated in June 1979 Bethel high school, Bethel. Meg moved to New York and majored as a journalist at New York University. Meg Ryan is her new name, entered acting in order to earn money as she finished her education. 1981 was her first big screen appearance. She played Candice Bergen's daughter in the film by George Cukor Rich and Famous (1981). She auditioned and was cast as Betsy in the day time soap As the World Turns (1956). The show starred her from 1982 to 1984. Meg was also a part of the TV show One of the Boys (1982), which was quickly cancelled. In 1984, she moved to Hollywood and was offered a role in the western TV series Wildside (1985). Meg's part in the blockbuster movie Top Gun (1986) led to her being part of Steven Spielberg's Innerspace (1987) where she co-starred with Dennis Quaid. In D.O.A.'s remake, she co-starred with Dennis Quaid. (1988) and the couple tied the knot on Saint Valentine's Day in 1991. In 1989, Meg appeared in When Harry Met Sally... (1989) and the scene at the restaurant was a hit. Meg was nominated both 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 appeared again with Tom in the hugely successful Sleepless in Seattle (1993) in which she was nominated for the Golden Globe. Meg decided to go against the grain in 1994 when she portrayed the role as Meg's alcohol-dependent wife and motherin "When a Man Loves a Woman" (1994). After that, she went back to "cute" with both I.Q. (1994) as well as French Kiss (1996). In 1994, Meg was awarded the Harvard Hasty Pudding Award for being "Woman of the Year" and was named as one of "The 50 most beautiful people in the world 1994" by People Magazine.