Meg Ryan

Meg Ryan is a blonde-haired blue-eyed, blonde-haired woman who has a vibrant personality. She 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. Ruthenian and Polish, Irish, German and German of German descent. "Hyra" is her maternal grandmother's maiden name is Ruthenian. Meg has graduated from Bethel high school in Bethel in June 1979. After moving to New York, she attended New York University where she majored in journalism. In order to earn money while working on her degree, Meg went into acting using her new name Meg Ryan. In 1981, she made her big screen debut with only a brief appearance as Candice Bergen's daughter in George Cukor's last film Rich and Famous (1981). She was auditioned for and cast as Betsy in the day time soap As the World Turns (1956). The show had her in the cast from 1982 until 1984. Meg was also part of the cast in the TV show One of the Boys (1982), but this show was soon canceled. In 1984, she moved to tinsel town and landed an appearance in the western television series Wildside (1985). Meg was a small part in Top Gun (1986), which resulted in her being cast in Steven Spielberg’s Innerspace (1987) in which she was a co-star with Dennis Quaid. She again co-starred with Quaid in the remake of D.O.A. (1988) and was married in Saint Valentine's Day 1991. In 1989, Meg appeared in When Harry Met Sally... (1989) and the scene in the restaurant was a hit. Meg was nominated twice for the Golden Globe and 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. Meg was also seen together with Tom in the hugely successful Sleepless in Seattle (1993) for which she was again nominated for the Golden Globe. Meg determined to stand out from the crowd in 1994, playing the role of Meg as an alcoholic wife/mother in When a Man Loves a Woman (1994). Meg returned to being "cute" following the film's release with I.Q. (1994) and French Kiss (1995). In 1994, Meg was awarded the Harvard Hasty Pudding Award as "Woman of the Year" and was voted as being one of "The 50 most beautiful people in the world in 1994" by People Magazine.