Global InformationMeg Ryan information
Meg Ryan | |
|---|---|
 Ryan at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival | |
| Born | Margaret Mary Emily Anne Hyra November 19, 1961 Fairfield, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Spouse |
Dennis Quaid
(m. 1991; div. 2001) |
| Children | 2, including Jack Quaid |
| Relatives | Andrew Hyra (brother) |
Margaret Mary Emily Anne Hyra (born November 19, 1961),[1] known professionally as Meg Ryan, is an American actress and filmmaker.[2] Known for her leading roles as quirky, charismatic women since the late 1980s, Ryan is particularly recognized for her work in romantic comedies, a genre she dominated during the 1980s and 1990s. Dubbed "America's sweetheart" by the media, she became one of Hollywood's most bankable stars of the latter decade.
She made her acting debut in 1981 in the drama film Rich and Famous. She joined the cast of the CBS soap opera As the World Turns in 1982. In the 1980s, Ryan appeared in Top Gun, Promised Land, (1987) and the Rob Reiner-directed romantic comedy When Harry Met Sally... (1989), for which she earned a Golden Globe nomination.
A prolific actress through the 1990s and 2000s, Ryan appeared in Joe Versus the Volcano (1990), The Doors (1991), Sleepless in Seattle (1993), When a Man Loves a Woman (1994), French Kiss (1995), Courage Under Fire (1996), Anastasia (1997), Addicted to Love (1997), You've Got Mail (1998), City of Angels (1998), Proof of Life (2000), Kate & Leopold (2001), and The Women (2008). In 2015, she made her directorial debut with Ithaca, in which she also starred. Ryan returned to the screen in the romantic comedy What Happens Later (2023), which she also directed.
- ^ Meg Ryan profile, Superiorpics.com; accessed October 5, 2014.
- ^ Hopewell, John (August 3, 2018). "Locarno Laureled Meg Ryan Prepares 'The Obsolescents' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on September 2, 2023. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
the Locarno Leopard Club Award finds Ryan more these days 'in the director and producer mode'