Meg Ryan

Age: 48
Height: 5' 8"

Birth Place: Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Born: Nov. 19th, 1961

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Meg Ryan's Main TV Roles

Show	Character(s)
One of the Boys (1982)	Jane

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

BIOGRAPHY:

Blond-haired, blue-eyed with an effervescent personality, Meg Ryan graduated from Bethel high school, Bethel in June 1979. Moving to New York, she attended New York University where she majored in journalism. To earn extra money while working on her degree, Meg went into acting using her new name Meg Ryan. In 1981, she had her big screen debut as Candice Bergen's daughter in George Cukor's last film Rich and Famous (1981). She tried out and was cast as Betsy in the day time television soap "As the World Turns" (1956). She was part of the cast from 1982 to 1984. Meg also had a part in the television series "One of the Boys" (1982), but this show was soon cancelled. In 1984, she moved to tinsel town and landed a job in the western Television Series "Wildside" (1985). With her part in the highly successful movie Top Gun (1986) Meg became a star with "take me to bed or lose me forever". This led to Meg being cast in Steven Spielberg's movie Innerspace (1987) where she co-starred with Dennis Quaid. She again co-starred with Quaid in the remake of D.O.A. (1988) and they married on Valentine Day in 1991. In 1989, Meg appeared in another blockbuster called When Harry Met Sally... (1989) and the scene at the restaurant became famous. Meg was nominated for both 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. She appeared again with Tom in the very successful Sleepless in Seattle (1993) for which she was again nominated for the Golden Globe. In 1994, Meg decided to act against type when she appeared as the alcoholic wife and mother in When a Man Loves a Woman (1994). After that, she went back to "cute" with both I.Q. (1994) and French Kiss (1995). In 1994, Meg won 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 1994" by People Magazine.

TRIVIA:

Began Prufrock Pictures in 1994.
A famous haircut by 'Sally Hershberger' (qv) was named "Meg" in honor of Ryan, since she was the first one to have it.
Took three weeks of boxing lessons, to prepare for her role in _Against the Ropes (2004)_ (qv); Ryan wanted to understand the sport, and the terms her character would use.
Turned down the 'Sharon Stone (I)' (qv) role in _Basic Instinct (1992)_ (qv)
Son, with 'Dennis Quaid' (qv), Jack Henry Quaid (b. 24 April 1992).
Was offered the role of "Molly Jensen" in _Ghost (1990)_ (qv), but turned it down. The part later went to 'Demi Moore' (qv).
She and actor Tom Hanks have been co-stars in three movies as love interests: _Sleepless in Seattle (1993)_ (qv), _Joe Versus the Volcano (1990)_ (qv), and _You've Got Mail (1998)_ (qv)
Member of jury Festival International de Cannes 2003

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