Meg Ryan

Meg Ryan, blonde-haired and blue-eyed, was born Margaret Mary Emily Hyra in Fairfield Connecticut to Susan (Duggan) who was a former actor and English teacher and Harry Hyra, a maths teacher. Ruthenian as well as Polish, Irish, German and German of German descent. "Hyra" is her maternal grandmother's maiden name, is Ruthenian. Meg graduated from Bethel high school, Bethel in June 1979. Meg moved to New York and majored as journalist at New York University. In order to earn money while working on her degree, Meg went into acting under her new name Meg Ryan. She made her screen debut in 1981, making a brief appearance as Candice Bergen's daughter in George Cukor's last film Rich and Famous (1981). She was a candidate for auditions and was chosen to play Betsy on the daytime television soap"As the World turns (1956). She was a part of the cast from 1982 until 1984. Meg also played a role in the television series One of the Boys (1982) however, the show was later cancelled. She relocated to Hollywood in 1984, where she was offered an opportunity to be a part of the western-themed television show Wildside (1985). Meg's small 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 was a co-star with Dennis Quaid. (1988) and they were wed on Saint Valentine's Day 1991. Meg starred in When Harry Met Sally... (1989), that made the scene at the restaurant famous. Meg was nominated for 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 was back alongside Tom in the hugely successful Sleepless in Seattle (1993) for which she was nominated for the Golden Globe. Meg chose to stand out from the trend in 1994, when she portrayed the role of Meg's wife who is an alcoholic and mother "When a Man Loves a Woman" (1994). Meg returned to her role as "cute" following the film's release with I.Q. (1994) and French Kiss (1996). People Magazine voted Meg as one of the top 50 most beautiful people on the planet 1994.