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Meg Ryan Biography and Filmography
Meg Ryan
Birthday: November 19, 1961
Birth Place: Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Height: 5' 8"
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Biography
Although she has also proven herself as a dramatic actress, Meg Ryan used her blonde hair, blue eyes, and effervescent personality to greatest effect in romantic comedies of the 1980s and '90s. Initially getting her start on television, Ryan became a star with her titular role in the smash 1989 comedy When Harry Met Sally, earning both fame and permanent notoriety for her ability to fake an orgasm for Billy Crystal during a scene in a New York restaurant.The daughter of a casting agent, Ryan was born Margaret Mary Emily Anna Hyra in Fairfield, Connecticut on November 19, 1961. Raised in New York, she went on to study journalism at New York University. In need of money to pay for her night classes, Ryan turned to acting to raise some extra cash. With her mother's help, she landed a role on a short-lived television series, and then made her film debut in Rich and Famous. The 1981 film — director George Cukor's last — cast Ryan as Candice Bergen's daughter, and proved to be a positive enough experience that the young actress was soon looking for more work. A lucky break led to her being cast in the daytime drama As the World Turns, on which she performed from 1982 until 1984.After appearing in Amityville 3-D (1983), Ryan secured more auspicious work when she was cast as the wife of doomed flyboy Goose (Anthony Edwards) in Top Gun (1986). Although her role was minor, the film's success paved the way for more work for the actress, and the following year she starred in Innerspace, a comedy that cast her as Dennis Quaid's girlfriend. Her onscreen status as Quaid's love interest soon became off-screen reality, and after starring together in D.O.A. (1988), the two married in 1991.In 1989, Ryan had her breakthrough role as Sally Albright in Rob Reiner's When Harry Met Sally. The following year, she starred opposite Tom Hanks in Joe Versus the Volcano. Although the film received a lukewarm critical and commercial reception, it began an onscreen collaboration between Ryan and Hanks that would prove to be very successful in future films. Before she next appeared onscreen with Hanks, Ryan took an uncharacteristic turn towards the purely dramatic, playing Jim Morrison's drug-addicted wife Pamela in Oliver Stone's The Doors (1991). She received wide critical praise for her portrayal, proving that she was capable of extending her range beyond light comedy. She further demonstrated her capabilities in the dark 1993 drama Flesh and Bone. Her performance as a hitchhiker received strong notices, although the film, which cast her opposite husband Quaid, was largely ignored by audiences.That same year, Ryan returned to romantic comedy, starring opposite Hanks in Sleepless in Seattle. Nominated for a Golden Globe for her work, she then starred in another romantic comedy, I.Q., the following year. However, 1994 also brought more dramatic roles with Restoration, a period drama that cast Ryan as Robert Downey, Jr.'s doomed love, and When a Man Loves a Woman, in which she played an alcoholic. After further bucking her bubbly persona with a turn as a Gulf War solider in Courage Under Fire (1996) and a somewhat nasty portrayal of a vengeful ex-girlfriend in Addicted to Love (1997), Ryan again starred opposite Hanks in You've Got Mail (1998). Another romantic comedy, it put the actress back in her most successful milieu and was popular among critics and audiences alike. That same year, Ryan had further success starring opposite Nicolas Cage in the romantic drama City of Angels, and essayed the unlikely role of a world-weary exotic dancer in Hurlyburly.2000 saw Ryan return to comedy, starring alongside Lisa Kudrow and Diane Keaton in Keaton's Hanging Up and also serving as the producer of the supernatural thriller Lost Souls. However, it was Ryan's offscreen activities that same year that truly aroused the public's notice and allowed her to break away from her perky, girl-next-door persona more effectively than any number of dramatic film roles could ever hope to: following the news of her affair with Proof of Life co-star Russell Crowe, Ryan and husband Quaid filed for divorce. Ironically, this real-life drama mirrored the premise of Proof, a romantic drama in which the wife (Ryan) of a man kidnapped in South America enlists the help of a "freelance hostage negotiator" (Crowe) to find her husband, only to enter into an adulterous affair with the negotiator.In 2001, Ryan took a short break from feature films in order to participate in a documentary titled In the Wild: The White Elephants of Thailand, though she would return to the top of the romantic-comedy It-list in the whimsical Kate and Leopold alongside then rising romantic lead Hugh Jackman. In 2002, Ryan provided interview footage with fellow acting colleagues Whoopi Goldberg, Diane Lane, Teri Garr, and Holly Hunter, among others, in Searching for Debra Winger, which was directed by Rosanna Arquette. In 2003 — apparently after having undergone rather striking botox and collagen injections — the actress reappeared on the scene for the release of In the Cut, a throwback to '70s psycho-sexual thrillers, which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival. In 2004, Ryan stared in Charles S. Dutton's feature-length directorial debut, which is based on the real-life story of Jackie Kallen, a small-time Michigan woman turned successful boxing manager.
Filmography
In the Land of Women (2006)
[ Kristen Stewart ][ Ginnifer Goodwin ][ Lindsay Sloane ][ Olympia Dukakis ][ Makenzie Vega ]
Against the Ropes (2004)
[ Kerry Washington ][ Skye McCole Bartusiak ]
In the Cut (2003)
[ Jennifer Jason-Leigh ][ Nancy La-Scala ]
Kate & Leopold (2001)
[ Natasha Lyonne ][ Charlotte Ayanna ][ Shalom Harlow ][ Barbara Harris ]
Proof of Life (2000)
[ Rowena King ]
Hanging Up (2000)
[ Diane Keaton ][ Judy Garland ][ Cloris Leachman ][ Edie McClurg ][ Tracee Ellis Ross ]
You've Got Mail (1998)
[ Parker Posey ][ Jane Adams ][ Reiko Aylesworth ][ Heather Burns ][ Anne Murray ]
Hurlyburly (1998)
[ Anna Paquin ][ Robin Wright ][ Sheryl Crow ]
City of Angels (1998)
[ Elisabeth Shue ][ Alanis Morisette ]
Anastasia (1997)
[ Kirsten Dunst ][ Lacey Chabert ][ Aaliyah ][ Angela Lansbury ][ Bernadette Peters ]
Addicted to Love (1997)
[ Kelly Preston ][ Maureen Stapleton ][ Penny Ellington ]
Courage Under Fire (1996)
[ Diane Baker ]
Restoration (1995)
[ Polly Walker ][ Jenny Runacre ]
French Kiss (1995)
[ Renée Humphrey ][ Barbara Schulz ][ Barbara Harris ][ Dominique Regnier ]
When a Man Loves a Woman (1994)
[ Tina Majorino ][ Ellen Burstyn ][ Mae Whitman ][ Lauren Tom ][ LaTanya Richardson ]
I.Q. (1994)
[ Barbara Harris ]
Flesh and Bone (1993)
[ Gwyneth Paltrow ][ Barbara Alyn Woods ][ Barbara Harris ]
Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
[ Parker Posey ][ Gaby Hoffmann ][ Rita Wilson ][ Carey Lowell ][ Rosie O'Donnell ]
Prelude to a Kiss (1992)
[ Kathy Bates ][ Patty Duke ][ Annie Lennox ][ Penny Ellington ]
The Doors (1991)
[ Jennifer Tilly ][ Mimi Rogers ][ Kelly Hu ][ Debi Mazar ][ Paula Abdul ]
Joe Versus the Volcano (1990)
[ Amanda Plummer ][ Carol Kane ][ Lala Sloatman ]
When Harry Met Sally... (1989)
[ Carrie Fisher ][ Harley jane Kozak ][ Penny Ellington ]
The Presidio (1988)
[ Jenette Goldstein ]
D.O.A. (1988)
[ Charlotte Rampling ][ Jane Kaczmarek ][ Barbara Harris ]
Innerspace (1987)
[ Andrea Martin ][ Fiona Lewis ]
Promised Land (1987)
[ Tracy Pollan ][ Debi Richter ]
Armed and Dangerous (1986)
[ Judy Landers ][ Kc Winkler ]
Top Gun (1986)
[ Kelly McGillis ]
War (1984)
Amityville 3-D (1983)
[ Lori Loughlin ][ Candy Clark ]
Amy & the Angel (1982)
[ Helen Slater ][ Gail Strickland ]
Rich and Famous (1981)
[ Nicole Eggert ][ Jaqueline Bisset ][ Cia Berg ]
Trivia
  • Graduated from Bethel High School. Was Prom Queen. [1979]
  • Ranked #57 in Premiere (USA) magazine's "The 100 Most Powerful People in Hollywood" list. [June 1999]
  • Ranked #59 on Entertainment Weekly's most powerful people in Hollywood [1998]
  • Voted most favorite female movie star by the readers and online users of the "People Weekly Magazine" [April 1998]
  • Ranked #94 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. [October 1997]
  • Began Prufrock Pictures in 1994.
  • Son, with Dennis Quaid, Jack Henry Quaid (b. 24 April 1992).
  • Met actor Anthony Edwards during the making of the film Top Gun (1986) and moved in with him. They were a couple until she met actor Dennis Quaid during the film Innerspace (1987), and she moved in with and eventually married him.
  • Turned down the Sharon Stone role in Basic Instinct (1992)
  • "Meg Ryan" is an anagram of "Germany".
  • Shut down Prufrock Pictures [2000]
  • Born at 10:08 AM EST
  • Savage Garden's song 'All Around Me' was written about her, inspired by a crush from Daniel Jones, the band's composer.
  • 4 February 2002 - An L.A. judge granted a restraining order against John Michael Hughes, a 40 year old real estate agent who had been hanging around Ryan's home claiming to be her fiancee.
  • Measurements: 34B/C-24-33 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)
  • Member of jury Festival International de Cannes 2003
  • Has been linked romantically to actors Russell Crowe, John Cusack, Breckin Meyer, Matt Dillon & Craig Bierko; as well as Aussie underwear model Travis Fimmel.
  • Took three weeks of boxing lessons, to prepare for her role in Against the Ropes (2004); Ryan wanted to understand the sport, and the terms her character would use.
  • Shares a birthday with Jodie Foster, Terry Farrell, and Allison Janney.
  • Shared an L.A. house with Daphne Zuniga when both were struggling actresses
  • Lost the lead role in Washington Square (1997) to Jennifer Jason Leigh
  • She and actor Tom Hanks have been co-stars in three movies as love interests: Sleepless in Seattle (1993), Joe Versus the Volcano (1990), and You've Got Mail (1998)
  • Did several national commercials as a teenager for Barbie and other products.
  • Voted "cutest" girl in school, class secretary, and homecoming queen her senior year of high school.
  • Made a memorably unforthcoming appearance on a British chat show hosted by Michael Parkinson. The October 2003 episode of Parkinson's chat show has become part of British television history due to the actress's bizarre behavior in which she gave only one word answers to questions and stared icily at the host. Ryan appeared on the program to promote her erotic thriller, In the Cut (2003), but refused to answer Parkinson's questions about the drastic change from her typical romantic comedy roles. At one point Parkinson said in exasperation, "What would you do now if you were me?" to which Ryan replied, "Why not wrap it up?" About the televised debacle, Parkinson later said that Ryan was his "most difficult TV moment." He felt her rude behavior toward his fellow guests, Trinny Woodall and Susannah Constantine, whom she deliberately turned her back on, was unforgivable. Parkinson said, "I should have closed it. But listen, it happens. She was an unhappy woman. I felt sorry for her. What I couldn't forgive her for was that she was rude to the other guests." In a 2006 interview with "Marie Claire" magazine, Ryan blamed Parknson's paternal manner for the failure of the interview. Ryan said, "I don't even know the man. That guy was like some disapproving father! It's crazy. I don't know what he is to you guys, but he's a nut. I felt like he was berating me for being naked in the movie. He said something like: 'You should go back to doing what you were doing'. And I thought, are you like a disapproving dad right now? I'm not even related to you. Back off, buddy. I was so offended by him." Ryan also underscored the difference between American and British TV interviewing styles. "I realized it's not like an American talk show where it's seven minutes and then there's a commercial break. I had to do 20 minutes straight with this guy, and I could either walk off - which wouldn't be good - or try to disagree with him very respectfully."
  • A famous haircut by Sally Hershberger was named "Meg" in honor of Ryan, since she was the first one to have it.
  • Adopted daughter Daisy True from China in January 2006 (revealed on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" (1986) March 1, 2006).

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