Meg Ryan

Meg Ryan, blonde-haired and blue-eyed Meg Ryan, blonde-haired and blue-eyed, was born Margaret Mary Emily Hyra in Fairfield Connecticut to Susan (Duggan) the former actor and English teacher, as well as Harry Hyra, a maths teacher. Ruthenian and Polish, Irish, German and German descent. "Hyra" is her maternal grandmother's maiden name is Ruthenian. Meg graduated from Bethel High School in Bethel in May 1979. After moving to New York, she attended New York University where she majored in journalism. Meg Ryan is her new name, stepped into acting to earn a little extra while she was completing her degree. 1981 was her biggest screen debut. She portrayed Candice Bergen's child in George Cukor's film Rich and Famous (1981). She was a test subject and was chosen to play Betsy in the day time soap As the World Turns (1956). The show starred her from 1982 until 1984. Meg also had a part in the television series One of the Boys (1982), but this show was eventually cancelled. In 1984, she relocated to a tinsel town, and got her first job with the western television series Wildside (1985). Meg played a minor role in Top Gun (1986), which led to her casting in Steven Spielberg’s Innerspace (1987), where she starred alongside Dennis Quaid. She was again in the same role with Dennis Quaid in the remake of D.O.A. (1988) and they tied the knot on Saint Valentine's Day in 1991. Meg played the lead role in When Harry Met Sally... (1989), which made the scene in the restaurant famous. 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 with Tom in the critically acclaimed Sleepless in Seattle (1993) for which she was again nominated for the Golden Globe. In 1994, Meg decided to act as if she was a rebel as the wife of an alcoholic and mother in the film When a Man Loves a Woman (1994). Following that, Meg returned to her "cute" I.Q. (1994) as well as French Kiss (1995). In 1994, Meg won the Harvard Hasty Pudding Award as "Woman of the Year" and was selected as one of "The 50 most beautiful women in the world 1994" by People Magazine.