Meg Ryan

Blond-haired, blue-eyed with an effervescent personality, Meg Ryan was born Margaret Mary Emily Hyra in Fairfield, Connecticut, to Susan (Duggan) Duggan, the English teacher, and a former actress, and Harry Hyra, a math teacher. Meg Ryan is of Ruthenian, Polish, Irish and German family heritage ("Hyra" is a Ruthenian surname, while "Ryan" is the maiden name of her maternal grandmother). Meg was graduated in June 1979 Bethel high school in Bethel. Meg relocated to New York City and studied journalism at New York University. Meg Ryan was her new name and she began acting to earn extra money during her time at university. In the year 1981, she had her big screen debut with a brief appearance as Candice Bergen's daughter in George Cukor's final film Rich and Famous (1981). She was a test subject and was chosen to play Betsy in the daytime soap on television As the World Turns (1956). From 1982 until 1984, she was a member of the cast. Meg also had a part in the TV series One of the Boys (1982), but this show was eventually cancelled. She relocated to Hollywood in 1984 and was offered an interview for the western-themed television show Wildside (1985). Meg played a minor role in Top Gun (1986), which resulted in her being cast in Steven Spielberg's Innerspace (1987) in which she was a co-star with Dennis Quaid. Meg was also a co-star with Quaid in the remake of D.O.A. (1988) and they got married on Saint Valentine's Day 1991. Meg was in When Harry Met Sally... (1989), that made the scene at the restaurant famous. Meg was twice nominated 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. In 1993, Meg starred with Tom in Sleepless in Seattle (1993) and was nominated again for the Golden Globe. In 1994, Meg decided to act contrary to the norm when she acted as the wife of an alcoholic and mother in When a Man Loves a Woman (1994). Then, she returned to her "cute" I.Q. (1994) and French Kiss (1996). People Magazine voted Meg as one of the top 50 most beautiful people on earth 1994.