Biography Meg Ryan was born on November 19, 1961 in Fairfield, Connecticut. Her birth name is Margaret Mary Emily Ann Hyra(!).
Meg graduated from Bethel High School in June 1979. She moved to New York, where she attended New York University and majored in journalism. To earn extra money while working on her degree, she went into acting using her new name Meg Ryan.
In 1981, she had her big screen debut in "Rich and Famous" (1981). She tried out and was cast as Betsy in the daytime television soap "As the World Turns". In 1984, Meg moves on to Hollywood and lands a job in the western Television Series "Wildside".
With her part in the highly successful movie "Top Gun" (1986) Meg becomes a star. This led her to being cast in Steven Spielberg's movie "Innerspace" (1987) where she co-starred with Dennis Quaid. She would again co-star with Quaid in "D.O.A." (1988) and they would marry on Valentine Day in 1991. In 1989, Meg would appear in another blockbuster, "When Harry Met Sally", and the scene at the restaurant would become famous. In 1990, she co-starred with Tom Hanks in "Joe Versus the Volcano". She would appear again with Tom in the very successful "Sleepless in Seattle" in 1993. In 1994, Meg decided to act against type when she appeared as the alcoholic wife and mother in "When a Man Loves a Woman". After that, she went back to "cute" with both "I.Q." (1994) and "French Kiss" (1995).
Meg Ryan won the Harvard Hasty Pudding Award as "Woman of the Year" In 1994, and was voted as being one of "The 50 most beautiful people in the world 1994" by People Magazine.
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