Meg Ryan

Meg Ryan, blonde-haired and blue-eyed She was born Margaret Mary Emily Hyra in Fairfield Connecticut to Susan (Duggan) an ex- actor and English teacher, as well as Harry Hyra, a maths teacher. She is of Ruthenian, Polish, Irish, and German ancestry ("Hyra" is an Irish and Ruthenian surname, and "Ryan" is her maternal grandmother's maiden name). Meg graduated from Bethel High School, Bethel in May 1979. When she moved to New York, she attended New York University where she majored in journalism. Meg Ryan as her new name, began acting to earn a little extra while she completed her studies. In the year 1981, she had her big screen debut with an appearance in a short scene as Candice Bergen's daughter in George Cukor's last film Rich and Famous (1981). She was auditioned for and selected to play Betsy in the daytime soap As the World Turns (1956). From 1982 until 1984, she was part of the ensemble. Meg was also part of the television series One of the Boys (1982), which was quickly removed. In 1984, she moved to a tinsel town, and got an appearance in the western TV series Wildside (1985). Meg was a part-time actress in Top Gun (1986), and then was part of Steven Spielberg's Innerspace (1987), in which she co-starred with Dennis Quaid. In the remake of D.O.A., she starred again with Quaid. (1988) and then got married on Saint Valentine's Day 1991. Meg appeared in 1989's When Harry Met Sally... (1989), and the restaurant scene was made famous. Meg was nominated both for the Golden Globe as well as 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. In 1993, she co-starred alongside Tom in Sleepless in Seattle (1993) and was nominated again for the Golden Globe. In 1994, Meg decided to act as if she was a rebel as the alcoholic wife and mother in When a Man Loves a Woman (1994). She returned to being "cute" afterward with I.Q. (1994) and French Kiss (1995). People Magazine voted Meg as one of the 50 most beautiful individuals on earth 1994.