Meg Ryan
Meg Ryan, blonde-haired and blue-eyed
She was born Margaret Mary Emily Hyra in Fairfield Connecticut to Susan
(Duggan) the former actress and English teacher, as well as Harry Hyra, a maths
teacher. Her heritage includes Ruthenian, Polish and Irish and German.
("Hyra") is her Ruthenian surname "Ryan", is her maternal
grandmother's maiden name. Meg has graduated from Bethel high school, Bethel in
June 1979. After moving to New York, she attended New York University where she
majored in journalism. Meg Ryan was her name, and she began acting in order to
earn money while she completed her degree. In 1981, she made her big screen
debut with only a brief appearance as Candice Bergen's daughter in George
Cukor's final film Rich and Famous (1981). She was chosen for the part of Betsy
in the soap opera The World Turns the World Turns (1956) after she had a go at.
From 1982 to 1984, she was part of the show's cast. Meg was also part of the
cast in the show One of the Boys (1982) However, this show was soon canceled.
Meg moved to Hollywood in 1984 and got a job on the western series Wildside
(1985). Meg's part in the blockbuster film Top Gun (1986) led to her being part
of Steven Spielberg's Innerspace (1987) where she co-starred alongside Dennis
Quaid. For the remake of D.O.A., she starred again with Quaid. (1988) and was
married on Saint Valentine's Day 1991. In 1989, Meg appeared in When Harry Met
Sally... (1989) and the scene in the restaurant gained a lot of attention. Meg
was nominated 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 starred with Tom in
Sleepless in Seattle (1993), for which she was again nominated for the Golden
Globe. In 1994, Meg decided to act contrary to the norm when she acted as an
alcoholic spouse and mother in When a Man Loves a Woman (1994). Following that,
she went back to "cute" with both I.Q. (1994) & French Kiss
(1995). People Magazine named Meg "Woman Of The Year" in 1994, and
she was awarded the Harvard Hasty Pudding Award.
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