Meg Ryan is an eminent film actress based in America who has also been frequently appearing in television shows. She is also a producer. She got her breakthrough performance in When Harry Met Sally…. Since then she has graced the big screen in several leading casts mostly in rom-com movies like Sleepless in Seattle, City of Angels, Addicted to Love and You’ve Got Mail. The actress was born on November 19, 1961.
Meg was born as Margaret Mary Emily Anne Hyra in Conneticut to parents who were both teachers. She is one of four siblings with whom she grew up in Fairfield as a Roman Catholic. Her family is of Irish decent and their family name Hyra is Polish. Her mother Susan taught at her elementary school and supported Meg’s dream of becoming an actress. She left college in her last semester because she was already a successful actress by then and aspired to become a professional. In 1991, she married co-star Dennis Quaid with whom she appeared in three movies. Their son was born on April 24, 1992. They separated and divorced in 2001. She was dating Proof of Life actor Russell Crowe in 2000 and it was speculated that this led to her divorce with Dennis. But in 2008, she revealed that her former husband had cheated on her. The actress has a daughter, Daisy True, whom she adopted in 2006. In late 2010, it was heard that she and singer John Mellencamp, who was about to separate with Elaine Irwin then, were dating. In 2014, she and John broke up.
Prior to her success in When Harry Met Sally…, Meg made her debut film appearance in Rich and Famous. She appeared in the series As the World Turns as Betsy Stewart until 1984 and was seen in several small roles in television. She wanted to dedicate herself fully to acting so she decided to leave her studies at New York University where she was pursuing a journalism degree. She appeared in several roles in the 1980s in movies such as Top Gun, Amityville 3-D, Promised Land, Innerspace, D.O.A. and The Presidio. She was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Promised Land. She would appear in a series of romantic comedies in the 1990s starting with her breakthrough role in When Harry Met Sally….She starred opposite Billy Crystal in the romantic comedy earning a nomination for a Golden Globe Award. Her next big hit came in 1993 when she appeared opposite Tom Hanks in another rom-com Sleepless in Seattle. In 1994, she starred in When a Man Loves a Woman in which she slightly deviated from her usual roles and won a Screen Actors Guild Award for it. The same year she was seen in I.Q. with Walter Matthau and Tim Robbins. She won the Women in Film Crystal Award for her performance in French Kiss in 1995. She wrapped up the 1990s with iconic roles in City of Angles and You’ve Got Mail receiving a Golden Globe Award nomination for the latter. In the first half of 2000s she appeared in Hanging Up, Kate & Leopold, Proof of Life and In the Cut. Against the Ropes, The Deal, The women and Serious Moonlight are her other movies. The award winning actress has accumulated a sizeable net worth estimated at $45 million.
The actress has grown out of her girl next door persona and has strayed away from her previous romantic comedy fame. She is scarcely seen on red carpets and award ceremonies. She likes to travel when she can and visit her son. Other interests that she has been pursuing are designing, photography and producing and directing a project. She is a supporter of environment conservation initiatives and the Democratic Party.
American television and film actress, Meg Ryan is one of the most loved celebrities of the 90s. She was an acting prodigy of romantic comedies but has stepped down from her previous fame. Movies like When Harry Met Sally…, French Kiss, Sleepless in Seattle and City of Angels made her immensely popular in Hollywood and got her several awards and nominations. Mother of two, Meg continues to remain an unmatched talent in the film industry and hopefully will be seen on the big screens soon.