Meg ryan birthdate
Fast Facts
Full Name:
Margaret Mary Emily Anne Hyra
Birth date:
November 19, 1961
Relationship Status:
Engaged
Background
Meg Ryan was born on November 19, 1961, and was raised in Fairfield, Connecticut. She was born to former actress-teacher Susan Jordan and mathematics teacher Harry Hyra. She went to the local St. Pius X Elementary School and has two sisters, Annie and Dana, along with a brother, Andrew Hyra, who is a musician and member of the Billy Pilgrim band. Her parents split in 1976 when she was only 15 years old. She graduated in 1979 from Bethel High School and studied at the University of Connecticut and then at New York University. She acted in T.V. commercials and starred in the soap opera “As the World Turns” in college for extra income. However, she left college before graduating. She took her grandmother’s maiden name, Ryan, upon joining the Screen Actors Guild.
Ryan debuted in “Rich and Famous” in 1981, followed by “As the World Turns” from 1982 to 1984 as Betsy Stewart. Multiple T.V. shows and smaller movie roles came about during this period. She appeared in “Top Gun” in 1986, along with several other films. She had her breakout leading role in 1989 with “When Harry Met Sally,” where she earned a Golden Globe nomination for the role in this movie. In 1993, she had another mega-hit with the movie “Sleepless in Seattle.” She also worked with Tom Hanks in “You’ve Got Mail.” Ryan also played a different role in the 1994 film “When a Man Loves a Woman.” Another success was “French Kiss” in 1995 and then the 1998 film “City of Angels.” Her 2001 movie “Kate & Leopold” with Hugh Jackman was successful, while she worked in different movies like “In the Cut” and “Against the Ropes.” She also appeared in independent films such as “In the Land of Women” in 2007 and “The Deal” in 2008. Ryan also starred in several independent movies thereafter. She also worked in several productions from 2010 onwards and was American actress (born 1961) Margaret Mary Emily Anne Hyra (born November 19, 1961), known professionally as Meg Ryan, is an American actress and director. Known for her leading roles as quirky, charismatic women since the late 1980s, Ryan is particularly recognized for her work in romantic comedies, a genre she dominated during the 1980s and 1990s. Dubbed "America's Sweetheart" by the media, she became one of Hollywood's most bankable stars of the latter decade. She made her acting debut in 1981 in the drama film Rich and Famous. She joined the cast of the CBS soap opera As the World Turns in 1982. In the 1980s, Ryan appeared in Top Gun (1986), Promised Land (1987), and the Rob Reiner-directed romantic comedy When Harry Met Sally... (1989), for which she earned a Golden Globe nomination. A prolific actress through the 1990s and 2000s, Ryan appeared in Joe Versus the Volcano (1990), The Doors (1991), Sleepless in Seattle (1993), When a Man Loves a Woman (1994), French Kiss (1995), Courage Under Fire (1996), Anastasia (1997), Addicted to Love (1997), You've Got Mail (1998), City of Angels (1998), Proof of Life (2000), Kate & Leopold (2001), and The Women (2008). In 2015, she made her directorial debut with Ithaca, in which she also starred. After an eight year hiatus, Ryan returned to the screen in the romantic comedy What Happens Later (2023), which she also directed. Ryan was born and raised in Fairfield, Connecticut, to Susan Jordan (née Duggan), a former actress and English teacher, and Harry Hyra, a math teacher. Her father is of Polish descent. She was raised Catholic and attended St. Pius X Elementary School in Fairfield. She has two sisters, Dana (d. 2022) and Annie (d. 2019), and a brother, musician Andrew Hyra, a member of the band Billy Pilgrim. Her parents divorced in 1976 when she was 15.[ Blonde-haired, blue-eyed with an effervescent personality, Meg Ryan was born Margaret Mary Emily Anne Hyra in Fairfield, Connecticut, to Susan (Duggan), an English teacher and one-time actress, and Harry Hyra, a math teacher. She is of Ruthenian, Polish, Irish, and German ancestry ("Hyra" is a Ruthenian surname, and "Ryan" is her maternal grandmother's maiden name). Meg graduated from Bethel high school in June 1979. Moving to New York, she attended New York University where she majored in journalism. To earn extra money while working on her degree, Meg went into acting using her new name Meg Ryan. In 1981, she had her big screen debut with a brief appearance as Candice Bergen's daughter in George Cukor's last film Rich and Famous (1981). .Meg Ryan
Early life
She tried out and was cast as Betsy in the day time television soap As the World Turns (1956). She was part of the cast from 1982 to 1984. Meg also had a part in the television series One of the Boys (1982), but this show was soon canceled. In 1984, she moved to tinsel town and landed a job in the western television Series Wildside (1985). Meg's small part in the blockbuster movie Top Gun (1986) led to her being cast in Innerspace (1987) where she co-starred with Dennis Quaid. She again co-starred with Quaid in the remake of D.O.A. (1988) and they married on Saint Valentine's Day in 1991. In 1989, Meg appeared in When Harry Met Sally... (1989) and the scene at the restaurant became famous. Meg was nominated for both the Golden Globe and 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. She appeared again with Tom in the very successful Sleepless in Seattle (1993) for which she was again nominated for the Golden Globe. In 1994, Meg decided to act against type when she appeared as the alcoholic wife and mother in When a Man Loves a Woman (1994). After that, she went back to "cute" w