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 Blond-haired, blue-eyed with an effervescent personality, Meg Ryan was born Margaret Mary Emily 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, Bethel 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).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 Steven Spielberg's 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" with both I.Q. (1994) and French Kiss (1995). In 1994, Meg won the Harvard Hasty Pudding Award as "Woman of the Year" and was voted as being one of "The 50 most beautiful people in the world 1994" by People Magazine.
Bio:
Blond-haired, blue-eyed with an effervescent personality, Meg Ryan was born Margaret Mary Emily 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, Bethel 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).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 Steven Spielberg's 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" with both I.Q. (1994) and French Kiss (1995). In 1994, Meg won the Harvard Hasty Pudding Award as "Woman of the Year" and was voted as being one of "The 50 most beautiful people in the world 1994" by People Magazine.
Tivia:
She took three weeks of boxing lessons to prepare for her role in Against the Ropes (2004); she wanted to understand the sport, and the terms her character would use.Turned down the role of "Vivian Ward" in Pretty Woman (1990). Julia Roberts was later given the role.Returned to work three months after giving birth to her son Jack Quaid to begin filming Sleepless in Seattle (1993).An asteroid is named after her: 8353 Megryan.Was considered for or offered the role for the following films: (1) Molly Jensen in Ghost (1990), but turned it down. The part later went to Demi Moore; (2) Jade Butterfield in Endless Love (1981). The part went to Brooke Shields; (3) Mia Wallace in Pulp Fiction (1994) but Uma Thurman, who went on to receive a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination for her performance, was cast instead.Savage Garden's song, "All Around Me", was written about her, inspired by a crush from Daniel Jones, the band's composer.A famous haircut by Sally Hershberger was named "Meg" in honor of Ryan, since she was the first one to have it.Was voted "cutest" girl in school, class secretary, and homecoming queen in her senior year of high school.She and her good friend Tom Hanks have been co-stars in three movies as love interests: Sleepless in Seattle (1993), Joe Versus the Volcano (1990) and You've Got Mail (1998).Was offered the role of Shelby Eatenton-Latcherie in Steel Magnolias (1989), but she turned it down in order to film When Harry Met Sally... (1989). Julia Roberts, who went on to receive a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination for her performance, was cast instead.Has two children--Jack Henry Quaid (Jack Quaid; b.4/24/1992) with ex-husband Dennis Quaid and adopted daughter Daisy True Ryan (b.November 2004, adopted as a 14-month-old in January 2006 from China).On 2/4/2002 a Los Angeles judge granted a restraining order against John Michael Hughes, a 40-year-old real estate agent who had been hanging around her home, claiming to be her fiancee.In 2003 she made an infamous appearance on the BBC's top talk show Parkinson (1971) to promote In the Cut (2003), which has gone down in British television history and was described by host Michael Parkinson as his "most difficult TV moment".Her first film audition was for the role played by Brooke Shields in Endless Love (1981).Was originally offered Jodie Foster's role in The Silence of the Lambs (1991).Shared a Los Angeles house with Daphne Zuniga when both were struggling actresses.She met Anthony Edwards during the making of Top Gun (1986) and moved in with him. They were a couple until she met Dennis Quaid during the filming of Innerspace (1987), and she moved in with and eventually married him. Both portrayed military fliers in their respective roles. Had she been chosen for the role of Robin Monroe in Six Days Seven Nights (1998), that would have made the third time she'd have played a character involved with a pilot, albeit not a military one.Lived in a Bel-Air mansion not far from Clint Eastwood between 2000-08. She spends her time between her homes in Martha's Vineyard and New York City's Tribeca area.Has size 11 feet.Has twice played Candice Bergen's daughter, first in Rich and Famous (1981) and again in The Women (2008)."Meg Ryan" is an anagram of "Germany". When she registered with the Screen Actors Guild as a teenager, she used her maternal grandmother's maiden name, "Ryan", as her stage surname.She turned down the Nicole Kidman role in To Die For (1995).On at least one movie her contract stipulated that extras would not look her in the eye.In 1979 she graduated from Bethel High School and was Prom Queen.Her father is of half Rusyn/Ruthenian and half Polish ancestry, and her mother is of approximately three-quarters Irish and one-quarter German descent. Her paternal great-grandfather, Orest J. Hyra, was born in Galicia, Halychyna, and met Meg's great-grandmother, Anna Durniak, the daughter of immigrants, in the US.Began Prufrock Pictures in 1994. It shut down in 2000.In April 1998 was voted most favorite female movie star by the readers and online users of the "People Weekly Magazine".She was a member of the jury at the Festival International de Cannes in 2003.In June 1999 ranked #57 in "Premiere" (USA) magazine's "The 100 Most Powerful People in Hollywood" list.Lost the lead role in Washington Square (1997) to Jennifer Jason Leigh.In 1998 was ranked #59 on "Entertainment Weekly"'s most powerful people in Hollywood.In October 1997 was ranked #94 in "Empire" (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list.Playing a heart surgeon in the film City of Angels (1998), she sat in and watched extremely graphic operations and practiced stitching up a pig's heart.She has appeared in two films that have been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: Top Gun (1986) and When Harry Met Sally... (1989).Ex-sister-in-law of Randy Quaid.Born at 10:08 AM EST.Mentioned in We've Got Spirit (2008). |
| Name: |
Meg Ryan |
Type: |
Actress,Producer,Director (IMDB) |
| Area: |
All World |
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Business scope: |
Actress,Producer,Director |
| Products for sale: |
Actress,Producer,Director |
| Model rank: |
108 |
| Last update: |
2024-07-01 02:51:23 |
| Height: |
5' 9' (1.75 m) |
| Biography: |
Blond-haired, blue-eyed with an effervescent personality, Meg Ryan was born Margaret Mary Emily 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, I |
| Trivia: |
She took three weeks of boxing lessons to prepare for her role in Against the Ropes (2004); she wanted to understand the sport, and the terms her character would use.Turned down the role of "Vivian Ward" in Pretty Woman (1990). Julia Roberts was later given the role.Returned to work three months after giving birth to her son Jack Quaid to begin filming Sleepless in Seattle (1993).An asteroid is named after her: 8353 Megryan.Was considered for or offered the role for the following films: (1) Molly Jensen in Ghost (1990), but turned it down. The part later went to Demi Moore; (2) Jade Butterfield in Endless Love (1981). The part went to Brooke Shields; (3) Mia Wallace in Pulp Fiction (1994) but Uma Thurman, who went on to receive a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination for her performance, was cast instead.Savage Garden's song, "All Around Me", was written about her, inspired by a crush from Daniel Jones, the band's composer.A famous haircut by Sally Hershberger was named "Meg" in honor of Ryan, since she was the first one to have it.Was voted "cutest" girl in school, class secretary, and homecoming queen in her senior year of high school.She and her good friend Tom Hanks have been co-stars in three movies as love interests: Sleepless in Seattle (1993), Joe Versus the Volcano (1990) and You've Got Mail (1998).Was offered the role of Shelby Eatenton-Latcherie in Steel Magnolias (1989), but she turned it down in order to film When Harry Met Sally... (1989). Julia Roberts, who went on to receive a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination for her performance, was cast instead.Has two children--Jack Henry Quaid (Jack Quaid; b.4/24/1992) with ex-husband Dennis Quaid and adopted daughter Daisy True Ryan (b.November 2004, adopted as a 14-month-old in January 2006 from China).On 2/4/2002 a Los Angeles judge granted a restraining order against John Michael Hughes, a 40-year-old real estate agent who had been hanging around her home, claiming to be her fiancee.In 2003 she made an infamous appearance on the BBC's top talk show Parkinson (1971) to promote In the Cut (2003), which has gone down in British television history and was described by host Michael Parkinson as his "most difficult TV moment".Her first film audition was for the role played by Brooke Shields in Endless Love (1981).Was originally offered Jodie Foster's role in The Silence of the Lambs (1991).Shared a Los Angeles house with Daphne Zuniga when both were struggling actresses.She met Anthony Edwards during the making of Top Gun (1986) and moved in with him. They were a couple until she met Dennis Quaid during the filming of Innerspace (1987), and she moved in with and eventually married him. Both portrayed military fliers in their respective roles. Had she been chosen for the role of Robin Monroe in Six Days Seven Nights (1998), that would have made the third time she'd have played a character involved with a pilot, albeit not a military one.Lived in a Bel-Air mansion not far from Clint Eastwood between 2000-08. She spends her time between her homes in Martha's Vineyard and New York City's Tribeca area.Has size 11 feet.Has twice played Candice Bergen's daughter, first in Rich and Famous (1981) and again in The Women (2008)."Meg Ryan" is an anagram of "Germany". When she registered with the Screen Actors Guild as a teenager, she used her maternal grandmother's maiden name, "Ryan", as her stage surname.She turned down the Nicole Kidman role in To Die For (1995).On at least one movie her contract stipulated that extras would not look her in the eye.In 1979 she graduated from Bethel High School and was Prom Queen.Her father is of half Rusyn/Ruthenian and half Polish ancestry, and her mother is of approximately three-quarters Irish and one-quarter German descent. Her paternal great-grandfather, Orest J. Hyra, was born in Galicia, Halychyna, and met Meg's great-grandmother, Anna Durniak, the daughter of immigrants, in the US.Began Prufrock Pictures in 1994. It shut down in 2000.In April 1998 was voted most favorite female movie star by the readers and online users of the "People Weekly Magazine".She was a member of the jury at the Festival International de Cannes in 2003.In June 1999 ranked #57 in "Premiere" (USA) magazine's "The 100 Most Powerful People in Hollywood" list.Lost the lead role in Washington Square (1997) to Jennifer Jason Leigh.In 1998 was ranked #59 on "Entertainment Weekly"'s most powerful people in Hollywood.In October 1997 was ranked #94 in "Empire" (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list.Playing a heart surgeon in the film City of Angels (1998), she sat in and watched extremely graphic operations and practiced stitching up a pig's heart.She has appeared in two films that have been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: Top Gun (1986) and When Harry Met Sally... (1989).Ex-sister-in-law of Randy Quaid.Born at 10:08 AM EST.Mentioned in We've Got Spirit (2008). |
| Trademarks: |
Graceful walk
Striking blue eyes |
| Quotes: |
People say that chivalry is dead, I don't think that it's dead, I think it's just got the 'flu!
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[commenting on the nudity and sex in In the Cut (2003)] You don't go, 'Wow! I get to do a nude scene.' But I love the sex scene in this movie. It was scary, honest and raw. But people could find my body very unattractive. There could be a backlash against it.
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The best thing about modern living is anaesthesia. Definitely.
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Clearly romantic comedy is my franchise genre, I don't mind saying that, it's true. I love doing them and hopefully always will do them. I don't feel particularly typecast because I think I do so many different kinds of things. Whether they're seen or not is another issue.
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[in 2008 on why she hadn't been working very much recently] I've been famous since I was a teenager. There are a lot of empty spaces in that. I just feel like I've been filling in the cracks a little bit. I feel very fortunate, very free. |
| Salaries: |
Kate & Leopold (2001) - $15,000,000
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Proof of Life (2000) - $15,000,000
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You've Got Mail (1998) - $10,500,000
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City of Angels (1998) - $8,500,000
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I.Q. (1994) |
| Job title: |
Actress,Producer,Director |
| Others works: |
V commercial (Japan only): GDI Dingo cars.
(1981( TV commercial: AIM toothpaste.
Print ad: Ebel.
(1997) TV commercial (Spain only): Freixenet.
(1979) TV commercial: Tickle Anti-Perspirant .
(1982) TV commercial: Burger King.
(1996) TV commercial (Ja |
| Spouse: |
Dennis Quaid (February 14, 1991 - July 16, 2001) (divorced, 1 child) |
| Children: |
Jack QuaidDaisy True Ryan |
| Parents: |
Susan Ryan (Duggan)
Harry Hyra |
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