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Meg Ryan

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

Nov 19, 1961 (64 years old)

Place of Birth

Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Biography

Meg Ryan (born November 19, 1961) is an American actress, producer, and director. She began her acting career in 1981 when she made her acting debut in the drama film Rich and Famous. She later joined the cast of the CBS soap opera As the World Turns in 1982. She began to appear in supporting roles in films during the mid-1980s like box office hit Top Gun, achieving recognition in independent films such as Promised Land (1987) before her performance in the Rob Reiner-directed romantic comedy When Harry Met Sally... (1989) brought her widespread attention and her first Golden Globe nomination. She subsequently established herself, both nationally and internationally, as one of the most successful actresses in the 1990s and early 2000s, particularly in romantic comedy films such as When Harry Met Sally (1989), Joe Versus the Volcano (1990), Prelude to a Kiss (1992), Sleepless in Seattle (1993), French Kiss (1995), You've Got Mail (1998), and Kate & Leopold (2001). Her other films include Top Gun (1986), Innerspace (1987),  The Doors (1991), Anastasia (1997), When a Man Loves a Woman (1994), Courage Under Fire (1996), Addicted to Love (1997), City of Angels (1998), Proof of Life (2000), Against the Ropes (2004), and The Women (2008). In 2015, she made her directorial debut with Ithaca, in which she also starred. In 1995, critic Richard Corliss called her "the current soul of romantic comedy." Multiple film critics and media outlets have cited her as one of the best actors never to have received an Academy Award nomination. She was married to actor Dennis Quaid (1991-2001), and they have a son, Jack. In 2000, she became romantically involved with actor Russell Crowe while working on their film Proof of Life. In January 2006, she adopted a 14-month-old girl from China whom she named Daisy True. She was in a relationship with American singer-songwriter John Mellencamp (2010-2014). They reunited in 2017, and announced their engagement on November 8, 2018. In October 2019, it was reported that she had ended their engagement.

Known For

Acting
2023What Happens LaterWilla
2021Parkinson at 50Self (archive footage)
2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelf
2016There's Something About RomcomsSelf
2015IthacaMrs. Macauley
2015Fan GirlMary Farrow
2015Everything Is CopySelf
2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf - Guest
2012Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women WorldwideSelf
2011Billy on the StreetSelf
2011Web TherapyKaren Sharpe
2009Serious MoonlightLouise
2008My Mom's New BoyfriendMarty Durand
2008The WomenMary Haines
2008The DealDeidre Hearn
2008Web TherapyKaren Sharpe
2007In the Land of WomenSarah Hardwicke
2004Against the RopesJackie Kallen
2004Biography: Val KilmerSelf (archive footage)
2003In the CutFrannie Avery
2003Celebrity Naked AmbitionSelf - Sally Albright (archive footage)
2003The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelf
2003The Terry and Gaby Show
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self
2002Searching for Debra WingerSelf
2001Kate & LeopoldKate McKay
2001How Harry Met Sally…Self (archive footage)
2001The Concert for New York CitySelf
2000Hanging UpEve Mozell Marks
2000Proof of LifeAlice Bowman
2000Curb Your EnthusiasmMeg Ryan
1998City of AngelsMaggie Rice
1998HurlyburlyBonnie
1998You've Got MailKathleen Kelly
1998ParkinsonSelf
1998The Entertainment BizSelf
1997Addicted to LoveMaggie
1997AnastasiaAnastasia (voice)
1997The ViewSelf
1997Elle Style AwardsSelf - Winner
1996Courage Under FireCaptain Karen Emma Walden
1996E! True Hollywood Story
1996The Rosie O'Donnell ShowSelf - Guest
1995French KissKate
1995RestorationKatharine
1994When a Man Loves a WomanAlice Green
1994I.Q.Catherine Boyd
1994Inside the Actors StudioSelf
1993Sleepless in SeattleAnnie Reed
1993Flesh and BoneKay Davies
1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest
1992Prelude to a KissRita Boyle
1991The DoorsPamela Courson
1990Joe Versus the VolcanoDeDe / Angelica / Patricia Graynamore
1990Rabbit Ears - Little Red Riding Hood/GoldilocksNarrator (voice)
1990Captain Planet and the PlaneteersDr. Blight (voice)
1989When Harry Met Sally...Sally Albright
1989The SimpsonsDr. Swanson (voice)
1988The PresidioDonna Caldwell
1988D.O.A.Sydney Fuller
1988Promised LandBev Sykes
1988LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1987InnerspaceLydia Maxwell
1986Top GunCarole
1986Armed and DangerousMaggie Cavanaugh
1985WildsideCally Oaks
1984Charles in ChargeMeagan Parker
1983Amityville 3-DLisa
1982Amy and the AngelDenise
1982One of the BoysJane
1982NatureHost
1981Rich and FamousDebby Blake, 18 Years
1953The OscarsSelf
1948BambiSelf
-Good Sex
-How I Met Your DadFuture Sally Javits
Production
2023What Happens LaterExecutive Producer
2002Desert SaintsProducer
2001The Wedding PlannerExecutive Producer
2000Lost SoulsProducer
1998Northern LightsExecutive Producer
1995French KissProducer
Directing
2023What Happens LaterDirector
2015IthacaDirector
Writing
2023What Happens LaterWriter
Crew
2008My Best Friend's GirlThanks