Meg Ryan
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 19, 1961 (age 64)
- Birthplace
- 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.
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Filmography
Rabbit Ears: Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Good Sex
Movie
How I Met Your Dad
TV · as Future Sally Javits · 1 ep
Connor Ratliff Presents: The Acting Class
TV · as Self · 1 ep
What Happens Later
Movie · as Willa
Parkinson at 50
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
There's Something About Romcoms
Movie · as Self
Ithaca
Movie · as Mrs. Macauley
Fan Girl
Movie · as Mary Farrow
Everything Is Copy
Movie · as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Half the Sky
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Billy on the Street
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Web Therapy
TV · as Karen Sharpe · 2 eps
Serious Moonlight
Movie · as Louise
My Mom's New Boyfriend
Movie · as Marty Durand
The Women
Movie · as Mary Haines
The Deal
Movie · as Deidre Hearn
Web Therapy
TV · as Karen Sharpe · 3 eps
In the Land of Women
Movie · as Sarah Hardwicke
Against the Ropes
Movie · as Jackie Kallen
Parkinson
TV · as Self - Guest (archive footage) · 1 ep
In the Cut
Movie · as Frannie Avery
Celebrity Naked Ambition
Movie · as Self - Sally Albright (archive footage)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Terry and Gaby Show
TV · 1 ep
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Searching for Debra Winger
Movie · as Self
Kate & Leopold
Movie · as Kate McKay
How Harry Met Sally…
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Concert for New York City
Movie · as Self
Hanging Up
Movie · as Eve Mozell Marks
Proof of Life
Movie · as Alice Bowman
Curb Your Enthusiasm
TV · as Meg Ryan · 1 ep
City of Angels
Movie · as Maggie
Hurlyburly
Movie · as Bonnie
You've Got Mail
Movie · as Kathleen Kelly
Parkinson
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Entertainment Biz
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Addicted to Love
Movie · as Maggie
Anastasia
Movie · as Anastasia (voice)
The View
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Elle Style Awards
TV · as Self - Winner · 1 ep
Courage Under Fire
Movie · as Captain Karen Emma Walden
E! True Hollywood Story
TV · 1 ep
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
French Kiss
Movie · as Kate
Restoration
Movie · as Katharine
When a Man Loves a Woman
Movie · as Alice Green
I.Q.
Movie · as Catherine Boyd
A Century of Cinema
Movie · as Self
Inside the Actors Studio
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Sleepless in Seattle
Movie · as Annie Reed
Flesh and Bone
Movie · as Kay Davies
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Late Show with David Letterman
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Prelude to a Kiss
Movie · as Rita Boyle
The Doors
Movie · as Pamela Courson
Joe Versus the Volcano
Movie · as DeDe / Angelica / Patricia Graynamore
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
TV · as Dr. Blight (voice) · 10 eps
When Harry Met Sally...
Movie · as Sally Albright
The Simpsons
TV · as Dr. Swanson (voice), Sam (voice) · 1 ep
The Presidio
Movie · as Donna Caldwell
D.O.A.
Movie · as Sydney Fuller
Promised Land
Movie · as Bev Sykes
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · 1 ep
Innerspace
Movie · as Lydia Maxwell
Top Gun
Movie · as Carole
Armed and Dangerous
Movie · as Maggie Cavanaugh
Wildside
TV · as Cally Oaks · 6 eps
Charles in Charge
TV · as Meagan Parker · 2 eps
Amityville 3-D
Movie · as Lisa
Amy and the Angel
Movie · as Denise
Nature
TV · as Host · 1 ep
Rich and Famous
Movie · as Debby Blake, 18 Years
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Bambi
TV · as Self · 1 ep