Meg Ryan
Acting
Born 1961-11-19
Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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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
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Acting
54 credits
The Simpsons
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Show with David Letterman
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The View
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Top Gun
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Nature
Bambi
Parkinson
The Oscars
Charles in Charge
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
You've Got Mail
Sleepless in Seattle
When Harry Met Sally...
Anastasia
City of Angels
Web Therapy
My Mom's New Boyfriend
Elle Style Awards
Web Therapy
The Doors
Billy on the Street
The Women
Kate & Leopold
Innerspace
Courage Under Fire
The Entertainment Biz
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Proof of Life
My Best Friend's Girl
In the Cut
Celebrity Naked Ambition
When a Man Loves a Woman
Hanging Up
Joe Versus the Volcano
Connor Ratliff Presents: The Acting Class
Addicted to Love
Wildside
Armed and Dangerous
Flesh and Bone
I.Q.
The Presidio
There's Something About Romcoms
In the Land of Women
Against the Ropes
Amityville 3-D
Restoration
Prelude to a Kiss
D.O.A.
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Producing
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