Meg Ryan Meg Ryan Meg Ryan (born Margaret Mary Emily Anne Hyra; November 19, 1961) is an American actress and producer. Ryan began her acting career in 1981 in minor roles before joining the cast of the CBS soap opera "As the World Turns" in 1982. Subsequently, she began to appear in supporting roles in films during the mid 1980s, achieving recognition in independent films such as "Promised Land" (1988) 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. Ryan subsequently established herself, both nationally and internationally,
Meg Ryan productions in the early 2010s—including the ensemble drama "Lives of The Saints" opposite Kat Dennings, Kevin Zegers, and John Lithgow, and "Long Time Gone", a film adaptation of the April Stevens novel "Angel Angel",—all of which failed to materialize. In April 2011, it was announced that Ryan would make her feature film directing debut with a film titled "Into the Beautiful", described as "a contemporary "Big Chill" with longtime friends reconnecting", but it also was never made. In October 2012, Ryan was featured in the PBS documentary "Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide". The series introduces