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 as one of the most successful actresses in the 1990s and early 2000s, particularly in romantic comedy films such as "Sleepless in Seattle" (1993), "French Kiss" (1995), "You've Got Mail" (1998), and "Kate & Leopold" (2001). Her other films include "The Doors" (1991), "When a Man Loves a Woman" (1994), "Courage Under Fire" (1996), "Addicted to Love" (1997), "City of Angels" (1998), "Proof of Life" (2000), and "The Women" (2008). In 2015, she made her directorial debut with "Ithaca", a film in which she also acted. Ryan was born and raised in Fairfield, Connecticut, the daughter of Susan Jordan ("née"