Meg Ryan
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Nov 19, 1961 (age 64)
- Place of birth
- Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
- Credits
- 78
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
Filmography
Connor Ratliff Presents: The Acting Class
2024TV
Self
What Happens Later
2023Movie
Willa
Parkinson at 50
2021Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019TV
Self
There's Something About Romcoms
2016Movie
Self
Fan Girl
2015Movie
Mary Farrow
Ithaca
2015Movie
Mrs. Macauley
Everything Is Copy
2015Movie
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014TV
Self - Guest
Half the Sky
2012TV
Self
Billy on the Street
2011TV
Self
Web Therapy
2011TV
Karen Sharpe
Serious Moonlight
2009Movie
Louise
The Deal
2008Movie
Deidre Hearn
Web Therapy
2008TV
Karen Sharpe
The Women
2008Movie
Mary Haines
My Mom's New Boyfriend
2008Movie
Marty Durand
In the Land of Women
2007Movie
Sarah Hardwicke
Parkinson
2004TV
Self - Guest (archive footage)
Against the Ropes
2004Movie
Jackie Kallen
In the Cut
2003Movie
Frannie Avery
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003TV
Self
Celebrity Naked Ambition
2003Movie
Self - Sally Albright (archive footage)
The Terry and Gaby Show
2003TV
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003TV
Self
Searching for Debra Winger
2002Movie
Self
Kate & Leopold
2001Movie
Kate McKay
The Concert for New York City
2001Movie
Self
How Harry Met Sally…
2001Movie
Self (archive footage)
Proof of Life
2000Movie
Alice Bowman
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000TV
Meg Ryan
Hanging Up
2000Movie
Eve Mozell Marks
Hurlyburly
1998Movie
Bonnie
You've Got Mail
1998Movie
Kathleen Kelly
City of Angels
1998Movie
Maggie
The Entertainment Biz
1998TV
Self
Parkinson
1998TV
Self
Anastasia
1997Movie
Anastasia (voice)
Elle Style Awards
1997TV
Self - Winner
The View
1997TV
Self
Addicted to Love
1997Movie
Maggie
E! True Hollywood Story
1996TV
Courage Under Fire
1996Movie
Captain Karen Emma Walden
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996TV
Self - Guest
Restoration
1995Movie
Katharine
French Kiss
1995Movie
Kate
I.Q.
1994Movie
Catherine Boyd
Inside the Actors Studio
1994TV
Self
When a Man Loves a Woman
1994Movie
Alice Green
A Century of Cinema
1994Movie
Self
Flesh and Bone
1993Movie
Kay Davies
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993TV
Self - Guest
Late Show with David Letterman
1993TV
Self - Guest
Sleepless in Seattle
1993Movie
Annie Reed
Prelude to a Kiss
1992Movie
Rita Boyle
The Doors
1991Movie
Pamela Courson
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
1990TV
Dr. Blight (voice)
Joe Versus the Volcano
1990Movie
DeDe / Angelica / Patricia Graynamore
The Simpsons
1989TV
Dr. Swanson (voice)
When Harry Met Sally...
1989Movie
Sally Albright
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988TV
The Presidio
1988Movie
Donna Caldwell
D.O.A.
1988Movie
Sydney Fuller
Promised Land
1988Movie
Bev Sykes
Innerspace
1987Movie
Lydia Maxwell
Armed and Dangerous
1986Movie
Maggie Cavanaugh
Top Gun
1986Movie
Carole
Wildside
1985TV
Cally Oaks
Charles in Charge
1984TV
Meagan Parker
Amityville 3-D
1983Movie
Lisa
Nature
1982TV
Host
Amy and the Angel
1982Movie
Denise
Rich and Famous
1981Movie
Debby Blake, 18 Years
The Oscars
1953TV
Self
Bambi
1948TV
Self
How I Met Your Dad
TV
Future Sally Javits
Good Sex
Movie
Rabbit Ears: Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Movie
Narrator (voice)