Meg Ryan Biography (1961-)

Original name, Margaret Mary Emily Anne Hyra; born November 19, 1961, in Fairfield, CT; daughter of Harry Hyra (a mathematics teacher) and Susan Hyra Jordan (an actress, casting director, and teacher; maiden name, Ryan); married Dennis Quaid (an actor), February 14, 1991 (divorced, July 16, 2001); children:Jack Henry Quaid. Addresses: Agent: Steve Dontanville, William MorrisAgency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Manager: Suzan Bymel, Management 360, 9111 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90210.; Publicist: PMK/HBH Public Relations, 8500 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 700, Beverly Hills, CA 90211; Annett Wolf, Wolf/Kasteler/Van Iden and Associates Public Relations, 335 North Maple Dr., Suite 351, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress, producer
Birth Details: November 19, 1961; Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Debby at the age of eighteen, Rich and Famous, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1981
Lisa, Amityville 3-D (also known as Amityville: The Demon and Amityville III: The Demon), Orion, 1983
Carole Bradshaw, Top Gun, Paramount, 1986
Maggie Cavanaugh, Armed and Dangerous, Columbia, 1986
Bev, Promised Land (also known as Young Hearts), Vestron, 1987
Lydia Maxwell, Innerspace, Warner Bros., 1987
Donna Caldwell, The Presidio (also known as The Presidio: The Scene of the Crime), Paramount, 1988
Sydney Fuller, D.O.A., Buena Vista, 1988
Sally Albright, When Harry Met Sally..., Columbia, 1989
DeDe, Angelica Graynamore, and Patricia Graynamore, Joe versus the Volcano (also known as Joe against the Volcano), Warner Bros., 1990
Pamela Courson, The Doors, TriStar, 1991
Rita Boyle, Prelude to a Kiss, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992
Annie Reed, Sleepless in Seattle, TriStar, 1993
Kay Davies, Flesh and Bone, Paramount, 1993
Alice Green, When a Man Loves a Woman (also known as Significant Other and To Have and to Hold), Buena Vista, 1994
Catherine Boyd, I.Q., Paramount, 1994
Kate, French Kiss (also known as Paris Match), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1995
Katherine, Restoration, Miramax, 1995
Captain Karen Emma Walden, Courage under Fire, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1996
Maggie, Addicted to Love (also known as Forlorn), Warner Bros., 1997
Voice of Anastasia, Anastasia (animated), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1997
Bonnie, Hurlyburly, Fine Line, 1998
Dr. Maggie Rice, City of Angels (also known as Stadt der Engel), Warner Bros., 1998
Kathleen Kelly, You've Got Mail, Warner Bros., 1998
Alice Bowman, Proof of Life, Warner Bros., 2000
Eve Mozell Marks, Hanging Up, Columbia, 2000
Kate McKay, Kate & Leopold, Miramax, 2001
Frannie Averey (some sources cite Thorstin), In the Cut, Screen Gems, 2003
Jackie Kallen, Against the Ropes, Paramount, 2004
Mary Hemingway, Papa, Paramount, 2005
Film Producer
French Kiss (also known as Paris Match), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1995
Lost Souls, New Line Cinema, 1999
Executive producer, The Wedding Planner (also known as WeddingPlanner--verliebt, verlobt, verplant), Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2001
Desert Saints, Artisan Entertainment, 2002

Television Appearances
Series
Jane, One of the Boys, NBC, 1982
Betsy Stewart Montgomery Andropoulos, As the World Turns, CBS, 1982-1984
Cally Oaks, Wildside, ABC, 1985
Voice of Dr. Blight, Captain Planet and the Planeteers (animated;also known as The New Adventures of Captain Planet), TNT and syndicated, 1990-1991
Movies
Herself, Searching for Debra Winger, Showtime, 2002
Specials
Denise, "Amy and the Angel," ABC Afterschool Specials, ABC, 1981
Hollywood's Leading Ladies with David Sheehan (also known as The Leading Ladies of the Movies), NBC, 1993
Narrator, Celebrate Storytelling with Tracey Ullman (animated), PBS, 1994
The Barbara Walters Special, ABC, 1994
Hollywood Stars: A Century of Cinema, The Disney Channel, 1995
Herself, The Making of "Hanging Up" (also known as Getting Connected: The Making of Hanging Up and HBO Look: The Making of "Hanging Up"), HBO, 2000
Herself, 20th Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years, American Movie Classics, 2000
Herself, America: A Tribute to Heroes, multiple networks, 2001
Herself, Concert for New York City, VH1, 2001
Herself, E! 101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment History, E!Entertainment Television, 2003
(In archive footage) Celebrity Naked Ambition, Channel 5, 2003
Awards Presentations
The American Film Institute Salute to Elizabeth Taylor, ABC, 1993
(Uncredited) Herself, The 69th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1997
Presenter, The 70th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1998
Herself, 2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, Fox, 2000
Herself, AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Tom Hanks, USA Network, 2002
The 34th NAACP Image Awards, Fox, 2003
Episodic
Megan Harper, "Hurricane Meagan," Charles in Charge, CBS, 1984
Megan Harper (some sources cite Jane), "War," Charles in Charge, CBS, 1984
Megan Harper, "Charles `R' Us," Charles in Charge, CBS, 1985
Herself, The Last Resort with Jonathan Ross (also known as TheLast Resort), Channel 4, 1987
Narrator, "Red Riding Hood/Goldilocks," Storybook Classics, Showtime, 1990
Herself, The Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2001
Herself, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1996
"Tom Hanks: Hollywood's Golden Boy," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 1997
Herself, The Oprah Winfrey Show, syndicated, 2000
Herself, Revealed with Jules Asner, E! Entertainment Television, 2001
Herself, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2001, 2004
Presenter and narrator, "The White Elephants of Thailand with Meg Ryan,"Nature, PBS, 2002
Before They Were Stars, ABC, 2002
Herself, Parkinson, BBC, 2003
Herself, The Terry and Gaby Show, Channel 5, 2003
Herself, Tinseltown.TV, 2003
Herself, Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show, syndicated, 2004
Herself, On-Air with Ryan Seacrest, syndicated, 2004
Herself, The View, ABC, 2004
Appeared in The Entertainment Business and Inside the Actors Studio, both Bravo; appeared in other episodes of Biography, Arts and Entertainment.
Television Executive Producer
Northern Lights (movie; also known as L'etoile du nord), The Disney Channel, 1997
Quints (pilot), UPN, 1999
RECORDINGS
Videos
Herself, How Harry Met Sally..., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists Home Entertainment, 2000

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture, St. James Press, 2000

Periodicals

Empire, issue 52, 1993, pp. 64-65; issue 78, 1995, pp. 70-72; October, 1997, p. 202
Entertainment Weekly, December 18, 1998, pp. 24-30
Flicks, July, 1998, pp. 28-29; March, 1999, pp. 26, 27
Good Housekeeping, July, 1998, pp. 96-99
Harper's Bazaar, December, 1998, pp. 214-19
In Style, April, 2000, p. 370
Jane, April, 1998, pp. 84-89
Los Angeles, January, 1999, pp. 48-51, 121
Los Angeles Times, April 12, 1998
People Weekly, June 2, 1993, p. 69; December 21, 1998, pp. 104-110; November 3, 2003, p. 73
Premiere, May, 1996, pp. 52-58; "Women in Hollywood" issue, 1999,pp. 50-55
Rolling Stone, February 11, 1988
Time Out, February 3, 1999, pp. 16-18, 20
Times (London), June 14, 1998
US Weekly, December 24, 2001, pp. 42-46
Vanity Fair, May, 1995, p. 105
Woman's World, June 22, 1999, pp. 16-17

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