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In 1994, Ryan played an alcoholic high-school guidance counselor – far from the romantic-comedy ingenue roles for which she had become famous – in Luis Mandoki's social romantic drama When a Man Loves a Woman, also starring Andy Garcia.
Apr 2, 2014 · Who Is Meg Ryan? Ryan's first acting success came with a role on the soap opera As The World Turns from 1982 to 1984. Her big film break was in the 1986 hit Top Gun.
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- Meg Ryan's Early Years. Margaret Hyra — a.k.a. Meg Ryan — was born on Nov. 9, 1961, in Fairfield, Connecticut. One of four kids, she eventually moved to New York City to attend NYU, but left early once she was bit by the acting bug.
- Meg Ryan on 'As the World Turns' After scoring a few TV roles, Ryan got her big break on the soap opera As the World Turns, appearing as Betsy on 30 episodes between 1975 and 1984.
- Meg Ryan in 'Top Gun' "I remember when we ... looked at Meg's test," Top Gun star Tom Cruise said of Ryan's casting in the 1986 classic during a chat with HuffPost. "
- Meg Ryan in 'When Harry Met Sally' Everyone wanted what Ryan was having when she played opposite Billy Crystal in the 1989 rom-com. The role of Sally Albright set Ryan on the romantic leading lady course that carried her career through the next decade-plus.
In 1989, Meg appeared in When Harry Met Sally... (1989) and the scene at the restaurant became famous. Meg was nominated for both the Golden Globe and the BAFTA. In 1990, she co-starred with Tom Hanks in Joe Versus the Volcano (1990) and this time she played three roles as DeDe/Angelica/Patricia.
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Nov 4, 2023 · ‘The person who set the standard’. The 1990s were, to put it simply, Ryan’s era. She starred in six romantic comedies over the decade, including two of her iconic films: 1993’s Sleepless in...
Meg Ryan debuted in George Cukor's film ‘Rich and Famous’ (1981). Thereafter, she played the character of ‘Betsy Stewart’ in the daytime drama ‘As the World Turns’ from 1982 to 1984. Around this time, she appeared in a ‘Burger King’ commercial.
Feb 15, 2019 · Ryan got so attached to her roles that she felt as if she was “burning through life experiences,” by suddenly becoming a helicopter pilot (in “Courage Under Fire”), a journalist (in “When Harry...
