Meg Ryan

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Meg Ryan Born : November 19, 1961 in Fairfield or Bethel, CT, USA. Real Name: Margaret Mary Emily Anne Hyra Blond-haired, blue-eyed with an effervescent personality, Meg is the daughter of a casting agent. She moved with her mother to New York in 1976, changed her surname to Ryan in 1978, and in 1979 she was the homecoming queen and voted "cutest" girl in high school. Meg met Dennis Quaid on 'Innerspace (1987)', and again in 'D.O.A. (1988)'. They were married on Valentine's Day in 1991. Meg was voted as being one of "The 50 most Beautiful People in the World 1994" by People Magazine.

~ Biography / Filmography ~ Anastasia (1997) (voice) [Anastasia] Women, The (1997) [Mary Haines] Addicted to Love (1996) Courage Under Fire (1996) [Captain Karen Walden] Two For the Road (1996) French Kiss (1995) [Kate] -- aka Paris Match (1995) Restoration (1995) [Katherine] I.Q. (1994) [Catherine Boyd] When a Man Loves a Woman (1994) [Alice Green] -- aka Significant Other (1994) Flesh and Bone (1993) [Kay Davies] Sleepless in Seattle (1993) (C:GGN) [Annie Reed] Prelude to a Kiss (1992) [Rita Boyle] Doors, The (1991) [Pamela Courson] Joe Versus the Volcano (1990) [DeDe/Angelica/Patricia] When Harry Met Sally... (1989) (C:GGN) [Sally Albright] D.O.A. (1988) [Sydney Fuller] Presidio, The (1988) [Donna Caldwell] Promised Land (1988) [Bev] Innerspace (1987) [Lydia Maxwell] Armed and Dangerous (1986) [Maggie Cavanaugh] Top Gun (1986) [Carole] "Wildside" (1985) TV Series [Cally Oaks] Amityville 3-D (1983) [Lisa] "One of the Boys" (1982) TV Series [Jane] Amy and the Angel (1981) (TV) [Denise] Rich and Famous (1981) [Debby at age eighteen] "As the World Turns" (1956) TV Series [Betsy Stewart Montgomery] (1982 - 1984) ~ Producer filmography ~ 1.Women, The (1997) 2.Two For the Road (1996) 3.French Kiss (1995) -- aka Paris Match (1995) "Top Gun" in 1986 was a big break for Meg, but in 1989, Meg appeared in another blockbuster called 'When Harry Met Sally'. The scene at the restaurant has become famous.

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Extra Notes about Meg Ryan:
- She started a production company, Prufrock Pictures, named after one of her favourite poems written by T.S. Eliott "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock".
- Was doused in insect repellent for a scene in I.Q. where she and Tim Robbins had to roll in a deer tick infested grass field.
- Made the infamous Blackwell's worst dressed list in 1988. She was "the ragbag doll of the year."
- Dennis and Meg often planned "mystery romantic weekends" where one would make plans and then surprise the other.
- Meg hired a plane to fly a happy birthday banner as a surprise for Dennis. Dennis, in turn, hired a high school marching band to deliver a similar message to Meg while she was filming "The Presidio."
- Meg bleached her hair platinum blonde for her role in the film I.Q. where she plays the niece of Albert Einstein.
- Favourite Romantic Movie: "Splendor in the Grass" with Warren Beatty and Natalie Wood
- Film roles she turned down: Steel Magnolias, Pretty Woman, Ghost, Silence of the Lambs, and Maverick. She turned down Silence because she thought it was "ugly", "dangerous" and "too dark".
- She backed out of Maverick because she wanted to spend time with her husband and son.
- Sleepless in Seattle soundtrack has sold more than 3 million copies to date. (thanks to Andrew Perry for this info)
- Won the Harvard 1994 Hasty Pudding Award "Woman of the Year"
- She aced high school, finished 11th in her class, was homecoming queen and was voted "cutest"
- She was studying journalism at NYU when she tried out for, and received, a part on the daytime soap "As the World Turns". She paid for tuition by acting in commercials.
- Her mother wrote a book, with all the juicy details, about Meg and her husband Dennis Quaid (no wonder Meg avoids her). (source: Multichoice highlights 1995).
- She was voted America's most romantic woman. Second was Cindy Crawford and third Michelle Pfeiffer. - (Source: Cinema, March (?) 1996)