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Meg Ryan
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Born: Nov 19, 1961
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Blond-haired, blue-eyed with an effervescent personality, 'Meg
Ryan' (qv) is the daughter of a casting agent. Her parents divorced
in 1976. She graduated from Bethel HS, Bethel in June 1979. Moving
to New York, she attended New York University where she majored in
journalism. To earn extra money while working on her degree, Meg
went into acting using her new name Meg Ryan. In 1981, she had her
big screen debut as 'Candice Bergen' (qv)'s daughter in 'George
Cukor' (qv)'s last film _Rich and Famous (1981)_ (qv). She tried
out and was cast as Betsy in the daytime television soap _"As the
World Turns" (1956)_ (qv). She would be part of the cast from 1982
to 1984. Meg also had a part in the television series _"One of the
Boys" (1982)_, but this show was soon cancelled. In 1984, Meg moves
to tinsel town and lands a job in the western Television Series
_"Wildside" (1985)_ (qv) With her part in the highly successful
movie _Top Gun (1986)_ (qv) Meg becomes a star with "take me to bed
or lose me forever". This led Meg to being cast in Steven
Spielberg's movie _Innerspace (1987)_ (qv) where she co-starred
with 'Dennis Quaid' (qv). She would again co-star with Quaid in the
remake of _D.O.A. (1988)_ (qv) and they would marry on Valentine
Day in 1991. In 1989, Meg would appear in another blockbuster
called _When Harry Met Sally... (1989)_ (qv) and the scene at the
restaurant would become famous. Meg would be nominated for both the
Golden Globe and the BAFTA. In 1990, she co-starred with 'Tom
Hanks' (qv) in _Joe Versus the Volcano (1990)_ (qv) and this time
she played three roles as DeDe/Angelica/Patricia. She would appear
again with Tom in the very successful _Sleepless in Seattle (1993)_
(qv) for which she would again be nominated for the Golden Globe.
In 1994, Meg decided to act against type when she appeared as the
alcoholic wi...[MORE]
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