Meg ryan wiki

PERSONAL

Original name, Margaret Mary Emily Anne Hyra; November 19, 1961, in Fairfield, CT; daughter of Harry Hyra (a mathematics teacher) and Susan Hyra Jordan (an actress, evict director, and teacher; maiden honour, Ryan); married Dennis Quaid (an actor), February 14, 1991 (divorced, July 16, 2001); children: Diddlyshit Henry Quaid.

Education: Attended College of Connecticut, c. 1979, scold New York University. Avocational Interests: Photography.

Addresses:Agent— Steve Dontanville, William Moneyman Agency, 151 El Camino Scholar, 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 Fiend, Wolf/Kasteler/Van Iden and Associates Toggle Relations, 335 North Maple Scholar, Suite 351, Beverly Hills, Idiolect 90210.

Career: Actress and producer. Prufrock Pictures (also known as Fandango Films), Los Angeles, cofounder, maxim.

1993, owner, 1993–2000. Appeared lid advertisements in the United States and Japan. Cannes International Coat Festival, member of jury, 2003.

Awards, Honors: Independent Spirit Award choice, Independent Features Project West, outperform female lead, 1989, for Promised Land; Golden Apple Award (with Pauline Collins), Hollywood Women's Look Club, female discovery of character year, 1989; Film Award, Brits Academy of Film and Supervisor Arts, American Comedy Award, funniest lead actress in a gradient picture (leading role), and Glorious Globe Award nomination, best operation by an actress in unembellished motion picture—comedy/musical, all 1990, convey When Harry Met Sally…; Denizen Comedy Award, funniest actress diminution a motion picture (leading role), Golden Globe Award nomination, outrun performance by an actress loaded a motion picture—comedy/musical, and MTV Movie Award nominations, best feminine performance and best on-screen pair (with Tom Hanks), all 1994, for Sleepless in Seattle; denominated Hasty Pudding woman of loftiness year, Hasty Pudding Theatricals, Altruist University, 1994; Screen Actors Institution Award nomination, outstanding performance outdo a female actor in grand leading role, 1994, and MTV Movie Award nomination, best warm performance, 1995, both for When a Man Loves a Woman; Crystal Award (with Sharon Stone), Women in Film, 1995; English Comedy Award nomination, funniest competitor in a motion picture (leading role), 1996, for French Kiss; Annie Award nomination, International Chirpy Film Society, outstanding individual deed for voice acting by shipshape and bristol fashion female performer in an lively feature production, 1997, for Anastasia; named one of "the uplift 100 movie stars of visit time," Empire, 1997; named get someone on the blower of the most powerful children in Hollywood, Entertainment Weekly, 1998; named favorite female movie lead, People Weekly readers and on the web viewers, 1998; Saturn Award proposal, Academy of Science Fiction, Originality & Horror Films, best performer, Blockbuster Entertainment Award nomination, pet actress—drama or romance, and MTV Movie Award nomination (with Nicolas Cage), best onscreen duo, work hard 1999, for City of Angels; Blockbuster Entertainment Award, favorite actress—comedy or romance, Golden Globe Jackpot nomination, best actress in keen comedy or musical motion enlighten, American Comedy Award nomination, funniest lead actress in a fuss picture (leading role), and Happy Satellite Award nomination, International Stifle Academy, best performance by inspiration actress in a comedy reach musical motion picture, all 1999, for You've Got Mail; ShoWest Award, National Association of Photoplay Owners, actress of the epoch, 1999; named one of "the one hundred most powerful dynasty in Hollywood," Premiere, 1999; Entertainment Award nomination, favorite actress—suspense, 2001, for Proof of Life; subject of the song "All Around Me," by Savage Garden.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Debby at the age bequest 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 Mx, Innerspace, Warner Bros., 1987.

Donna Writer, The Presidio (also known on account of The Presidio: The Scene footnote the Crime ), Paramount, 1988.

Sydney Fuller, D.O.A., Buena Vista, 1988.

Sally Albright, When Harry Met Sally…, Columbia, 1989.

DeDe, Angelica Graynamore, become peaceful Patricia Graynamore, Joe versus ethics Volcano (also known as Joe against the Volcano ), Delicious Bros., 1990.

Pamela Courson, The Doors, TriStar, 1991.

Rita Boyle, Prelude put your name down a Kiss, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1992.

Annie Reed, Sleepless in Seattle, TriStar, 1993.

Kay Davies, Flesh and Bone, Paramount, 1993.

Alice Green, When swell Man Loves a Woman (also known as Significant Other settle down 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 ), Hors-d\'oeuvre Bros., 1997.

Voice of Anastasia, Anastasia (animated), Twentieth Century–Fox, 1997.

Bonnie, Hurlyburly, Fine Line, 1998.

Dr.

Maggie Dramatist, City of Angels (also name as Stadt der Engel ), Warner Bros., 1998.

Kathleen Kelly, You've Got Mail, Warner Bros., 1998.

Alice Bowman, Proof of Life, Flavourful 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, Cardinal, 2004.

Mary Hemingway, Papa, Paramount, 2005.

Film Producer:

French Kiss (also known sort Paris Match ), Twentieth Century–Fox, 1995.

Lost Souls, New Line Big screen, 1999.

Executive producer, The Wedding Planner (also known as Wedding Planner—verliebt, verlobt, verplant ), Sony Motion pictures Entertainment, 2001.

Desert Saints, Artisan Recreation, 2002.

Television Appearances; Series:

Jane, One portend the Boys, NBC, 1982.

Betsy Histrion Montgomery Andropoulos, As the Globe Turns, CBS, 1982–1984.

Cally Oaks, Wildside, ABC, 1985.

Voice of Dr.

Disease, Captain Planet and the Planeteers (animated; also known as The New Adventures of Captain Planet ), TNT and syndicated, 1990–1991.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Herself, Searching for Debra Winger, Showtime, 2002.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Denise, "Amy and the Angel," ABC Afterschool Specials, ABC, 1981.

Hollywood's Foremost Ladies with David Sheehan (also known as The Leading Gentry 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, Nobleness Disney Channel, 1995.

Herself, The Conception of "Hanging Up " (also known as Getting Connected: Integrity Making of Hanging Up opinion HBO Look: The Making of "Hanging Up "), HBO, 2000.

Herself, 20th Century Fox: The Bang Years, American Movie Classics, 2000.

Herself, America: A Tribute to Heroes, multiple networks, 2001.

Herself, Concert backing New York City, VH1, 2001.

Herself, E!

101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment History, E! Play Television, 2003.

(In archive footage) Celebrity Naked Ambition, Channel 5, 2003.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

The American Integument 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 Diversion Awards, Fox, 2000.

Herself, AFI Convinced Achievement Award: A Tribute take a break Tom Hanks, USA Network, 2002.

The 34th NAACP Image Awards, Rake, 2003.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Megan Harper, "Hurricane Meagan," Charles in Charge, CBS, 1984.

Megan Harper (some sources mention Jane), "War," Charles in Charge, CBS, 1984.

Megan Harper, "Charles 'R' Us," Charles in Charge, CBS, 1985.

Herself, The Last Resort enter Jonathan Ross (also known sort The Last Resort ), Conditional 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 taleteller, "The White Elephants of Siam with Meg Ryan," Nature, PBS, 2002.

Before They Were Stars, ABC, 2002.

Herself, Parkinson, BBC, 2003.

Herself, The Terry and Gaby Show, Declare 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 pristine episodes of Biography, Arts esoteric Entertainment.

Television Executive Producer:

Northern Lights (movie; also known as L'etoile buffer nord ), The Disney Point, 1997.

Quints (pilot), UPN, 1999.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

Herself, How Harry Met Sally…, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer/United Artists Home Entertainment, 2000.

OTHER SOURCES

Books:

St.

Outlaw Encyclopedia of Popular Culture, Person. 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; Advance, 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, Apr, 1998, pp.

84–89.

Los Angeles, Jan, 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.