Meg Ryan
Meg Ryan (born November 19, 1961) is an American actress, producer, and director. She began her acting career in 1981 when she made her acting debut in the drama film Rich and Famous. She later joined the cast of the CBS soap opera As the World Turns in 1982. She began to appear in supporting roles in films during the mid-1980s like box office hit Top Gun, achieving recognition in independent films such as Promised Land (1987) before her performance in the Rob Reiner-directed romantic comedy When Harry Met Sally... (1989) brought her widespread attention and her first Golden Globe nomination. She subsequently established herself, both nationally and internationally, as one of the most successful actresses in the 1990s and early 2000s, particularly in romantic comedy films such as When Harry Met Sally (1989), Joe Versus the Volcano (1990), Prelude to a Kiss (1992), Sleepless in Seattle (1993), French Kiss (1995), You've Got Mail (1998), and Kate & Leopold (2001). Her other films include Top Gun (1986), Innerspace (1987), The Doors (1991), Anastasia (1997), When a Man Loves a Woman (1994), Courage Under Fire (1996), Addicted to Love (1997), City of Angels (1998), Proof of Life (2000), Against the Ropes (2004), and The Women (2008). In 2015, she made her directorial debut with Ithaca, in which she also starred. In 1995, critic Richard Corliss called her "the current soul of romantic comedy." Multiple film critics and media outlets have cited her as one of the best actors never to have received an Academy Award nomination. She was married to actor Dennis Quaid (1991-2001), and they have a son, Jack. In 2000, she became romantically involved with actor Russell Crowe while working on their film Proof of Life. In January 2006, she adopted a 14-month-old girl from China whom she named Daisy True. She was in a relationship with American singer-songwriter John Mellencamp (2010-2014). They reunited in 2017, and announced their engagement on November 8, 2018. In October 2019, it was reported that she had ended their engagement.
Filmography · 75
The Simpsons
1989 · Dr. Swanson (voice)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self - Guest
Late Show with David Letterman
1993 · Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Self
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000 · Meg Ryan
The View
1997 · Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Nature
1982 · Host
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · Self - Guest
Top Gun
1986 · Carole
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Self
Bambi
1948 · Self
Parkinson
1998 · Self
The Oscars
1953 · Self
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
1990 · Dr. Blight (voice)
Charles in Charge
1984 · Meagan Parker
Web Therapy
2011 · Karen Sharpe
Web Therapy
2008 · Karen Sharpe
Anastasia
1997 · Anastasia (voice)
City of Angels
1998 · Maggie
Sleepless in Seattle
1993 · Annie Reed
You've Got Mail
1998 · Kathleen Kelly
When Harry Met Sally...
1989 · Sally Albright
Billy on the Street
2011 · Self
My Mom's New Boyfriend
2008 · Marty Durand
Elle Style Awards
1997 · Self - Winner
French Kiss
1995 · Kate
The Doors
1991 · Pamela Courson
The Women
2008 · Mary Haines
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996 · Self - Guest
Innerspace
1987 · Lydia Maxwell
Kate & Leopold
2001 · Kate McKay
In the Cut
2003 · Frannie Avery
Proof of Life
2000 · Alice Bowman
Connor Ratliff Presents: The Acting Class
2024 · Self
When a Man Loves a Woman
1994 · Alice Green
Courage Under Fire
1996 · Captain Karen Emma Wal...
The Concert for New York City
2001 · Self
Joe Versus the Volcano
1990 · DeDe / Angelica / Patr...
Celebrity Naked Ambition
2003 · Self - Sally Albright...
Wildside
1985 · Cally Oaks
Armed and Dangerous
1986 · Maggie Cavanaugh
I.Q.
1994 · Catherine Boyd
There's Something About Romcoms
2016 · Self
In the Land of Women
2007 · Sarah Hardwicke
Addicted to Love
1997 · Maggie
Hanging Up
2000 · Eve Mozell Marks
Flesh and Bone
1993 · Kay Davies
Searching for Debra Winger
2002 · Self
Half the Sky
2012 · Self
The Presidio
1988 · Donna Caldwell
Good Sex
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Restoration
1995 · Katharine
Against the Ropes
2004 · Jackie Kallen
D.O.A.
1988 · Sydney Fuller
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Amityville 3-D
1983 · Lisa
The Deal
2008 · Deidre Hearn
Ithaca
2015 · Mrs. Macauley
Serious Moonlight
2009 · Louise
What Happens Later
2023 · Willa
Prelude to a Kiss
1992 · Rita Boyle
Fan Girl
2015 · Mary Farrow
How I Met Your Dad
— · Future Sally Javits
Rich and Famous
1981 · Debby Blake, 18 Years
Promised Land
1988 · Bev Sykes
Inside the Actors Studio
1994 · Self
Everything Is Copy
2015 · Self
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
2012 · Self
Parkinson at 50
2021 · Self (archive footage)
Hurlyburly
1998 · Bonnie
Amy and the Angel
1982 · Denise
Rabbit Ears: Goldilocks and the Three Bears
— · Narrator (voice)
How Harry Met Sally…
2001 · Self (archive footage)