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Meg Ryan

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  • Birth Name: Margaret Mary Emily Anne Hyra
  • Birth Place: Fairfield, CT
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 11/19/1961, Scorpio
  • Profession: Actor
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Meg Ryan Fast Facts:
  • Childhood nickname was Peggy and was homecoming queen at Bethel High School.
  • Took Ryan, her mother's maiden name, as her surname when she earned her Screen Actors Guild card in the late '70s.
  • Was studying journalism at NYU when her mother, a casting agent, got her an audition for the role of Candice Bergen's daughter in George Cukor's last film, Rich and Famous (1981); her film debut led to a two-year stint on the soap As the World Turns.
  • In the fall of 2005, she became an ambassador for the humanitarian organization CARE International to help raise awareness of women's issues.
  • Meg Ryan Relationships:
  • Andrew Hyra - Brother
  • Annie Hyra - Sister
  • Anthony Edwards - Ex-significant Other
  • Daisy True - Daughter
  • Dana Hyra - Sister
  • Dennis Quaid - Ex-husband
  • Harry Hyra - Father
  • Jack Henry Quaid - Son
  • Pat Jordan - Stepfather
  • Susan Ryan Jordan - Mother
  • Meg Ryan Awards:
  • 1990 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
  • 1994 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
  • 1999 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
  • College:
  • Attended University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT; attended New York University, New York, NY
meg ryan, Mark Ruffalo, Jennifer Jason Leigh courtesy Jeff Vespa/WireImage.com
Meg Ryan, Amy Pascal, Anjelica Huston, Susan Sarandon  courtesy Steve Granitz/WireImage.com
laura dern, meg ryan courtesy Chris Weeks/WireImage.com
laura dern, meg ryan courtesy Chris Weeks/WireImage.com
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