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Meg Ryan

  • Birthplace: Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
  • Birthday: November 19, 1961

During the 1990s, Meg Ryan was the queen of American romantic comedy — an updated Doris Day relentlessly touted as “America’s Sweetheart” for her wholesome heroines in a steady string of mating mix-ups. Ryan embodied the cute, bubbly but befuddled objects of desire in Nora Ephron-penned hits “When Harry Met Sally” (1989), “Sleepless in Seattle” (1993) and “You’ve Got Mail” (1998) – films which earned her the rare following of both male and female fans who either wanted to take her home to mom or be her best shopping budd…more

Career Milestones

  • 2008

    Played the central character of a woman whose husband has left her in Diane English's female ensemble "The Women," a remake of the 1936 play by Clare Boothe Luce

  • 2007

    Cast as a struggling mother of two daughters in Jonathan Kasdan's directorial debut "In the Land of Women"

  • 2004

    Portrayed the first female boxing manager in the film "Against the Ropes"

  • 2003

    Directed by Jane Campion in the erotic thriller "In the Cut"

  • 2001

    Starred opposite Hugh Jackman in the romantic comedy "Kate & Leopold"

Awards

  • 1999

    ShoWest Award: Actress of the Year

  • 1995

    Women in Film Crystal Award:

  • 1994

    American Comedy Award: Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture (Leading Role)

  • 1990

    American Comedy Award: Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture (Leading Role)