Her portrayal of Sally Albright includes an oft-recounted scene in which her character, lunching with Crystal in Katz's Delicatessen in Manhattan, theatrically demonstrates for him how easy it is for a woman to fake an orgasm. (1989), which paired her with comedic leading man Billy Crystal and earned her a Golden Globe nomination.
Her first leading role was the romantic comedy film When Harry Met Sally. Also in 1988, she played at the side of Sean Connery and Mark Harmon in The Presidio. Ryan appeared in the film Innerspace (1987) with her future husband Dennis Quaid, and later in the remake of D.O.A. Scenes with them were reprised in the 2022 sequel Top Gun: Maverick as flashbacks of lead character Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, to illustrate the emotional conflicts concerning grown-up Bradley "Rooster" Bradshaw (now played by Miles Teller). In 1986, she played Carole Bradshaw, the wife of Naval Flight Officer Nick "Goose" Bradshaw (played by Anthony Edwards) and mother of Bradley Bradshaw (played by Aaron and Adam Weis) in Top Gun. Several television films and smaller film roles followed, including appearances in Charles in Charge, Armed and Dangerous, Amityville 3-D and Promised Land for her role in the lattermost she received her first Independent Spirit Award nomination. She also appeared in some television commercials during the early 1980s for Burger King and Aim toothpaste, among others. Career Early workĪfter her film debut in George Cukor's Rich and Famous, Ryan played Betsy Stewart in the daytime drama As the World Turns, from 1982 to 1984, and her character was featured in a popular romantic story arc. When she joined the Screen Actors Guild, she used the surname "Ryan", her grandmother's maiden name. Her success as an actress led her to leave college a semester before she planned to graduate. During college, she acted in television commercials and the soap opera As the World Turns to earn extra money. She studied journalism as an undergraduate, first at the University of Connecticut and then at New York University. Ryan graduated from Bethel High School in 1979. Her parents divorced in 1976 when she was 15. She has two sisters, Dana and Annie, and a brother, musician Andrew Hyra, a member of the band Billy Pilgrim. Ryan was born and raised in Fairfield, Connecticut, to Susan Jordan ( née Duggan), a former actress and English teacher, and Harry Hyra, a math teacher. Multiple film critics and media outlets have cited Ryan as one of the best actors never to have received an Academy Award nomination.
In 2015, she made her directorial debut with Ithaca, in which she also starred. Her other films include 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), and The Women (2008). Ryan 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), Sleepless in Seattle (1993), French Kiss (1995), You've Got Mail (1998), and Kate & Leopold (2001). (1989) brought her widespread attention and her first Golden Globe nomination. Subsequently, 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. She later joined the cast of the CBS soap opera As the World Turns in 1982. She began her acting career in 1981 when she made her acting debut in the drama film Rich and Famous. Meg Ryan (born Margaret Mary Emily Anne Hyra November 19, 1961) is an American actress.
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