Cast & creator
Meg Ryan
Best known for The Simpsons, Late Night with Seth Meyers, The Kelly Clarkson Show
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.
Also known as: 梅格·瑞恩, 맥 라이언, メグ・ライアン, Margaret Mary Emily Anne Hyra, مگ رایان
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film credits
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television credits
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1948–2024 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (88)
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The Simpsons
Dr. Swanson (voice)
1989
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest
1993
The View
Self
1997
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Meg Ryan
2000
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Nature
Host
1982
Bambi
Self
1948
Parkinson
Self
1998
You've Got Mail
Kathleen Kelly
1998
Charles in Charge
Meagan Parker
1984
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Dr. Blight (voice)
1990
The Oscars
Self
1953
Web Therapy
Karen Sharpe
2008
Parkinson
Self - Guest (archive footage)
2004
Top Gun
Carole
1986The Terry and Gaby Show
2003
When Harry Met Sally...
Sally Albright
1989
Sleepless in Seattle
Annie Reed
1993
Billy on the Street
Self
2011
Web Therapy
Karen Sharpe
2011
City of Angels
Maggie
1998
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Guest
1996
The Wedding Planner
Executive Producer
2001
Anastasia
Anastasia (voice)
1997
What Happens Later
Willa
2023What Happens Later
Director
2023What Happens Later
Writer
2023What Happens Later
Executive Producer
2023
Hanging Up
Eve Mozell Marks
2000
Courage Under Fire
Captain Karen Emma Walden
1996
The Doors
Pamela Courson
1991
Kate & Leopold
Kate McKay
2001
My Best Friend's Girl
Thanks
2008
French Kiss
Kate
1995French Kiss
Producer
1995
The Women
Mary Haines
2008
Innerspace
Lydia Maxwell
1987
My Mom's New Boyfriend
Marty Durand
2008
When a Man Loves a Woman
Alice Green
1994
Proof of Life
Alice Bowman
2000
In the Cut
Frannie Avery
2003
Joe Versus the Volcano
DeDe / Angelica / Patricia Graynamore
1990
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Flesh and Bone
Kay Davies
1993
Wildside
Cally Oaks
1985The Entertainment Biz
Self
1998
Connor Ratliff Presents: The Acting Class
Self
2024
Elle Style Awards
Self - Winner
1997
Lost Souls
Producer
2000
Amityville 3-D
Lisa
1983
In the Land of Women
Sarah Hardwicke
2007
Prelude to a Kiss
Rita Boyle
1992
Armed and Dangerous
Maggie Cavanaugh
1986
Addicted to Love
Maggie
1997
How I Met Your Dad
Future Sally Javits
Restoration
Katharine
1995
Against the Ropes
Jackie Kallen
2004
The Presidio
Donna Caldwell
1988
I.Q.
Catherine Boyd
1994
The Concert for New York City
Self
2001
Serious Moonlight
Louise
2009
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
1994
Rich and Famous
Debby Blake, 18 Years
1981
The Deal
Deidre Hearn
2008
Celebrity Naked Ambition
Self - Sally Albright (archive footage)
2003
D.O.A.
Sydney Fuller
1988
Good Sex
Fan Girl
Mary Farrow
2015
How Harry Met Sally…
Self (archive footage)
2001
Desert Saints
Producer
2002
Hurlyburly
Bonnie
1998
Ithaca
Mrs. Macauley
2015Ithaca
Director
2015
There's Something About Romcoms
Self
2016
A Century of Cinema
Self
1994
Parkinson at 50
Self (archive footage)
2021
Amy and the Angel
Denise
1982
Promised Land
Bev Sykes
1988
Searching for Debra Winger
Self
2002
Half the Sky
Self
2012
Everything Is Copy
Self
2015
Northern Lights
Executive Producer
1998
Rabbit Ears: Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Narrator (voice)