Wednesday, September 03, 2008

Meg Ryan

This blue eyed beautiful blonde, Meg Ryan, is an American film actress who has majored in Journalism from the New York University. Meg was born on November 19, 1961 in Fairfield, Connecticut and has graduated from Saint Pius X Elementary School. After her majors, Meg went into acting for earning money. In the year 1981, Meg had her debut in George Cukor's last film ‘Rich and Famous’. Apart from films, Meg has also acted in numerous television productions like she was cast as Betsy in the daily television soap ‘As the World Turns’.

Meg became a star after she acted in the hit movie ‘Top Gun’ in the year 1986, the movie was directed by Tony Scott and the leading cast included Tom Cruise. This movie gave Meg the opportunity act in a movie directed by Stephen Spielberg, named ‘Innerspace’ in 1987, where she starred along with Dennis Quaid, whom she later married. Meg Ryans’s four romantic comedies of the 90s – ‘When Harry Met Sally…’ , ‘Sleepless in Seattle’ , ‘French Kiss’ and ‘You Got Mail’ earned more than $670 million worldwide. She was described by critic Richard Corliss as the current soul of romantic comedy in 1995. In 2001, Meg starred in an action thriller named ‘Proof of Life’ where she was paired opposite Russell Crowe. Shifting from her romantic image, Meg did some roles for which her performance was critically acclaimed like ‘When a Man Loves a Woman’ and ‘Courage under Fire’. Meg is an actress of great potential.

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