Meg Ryan

Q: Has Meg Ryan won any major awards?

Meg Ryan has received several nominations for prestigious awards, including the Golden Globe Awards. However, she has not won an Academy Award, despite her significant impact on the romantic comedy genre.

Q: What was Meg Ryan's first film?

Meg Ryan's first film was 'Rich and Famous' (1981), where she played a minor role. This marked the beginning of her acting career, leading to more prominent roles in the following years.

Q: What is Meg Ryan's estimated net worth?

Meg Ryan's estimated net worth is around $85 million. This wealth has been accrued through her successful acting career and various endorsements.

Q: What character did Meg Ryan play in 'When Harry Met Sally...'?

In 'When Harry Met Sally...', Meg Ryan played the iconic character Sally Albright, whose quest for love and friendship forms the backbone of the film's narrative.

Q: Is Meg Ryan involved in any philanthropic activities?

Yes, Meg Ryan is involved in several philanthropic activities. She supports organizations like UNICEF and the American Foundation for Equal Rights, focusing on children's rights and LGBTQ+ advocacy.

Q: What is a defining characteristic of Meg Ryan's acting style?

Meg Ryan is known for her charming and relatable on-screen presence, often portraying characters with a mix of vulnerability and humor. Her distinctive voice adds a unique quality to her performances.

Q: What is Meg Ryan's relationship with Dennis Quaid?

Meg Ryan was married to actor Dennis Quaid from 1991 to 2001. The couple has one son, Jack Quaid, who is also an actor.

Known for

Anastasia (1997)

IMDb 7.1 / 10

1997 / Adventure, Animation / 94 min

This animated adventure spins a more optimistic twist on the long-mythicized story of the "lost daughter" of Russia's last czar. A wicked sorcerer places...

You’ve Got Mail (1998)

IMDb 6.7 / 10

1998 / Comedy, Drama / 119 min

Book superstore magnate, Joe Fox and independent book shop owner, Kathleen Kelly fall in love in the anonymity of the Internet—both blissfully unaware that...

Sleepless in Seattle (1993)

IMDb 6.8 / 10

1993 / Comedy, Drama / 105 min

Realising that his father Sam has still not come to terms with his wife Maggie's death, his eight-year-old son Jonah forces him to call...

Name

Meg Ryan

Height

5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)

Born

19 November 1961, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Spouses

Dennis Quaid (1991–2001)

Children

1, Jack Quaid

Parents

Mary Ryan, Harry Hyra

Estimated Net Worth

$85 million

Year	Title	Character	Rating
2024	TV Connor Ratliff Presents: The Acting Class A one-person improv show disguised as an acting class, from the creator of the Dead Eyes podcast.	Self	Not rated
2023	Movie What Happens Later Two ex-lovers get snowed in at a regional airport overnight. Indefinitely delayed, Willa, a magical thinker, and Bill, a catastrophic...	Willa	TMDB 4.8 / 10
2021	Movie Parkinson at 50 Sir Michael Parkinson looks back over his 50 years as a broadcaster, revealing some tricks of the interview trade and...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 10.0 / 10
2019	TV The Kelly Clarkson Show Kelly Clarkson presents the biggest newsmakers and names in film, television and music; as well as emerging new talent and...	Self	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2016	Movie There's Something About Romcoms The inside story of the best modern romcoms with Meg Ryan, Hugh Grant, Richard Curtis, Dermot Mulrooney, Rupert Everett, Jason...	Self	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2015	Movie Fan Girl A 15-year-old girl decides to bring her two passions together for her final film project: making movies and her favorite...	Mary Farrow	TMDB 5.3 / 10
2015	Movie Ithaca In a small town in California's San Joaquin Valley, 14-year-old Homer Macauley is determined to be the best and fastest...	Mrs. Macauley	TMDB 5.2 / 10
2015	Movie Everything Is Copy A candid portrait of writer/director Nora Ephron, directed by her son, journalist Jacob Bernstein.	Self	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2014	TV Late Night with Seth Meyers Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live's" longest serving anchor on the show's wildly popular "Weekend Update," takes over as...	Self - Guest	TMDB 5.1 / 10
2012	Movie Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide PBS series documentary based on a book of the same name that argues the oppression of women worldwide is the...	Self	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2012	TV Half the Sky PBS two-part documentary based on a book of the same name that argues the oppression of women worldwide is the...	Self	Not rated
2011	TV Billy on the Street Comedian Billy Eichner, unfiltered and unapologetic, hits the streets of New York City to test unsuspecting strangers on their knowledge...	Self	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2011	TV Web Therapy Fiona Wallice is a therapist with little patience for her patients. Tired of hearing about people's problems for fifty long...	Karen Sharpe	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2009	Movie Serious Moonlight After her adulterous husband asks for a divorce, a high-powered attorney takes him captive, refusing to release him until he...	Louise	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2008	Movie The Deal Charlie Berns is a veteran Hollywood movie producer who has given up on his career and life. That is until...	Deidre Hearn	TMDB 5.4 / 10
2008	TV Web Therapy Fiona Wallice is a therapist with limited patience for others' problems.	Karen Sharpe	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2008	Movie The Women The story centers on a group of gossipy, high-society women who spend their days at the beauty salon and haunting...	Mary Haines	TMDB 5.1 / 10
2008	Movie My Mom's New Boyfriend After several years away, FBI agent Henry Durand returns to find his mother, Marty, a much different person: Having long...	Marty Durand	TMDB 5.4 / 10
2007	Movie In the Land of Women After a bad breakup with his girlfriend leaves him heartbroken, Carter Webb moves to Michigan to take care of his...	Sarah Hardwicke	TMDB 5.9 / 10
2004	Movie Against the Ropes A fictional story inspired by North America's most famous female boxing promoter, Jackie Kallen. Her struggle to survive and succeed...	Jackie Kallen	TMDB 5.1 / 10
2003	Movie In the Cut A New York City writing professor, Frannie Avery, has an affair with a police detective who is investigating the murder...	Frannie Avery	TMDB 5.1 / 10
2003	TV The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to just Ellen, is an American television talk show hosted by comedian/actress Ellen DeGeneres.	Self	TMDB 5.5 / 10
2003	Movie Celebrity Naked Ambition Documentary looking at how nudity has been used in the movies, sometimes shrewdly and other times without thought.	Self - Sally Albright (archive footage)	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2003	TV The Terry and Gaby Show The Terry and Gaby Show was a daytime television show broadcast on Five on weekday mornings between June 2003 and...	Unknown character	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2003	TV Jimmy Kimmel Live! Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on ABC.	Self	TMDB 5.3 / 10
2002	Movie Searching for Debra Winger Rosanna Arquette talks to various actresses about the pressures they face as women working in the entertainment industry.	Self	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2001	Movie Kate & Leopold When her scientist ex-boyfriend discovers a portal to travel through time -- and brings back a 19th-century nobleman named Leopold...	Kate McKay	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2001	Movie The Concert for New York City The Concert for New York City (2001) captures the star-studded benefit held at Madison Square Garden on October 20, 2001,...	Self	TMDB 5.1 / 10
2001	Movie How Harry Met Sally… Documentary about "When Harry Met Sally" featuring director Rob Reiner, screenwriter Nora Ephron, stars Billy Crystal and Carrie Fisher and...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2000	Movie Proof of Life When Peter Bowman, an American engineer working in a South American country, is captured by anti-government forces, the rebels learn...	Alice Bowman	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2000	TV Curb Your Enthusiasm The off-kilter, unscripted comic vision of Larry David, who plays himself in a parallel universe in which he can't seem...	Meg Ryan	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2000	Movie Hanging Up Three sisters - Georgia, Eve, and Maddy - do what they do best with life, love, and lunacy on the...	Eve Mozell Marks	TMDB 5.3 / 10
1998	Movie Hurlyburly A group of actors and their casting agents try to find a direction in their lives whilst coming to terms...	Bonnie	TMDB 5.5 / 10
1998	Movie You've Got Mail Book superstore magnate Joe Fox and independent book shop owner Kathleen Kelly fall in love in the anonymity of the...	Kathleen Kelly	TMDB 6.7 / 10
1998	Movie City of Angels When a guardian angel – who invisibly watches over the citizens of Los Angeles – becomes captivated by a strong-willed...	Maggie	TMDB 6.8 / 10
1998	TV The Entertainment Biz A vivid six-part portrait of the global entertainment industry.	Self	Not rated
1998	TV Parkinson Michael Parkinson returns for a second run of his iconic talk show.	Self	Not rated
1997	Movie Anastasia Ten years after she was separated from her family, an eighteen-year-old orphan with vague memories of the past sets out...	Anastasia (voice)	TMDB 7.6 / 10
1997	TV Elle Style Awards The Elle Style Awards is a prestigious annual event hosted by ELLE magazine that celebrates excellence in fashion, entertainment, and...	Self - Winner	Not rated
1997	TV The View ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro...	Self	TMDB 4.3 / 10
1997	Movie Addicted to Love Good-natured astronomer Sam is devastated when the love of his life leaves him for a suave Frenchman. He therefore does...	Maggie	TMDB 6.2 / 10
1996	TV E! True Hollywood Story E! True Hollywood Story is an American documentary series on E! that deals with famous Hollywood celebrities, movies, TV shows...	Unknown character	TMDB 8.2 / 10
1996	Movie Courage Under Fire A US Army officer, who made a "friendly fire" mistake that was covered up, has been reassigned to a desk...	Captain Karen Emma Walden	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1996	TV The Rosie O'Donnell Show The Rosie O'Donnell Show was an American daytime television talk show hosted and produced by actress and comedian Rosie O'Donnell....	Self - Guest	TMDB 4.1 / 10
1995	Movie Restoration An aspiring young physician, Robert Merivel found himself in the service of King Charles II and saves the life of...	Katharine	TMDB 6.1 / 10
1995	Movie French Kiss After her fiancee admits to infidelity while on a business trip in France, a woman attempts to get her lover...	Kate	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1994	Movie I.Q. Albert Einstein helps a young man who's in love with Einstein's niece to catch her attention by pretending temporarily to...	Catherine Boyd	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1994	TV Inside the Actors Studio James Lipton sits down with some of the world's most accomplished actors and directors for penetrating, fascinating interviews.	Self	TMDB 7.6 / 10
1994	Movie When a Man Loves a Woman An airline pilot and his wife are forced to face the consequences of her alcoholism when her addictions threaten her...	Alice Green	TMDB 6.6 / 10
1993	Movie Flesh and Bone Haunted by memories of his father murdering a family, Arlis Sweeney prefers to keep to himself, focusing his energy on...	Kay Davies	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1993	TV Late Night with Conan O'Brien Stepping into the late-late slot vacated by David Letterman, Conan O'Brien stars in a show that far outdoes its competition...	Self - Guest	TMDB 7.3 / 10
1993	TV Late Show with David Letterman David Letterman uses mature humor to appeal to his audience in this weeknight series, which gets its music from a...	Self - Guest	TMDB 6.4 / 10
1993	Movie Sleepless in Seattle After the death of his mother, a young boy calls a radio station in an attempt to set his father...	Annie Reed	TMDB 6.7 / 10
1992	Movie Prelude to a Kiss A couple fall in love despite the girl's pessimistic outlook. As they struggle to come to terms with their relationship,...	Rita Boyle	TMDB 5.6 / 10
1991	Movie The Doors The story of the famous and influential 1960s rock band and its lead singer and composer, Jim Morrison.	Pamela Courson	TMDB 7.1 / 10
1990	TV Captain Planet and the Planeteers Eco-villains beware: Captain Planet is here to save the day! With the guidance of Gaia, five Planeteers - representing Earth,...	Dr. Blight (voice)	TMDB 6.9 / 10
1990	Movie Joe Versus the Volcano Hypochondriac Joe Banks finds out he has six months to live, quits his dead end job, musters the courage to...	DeDe / Angelica / Patricia Graynamore	TMDB 5.8 / 10
1989	TV The Simpsons Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family;...	Dr. Swanson (voice)	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1989	Movie When Harry Met Sally... Sex always gets in the way of friendships between men and women. At least, that's what Harry Burns believes. So...	Sally Albright	TMDB 7.4 / 10
1988	TV LIVE with Kelly and Mark A morning talk show with A-list celebrity guests, top-notch performances and one-of-a-kind segments that are unrivaled on daytime television, plus...	Unknown character	TMDB 5.6 / 10
1988	Movie The Presidio Jay Austin is now a civilian police detective. Colonel Caldwell was his commanding officer years before when he left the...	Donna Caldwell	TMDB 5.8 / 10
1988	Movie D.O.A. Dexter Cornell, an English Professor becomes embroiled in a series of murders involving people around him. Dexter has good reason...	Sydney Fuller	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1988	Movie Promised Land Three recent high school grads - star athlete Hancock, his cheerleader girlfriend, Mary, and the awkward Senator - aim to...	Bev Sykes	TMDB 5.0 / 10
1987	Movie Innerspace Test pilot Tuck Pendleton volunteers to test a special vessel for a miniaturization experiment. Accidentally injected into a neurotic hypochondriac,...	Lydia Maxwell	TMDB 6.8 / 10
1986	Movie Armed and Dangerous After policeman Frank Dooley is framed for theft and loses his job on the force, he joins a security guard...	Maggie Cavanaugh	TMDB 5.7 / 10
1986	Movie Top Gun For Lieutenant Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell and his friend and co-pilot Nick 'Goose' Bradshaw, being accepted into an elite training school...	Carole	TMDB 7.1 / 10
1985	TV Wildside Wildside is an American series aired by ABC from March to April 1985. The series stars William Smith, J. Eddie...	Cally Oaks	TMDB 6.8 / 10
1984	TV Charles in Charge Charles, a 19-year-old student at the fictional Copeland College in New Brunswick, New Jersey, works as a live-in babysitter in...	Meagan Parker	TMDB 6.1 / 10
1983	Movie Amityville 3-D To debunk the Amityville house's infamous reputation and take advantage of a rock-bottom asking price, skeptical journalist John Baxter buys...	Lisa	TMDB 4.6 / 10
1982	TV Nature Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy...	Host	TMDB 7.9 / 10
1982	Movie Amy and the Angel Amy, a depressed seventeen year old high school girl, is visited by her guardian angel Oliver after wishing she had...	Denise	TMDB 6.7 / 10
1981	Movie Rich and Famous Two literary women compete for 20 years: one writes for the critics; the other one, to get rich.	Debby Blake, 18 Years	TMDB 5.4 / 10
1953	TV The Oscars An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy...	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1948	TV Bambi The Bambi, often called the Bambi Award and stylised as BAMBI, is a German award presented annually by Hubert Burda...	Self	TMDB 9.0 / 10
TBA	Movie Good Sex After spending a decade in a failed relationship, successful couples’ therapist Ally is turning 40 and is pushed, kicking and...	Unknown character	Not rated
TBA	TV How I Met Your Dad How I Met Your Dad is a television pilot of a TV series to serve as a spin-off of How...	Future Sally Javits	TMDB 4.7 / 10
TBA	Movie Rabbit Ears: Goldilocks and the Three Bears Little Red Riding Hood: When a young girl with a red cape encounters a wolf in the woods, she learns...	Narrator (voice)	Not rated

Year	Title	Role	Rating
2023	Movie What Happens Later Two ex-lovers get snowed in at a regional airport overnight. Indefinitely delayed, Willa, a magical thinker, and Bill, a catastrophic...	Director Directing	TMDB 4.8 / 10
2023	Movie What Happens Later Two ex-lovers get snowed in at a regional airport overnight. Indefinitely delayed, Willa, a magical thinker, and Bill, a catastrophic...	Writer Writing	TMDB 4.8 / 10
2023	Movie What Happens Later Two ex-lovers get snowed in at a regional airport overnight. Indefinitely delayed, Willa, a magical thinker, and Bill, a catastrophic...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 4.8 / 10
2015	Movie Ithaca In a small town in California's San Joaquin Valley, 14-year-old Homer Macauley is determined to be the best and fastest...	Director Directing	TMDB 5.2 / 10
2008	Movie My Best Friend's Girl Lovestruck Dustin is dating Alexis, his ideal girlfriend, but when she dumps him for coming on too strong, Dustin takes...	Thanks Crew	TMDB 5.6 / 10
2002	Movie Desert Saints Banks is a hit man, the best, usually working for Latin American drug cartels. He picks up solitary women, uses...	Producer Production	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2001	Movie The Wedding Planner San Francisco's premiere wedding planner, Mary Fiore is rescued from an accident by the man of her dreams, pediatrician Steve...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 5.9 / 10
2000	Movie Lost Souls A young woman becomes aware of a conspiracy to enable the Devil to walk the Earth in human form. To...	Producer Production	TMDB 5.1 / 10
1998	Movie Northern Lights A stranger's call informs Roberta that her estranged brother Frank has died in a small town under bizarre circumstances. Ben,...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 6.1 / 10
1995	Movie French Kiss After her fiancee admits to infidelity while on a business trip in France, a woman attempts to get her lover...	Producer Production	TMDB 6.5 / 10

What Happens Later

2023 / TMDB 4.8

Parkinson at 50

2021 / TMDB 10.0

There's Something About Romcoms

2016 / TMDB 6.0

Fan Girl

2015 / TMDB 5.3

Ithaca

2015 / TMDB 5.2

Everything Is Copy

2015 / TMDB 7.4

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Got a question about Meg Ryan?

What are some of Meg Ryan's most successful films?

Meg Ryan's most successful films include 'When Harry Met Sally...' (1989), 'Sleepless in Seattle' (1993), and 'You've Got Mail' (1998). These romantic comedies helped define her career and established her as a leading actress in Hollywood.

Has Meg Ryan won any major awards?

What was Meg Ryan's first film?

What is Meg Ryan's estimated net worth?

What character did Meg Ryan play in 'When Harry Met Sally...'?

Is Meg Ryan involved in any philanthropic activities?

What is a defining characteristic of Meg Ryan's acting style?

What is Meg Ryan's relationship with Dennis Quaid?