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Date of Birth: 1961 , November-19
Birth Nation: United States

Quick Timeline of Meg Ryan

1961 Meg Ryan's birth in Connecticut
1979 Meg Ryan's education and graduation
1981 Made her debut in Film
1989 Got her first leading role
1991 Married to actor Denis Quaid
2001 Ended ten years long married life
2015 Work in self-directed movie Ithaca

Detail Timeline of Meg Ryan

November 19 , 1961

Meg Ryan's birth in Connecticut

Meg Ryan is a famous American actress, director, and producer, born on November 19, 1961, in Fairfield, Connecticut. She was born as a daughter of Susan Jordan and Harry Hyra and she has two sisters and one brother.

1979

Meg Ryan's education and graduation

Meg Ryan did her schooling from St. Pius Elementary School in Fairfield. She later enrolled at Bethel High School from where she completed her graduation in 1979 while she studied journalism as an undergraduate at University of Connecticut and later at New York University.

1981

Made her debut in Film

Meg Ryan, as an actress, made her debut in film in 1981 with a movie Rich and Famous where she played a role of Debby. The film's screenplay was written by Gerald Ayres and directed by George Cukor.

1989

Got her first leading role

Ryan got her first leading role in the romantic comedy movie When Harry Met Sally......in 1989. She played a role of Sally Albright opposite of Billy Crystal. Film's screenplay was written by Nora Ephron and directed by Rob Reiner.

February 14 , 1991

Married to actor Denis Quaid

Ryan got married to an actor Denis Quaid on February 14, 1991.She fell in love with him during the shooting of their second movie D.O.A. Ryan gave birth to a child Jack Quaid with Denis.

 

July 16 , 2001

Ended ten years long married life

Meg Ryan remained in a relationship with actor Denis Quaid for about 12 years. Their love story began in 1988 during the shooting of D.O.A. and ended in 2001 when she divorced him. She got legally divorced with her husband on July 16, 2001.

2015

Work in self-directed movie Ithaca

Coming to 2015, Meg Ryan worked in a film Ithaca where she played a role of Mrs. Kate Macauley. The movie was also directed and produced by Ryan herself while the screenplay was written by Erik Jendresen. The film was released in 2016 in the US.

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She acted in television commercials and the opera soap "As the World Turns" during her college days to earn extra money.She debuted in movies with George Cukor's Rich and Famous in 1981. She played a small role in 1986 blockbuster movie Top Gun which ultimately provided her a role in Steven Spielberg's Inner space in 1987 with a co-star Dennis Quaid, with whom she again acted in a remake of D.O.A. in 1988.

Meg Ryan got married to Denis Quaid in 1991. Her married life ended at an age of 40 when she divorced her husband, Denis Quaid, in 2001. She has two children with her ex-husband.

Meg Ryan holds an American nationality and belongs to white ethnicity. And she has a net worth of 45 Million Dollars.

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