Meg Ryan
Born 1961 · American actress
Margaret Mary Emily Anne Hyra, known professionally as Meg Ryan, is an American actress. Known for playing quirky, charismatic women since the late 1980s, Ryan is particularly recognized for her leading roles in romantic comedies, a genre she dominated during the 1990s. Dubbed "America's Sweetheart" by the media, she became one of Hollywood's most bankable stars of the latter decade.
Meg Ryan, in order
- 1981 Rich and Famous: acted · directed by George Cukor
- 1983 Amityville 3-D: acted · directed by Richard Fleischer
- 1985 Wildside (TV series): acted
- 1986 Armed and Dangerous: acted · directed by Mark L. Lester
- 1986 Top Gun: acted · directed by Tony Scott · critics 58%, audiences 83% · streaming on fuboTV, Paramount+, Pluto TV
- 1987 Innerspace: acted · directed by Joe Dante · critics 81%, audiences 66%
- 1987 Promised Land: acted · directed by Michael Hoffman
- 1988 D.O.A.: acted · directed by Annabel Jankel and Rocky Morton · critics 64%, audiences 30% · streaming on Hoopla
- 1988 The Presidio: acted · directed by Peter Hyams
- 1989 When Harry Met Sally: acted · directed by Rob Reiner · critics 90%, audiences 89% · streaming on fuboTV, Paramount+
- 1990 Joe Versus the Volcano: acted · directed by John Patrick Shanley · critics 65%, audiences 54% · streaming on Roku Channel, Tubi
- 1991 The Doors: acted · directed by Oliver Stone
- 1992 Prelude to a Kiss: acted · directed by Norman René · critics 65%, audiences 39%
- 1993 Flesh and Bone: acted · directed by Steve Kloves · critics 76%, audiences 42% · streaming on Hoopla
- 1993 Sleepless in Seattle: acted · directed by Nora Ephron · critics 75%, audiences 75% · streaming on Netflix, MGM+
- 1994 A Century of Cinema: acted · directed by Caroline Thomas
- 1994 I.Q.: acted · directed by Fred Schepisi · critics 44%, audiences 48% · streaming on Hoopla, Pluto TV
- 1994 When a Man Loves a Woman: acted · directed by Luis Mandoki
- 1995 French Kiss: produced, acted · directed by Lawrence Kasdan
- 1995 Restoration: acted · directed by Michael Hoffman
- 1996 Courage Under Fire: acted · directed by Edward Zwick · critics 85%, audiences 66%
- 1997 Addicted to Love: acted · directed by Griffin Dunne
- 1998 City of Angels: acted · directed by Brad Silberling · critics 56%, audiences 82% · streaming on Prime Video
- 1998 Hurlyburly: acted · directed by Anthony Drazan · critics 58%, audiences 65% · streaming on Prime Video, Roku Channel, Kanopy
- 1998 You've Got Mail: acted · directed by Nora Ephron · critics 69%, audiences 73%
- 2000 Hanging Up: acted · directed by Diane Keaton · critics 14%, audiences 35%
- 2000 Lost Souls: produced · directed by Janusz Kamiński
- 2000 Proof of Life: acted · directed by Taylor Hackford · critics 39%, audiences 43%
- 2001 Kate & Leopold: acted · directed by James Mangold · critics 52%, audiences 62% · streaming on MGM+, Kanopy, Hoopla
- 2001 The Concert for New York City: acted · directed by Edward Burns and Jerry Seinfeld
- 2002 Desert Saints: produced · directed by Richard Greenberg
- 2002 Searching for Debra Winger: acted · directed by Rosanna Arquette · critics 80%, audiences 58%
- 2003 In the Cut: acted · directed by Jane Campion · critics 35%, audiences 34%
- 2004 Against the Ropes: acted · directed by Charles S. Dutton
- 2007 In the Land of Women: acted · directed by Jon Kasdan
- 2008 My Mom's New Boyfriend: acted · directed by George Gallo · audiences 29% · streaming on Prime Video, fuboTV, Philo
- 2008 The Deal: acted · directed by Steven Schachter
- 2008 The Women: acted · directed by Diane English
- 2009 Serious Moonlight: acted · directed by Cheryl Hines
- 2015 Fan Girl: acted · directed by Paul Jarrett
- 2015 Ithaca: directed, acted
- 2023 What Happens Later: directed, wrote, acted
- 2026 Good Sex: acted · directed by Lena Dunham