Meg Ryan

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 mid1980s like box office hit Top Gun achieving recognition in independent films such as Promised Land 1987 before her performance in the Rob Reinerdirected 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 Youve 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 Ryan as one of the best actors never to have received an Academy Award nomination She was married to actor Dennis Quaid 19912001 and they have a son Jack In 2000 Ryan became romantically involved with actor Russell Crowe while working on their film Proof of Life In January 2006 Ryan adopted a 14monthold girl from China whom she named Daisy True She was in a relationship with American singersongwriter John Mellencamp 20102014 They reunited in 2017 and announced their engagement on November 8 2018 In October 2019 it was reported that Ryan had ended their engagement