Margaret Mary Emily Anne Hyra, known professionally as Meg Ryan, is an American actor, film producer and voice actor who has estimated net worth of $45 million. Meg is considered to be the soul of romantic comedy and she is usually recognized for her works in such movies as “Sleepless In Seattle”, “Kate and Leopold”, “French Kiss” and “When Harry Met Sally”. Meg has earned $54,000,000 in total during her career, and for just the movie “Kate and Leopold” Meg was paid $15,000,000 – a significant increase to Meg Ryan’s net worth.
Meg Ryan Net Worth $45 Million
Margaret was born on November 19, 1961, in Fairfield, Connecticut, US. She was raised in a teachers family – her mother Susan Jordan was English teacher and father Harry Hyra was teaching math.Ryan’s mother was also an occasional actress, so she supported her daughter’s interest in acting studies. Meg Ryan made her film debut in the movie called “Rich and Famous” – an American drama film directed by George Cukor. But actually she rose to fame after a romantic comedy film “When Harry Met Sally” which is now known by almost everyone. Since then Meg Ryan has been able to build her popularity and net worth with every movie she has appeared in.
Meg has made many political donations during her career. At first she donated $500 to the Hollywood Women’s Political Committee, later in 2003, when Meg’s net worth was already large, she was able to donate $2,000 to Wesley Clark for President. She made two more donations in 2004 for Nick Clooney and John Kerry and later also donated to the campaign of Barack Obama. In total Meg Ryan has donated almost 10,000 dollars to different politicians.
Meg Ryan is also known as the purchaser of the famous Bel Air mansion in Los Angeles, California. This beautiful home is surrounded by green hills and inside has 6 bedrooms and 7 bathrooms. She paid $8.5 million for it in 2000. One more thing that proves Ryan’s net worth is a Martha Vineyard home – this property is almost surrounded by water on all sides. Margaret is also the owner of a Mercedes R350 SUV – an original mix between minivan, SUV and a wagon.
Meg Ryan married the famous American actor Dennis William Quaid in 1991. They were together starring in the movies “D.O.A.” and “Innerspace” and Margaret agreed to become his wife right after Dennis dropped his addiction to drugs. Together they had a child Jack Quaid who was born on April 24, 1992. But the couple separated and divorced in July 2001. Then after five years Ryan adopted a little girl from China. Today Margaret is in a relationship with the American rock singer and songwriter John Mellencamp.
Meg Ryan today is still working as an actress, her net worth continues to increase and she is definitely one of the richer celebrities of all time.
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, MTV Movie Award for Best Female Performance, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role, MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo, Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead,...
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When Harry Met Sally..., You've Got Mail, Sleepless in Seattle, Ithaca, French Kiss, Kate & Leopold, Top Gun, City of Angels, The Women, When a Man Loves a Woman, Joe Versus the Volcano, In the Cut, Proof of Life, Innerspace, Serious Moonlight, Against the Ropes, Prelude to a Kiss, In the Land of Wo...
On why she hasn't been working very much recently - I've been famous since I was a teenager. There are a lot of empty spaces in that. I just feel like I've been filling in the cracks a little bit. I feel very fortunate, very free. (2008)
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Clearly romantic comedy is my franchise genre, I don't mind saying that, it's true. I love doing them and hopefully always will do them. I don't feel particularly typecast because I think I do so many different kinds of things. Whether they're seen or not is another issue.
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The best thing about modern living is anaesthesia. Definitely.
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(Commenting on the nudity and sex in In the Cut (2003)) "You don't go, 'Wow! I get to do a nude scene.' But I love the sex scene in this movie. It was scary, honest and raw. But people could find my body very unattractive. There could be a backlash against it".
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People say that chivalry is dead, I don't think that it's dead, I think it's just got the 'flu!
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Has 2 children - Jack Henry Quaid (Jack Quaid; b.April 24, 1992) with her ex-husband Dennis Quaid and adopted daughter Daisy True Ryan (b.November 2004, adopted as 14-month-old in January 2006 from China).
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Was originally offered Jodie Foster's role in "Silence of the Lambs" (1991). Coincidentally both actresses share the same birthday (November 19th). Ryan is exactly one year older than Foster (Ryan was born in 1961 and Foster in 1962).
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Her father has Polish ancestry and her mother is of three quarters Irish, and one quarter German, descent. Her paternal great-grandfather, Orest J. Hyra, was born in Galicia, Halychyna, Poland, and met Meg's Polish-American great-grandmother, Anna Durniak, in the United States.
Was offered the role of Shelby Eatenton-Latcherie in Steel Magnolias (1989), but she turned it down in order to film When Harry Met Sally... (1989). Julia Roberts, who went on to receive a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination for her performance, was cast instead.
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Was in consideration for the part of Mia Wallace in Pulp Fiction (1994) but Uma Thurman, who went on to receive a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination for her performance, was cast instead.
Shared an L.A. house with Daphne Zuniga when both were struggling actresses
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Took three weeks of boxing lessons, to prepare for her role in Against the Ropes (2004); Ryan wanted to understand the sport, and the terms her character would use.
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Member of jury Festival International de Cannes 2003
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4 February 2002 - An L.A. judge granted a restraining order against John Michael Hughes, a 40 year old real estate agent who had been hanging around Ryan's home claiming to be her fiancee.
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Savage Garden's song, "All Around Me", was written about her, inspired by a crush from Daniel Jones, the band's composer.
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Born at 10:08 AM EST
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"Meg Ryan" is an anagram of "Germany". When she registered with the Screen Actors Guild as a teenager, Meg used her maternal grandmother's maiden name, "Ryan", as her stage surname.
Met actor Anthony Edwards during the making of the film Top Gun (1986) and moved in with him. They were a couple until she met actor Dennis Quaid during the film Innerspace (1987), and she moved in with and eventually married him. Both actors portrayed military fighter pilots in their respective roles. Had she been chosen for the role of Robin Monroe in Six Days Seven Nights (1998), that would have made the third time she would have been she would play a character involved with a pilot, albeit not a military pilot.
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Began Prufrock Pictures in 1994. Then in 2000, Prufrock Pictures was shut down.
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Ranked #94 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. [October 1997]
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Voted most favorite female movie star by the readers and online users of the "People Weekly Magazine" [April 1998]
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Ranked #59 on Entertainment Weekly's most powerful people in Hollywood [1998]
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Ranked #57 in Premiere (USA) magazine's "The 100 Most Powerful People in Hollywood" list. [June 1999]
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Graduated from Bethel High School. Was Prom Queen. [1979]
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