Meg Ryan filmography

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Meg Ryan is an American actress and producer. Ryan began her acting career in 1981 in minor roles before joining the cast of the CBS soap opera As the World Turns in 1982. Subsequently, she began to appear in supporting roles in films during the mid 1980s like box office hit Top Gun , achieving recognition in independent films such as Promised Land (1987) before her performance in the Rob Reiner-directed romantic comedy When Harry Met Sally... (1989) brought her widespread attention and her first Golden Globe nomination.

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Ryan subsequently established herself, both nationally and internationally, [1] as one of the most successful actresses in the 1990s and early 2000s, particularly in romantic comedy films such as Sleepless in Seattle (1993), French Kiss (1995), You've Got Mail (1998), Hanging Up (2000) and Kate & Leopold (2001). Her other films include The Doors (1991), When a Man Loves a Woman (1994), Courage Under Fire (1996), Addicted to Love (1997), City of Angels (1998), Proof of Life (2000), and The Women (2008). In 2015, she made her directorial debut with Ithaca , a film in which she also acted.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1981 Rich and Famous Debby Blake
1983 Amityville 3-D Lisa
1986 Top Gun Carole Bradshaw
Armed and Dangerous Maggie Cavanaugh
1987 Promised Land Beverly "Bev" Sykes
Innerspace Lydia Maxwell
1988 D.O.A. Sydney Fuller
The Presidio Donna Caldwell
1989 When Harry Met Sally... Sally Albright
1990 Joe Versus the Volcano DeDe / Angelica Graynamore / Patricia Graynamore
1991 The Doors Pamela Courson
1992 Prelude to a Kiss Rita Boyle
1993 Sleepless in Seattle Annie Reed
Flesh and Bone Kay Davies
1994 When a Man Loves a Woman Alice Green
I.Q. Catherine Boyd
1995 French Kiss KateAlso producer
Restoration Katharine
1996 Courage Under Fire CPT Karen Emma Walden
1997 Addicted to Love Maggie
Anastasia Anastasia Romanov Voice role
1998 City of Angels Dr. Maggie Rice
Hurlyburly Bonnie
You've Got Mail Kathleen Kelly
2000 Hanging Up Eve Mozell Marks
Proof of Life Alice Bowman
2001 Kate & Leopold Kate McKay
2003 In the Cut Frannie Avery
2004 Against the Ropes Jackie Kallen
2007 In the Land of Women Sarah Hardwicke
2008 The Deal Deidre Heam
My Mom's New Boyfriend Martha Durand
The Women Mary Haines
2009 Serious Moonlight Louise "Lou"
2015 Ithaca Mrs. Kate MacauleyAlso director/producer
2022 Top Gun: Maverick Carole BradshawArchival footage from Top Gun
2023 What Happens Later WillaAlso director/writer

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1982 As the World Turns Betsy Stewart Montgomery AndropoulosMain Cast; 1982-1984
ABC Afterschool Special DeniseEpisode: "Amy and the Angel"
One of the Boys JaneRecurring role; 13 episodes
1983 Tattletales HerselfSoap opera couples week
1984–1985 Charles in Charge Megan Harper2 episodes
1985 Wildside Cally OaksRecurring role; 6 episodes
1990–1991 Captain Planet and the Planeteers Dr. Blight (voice role)Cast member
1997 Northern Lights Television film
Executive producer
2003Tinseltown TVHerselfEpisode: "December 6, 2003"
2007 The Simpsons Dr. Swanson (voice role)Episode: "Yokel Chords"
2008 Pangea Day HerselfTelevision film
2009 Curb Your Enthusiasm Episode: "The Reunion"
2011–2013 Web Therapy Karen Sharpe5 episodes
2015 Fan Girl Mary FarrowTelevision film

Documentaries

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994A Century of CinemaHerselfDocumentary with film personalities.
1998–2000HBO First LookTelevision documentary
– The Making of Proof of Life (2000)
– Getting Connected: On the Set of Hanging Up (2000)
– The Making of You've Got Mail: A Conversation with Nora Ephron (1998)
1999–2001The DirectorsTelevision documentary
– The Films of Lawrence Kasdan (2001)
– The Films of Rob Reiner (1999)
2000 The Making of Hanging Up Television documentary
2002 Nature Television documentary
– The White Elephants of Thailand
Searching for Debra Winger
2003What's Going On?Television documentary
– Intolerance in Northern Ireland
2004Love Hollywood StyleTelevision documentary
2006 The Making of Anastasia Video documentary
2012 Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
2015 Everything Is Copy
2016 Gylne tider Television documentary
Episode: "Gylne tabber og tilbakeblikk"

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References

  1. "Meg Ryan". box office mojo. Retrieved June 13, 2015.