Born in Fairfield, Connecticut, Meg Ryan attended New York University where she majored in journalism. To earn extra money she turned to acting, making her big screen debut in the 1981 film Rich and Famous, with her big break coming in the 1986 hit Top Gun.
Known For
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Cast Credits
The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)
Guest starring as Meg Ryan
- Episode 5x15: Meg Ryan, David Duchovny, Kat Graham (Nov 3, 2023)
The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015)
Guest starring as Meg Ryan
- Episode 2016-09-12: Meg Ryan, Adam Scott, Brian Fallon (Sep 12, 2016)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
Guest starring as Meg Ryan
- Episode 2023-10-31: Meg Ryan, Kaitlan Collins, Connor Denis (Oct 31, 2023)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
Guest starring as Meg Ryan
- Episode 2016-09-02: Meg Ryan, Nick Kroll, John Mulaney, Dan White (Sep 2, 2016)
Funny or Die's Billy on the Street (2011)
Guest starring as Meg Ryan
- Episode 4x06: Billy's Thanksgiving Parade! (Nov 19, 2015)
Made in Hollywood (2005)
Guest starring as Meg Ryan
- Episode 19x09: Priscilla; What Happens Later; Lawmen: Bass Reeves (Nov 4, 2023)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003)
Guest starring as Meg Ryan
- Episode 2004-02-20: Meg Ryan/Jason Lewis/The Indigo Girls (Feb 20, 2004)
Jimmy Kimmel Live (2003)
Guest starring as Meg Ryan
- Episode 2023-10-25: Meg Ryan, David Duchovny, Joe Walsh (Oct 25, 2023)
E! News (2002)
Guest starring as Meg Ryan
- Episode 23x160: Meg Ryan, Jana Kramer, Carrie Ann Inaba (Oct 30, 2023)
Critics' Choice Awards (2000)
Guest starring as Meg Ryan
- Episode 2024-01-14: 29th Annual Critics Choice Awards (Jan 14, 2024)
The Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
Guest starring as Meg Ryan
(4 episodes)
- Episode 1998-12-10: Meg Ryan, Whitney Houston (Dec 10, 1998)
- Episode 1997-05-19: Meg Ryan, Lance Henriksen, Mary Chapin-Carpenter (May 19, 1997)
- Episode 1996-07-11: Meg Ryan, Shaolin Monks, Garbage (Jul 11, 1996)
- Episode 1995-05-19: Meg Ryan, Annie Lennox (May 19, 1995)
The Simpsons (1989)
Guest starring as Dr. Swanson
- Episode 18x14: Yokel Chords (Mar 4, 2007) [Special Guest Star]
Wildside (1985)
Starring as Cally Oaks
(6 episodes)
- Episode 1x06: Until the Fat Lady Sings (Apr 25, 1985)
- Episode 1x05: Buffalo Who? (Apr 18, 1985)
- Episode 1x04: Don't Keep the Home Fires Burning (Apr 11, 1985)
- Episode 1x03: The Crimea of the Century (Apr 4, 1985)
- Episode 1x02: Delinquency of a Miner (Mar 28, 1985)
- Episode 1x01: Well Known Secret (Mar 21, 1985)
One of the Boys (1982)
Starring as Jane
(12 episodes)
- Episode 1x12: Don't Bank on It: Part 2 (Apr 17, 1982)
- Episode 1x11: Don't Bank on It: Part 1 (Apr 10, 1982)
- Episode 1x10: On the Rebound (Mar 27, 1982)
- Episode 1x09: Extracurricular Activities (Mar 20, 1982)
- Episode 1x08: His Old Flame (Mar 13, 1982)
- Episode 1x07: The Lass Is Always Greener (Mar 6, 1982)
- Episode 1x06: Double Date (Feb 27, 1982)
- Episode 1x05: Too Much to Lose (Feb 20, 1982)
- Episode 1x04: His Cheatin' Heart (Feb 13, 1982)
- Episode 1x03: Double Trouble (Feb 6, 1982)
- Episode 1x02: Parents' Weekend (Jan 30, 1982)
- Episode 1x01: Too Young or Too Old (Jan 23, 1982)
Tony Awards (1957)
Guest starring as Meg Ryan
- Episode 2016-06-12: The 70th Annual Tony Awards (Jun 12, 2016)
Oscars (1953)
Guest starring as Meg Ryan
- Episode 1998-03-23: The 70th Annual Academy Awards (Mar 23, 1998)
Today (1952)
Guest starring as Meg Ryan
- Episode 2023-11-01: Katie Couric, Meg Ryan, David Duchovny, Chaka Khan, LeVar Burton, Usher (Nov 1, 2023)