She disappeared from Hollywood to focus on her family after scandalized romance with Russel Crowe
Meg Ryan played some of the most endearing romantic leads of the 1980s and 1990s, solidifying her status as one of America’s sweethearts.
The endearing actress with the blonde shag hairstyle will always be associated with classic films like You’ve Got Mail and Sleepless in Seattle.
Nothing at the time suggested Ryan’s star would wane, but in 2018, she actually vanished entirely from the big screen.
Today, the 90s “girl next door” avoids the spotlight, but Ryan, who is now 61, recently made an appearance on the red carpet and sparked some questions.
I’m sure I’m not the only one who admired Meg Ryan in the 1980s and 1990s. There was a reason why the blonde-haired, blue-eyed beauty was dubbed “America’s darling”; she was the queen of the rom-com.
During the two decades she was one of Hollywood’s most beloved actors, her star shone brightly.
However, it was far from certain that Meg Ryan would become well-known on a global scale.
Ryan, who was born in 1961, was raised in Fairfield, Connecticut. Her father, math teacher Harry Hyra, was of Polish ancestry. Being on stage came naturally to Ryan’s family because his mother, Susan Jordan, was both an actress and a teacher.
Meg’s connection with her parents later in life was hostile as a result of her parents’ divorce in 1976, when she was just 15 years old.
Meg would actually sever relations with her mother as a result of a number of things. When she signed up with the Screen Actors Guild, she also made the decision to change her last name to “Ryan,” the maiden name of her grandmother.
Ryan decided to pursue journalism studies as a young lady at the University of Connecticut and later at New York University. Though probably not in the way that many people expected, her experience in college would impact her life.
