{"id":9947,"date":"2025-03-29T18:21:19","date_gmt":"2025-03-29T18:21:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=9947"},"modified":"2025-03-29T18:21:19","modified_gmt":"2025-03-29T18:21:19","slug":"meg-ryan-stopped-acting-to-focus-on-her-children-this-is-her-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=9947","title":{"rendered":"Meg Ryan stopped acting to focus on her children: This is her today"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"show-inline-featured-image wp-caption alignnone\">\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-main-thumbnail size-main-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04132018\/meg1.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 664px) 100vw, 664px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04132018\/meg1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04132018\/meg1-400x210.jpg 400w\" alt=\"\" width=\"664\" height=\"350\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Meg Ryan cemented her place as one of America\u2019s sweethearts<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>when<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>she<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>starred in some of the most lovable romantic leads of the 80s and\u00a090s.<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"aptau69f5eb438de90\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      alt=\"200% Deposit Bonus + 10% Cashback\" \n      style=\"width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\"\n    \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.aptau69f5eb438de90 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.aptau69f5eb438de90 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.aptau69f5eb438de90 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.aptau69f5eb438de90 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.aptau69f5eb438de90 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<p><strong>The charming actress with her blond shag haircut will forever be remembered for iconic movies like\u00a0<em>Sleepless In Seattle<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>You\u2019ve Got Mail<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-c3f663f770f1f43ea0559a98047cea50\" class=\"newsner-c3f663f770f1f43ea0559a98047cea50 newsner-bluebillywig_instream\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Back then, nothing indicated Ryan\u2019s star would fade, but the fact is she completely disappeared from the big screen after 2018.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Today, the girl next door from the 90s stays out of the limelight, but the now 61-year-old Ryan recently showed up on the red carpet and raised some eyebrows\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"show-inline-featured-image wp-caption alignnone\">\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-main-thumbnail size-main-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04132018\/meg1.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 664px) 100vw, 664px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04132018\/meg1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04132018\/meg1-400x210.jpg 400w\" alt=\"\" width=\"664\" height=\"350\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Meg Ryan cemented her place as one of America\u2019s sweethearts<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>when<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>she<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>starred in some of the most lovable romantic leads of the 80s and\u00a090s.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The charming actress with her blond shag haircut will forever be remembered for iconic movies like\u00a0<em>Sleepless In Seattle<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>You\u2019ve Got Mail<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-c3f663f770f1f43ea0559a98047cea50\" class=\"newsner-c3f663f770f1f43ea0559a98047cea50 newsner-bluebillywig_instream\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Back then, nothing indicated Ryan\u2019s star would fade, but the fact is she completely disappeared from the big screen after 2018.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Today, the girl next door from the 90s stays out of the limelight, but the now 61-year-old Ryan recently showed up on the red carpet and raised some eyebrows\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-7c7c6cf932b4d2edb9de2359d3dc41de\" class=\"newsner-7c7c6cf932b4d2edb9de2359d3dc41de newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-593952523\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\">\n<div id=\"ad-modul_intext_35740_1\" class=\"ad-space\" data-google-query-id=\"CI7H4pbzr4wDFeHJOwId8ygrPw\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/125128856\/en_stories_newsner_com\/modul_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/125128856\/en_stories_newsner_com\/modul_0\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/125128856\/en_stories_newsner_com\/modul_0\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"5\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-35741\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04132028\/shutterstock_93598144.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"706\" height=\"1000\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I cannot be the only one who had a crush on Meg Ryan in the 80s and 90s. The blonde-haired, blue-eyed beauty was the queen of rom-com, and there was a reason why she got the epithet \u201cAmerica\u2019s sweetheart.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Her star burned white hot for two decades when she was one of the most appreciated actresses in Hollywood.<\/p>\n<p>But it was far from evident that Meg Ryan would be known around the world.<\/p>\n<p>Born in 1961, Ryan grew up in Fairfield, Connecticut. Her father, Harry Hyra, was of Polish descent and a math teacher. Ryan\u2019s mother, Susan Jordan, was also a teacher but had previously worked as an actress, so of course, being on stage ran in the family.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-a85fa4453f0657c541f8c20bbb6007d2\" class=\"newsner-a85fa4453f0657c541f8c20bbb6007d2 newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-space\" data-google-query-id=\"CIqOp5vzr4wDFdrMOwIdQWwLXQ\">\n<div class=\"show-inline-featured-image wp-caption alignnone\">\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-main-thumbnail size-main-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04132018\/meg1.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 664px) 100vw, 664px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04132018\/meg1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04132018\/meg1-400x210.jpg 400w\" alt=\"\" width=\"664\" height=\"350\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Meg Ryan cemented her place as one of America\u2019s sweethearts<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>when<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>she<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>starred in some of the most lovable romantic leads of the 80s and\u00a090s.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The charming actress with her blond shag haircut will forever be remembered for iconic movies like\u00a0<em>Sleepless In Seattle<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>You\u2019ve Got Mail<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-c3f663f770f1f43ea0559a98047cea50\" class=\"newsner-c3f663f770f1f43ea0559a98047cea50 newsner-bluebillywig_instream\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Back then, nothing indicated Ryan\u2019s star would fade, but the fact is she completely disappeared from the big screen after 2018.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Today, the girl next door from the 90s stays out of the limelight, but the now 61-year-old Ryan recently showed up on the red carpet and raised some eyebrows\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-7c7c6cf932b4d2edb9de2359d3dc41de\" class=\"newsner-7c7c6cf932b4d2edb9de2359d3dc41de newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-593952523\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\">\n<div id=\"ad-modul_intext_35740_1\" class=\"ad-space\" data-google-query-id=\"CI7H4pbzr4wDFeHJOwId8ygrPw\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/125128856\/en_stories_newsner_com\/modul_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/125128856\/en_stories_newsner_com\/modul_0\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/125128856\/en_stories_newsner_com\/modul_0\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"5\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-35741\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04132028\/shutterstock_93598144.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"706\" height=\"1000\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I cannot be the only one who had a crush on Meg Ryan in the 80s and 90s. The blonde-haired, blue-eyed beauty was the queen of rom-com, and there was a reason why she got the epithet \u201cAmerica\u2019s sweetheart.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Her star burned white hot for two decades when she was one of the most appreciated actresses in Hollywood.<\/p>\n<p>But it was far from evident that Meg Ryan would be known around the world.<\/p>\n<p>Born in 1961, Ryan grew up in Fairfield, Connecticut. Her father, Harry Hyra, was of Polish descent and a math teacher. Ryan\u2019s mother, Susan Jordan, was also a teacher but had previously worked as an actress, so of course, being on stage ran in the family.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-a85fa4453f0657c541f8c20bbb6007d2\" class=\"newsner-a85fa4453f0657c541f8c20bbb6007d2 newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-1344223716\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\">\n<div id=\"ad-modul_intext_35740_2\" class=\"ad-space\" data-google-query-id=\"CIqOp5vzr4wDFdrMOwIdQWwLXQ\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/125128856\/en_stories_newsner_com\/modul_1__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/125128856\/en_stories_newsner_com\/modul_1\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/125128856\/en_stories_newsner_com\/modul_1\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"7\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-39341\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/04130857\/GettyImages-3221309.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Meg Ryan, March 1996. (Photo by Bob Grant\/Fotos International\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-changed-her-name\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Changed her name<\/h2>\n<p>However, her parents split up in 1976 when Meg was only 15, and her relationship with her parents became tense later in life.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, Meg would cut ties with her mother after a series of events. She also decided to change her surname to \u201cRyan,\u201d her grandmother\u2019s maiden name, when she registered herself with the Screen Actors Guild.<\/p>\n<p>As a young woman, Ryan chose to study journalism at the University of Connecticut and then at New York University. Her time in college would change her life, but perhaps not in the direction many believed.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-0\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Beq2tW2jTOH\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=1280&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fen.stories.newsner.com&amp;rp=%2Fcelebrities%2Fmeg-ryan-stopped-acting-this-is-her-today%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwY2xjawJVGG5leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHfc-MA4ve61jEu24bdrErL-5dRAQZTXlbZ83BtmWW50dMX0if4cqjns1Kw_aem_UhmnCITRv-GSbXpwMg54zQ#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A1072.4000000059605%7D\" height=\"934\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-0\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Meg Ryan started acting in TV commercials and soap operas to earn some extra money. Suddenly she landed a role in\u00a0<em>As the World Turns<\/em>, and many producers heard about the talented, young actress.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan dropped out of college and began pursuing a career in the entertainment industry. She had a mini-breakthrough in\u00a0the blockbuster\u00a0<em>Top Gun<\/em>\u00a0when she made a colorful portrait of Carole Bradshaw, the wife of Nick \u201cGoose\u201d Bradshaw (Anthony Edwards).<\/p>\n<p>The romantic action movie became the highest-grossing film of 1986 and helped Meg Ryan land bigger roles.<\/p>\n<p>She also found love on the set of\u00a0<em>Top Gun<\/em>. She started dating her co-star and on-screen husband, Anthony Edwards. The couple dated for a while and even\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wonderwall.com\/celebrity\/photos\/meg-ryan-life-and-career-in-photos-507940.gallery?photoId=507972\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">moved in together<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-35777\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04132027\/GettyImages-139913703.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 772px) 100vw, 772px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04132027\/GettyImages-139913703.jpg 772w, https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04132027\/GettyImages-139913703-768x1019.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"772\" height=\"1024\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Anthony Edwards and Meg Ryan \/ Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In 1987, Ryan appeared in the science fiction movie\u00a0<em>Innerspace<\/em>, along with his future husband, Dennis Quaid.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe had already been in \u201cTop Gun\u201d but in a small part. She also had the lead in a picture called \u201cArmed and Dangerous\u201d with John Candy that had come out recently. But this was a great step up for her and of course, she was introduced to Dennis and later they got married,\u201d\u00a0the director, Joe Dante, told\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cinemaretro.com\/index.php?\/archives\/8794-EXCLUSIVE-JOE-DANTE-DISCUSSES-INNERSPACE,-TO-MARK-THE-FILMS-BLU-RAY-RELEASE-THROUGH-WARNER-HOME-ENTERTAINMENT.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Cinema Retro<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Meg Ryan and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/celebrity\/dennis-quaid-wrote-a-christian-gospel-song-about-heaven-for-his-mothers-91st-birthday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Dennis Quaid<\/a>\u00a0fell in love immediately and tied the knot on February 14, 1991.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-35780\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04132025\/shutterstock_93515185.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04132025\/shutterstock_93515185.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04132025\/shutterstock_93515185-768x566.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"737\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt was like a thunderbolt,\u201d Dennis said. \u201cBoth of us felt, \u2018This is it. We\u2019re going to be together.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The ceremony was held in the couple\u2019s hotel room, on Valentine\u2019s Day. Ryan\u2019s mother was excluded from the wedding.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was laughing and crying at the same time,\u201d she told the\u00a0New York Post and continued: \u201cAnd I realized I could\u2019ve never gotten married in front of a whole group of people.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-queen-of-rom-coms\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Queen of rom-coms<\/h2>\n<p>Her rise to stardom catapulted when she got the lead role in the romantic comedy\u00a0<em>When Harry Met Sally \u2026<\/em>\u00a0Ryan portrayed Sally Albright played alongside Billy Cristal. The film wasn\u2019t a hit among critics, but today it\u2019s regarded as a cult\u00a0rom-com\u00a0classic.<\/p>\n<p>The movie would also lay the foundation for Meg Ryan\u2019s unthreatening place as the queen of rom-coms.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-35779\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04132026\/shutterstock_98619656.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"656\" height=\"1000\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In 1993, Meg Ryan teamed up with Tom Hanks in another romantic comedy success \u2013\u00a0<em>Sleepless in Seattle<\/em>. Once again, the cutesy \u201cgirl-next-door\u201d captivated the cinema audience and was praised for her performance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think her \u2018cuteness\u2019 sometimes blinds people to how genuinely gifted she is as a comic actress,\u201d the famous director of Nora Ephron\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/hollywood\/1995\/05\/meg-ryan-cover-story\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">told<\/a>\u00a0Vanity Fair in 1995.<\/p>\n<p>Tom Hanks also revealed things about his co-star, claiming that Meg Ryan could be pretty far from her characters in Nora Ephron\u2019s movies. Even though critics dubbed her \u201cthe current soul of the romantic comedy,\u201d Meg had other sides as well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMeg is not perky, I always got the distinct impression that this woman is not to be messed around with,\u201d the well-known actor said in 1995.<\/p>\n<p>It was far from obvious that she would land the role as Annie Reed in<em>\u00a0Sleepless in Seattle<\/em>. In fact, she was the sixth choice and both Julia Roberts, Kim Basinger, and Michelle Pfeiffer were offered the role but said no.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-darker-roles\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Darker roles<\/h2>\n<p>Following the success of\u00a0<em>Sleepless in Seattle<\/em>, Meg Ryan turned down a role in the famous movie\u00a0<em>The Silence of the Lambs.<\/em>\u00a0Instead, she focused on what made her successful; romantic comedies.<\/p>\n<p>But in 1996, the actress felt she wanted to challenge herself with a different role. So in the war drama\u00a0<em>Courage Under Fire<\/em>, Meg Ryan starred alongside Denzel Washington and Matt Damon in a much darker role.<\/p>\n<p>The film, which premiered in 1996, was a box office success, and at that time, it felt like Ryan couldn\u2019t fail. Her success story continued in 1998, one of the best years of her career. Co-starring with Nicolas Cage in the romantic comedy City of Angels, everything was set up for another box office success. And once again, Meg Ryan was hailed by critics, and the movie grossed nearly $200 million.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-35778\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04132026\/GettyImages-525601810.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04132026\/GettyImages-525601810.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04132026\/GettyImages-525601810-768x512.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>That same year, another career-defining role came when she teamed up again with Tom Hanks in\u00a0<em>You\u2019ve Got Mail<\/em>. The film, which takes place during the era when emails and the internet were entering our lives, evolves around two rivals who fall in love with each other when they start emailing each other without knowing the other person\u2019s true identity.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-ff3156c08f626b7230476d448cb44290\" class=\"newsner-ff3156c08f626b7230476d448cb44290 newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-space\" data-google-query-id=\"COj__MDzr4wDFafyOwIdn3gA8A\">\n<p>Meg received her third Golden Globe Award nomination for the movie and the New York Times wrote:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMs. Ryan plays her role blithely and credibly this time, with an air of freshness, a minimum of cute fidgeting, and a lot of fond chemistry with Mr. Hanks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Talk about a perfect way to close out a golden decade for the actress!<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-35783\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04132024\/shutterstock_187222025.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"738\" height=\"1000\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But if the 90s were a decade of success, the 00s became much more challenging for the actress. She started the new decade with a few flops, and the all-American good girl faced a lot of drama in her personal life.<\/p>\n<p>When she starred opposite Russel Crowe in\u00a0<em>Proof of Life<\/em>, rumors of a romance began to take off. At the same time, Ryan and her husband announced their separation in 2000.<\/p>\n<p>During this turbulent time in her private life, Ryan was hammered and scandalized by the tabloids for being involved with Russel Crowe while she was married. Her behavior didn\u2019t match the public\u2019s view on their favorite girl-next-door, so of course, the affair made headlines.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-meg-ryan-and-russell-crowe\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meg Ryan and Russell Crowe<\/h2>\n<p>What many people didn\u2019t knew was that Ryan\u2019s and Dennis Quaid marriage was in shatters, even before the actress started dating Russel Crowe.<\/p>\n<p>Their marriage was often painted as a fairytale of love and the perfect Hollywood marriage, but it was far from that.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-c77923bd5f3a10d5f25f3bc9210cbf95\" class=\"newsner-c77923bd5f3a10d5f25f3bc9210cbf95 newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-1646019865\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\">\n<div id=\"ad-modul_intext_35740_10\" class=\"ad-space\" data-google-query-id=\"CJ7IucXzr4wDFQ7MOwIdrG4CDg\">\n<p>\u201cIt was a great story. But what wasn\u2019t in the story was the reality of my marriage for nine years. Dennis was not faithful to me for a long time, and that was very painful. I found out more about that once I was divorced,\u201d Meg Ryan told\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/popculture\/meg-ryan-says-dennis-quaid-cheated-her-wbna26859077\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">InStyle Magazine<\/a>\u00a0in 2008.<\/p>\n<p>According to Meg Ryan, dating her\u00a0<em>Proof of Life<\/em>\u00a0co-star had nothing to with her divorce to Dennis Quaid.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-35781\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04132025\/GettyImages-566793697.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"685\" height=\"1024\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI think he took a big hit, but Russell didn\u2019t break up the marriage. He was definitely there at the end, but it wasn\u2019t his fault,\u201d Ryan explained and continued:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe public and the press tuned in way after. The reasons we broke up have nothing to do with another person,\u201d she\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/news\/tbt-meg-ryan-dennis-quaid-relationship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For obvious reasons, her ex-husband wasn\u2019t pleased with Ryan\u2019s comments years after their high-profile divorce.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was eight years ago, and I find it unbelievable that Meg continues publicly to rehash and rewrite the story of our relationship,\u201d he told the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/entertainment\/gossip\/dennis-quaid-meg-ryan-beef-divorce-unbelievable-article-1.320131\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">New York Daily News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-35782\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04132024\/GettyImages-1309875.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04132024\/GettyImages-1309875.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04132024\/GettyImages-1309875-768x513.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Frank Connor\/Newsmakers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While Meg Ryan called their relationship a \u201cvery unhealthy marriage,\u201d Dennis Quaid has more fond memories of their union.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSure, I still love her,\u201d Quaid told\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.ie\/style\/celebrity\/celebrity-features\/dennis-quaid-on-why-he-still-loves-meg-ryan-38054095.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Independent<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019m very fond of her, and we have a lot of fun. We spent 13 good years together. We had a kid together, and we shared so much: she made my life.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-ff81254cab783ac41eeb930ba512a5e6\" class=\"newsner-ff81254cab783ac41eeb930ba512a5e6 newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-148934078\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\">\n<div id=\"ad-modul_intext_35740_12\" class=\"ad-space\" data-google-query-id=\"CImIldLzr4wDFRXLOwIdOEcaRQ\">\n<h2 id=\"h-meg-ryan-s-son\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meg Ryan\u2019s son<\/h2>\n<p>Even if Ryan and Quaid went their separate ways, they would always have a special bond because of their son.<\/p>\n<p>Their son, Jack Quaid, was born in 1992, and the now 29-year-old actor has followed in his parents\u2019 footsteps. Jack made his debut in the movie\u00a0<em>The Hunger Games<\/em>, and after that, he has appeared in many TV series and films over the years.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-1\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CGvHm28Mrx6\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=1280&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fen.stories.newsner.com&amp;rp=%2Fcelebrities%2Fmeg-ryan-stopped-acting-this-is-her-today%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwY2xjawJVGG5leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHfc-MA4ve61jEu24bdrErL-5dRAQZTXlbZ83BtmWW50dMX0if4cqjns1Kw_aem_UhmnCITRv-GSbXpwMg54zQ#%7B%22ci%22%3A1%2C%22os%22%3A1074.800000011921%7D\" height=\"934\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>When Meg Ryan experienced the most turbulent period in her life, she took a three-year pause from acting after the highly publicized divorce. She wanted to focus on her family, and it seems like she has a solid bond with her son.<\/p>\n<p>For example, they worked together in 2015 when Meg took a step behind the camera and directed Jack in the movie\u00a0<em>Ithaca<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s lucky that I got to grow up saying, \u2018Hey, I want to be an actor\u2019 and they understood that. I didn\u2019t grow up in a house that didn\u2019t quite understand what that meant or a house that would tell me, \u2018Oh that probably isn\u2019t the wisest choice, you should have a backup plan,&#8217;\u201d Jack\u00a0told Insider in 2022.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-35789\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04132023\/shutterstock_1385390879.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04132023\/shutterstock_1385390879.jpg 825w, https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04132023\/shutterstock_1385390879-768x931.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"825\" height=\"1000\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-meg-ryan-daughter\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meg Ryan daughter<\/h2>\n<p>In the mid-\u201900s, Meg Ryan saw a few career setbacks, and her star status had begun to decline. She focused more and more on her personal life and decided to expand her family.<\/p>\n<p>As a single mother, she adopted a 14-month-old baby girl from China. She was named Daisy and welcomed her to the family in 2006.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just really wanted a baby; I was on a mission to connect with somebody, and Daisy and I got to meet each other this way at this time. We are so compatible. And also having the experience of having had Jack and now to have Daisy in a different way \u2014 there\u2019s no difference in the love you feel,\u201d Ryan told Redbook magazine in 2007.<\/p>\n<div class=\"show-inline-featured-image wp-caption alignnone\">\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-main-thumbnail size-main-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04132018\/meg1.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 664px) 100vw, 664px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04132018\/meg1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04132018\/meg1-400x210.jpg 400w\" alt=\"\" width=\"664\" height=\"350\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Meg Ryan cemented her place as one of America\u2019s sweethearts<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>when<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>she<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>starred in some of the most lovable romantic leads of the 80s and\u00a090s.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The charming actress with her blond shag haircut will forever be remembered for iconic movies like\u00a0<em>Sleepless In Seattle<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>You\u2019ve Got Mail<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-c3f663f770f1f43ea0559a98047cea50\" class=\"newsner-c3f663f770f1f43ea0559a98047cea50 newsner-bluebillywig_instream\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Back then, nothing indicated Ryan\u2019s star would fade, but the fact is she completely disappeared from the big screen after 2018.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Today, the girl next door from the 90s stays out of the limelight, but the now 61-year-old Ryan recently showed up on the red carpet and raised some eyebrows\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-7c7c6cf932b4d2edb9de2359d3dc41de\" class=\"newsner-7c7c6cf932b4d2edb9de2359d3dc41de newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-593952523\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\">\n<div id=\"ad-modul_intext_35740_1\" class=\"ad-space\" data-google-query-id=\"CI7H4pbzr4wDFeHJOwId8ygrPw\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/125128856\/en_stories_newsner_com\/modul_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/125128856\/en_stories_newsner_com\/modul_0\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/125128856\/en_stories_newsner_com\/modul_0\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"5\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-35741\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04132028\/shutterstock_93598144.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"706\" height=\"1000\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I cannot be the only one who had a crush on Meg Ryan in the 80s and 90s. The blonde-haired, blue-eyed beauty was the queen of rom-com, and there was a reason why she got the epithet \u201cAmerica\u2019s sweetheart.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Her star burned white hot for two decades when she was one of the most appreciated actresses in Hollywood.<\/p>\n<p>But it was far from evident that Meg Ryan would be known around the world.<\/p>\n<p>Born in 1961, Ryan grew up in Fairfield, Connecticut. Her father, Harry Hyra, was of Polish descent and a math teacher. Ryan\u2019s mother, Susan Jordan, was also a teacher but had previously worked as an actress, so of course, being on stage ran in the family.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-a85fa4453f0657c541f8c20bbb6007d2\" class=\"newsner-a85fa4453f0657c541f8c20bbb6007d2 newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-1344223716\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\">\n<div id=\"ad-modul_intext_35740_2\" class=\"ad-space\" data-google-query-id=\"CIqOp5vzr4wDFdrMOwIdQWwLXQ\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/125128856\/en_stories_newsner_com\/modul_1__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/125128856\/en_stories_newsner_com\/modul_1\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/125128856\/en_stories_newsner_com\/modul_1\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"7\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-39341\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/04130857\/GettyImages-3221309.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Meg Ryan, March 1996. (Photo by Bob Grant\/Fotos International\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-changed-her-name\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Changed her name<\/h2>\n<p>However, her parents split up in 1976 when Meg was only 15, and her relationship with her parents became tense later in life.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, Meg would cut ties with her mother after a series of events. She also decided to change her surname to \u201cRyan,\u201d her grandmother\u2019s maiden name, when she registered herself with the Screen Actors Guild.<\/p>\n<p>As a young woman, Ryan chose to study journalism at the University of Connecticut and then at New York University. Her time in college would change her life, but perhaps not in the direction many believed.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-0\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Beq2tW2jTOH\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=1280&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fen.stories.newsner.com&amp;rp=%2Fcelebrities%2Fmeg-ryan-stopped-acting-this-is-her-today%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwY2xjawJVGG5leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHfc-MA4ve61jEu24bdrErL-5dRAQZTXlbZ83BtmWW50dMX0if4cqjns1Kw_aem_UhmnCITRv-GSbXpwMg54zQ#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A1072.4000000059605%7D\" height=\"934\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Meg Ryan started acting in TV commercials and soap operas to earn some extra money. Suddenly she landed a role in\u00a0<em>As the World Turns<\/em>, and many producers heard about the talented, young actress.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-645e4d06a53a24b85f7438bfe9b23c44\" class=\"newsner-645e4d06a53a24b85f7438bfe9b23c44 newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-1857063110\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\">\n<div id=\"ad-modul_intext_35740_3\" class=\"ad-space\" data-google-query-id=\"CIe72qDzr4wDFT7HOwIdJTgBEg\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/125128856\/en_stories_newsner_com\/modul_2__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/125128856\/en_stories_newsner_com\/modul_2\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/125128856\/en_stories_newsner_com\/modul_2\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"8\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ryan dropped out of college and began pursuing a career in the entertainment industry. She had a mini-breakthrough in\u00a0the blockbuster\u00a0<em>Top Gun<\/em>\u00a0when she made a colorful portrait of Carole Bradshaw, the wife of Nick \u201cGoose\u201d Bradshaw (Anthony Edwards).<\/p>\n<p>The romantic action movie became the highest-grossing film of 1986 and helped Meg Ryan land bigger roles.<\/p>\n<p>She also found love on the set of\u00a0<em>Top Gun<\/em>. She started dating her co-star and on-screen husband, Anthony Edwards. The couple dated for a while and even\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wonderwall.com\/celebrity\/photos\/meg-ryan-life-and-career-in-photos-507940.gallery?photoId=507972\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">moved in together<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-35777\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04132027\/GettyImages-139913703.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 772px) 100vw, 772px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04132027\/GettyImages-139913703.jpg 772w, https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04132027\/GettyImages-139913703-768x1019.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"772\" height=\"1024\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Anthony Edwards and Meg Ryan \/ Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In 1987, Ryan appeared in the science fiction movie\u00a0<em>Innerspace<\/em>, along with his future husband, Dennis Quaid.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-65ea3c65f7e9a842caae60875b2ad505\" class=\"newsner-65ea3c65f7e9a842caae60875b2ad505 newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-468135392\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\">\n<div id=\"ad-modul_intext_35740_4\" class=\"ad-space\" data-google-query-id=\"CP79nqbzr4wDFbHLOwId5WsdyQ\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/125128856\/en_stories_newsner_com\/modul_3__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/125128856\/en_stories_newsner_com\/modul_3\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/125128856\/en_stories_newsner_com\/modul_3\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"9\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cShe had already been in \u201cTop Gun\u201d but in a small part. She also had the lead in a picture called \u201cArmed and Dangerous\u201d with John Candy that had come out recently. But this was a great step up for her and of course, she was introduced to Dennis and later they got married,\u201d\u00a0the director, Joe Dante, told\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cinemaretro.com\/index.php?\/archives\/8794-EXCLUSIVE-JOE-DANTE-DISCUSSES-INNERSPACE,-TO-MARK-THE-FILMS-BLU-RAY-RELEASE-THROUGH-WARNER-HOME-ENTERTAINMENT.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Cinema Retro<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Meg Ryan and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/celebrity\/dennis-quaid-wrote-a-christian-gospel-song-about-heaven-for-his-mothers-91st-birthday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Dennis Quaid<\/a>\u00a0fell in love immediately and tied the knot on February 14, 1991.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-35780\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04132025\/shutterstock_93515185.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04132025\/shutterstock_93515185.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04132025\/shutterstock_93515185-768x566.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"737\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt was like a thunderbolt,\u201d Dennis said. \u201cBoth of us felt, \u2018This is it. We\u2019re going to be together.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The ceremony was held in the couple\u2019s hotel room, on Valentine\u2019s Day. Ryan\u2019s mother was excluded from the wedding.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-c052d1d334cd0dd1aa103dcc4ec73198\" class=\"newsner-c052d1d334cd0dd1aa103dcc4ec73198 newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-2079012717\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\">\n<div id=\"ad-modul_intext_35740_5\" class=\"ad-space\" data-google-query-id=\"CNixq63zr4wDFRzLOwIdBFUenA\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/125128856\/en_stories_newsner_com\/modul_4__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/125128856\/en_stories_newsner_com\/modul_4\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/125128856\/en_stories_newsner_com\/modul_4\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"a\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI was laughing and crying at the same time,\u201d she told the\u00a0New York Post and continued: \u201cAnd I realized I could\u2019ve never gotten married in front of a whole group of people.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-queen-of-rom-coms\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Queen of rom-coms<\/h2>\n<p>Her rise to stardom catapulted when she got the lead role in the romantic comedy\u00a0<em>When Harry Met Sally \u2026<\/em>\u00a0Ryan portrayed Sally Albright played alongside Billy Cristal. The film wasn\u2019t a hit among critics, but today it\u2019s regarded as a cult\u00a0rom-com\u00a0classic.<\/p>\n<p>The movie would also lay the foundation for Meg Ryan\u2019s unthreatening place as the queen of rom-coms.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-35779\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04132026\/shutterstock_98619656.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"656\" height=\"1000\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In 1993, Meg Ryan teamed up with Tom Hanks in another romantic comedy success \u2013\u00a0<em>Sleepless in Seattle<\/em>. Once again, the cutesy \u201cgirl-next-door\u201d captivated the cinema audience and was praised for her performance.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-eed2dea78e502c1cce2d8e4625dc8775\" class=\"newsner-eed2dea78e502c1cce2d8e4625dc8775 newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-468865653\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\">\n<div id=\"ad-modul_intext_35740_6\" class=\"ad-space\" data-google-query-id=\"CL-jjrjzr4wDFR3MOwIdWZs4WA\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/125128856\/en_stories_newsner_com\/modul_5__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/125128856\/en_stories_newsner_com\/modul_5\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/125128856\/en_stories_newsner_com\/modul_5\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"b\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI think her \u2018cuteness\u2019 sometimes blinds people to how genuinely gifted she is as a comic actress,\u201d the famous director of Nora Ephron\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/hollywood\/1995\/05\/meg-ryan-cover-story\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">told<\/a>\u00a0Vanity Fair in 1995.<\/p>\n<p>Tom Hanks also revealed things about his co-star, claiming that Meg Ryan could be pretty far from her characters in Nora Ephron\u2019s movies. Even though critics dubbed her \u201cthe current soul of the romantic comedy,\u201d Meg had other sides as well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMeg is not perky, I always got the distinct impression that this woman is not to be messed around with,\u201d the well-known actor said in 1995.<\/p>\n<p>It was far from obvious that she would land the role as Annie Reed in<em>\u00a0Sleepless in Seattle<\/em>. In fact, she was the sixth choice and both Julia Roberts, Kim Basinger, and Michelle Pfeiffer were offered the role but said no.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-c6a0f2c52a70a552b5273e8d71e7d12d\" class=\"newsner-c6a0f2c52a70a552b5273e8d71e7d12d newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-594827851\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\">\n<div id=\"ad-modul_intext_35740_7\" class=\"ad-space\" data-google-query-id=\"CKqHi7vzr4wDFVryOwIdyOM58w\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/125128856\/en_stories_newsner_com\/modul_6__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/125128856\/en_stories_newsner_com\/modul_6\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/125128856\/en_stories_newsner_com\/modul_6\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"c\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"h-darker-roles\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Darker roles<\/h2>\n<p>Following the success of\u00a0<em>Sleepless in Seattle<\/em>, Meg Ryan turned down a role in the famous movie\u00a0<em>The Silence of the Lambs.<\/em>\u00a0Instead, she focused on what made her successful; romantic comedies.<\/p>\n<p>But in 1996, the actress felt she wanted to challenge herself with a different role. So in the war drama\u00a0<em>Courage Under Fire<\/em>, Meg Ryan starred alongside Denzel Washington and Matt Damon in a much darker role.<\/p>\n<p>The film, which premiered in 1996, was a box office success, and at that time, it felt like Ryan couldn\u2019t fail. Her success story continued in 1998, one of the best years of her career. Co-starring with Nicolas Cage in the romantic comedy City of Angels, everything was set up for another box office success. And once again, Meg Ryan was hailed by critics, and the movie grossed nearly $200 million.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-35778\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04132026\/GettyImages-525601810.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04132026\/GettyImages-525601810.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04132026\/GettyImages-525601810-768x512.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>That same year, another career-defining role came when she teamed up again with Tom Hanks in\u00a0<em>You\u2019ve Got Mail<\/em>. The film, which takes place during the era when emails and the internet were entering our lives, evolves around two rivals who fall in love with each other when they start emailing each other without knowing the other person\u2019s true identity.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-ff3156c08f626b7230476d448cb44290\" class=\"newsner-ff3156c08f626b7230476d448cb44290 newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-190731689\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\">\n<div id=\"ad-modul_intext_35740_8\" class=\"ad-space\" data-google-query-id=\"COj__MDzr4wDFafyOwIdn3gA8A\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/125128856\/en_stories_newsner_com\/modul_7__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/125128856\/en_stories_newsner_com\/modul_7\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/125128856\/en_stories_newsner_com\/modul_7\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"d\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Meg received her third Golden Globe Award nomination for the movie and the New York Times wrote:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMs. Ryan plays her role blithely and credibly this time, with an air of freshness, a minimum of cute fidgeting, and a lot of fond chemistry with Mr. Hanks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Talk about a perfect way to close out a golden decade for the actress!<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-35783\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04132024\/shutterstock_187222025.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"738\" height=\"1000\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But if the 90s were a decade of success, the 00s became much more challenging for the actress. She started the new decade with a few flops, and the all-American good girl faced a lot of drama in her personal life.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-11b16233eaf93b40deec63cb85edc03b\" class=\"newsner-11b16233eaf93b40deec63cb85edc03b newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-591167735\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\">\n<div id=\"ad-modul_intext_35740_9\" class=\"ad-space\" data-google-query-id=\"CNKGqMXzr4wDFf3JOwIdOg0tnA\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/125128856\/en_stories_newsner_com\/modul_8__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/125128856\/en_stories_newsner_com\/modul_8\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/125128856\/en_stories_newsner_com\/modul_8\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"e\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>When she starred opposite Russel Crowe in\u00a0<em>Proof of Life<\/em>, rumors of a romance began to take off. At the same time, Ryan and her husband announced their separation in 2000.<\/p>\n<p>During this turbulent time in her private life, Ryan was hammered and scandalized by the tabloids for being involved with Russel Crowe while she was married. Her behavior didn\u2019t match the public\u2019s view on their favorite girl-next-door, so of course, the affair made headlines.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-meg-ryan-and-russell-crowe\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meg Ryan and Russell Crowe<\/h2>\n<p>What many people didn\u2019t knew was that Ryan\u2019s and Dennis Quaid marriage was in shatters, even before the actress started dating Russel Crowe.<\/p>\n<p>Their marriage was often painted as a fairytale of love and the perfect Hollywood marriage, but it was far from that.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-c77923bd5f3a10d5f25f3bc9210cbf95\" class=\"newsner-c77923bd5f3a10d5f25f3bc9210cbf95 newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-1646019865\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\">\n<div id=\"ad-modul_intext_35740_10\" class=\"ad-space\" data-google-query-id=\"CJ7IucXzr4wDFQ7MOwIdrG4CDg\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/125128856\/en_stories_newsner_com\/modul_9__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/125128856\/en_stories_newsner_com\/modul_9\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/125128856\/en_stories_newsner_com\/modul_9\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"f\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt was a great story. But what wasn\u2019t in the story was the reality of my marriage for nine years. Dennis was not faithful to me for a long time, and that was very painful. I found out more about that once I was divorced,\u201d Meg Ryan told\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/popculture\/meg-ryan-says-dennis-quaid-cheated-her-wbna26859077\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">InStyle Magazine<\/a>\u00a0in 2008.<\/p>\n<p>According to Meg Ryan, dating her\u00a0<em>Proof of Life<\/em>\u00a0co-star had nothing to with her divorce to Dennis Quaid.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-35781\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04132025\/GettyImages-566793697.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"685\" height=\"1024\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI think he took a big hit, but Russell didn\u2019t break up the marriage. He was definitely there at the end, but it wasn\u2019t his fault,\u201d Ryan explained and continued:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe public and the press tuned in way after. The reasons we broke up have nothing to do with another person,\u201d she\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/news\/tbt-meg-ryan-dennis-quaid-relationship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-5db74852f3e5fe6ea63a312401d1aa67\" class=\"newsner-5db74852f3e5fe6ea63a312401d1aa67 newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-1217822349\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\">\n<div id=\"ad-modul_intext_35740_11\" class=\"ad-space\" data-google-query-id=\"CNmNuM7zr4wDFWjeOwIdZcIEbg\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/125128856\/en_stories_newsner_com\/modul_10__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/125128856\/en_stories_newsner_com\/modul_10\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/125128856\/en_stories_newsner_com\/modul_10\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"g\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>For obvious reasons, her ex-husband wasn\u2019t pleased with Ryan\u2019s comments years after their high-profile divorce.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was eight years ago, and I find it unbelievable that Meg continues publicly to rehash and rewrite the story of our relationship,\u201d he told the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/entertainment\/gossip\/dennis-quaid-meg-ryan-beef-divorce-unbelievable-article-1.320131\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">New York Daily News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-35782\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04132024\/GettyImages-1309875.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04132024\/GettyImages-1309875.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04132024\/GettyImages-1309875-768x513.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Frank Connor\/Newsmakers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While Meg Ryan called their relationship a \u201cvery unhealthy marriage,\u201d Dennis Quaid has more fond memories of their union.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSure, I still love her,\u201d Quaid told\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.ie\/style\/celebrity\/celebrity-features\/dennis-quaid-on-why-he-still-loves-meg-ryan-38054095.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Independent<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019m very fond of her, and we have a lot of fun. We spent 13 good years together. We had a kid together, and we shared so much: she made my life.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-ff81254cab783ac41eeb930ba512a5e6\" class=\"newsner-ff81254cab783ac41eeb930ba512a5e6 newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-148934078\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\">\n<div id=\"ad-modul_intext_35740_12\" class=\"ad-space\" data-google-query-id=\"CImIldLzr4wDFRXLOwIdOEcaRQ\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/125128856\/en_stories_newsner_com\/modul_11__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/125128856\/en_stories_newsner_com\/modul_11\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/125128856\/en_stories_newsner_com\/modul_11\" width=\"464\" height=\"386\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"h\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"h-meg-ryan-s-son\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meg Ryan\u2019s son<\/h2>\n<p>Even if Ryan and Quaid went their separate ways, they would always have a special bond because of their son.<\/p>\n<p>Their son, Jack Quaid, was born in 1992, and the now 29-year-old actor has followed in his parents\u2019 footsteps. Jack made his debut in the movie\u00a0<em>The Hunger Games<\/em>, and after that, he has appeared in many TV series and films over the years.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-1\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CGvHm28Mrx6\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=1280&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fen.stories.newsner.com&amp;rp=%2Fcelebrities%2Fmeg-ryan-stopped-acting-this-is-her-today%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwY2xjawJVGG5leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHfc-MA4ve61jEu24bdrErL-5dRAQZTXlbZ83BtmWW50dMX0if4cqjns1Kw_aem_UhmnCITRv-GSbXpwMg54zQ#%7B%22ci%22%3A1%2C%22os%22%3A1074.800000011921%7D\" height=\"934\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>When Meg Ryan experienced the most turbulent period in her life, she took a three-year pause from acting after the highly publicized divorce. She wanted to focus on her family, and it seems like she has a solid bond with her son.<\/p>\n<p>For example, they worked together in 2015 when Meg took a step behind the camera and directed Jack in the movie\u00a0<em>Ithaca<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-27183733799e379b01ab50dddd37ad5c\" class=\"newsner-27183733799e379b01ab50dddd37ad5c newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-1697322231\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\">\n<div id=\"ad-modul_intext_35740_13\" class=\"ad-space\" data-google-query-id=\"CP2t9dnzr4wDFQj0OwIdt5IJnA\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/125128856\/en_stories_newsner_com\/modul_12__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/125128856\/en_stories_newsner_com\/modul_12\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/125128856\/en_stories_newsner_com\/modul_12\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"i\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s lucky that I got to grow up saying, \u2018Hey, I want to be an actor\u2019 and they understood that. I didn\u2019t grow up in a house that didn\u2019t quite understand what that meant or a house that would tell me, \u2018Oh that probably isn\u2019t the wisest choice, you should have a backup plan,&#8217;\u201d Jack\u00a0told Insider in 2022.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-35789\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04132023\/shutterstock_1385390879.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04132023\/shutterstock_1385390879.jpg 825w, https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04132023\/shutterstock_1385390879-768x931.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"825\" height=\"1000\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-meg-ryan-daughter\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meg Ryan daughter<\/h2>\n<p>In the mid-\u201900s, Meg Ryan saw a few career setbacks, and her star status had begun to decline. She focused more and more on her personal life and decided to expand her family.<\/p>\n<p>As a single mother, she adopted a 14-month-old baby girl from China. She was named Daisy and welcomed her to the family in 2006.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just really wanted a baby; I was on a mission to connect with somebody, and Daisy and I got to meet each other this way at this time. We are so compatible. And also having the experience of having had Jack and now to have Daisy in a different way \u2014 there\u2019s no difference in the love you feel,\u201d Ryan told Redbook magazine in 2007.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-1e6854a0e52cae6c6550be94de5d4893\" class=\"newsner-1e6854a0e52cae6c6550be94de5d4893 newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-1485201609\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\">\n<div id=\"ad-modul_intext_35740_14\" class=\"ad-space\" data-google-query-id=\"CKWxyuDzr4wDFRrLOwId6Qos8A\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/125128856\/en_stories_newsner_com\/modul_13__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/125128856\/en_stories_newsner_com\/modul_13\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/125128856\/en_stories_newsner_com\/modul_13\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"j\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-35790\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04132023\/GettyImages-118171442.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Marc Piasecki\/FilmMagic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Meg Ryan\u2019s last significant role came in 2008, when she starred in\u00a0<em>The Women<\/em>, a comedy-drama. After that, she stepped away from acting and remained out of the spotlight for a while.<\/p>\n<p>As mentioned, she tried her hand at directing in\u00a0<em>Ithaca<\/em>, but it seemed like it wasn\u2019t her cup of tea. Over the last several years, the former all-American girl and mega star has only made minor acting appearances.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wasn\u2019t as curious about acting as I was about other things that life can give you. I wanted to live more,\u201d she told\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bestlifeonline.com\/meg-ryan-acting-retired-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">New York Times<\/a>\u00a0in 2019 and continued:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t feel like, naturally, I\u2019m a performer. I knew I was being given opportunities and that there was certain music I could play as an actor. Certain things I could do. And I liked acting. I thought it was fun. But acting was a situation I was navigating.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-meg-ryan-today\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meg Ryan today<\/h2>\n<p>Of course, many have wondered what has happened to Meg Ryan in recent years because she does not appear on the white screen as often.<\/p>\n<p>In my world, Meg Ryan looks the same as when she broke through in Hollywood; her face is so associated with those beautiful romantic comedies she made.<\/p>\n<p>So maybe that\u2019s why I was a little surprised when I saw her today. But of course, actresses also age. Meg Ryan has turned 61 \u2013 which you obviously can see in newer pictures of her. But she is still gorgeous and an incredibly talented woman.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-35794\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04132022\/GettyImages-1183868263.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 841px) 100vw, 841px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04132022\/GettyImages-1183868263.jpg 841w, https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04132022\/GettyImages-1183868263-768x935.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"841\" height=\"1024\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Steve Granitz\/WireImage<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Today now tries to write romantic comedies, and she also helps produce a show for NBC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m also teeing myself up to direct, and I\u2019m working on a fun e-commerce project with some of my friends,\u201d the former actress said in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, she is not seen as often on the red carpet, but now and then, Meg Ryan appears during gala premieres.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-2\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CUvnOfxP6AR\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=1280&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fen.stories.newsner.com&amp;rp=%2Fcelebrities%2Fmeg-ryan-stopped-acting-this-is-her-today%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwY2xjawJVGG5leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHfc-MA4ve61jEu24bdrErL-5dRAQZTXlbZ83BtmWW50dMX0if4cqjns1Kw_aem_UhmnCITRv-GSbXpwMg54zQ#%7B%22ci%22%3A2%2C%22os%22%3A1076.2000000029802%7D\" height=\"934\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-2\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>She is also active on Instagram, where she has over 600,000 followers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLike anything if it\u2019s overindulged, then it\u2019s a problem\u201d, Meg Ryan Ryan told Instyle and explained: \u201cBut I appreciate hearing from\u2014well, not everyone [laughs]\u2014but hearing directly from people, because it allows for more of a complexity in the understanding of a person. It\u2019s never black and white. No story is ever as simple as a headline.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to a source close to Meg Ryan, a comeback on the movie scene is not inconceivable. The source told OK! Magazine in 2020 that Ryan is \u201cready to conquer Hollywood once again.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-35792\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04132022\/GettyImages-1345724446.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 781px) 100vw, 781px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04132022\/GettyImages-1345724446.jpg 781w, https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04132022\/GettyImages-1345724446-768x1007.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"781\" height=\"1024\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Meg Ryan in 2021 \/ Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>It\u2019s incredible to see Meg Ryan today and see that she still seems to have the desire to create and make an impression on the world.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Maybe she will never be as huge as in the 90s, but she has definitely made an ever-lasting impression on all of us who saw her fantastic films and rom-coms.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Thanks for all the memories and good luck in the future, Meg!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meg Ryan cemented her place as one of America\u2019s sweethearts\u00a0when\u00a0she\u00a0starred in some of the most lovable romantic leads of the 80s and\u00a090s. The charming actress with her blond shag haircut will forever be remembered for iconic movies like\u00a0Sleepless In Seattle\u00a0and\u00a0You\u2019ve Got Mail. 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