Moviegoers know Meg Ryan as the dazzling romantic comedy star who became famous for faking an orgasm in a New York diner in the film «When Harry Met Sally ..." in 1989, and reprised the role in a Hellman's mayonnaise commercial last year. But series fans knew her by another name even before she achieved Hollywood success. Like many Hollywood actors before her, Ryan began her showbiz career on the CBS series "» How the world turns ».
Before Meg Ryan was a movie star…
Just like Sally Albright from the movie «When Harry Met Sally ...», Ryan received a degree in journalism, but while studying at New York University, she worked as an actor, taking on small roles. After a cameo role in the film « Rich and Famous"» In 1981, Ryan landed her first major television role as Betsy Stewart in the series «As the World Turns» , where she gained a lot of fans thanks to the popular novel Betsy with Steve Andropoulos ( Frank Runyon ), according to IMDb.
From 1982 to 1984, Ryan charmed soap opera fans as a young heroine, gracing the covers of soap opera magazines and even becoming a bride in a lavish soap opera wedding. Steve and Betsy's relationship was also fraught with typical soap opera family complications, as Steve's brother was already married to Betsy's stepmother when they met.
It was Ryan's first brush with fame, which she says she found strange at the time. "Everyone talked to me like they knew me," the actress said in an interview. Glamour about the train ride during filming series "As the World Turns" »"I thought, 'Oh my God!' I couldn't believe how many women were giving my character advice.".
After leaving behind her life on a New York soap opera, Ryan headed to Hollywood, where she quickly began landing film roles. By 1986, she was starring alongside Tom Cruise in the film «Top Gun» , and three years later, she played the lead role in the film that launched her career in 1990s romantic comedies.
After the movie «When Harry Met Sally ..." Ryan has starred in such films as «You have mail» , «Sleepless in Seattle» and many others that make you smile. But soap opera fans will never forget the two years she shone on daytime television.
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