Halle Berry is an American actor, best known for her work in ‘Monster’s Ball.’ She was a fashion model and had performed in several beauty challenges before becoming an actress. The daughter of an English-German mother and an African American father, her mixed ancestry explains her unique beauty.

Confident of her good looks from a young age, she began taking part in beauty contests and won the ‘Miss Teen All-American Pageant.’ She became a model after being elected as the first runner-up in the ‘Miss U.S.A. Pageant.’ She started her acting career with a role in the television series ‘Living Dolls’ before making her transition to films.

She was offered a minor role in Spike Lee’s film ‘Jungle Fever.’ Subsequently, she won the hearts of many with her dedication and responsibility towards her work. She became known as an artist who puts her heart and soul into whatever she does.

Her hard work and devotion helped her reach superstardom, a status that had evaded female actors of African American origin. Her role in the film ‘Monster’s Ball’ won her an ‘Academy Award’ for ‘Best Actress’ in a leading role and made her the first woman of African American descent to win the award.

Wiki/Biodata

Birth Name	Maria Halle Berry
Nick Name	Halle
Age	(as in 2023) 57 Years
Religion	None
Sun Sign/Zodiac Sign	Leo
Birth Place	Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Date of Birth	14 August 1966
Nationality	American
Residence	Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Home Town	Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Hobbies	Acting, Exercise, Sports
Family
Mother’s Name	Judith Ann (née Hawkins) (Psychiatric Nurse)
Father’s Name	Jerome Jesse Berry (Hospital Attendant; later he became a bus driver)
Brother	None
Sister	Heidi Berry-Henderson (Older Sister)
Other relatives	1. Nellie Dicken (Maternal Grandmother) 2. Earl Ellsworth Hawkins (Maternal Grandfather)
Boyfriends/Affairs
Affairs/Boyfriends	1. Kevin Costner (1989) 2. Danny Wood (1989) 3. Wesley Snipes (1989-1990) 4. David Justice (1992-1997) 5. Shemar Moore (1997-1998) 6. Eric Benét (1999-2005) 7. Fred Durst (2003) 8. Steve Jones (2003) 9. Michael Ealy (2004-2005) 10. Gabriel Aubry (2005-2010) 11. Olivier Martinez (m. 2013)
Marital Status, Husband and Children
Husband/Spouse	1. David Justice (m. 1992–1997) 2. Eric Benét (m. 2001–2005) 3. Olivier Martinez (m. 2013)
Marriage Date	13 July 2013
Children	1. Nahla Ariela Aubry (Daughter) 2. Maceo Robert Martinez (Son)
Education
School	Bedford High School in Bedford, Ohio
College/University	Cuyahoga Community College in Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Educational Qualification	Graduate
Profession	Actress, former model
Brands Endorsed	1. M&Ms Candy (1999) 2. Revlon (2001-2003) 3. Pepsi-Cola Twist (2001-2002) 4. TNN’s “James Bond for the 21st Century” (with Pierce Brosnan) (2002) 5. Martin Luther King Memorial Project (2003) 6. Deichmann, Germany (2012) 7. She has also appeared in Revlon’s print ads for various products. 8. Other print ads include that of Versace (2006), and Army Air Force Exchange Service (2004).
Career Manager	Vincent Cirrincione Talent Management
Height, Weight, and Figure Measurements
Height (Approx.)	in centimeters- 166 cm in feet/ inches- 5′ 5″ in meters- 1.66m
Weight (Approx.)	in Kilograms- 55 kg in Pounds- 121 pounds
Figure Measurements
Breast Size	36
Hips Size	37
Waist Size	26
Extra Ordinary Features
Race / Ethnicity	Multiracial, She has English and German ancestry on her mother’s side, while she is of African American descent on her father’s side.
Build	Voluptuous
Hair Color	Black
Eye Color	Black
S*xual Orientation	Straight
Dress Size	6 (US) or 38 (EU)
Shoe Size	7 (US) or 37.5 (EU)
Favourite Things
Favourite Actresses	Dorothy Dandridge, Jodie Foster, Whoopi Goldberg
Favourite Food	Grilled tuna teamed with garlic mashed potatoes
Favourite Colors	Red
Favorite Books	Nappily Ever After, The Rumi Collection, The Color of Water, Meditations For Women Who Do Too Much
Favorite Perfume	Her own Fragrance line
Favorite Musicians	Miley Cyrus, Lady Gaga, Hip-hop
Favorite Movies	Comedy films
Controversies	None

Halle Berry was born on August 14, 1966, in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, to Judith Ann, a psychiatric nurse, and Jerome Jesse Berry, a hospital attendant. She is of mixed ancestry, her mother was of English and German origin, while her father was an African American. She has an elder sister. Her father abandoned the family when Halle was very young and she was raised by her mother in a predominantly white neighborhood.

She had to face racism while growing up. She attended ‘Bedford High School’ before enrolling at ‘Cuyahoga Community College’ to study broadcast journalism. As a student, she was very active in extra-curricular activities and also served as the head cheerleader and class president.

As a teenager, she participated in several beauty pageants and won the ‘Miss Teen All American’ in 1985 and ‘Miss Ohio USA’ in 1986. She was adjudged the first runner-up in the ‘Miss USA’ pageant in 1986. This success inspired her to quit her studies and pursue a career as a fashion model.

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Halle Berry Net Worth

Throughout her career, she has won many prestigious awards for her amazing acting skills. Today, she is currently one of the highest-paid actresses in the industry. As of 2023, Halle Berry’s net worth is $85 million.

• In 1996 she earned her first major paycheck when she earned $1 million to star in Executive Decision.
• Halle was initially offered a career-high $2 million to star in Swordfish opposite Hugh Jackman and John Travolta.
• According to sources, she initially agreed to do a topless scene in the movie but then got cold feet. Not wanting to remove the scene, Warner Brothers reportedly upped her salary by $500,000 to complete the full topless scene, bringing her total payday to $2.5 million.
• Halle accepted a significantly smaller paycheck, $600,000, to star in Monster’s Ball. She would go on to win the Academy Award for Best Actress for the film which was released in 2001.
• The following year she earned $4 million to star in the James Bond movie Die Another Day. She then earned $6 million for her role in 2003’s Gothika.
• In 2004, Halle earned her largest single career paycheck when she was paid $14 million – the same as $19 million in today’s dollars – to star in the rebooted Catwoman.
• From this point on, Halle has consistently earned $10-12 million per major film role. She was consistently one of the highest-paid actresses in the world in the 2000s.
• Halle signed her first Revlon endorsement deal in 1996. She renewed her deal in 2004. After winning her Academy Award she demanded that Revlon increase her annual pay from $3 million to $5 million. Today she likely earns north of $10 million per year from Revlon alone.

Halle Berry Movies And TV Shows

• As the 1980s turned into the ’90s, the aspiring actress began a career in television with a role on the short-lived sitcom Living Dolls (1989), followed by a year-long run on the CBS prime-time drama Knots Landing, in 1991.
• Berry’s first big-screen break came later that year when she was cast as Samuel L. Jackson’s drug-addicted girlfriend in Spike Lee’s critically acclaimed film Jungle Fever.
• More substantial supporting roles followed, including that of a stripper in the action-thriller The Last Boy Scout (1991), starring Bruce Willis, and as the woman who finally wins the heart of Eddie Murphy in the romantic comedy Boomerang (1992).
• With a few films under her belt, Berry accepted more offbeat roles, making cameos in the rockumentary CB4 (1993), which traced the rise and fall of a rap group by the same name. In 1994, the live-action version of The Flintstones featured Berry as a Stone-Age seductress.
• Berry offered a no-holds-barred performance as a rehabilitated crack addict seeking to regain custody of her son in Losing Isaiah (1995). Berry, who played opposite Jessica Lange and David Strathairn, was noted for her believable portrayal of a mother struggling with addiction and loss.
• Later that year, Berry overcame Hollywood’s racial barriers when she was cast as the first African American to play the Queen of Sheba, in the Showtime movie Solomon & Sheba.
• Berry’s acting credits the next year included two 1996 crime thrillers: The Rich Man’s Wife, and Executive Decision. The latter film marked Berry’s first leading role in a feature.
• In 1998, she took a turn as one of three wives laying claim to Frankie Lyman’s estate in the biographical drama Why Do Fools Fall in Love?, and then played a liberal urban youth in the political satire Bulworth, opposite Hollywood veteran Warren Beatty.
• In 1999, Berry released her most passionate project to date, co-producing and starring in Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, an HBO biopic. Berry was noted for her striking resemblance to the late Dorothy Dandridge, and for her engaging depiction of the actress’s struggle to succeed in the racially biased industry of 1950s Hollywood.
• Berry earned both a Golden Globe Award and an Emmy Award for Best Actress in a Television Movie for her role.
• Berry continued to star in blockbuster hits, including X-Men (2000), the big-budget screen adaptation of the long-running Marvel Comic. In the highly anticipated summer release, Berry’s character, Storm, teamed up with fellow mutant heroes played by Anna Paquin and Patrick Stewart. She reprised her role as Storm in X2 (2003), X-Men: The Final Stand (2006), and X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014).
• Berry garnered the most positive critical notice of her film career in the 2001 dark drama Monster’s Ball. Berry played the wife of a death row prisoner (Sean “Puffy” Combs) who becomes romantically involved with a racist prison guard (Billy Bob Thornton).
• The role earned Berry a Golden Globe nomination for best actress in a drama as well as the Academy Award for best actress. In her emotional acceptance speech, Berry acknowledged the honor of becoming the first African American woman to win the Oscar for best actress by thanking all the performers who came before her.
• Also in 2001, Berry co-starred with John Travolta in the action movie Swordfish. Audiences did not respond positively to the film, and publicity for the movie centered mostly around Berry’s topless scene, for which the actress was allegedly paid a $500,000 bonus.
• In 2002, Berry joined the ranks of the legendary “Bond Girls” as the character Jinx in the hit James Bond spy adventure Die Another Day.
• She then starred in the horror flick Gothika (2003), which drew mostly tepid reviews but fared well at the box office. However, her talents did little to save the adaptation of DC Comics’ Catwoman (2004), a commercial and critical flop.
• In 2005, Berry took the lead in the TV adaptation of Zora Neale Hurston’s classic 1937 novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God, which was produced by Oprah Winfrey’s production company, Harpo. She also lent her voice for the CGI cartoon project, Robots.
• In 2007, the actress starred in the heart-racing thriller Perfect Stranger, alongside Willis. Following a series of smaller films, she reemerged for the Wachowski siblings’ Cloud Atlas (2012), playing numerous characters across the time-traveling epic.
• In July 2014, Berry took to the small screen with a starring role in the CBS sci-fi series Extant. In the Steven Spielberg-produced series, she plays an astronaut who returns to earth pregnant after a 13-month solo space mission.
• In 2017, Berry starred in the abduction thriller Kidnap and was among the supporting players in the action-comedy Kingsman: The Golden Circle. In 2019, she co-starred in another action franchise sequel, John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, and served as executive producer of the BET series Boomerang, based on her earlier film.

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Facts

1. Berry’s name was changed from “Maria Halle Berry” to “Halle Maria Berry” legally at the age of five.
2. She got her name “Halle” from Halle’s Department Store, which was situated at her birthplace.
3. She is a type 2 diabetic. Diagnosed with diabetes at the age of 22, she sought treatment from a holistic MD who has helped her to control the disease without insulin injections.
4. Halle has been titled “Miss Ohio USA” in 1986, and “Miss Teen All American” in the year 1985.
5. Halle has two dogs named Polly and Willy.
6. She was named “Artist of the Year” by the Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations in 1998.
7. Her parents separated when she was four years old. And, so Halle and her sister were raised by her mom.
8. She was a cheerleader in her high school.
9. Halle has worked at Higbee’s Department store previously.
10. In 2003, she was placed #1 on People’s list of “50 Most Beautiful People in the World”.
11. She prefers massage over facial.
12. She likes to watch comedy movies rather than drama.
13. Halle likes to purchase shoes (if compared to bags). She has 100s of shoes and Halle keeps them out of the box at the display so that she does not forget that she owns them.
14. She voiced the role of Patience Phillips / Catwoman in the 2004 video game “Catwoman: The Video Game”.

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Christopher Plummer Is an Award-winning actor. Christopher Plummer was born on December 13, 1929, in Toronto. He was classically trained as a stage actor and headlined for Britain’s National Theatre, making his film debut in 1958’s Stage Struck. Throughout his career, he has passed up blockbuster movies for smaller films. Nonetheless, he is probably best known as Captain Von Trapp in the 1965 musical movie The Sound of Music. Plummer has also won Tony Awards for his work in Cyrano (1973) and Barrymore (1997) and later won a supporting actor Oscar for the 2010 film Beginners.

Plummer made his first professional appearance in 1950 in Ottawa and spent several years performing with Canadian repertory theatre groups. In 1954 he made his New York City debut and soon attracted wide critical praise. He joined the American Shakespeare Festival Company in Stratford, Connecticut, in 1955 quickly establishing a reputation as a leading Shakespearean actor and performing in repertory in Canada and England as well as the United States. His nonclassical roles included those in such plays as The Dark Is Light Enough (1955), The Lark (1955), Arturo Ui (1963), The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1965), and The Good Doctor (1973).

In 1981 he returned to Shakespeare to play Iago, opposite James Earl Jones’s Othello. Plummer won Tony Awards for his roles in Cyrano (1974) and in Barrymore (1997). His performances in King Lear (2004) and Inherit the Wind (2007) were also favorably received. Regarded as one of the most brilliant Canadian actors of his generation, Oscar-winner Christopher Plummer played Captain Von Trapp in the 1965 movie ‘The Sound of Music,’ among dozens of other projects.

Christopher Plummer Bio/Wiki

Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer was born in Toronto, Ontario. He is the only child of Isabella Mary (Abbott), a secretary to the Dean of Sciences at McGill University, and John Orme Plummer, who sold securities and stocks. He is a great-grandson of John Abbott, who was Canada’s third Prime Minister (from 1891 to 1892), and a great-great-great-grandson of Anglican clergyman John Bethune. He has Scottish, English, and Anglo-Irish ancestry. Plummer was raised in Senneville, Quebec, by Montreal.

Best Known For Being cast in the role of Captain von Trapp in the musical drama flick, The Sound of Music.
Having portrayed legendary writer Rudyard Kipling in the drama movie, The Man Who Would Be King, which had heavyweights such as Sean Connery and Michael Caine in the leading roles.
Having played the role of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington in the period war movie, Waterloo.
First Film In 1958, Christopher Plummer made his theatrical film debut in the drama movie, Stage Struck.
First TV Show In 1953, he made his first TV show appearance in Dark Victory episode of TV anthology series, Broadway Television Theatre.

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Christopher Plummer Net Worth

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Spouse, Affairs and More

Tammy Grimes (1956-1960) – Plummer got married to actress Tammy Grimes in August 1956. In 1957, she gave birth to their daughter Amanda, who later became an actress. Plummer and Grimes decided to end their relationship in 1959 and they eventually got divorced in 1960. After their divorce, his connection with Amanda was fairly limited.
Piper Laurie (1959) – Following the collapse of his marriage, Christopher found solace in a short affair with actress Piper Laurie. They had met at a Christmas party thrown by their mutual acquaintance. Their affair lasted for about a month or so.
Patricia Lewis (1962-1967) – Christopher Plummer got married to journalist Patricia Lewis in May 1962. Their romance had started sometime after his first divorce. During the early phase of their whirlwind romance, they were spotted together at some of the finest restaurants in London. Overall, his second marriage lasted about 5 years as he pulled curtains on their relationship in 1967.

Elaine Taylor (1968-Present) – According to reports, Plummer started dating British actress Elaine Taylor in 1968. After dating for about two years, they got married in October 1970. After their marriage, they moved to a converted farmhouse in Connecticut. They spent the majority of their married years at the farmhouse and only moved out in 2015 when he sold it for around 11 million.

Captain Von Trapp in ‘Sound of Music’

In 1965, Plummer shot to international stardom with the hit musical film The Sound of Music. He played the widower Captain Von Trapp, a man who eventually falls for Maria, the young nun (Julie Andrews) he hires to care for his seven children. The film is based on the real-life Von Trapps, who indeed fled Austria during the rise of the Nazi regime, though the film took a fair amount of liberties with the musical family’s true history. While The Sound of Music was a big success, Plummer had mixed feelings about the project. He has admitted that he looked down on the role and the movie at the time. As he wrote in his 2008 memoir In Spite of Myself, he had been “a pampered, arrogant young bastard, spoiled by too many great theatre roles” and “still harbored the old-fashioned stage actor’s snobbism toward moviemaking.”

Tony and Emmy Awards

Before long, Plummer returned to the stage. He won his first Tony Award in 1974 for his portrayal of the title character in Cyrano. A bit later, Plummer picked up his first Emmy Award for the 1976 miniseries The Moneychangers, based on the novel by Arthur Hailey. He also had several notable film roles from this era, including The Return of the Pink Panther (1975) with Peter Sellers, The Man Who Would Be King (1975) with Sean Connery and Michael Caine, and International Velvet (1978) with Tatum O’Neal.

Plummer sought out a range of acting challenges in the 1980s. He appeared on Broadway as Iago in Othello (1982) and then as the title character in Macbeth (1988). On the small screen, he appeared in such projects as the hit miniseries The Thorn Birds (1983) and as a narrator for the children’s movie The Velveteen Rabbit (1985). One of Plummer’s most powerful film performances occurred in the 1990s. He received accolades for his uncanny portrayal of TV journalist Mike Wallace in Michael Mann’s The Insider (1999). Plummer later turned in strong performances in such films as the 2001 intellectual drama A Beautiful Mind and the 2003 thriller Cold Creek Manor.

First Oscar for ‘Beginners’

Continuing to be in demand, Plummer took on a variety of projects from the 2004 action-adventure tale National Treasure with Nicolas Cage, to the 2005 romantic comedy Must Love Dogs with Diane Lane. Also in 2005, Plummer played a lawyer in George Clooney’s critically acclaimed political drama Syriana. He found time to return to the stage, appearing on Broadway in William Shakespeare’s King Lear in 2004 and Jerome Lawrence’s Inherit the Wind in 2007, opposite Brian Dennehy. Plummer earned two more Tony Award nominations for these productions. In addition to his film and stage work, he has also lent his distinctively rich voice to several animated films, including the 2009 blockbuster hit Up.

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Despite his tremendous talents as an actor, Plummer didn’t receive an Academy Award nomination until 2010. He earned a best supporting actor nod for his portrayal of Russian literary great Leo Tolstoy in The Last Station (2009). His on-screen wife, played by Helen Mirren, was also nominated. He finally won his first Oscar in 2011 for his work in Beginners (2010), co-starring Ewan McGregor, with Plummer playing a gay father coming out in his later years.

Some Known Facts About Christopher Plummer

• When he won an Academy Award in the supporting role category in 2012 for his work in Beginners, he became the first actor to win the prestigious award at the grand age of 82.
• Early in his life, he was taking classes to become a concert pianist. But fell in love with the theatre and decided to pursue an acting career.
• Plummer caught his first big breakthrough after his performance as Mr. Darcy in the high school production of Pride and Prejudice was noticed by noted theatre critic Herbert Whittaker. He cast Plummer in a play performed at Montreal Repertory Theatre.
• Although he achieved huge fame for his work in The Sound of Music, he simply hated his role and the movie itself. He has refused to call the movie by the name and instead refers to it as ‘that movie’ and sometimes ‘The Sound of Mucus.’
• He holds the distinction of being the first winner of the Genie Awards, which was given out to the best of the Canadian cinema by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television.
• In 1968, he was honored with Companion of the Order of Canada, which is considered amongst the highest civilian awards given out by the Canadian government.
• He was offered the role of Gandalf in the Lord of the Rings fantasy movie series. However, he decided to turn it down and has regretted his decision ever since.
• Plummer is one of the few actors to have won the Triple Crown of Acting, which includes Academy Award, Emmy Award, and Tony Award.
• For his performance in the romantic comedy movie Beginners, he managed to win a Golden Globe, BAFTA, Academy Award, SAG Award, and Critics’ Choice Award. Thus becoming one of the few actors to have won such accolades for a single role.
• He has been awarded honorary doctorates by several universities including his alma mater McGill University and the iconic New York’s Juilliard School.
• In 1998, he was inducted into Canada’s Walk of Fame in Toronto. He found a place in the American Theatre Hall of Fame in 1986.
• In November 2008, he partnered with Alfred A. Knopf to publish his autobiography, In Spite of Myself.
• Plummer is the honorary patron of the Theatre Museum Canada. The theatre was founded by Herbert Whittaker, who had first noticed teenage Plummer in the high school play.
• When he wants to relax, he loves to play the piano. In his free time, he also likes to indulge in a game of tennis.
• He doesn’t have any social media accounts.

FAQ’s

How Old Was Christopher Plummer When He Was In The Sound Of Music?

36, The Robert Wise-directed Film, Which Also Starred Julie Andrews, Went On To Become An Iconic Piece Of Work. At The Time Of Release, Plummer Was 36-years-old.

What Was Christopher Plummer In?

Christopher Plummer (born December 13, 1929) Is A Canadian Film, Television, And Stage Actor. On Stage, Plummer’s Most Notable Roles Are That Of Cyrano De Bergerac In Cyrano (1974) And As John Barrymore In Barrymore. On Film, Plummer Is Known For Portraying Captain Von Trapp In The Sound Of Music (1965).

Did Christopher Plummer Sing In?

A Number Of Listeners Wrote In To Point Out That Christopher Plummer Doesn’t Really Sing In “The Sound Of Music” – Although, Of Course, He’d Played Captain Von Trapp. And In A Portion Of The Interview, We Didn’t Have Time To Air, Christopher Plummer Told Us The Story. Plummer: They Did For The Long Passages.

How Much Is Christopher Plummer Worth?

Christopher Plummers Is A Canadian Actor Who Has A Net Worth Of $25 Million Dollars. Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Christopher Plummer, Also Known As Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer, Grew Up In Montreal And Speaks Both French And English.

Meg Ryan is a producer and actress from the United States. She is popularly recognized for portraying romantic and jolly characters. Ryan began her acting career in brief roles in 1981 before appearing on the show  As the World Turns on CBS in 1982. Following that, she began appearing in supporting roles in movies like the blockbuster hit Top Gun in the early 1980s, receiving attention in independent movies like Promised Land in 1987.

Meghan eventually gained popularity in the 1990s with her roles in the hit romantic comedies such as Sleepless in Seattle, When Harry Met Sally, You’ve Got Mail and, French Kiss. She was commonly called America’s Sweetheart because of her sparkling appearance and cheerful nature. She’s tried her hand at directing as well as acting. Her first directorial movie, Ithaca, was released in 2015 and was based on the 1943 novel The Human Comedy. Her son, Jack Quaid, was one of the stars of the picture. Meg Ryan has been nominated for a number of accolades and awards including the Golden Globe Awards and People’s Choice Awards.

Meg Ryan Bio/Wiki

Birth Name	Margaret Mary Emily Anne Hyra
Nick Name	Meg
Age	62 years (as in 2023)
Religion	Christian
Sun Sign/Zodiac Sign	Scorpio
Birth Place	Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Date of Birth	19 November 1961
Nationality	American
Residence	Fairfield Los Angeles New York
Home Town	Fairfield, Connecticut
Hobbies	Not Known
Family
Mother’s Name	Susan Jordan Duggan
Father’s Name	Harry Hyra
Brother	Andrew Hyra
Sister	Annie Hyra Dana Hyra
Boyfriends/Affairs
Affairs/Boyfriends	Dennis Quaid Russell Crowe Matthew Perry Graham King John Mellencamp
Marital Status, Husband and Children
Husband/Spouse	Dennis Quaid (1919-2001)
Marriage Date	14 February 1991
Children	Jack Quaid Daisy True Ryan
Education
School	St. Pius X Elementary School Bethel High School
College/University	University of Connecticut New York University
Educational Qualification	Bachelor in Journalism (dropped out in last semester)
Profession	Actor Director Producer
Brands Endorsed	Burger King Barbie Aim Toothpaste Campbell’s Soup Nescafe
Career Manager	Not Known
Height, Weight, and Figure Measurements
Height (Approx.)	in centimeters- 173 cm in meters- 1.73 m in Feet Inches- 5’7”
Weight (Approx.)	in Kilograms- 57 kg in Pounds- 126 lbs
Figure Measurements
Breast Size	35 in
Hips Size	35 in
Waist Size	25 in
Extra Ordinary Features
Race / Ethnicity	White
Hair Color	Blonde
Eye Color	Blue
S*xual Orientation	Straight
Dress Size	6 (US) 8 (UK)
Shoe Size	11 (US) 8.5 (UK)
Favourite Things
Favourite Colors	Blue
Favourite Music Band	All Time Low
Favourite Food	Bistro 990
Controversies	Meg’s love life diverted focus from her work. Meg had an affair with Russel Crowe while being married to Dennis Quaid.

Life Journey

Margaret Mary Emily Hyra was born in Fairfield, Connecticut, on November 19, 1961, to Harry Hyra, a maths teacher, and Susan Jordan, a retired actress.

Meg was baptized and raised as Catholic and she studied at Fairfield’s St. Pius X Elementary School. She has a brother, Andrew Hyra, and two sisters, Annie and Dana. When she was 15, her parents got divorced.

In 1979, Ryan finished her schooling at Bethel High School. Ryan majored in journalism at the University of Connecticut and later at New York University. To supplement her income throughout college, she appeared in advertisements and the tv drama As the World Turns.

She dropped out of college a semester early because of her popularity as an actress. She went by the surname “Ryan” which was her granny’s maiden name when she entered the Screen Actors Guild.

She had a lot of appearances in rom-com films after her debut in  Rich and Famous. Her career thereafter progressed to include various television and commercial appearances.

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With the film, she made her first commercial break. Ryan received her first Golden Globe nominations when Harry met Salley. Her career progressed quickly, and she began to appear in a number of popular romantic comedies.

On February 14, 1991, Ryan married actor Dennis Quaid. Jack Quaid, their only child, was born on April 24, 1992.  In June 2000, she and Quaid parted ways, and their divorce was finalized on July 16, 2001.

She tried to branch out from her typical rom-com roles in the 2000s, starring in films such as Proof of Life, Kate & Leopold, and In the Cut.

Between 2007 and 2009, Ryan worked on independent films such as The Deal, a satirical comedy, and The Women, a comedy-drama.

In the early 2010s, Ryan was tried a number of projects but all of them failed. Ryan’s directorial debut was Ithaca, a drama based on the novel The Human Comedy. The film what shot in Petersburg, Virginia, and was premiered globally in October 2015 at the Middleburg Film Festival.

Ryan was awarded the Leopard Club Award as a pioneer of romantic comedy at the 71st Locarno Festival in August 2018, with the statement that nobody could convey irony, kindness, humor, and fragility as Meg Ryan could.

Meg Ryan Net Worth

The American Sweetheart, Meg Ryan is currently worth $90 million.

Meg Ryan has established herself as one of America’s favorite film actresses over the course of her 40-year career. She was most known for her work in romantic comedies, which paid her $10-15 million per film, making her one of the highest-paid actresses worldwide at times.

Meg received $5 million in 1994 for her role in the historical drama I.Q. She was paid $8.5 million for her role in City of Angels in 1998. She was paid $10.5 million to act in You’ve Got Mail alongside Tom Hanks that year. Her collective earnings of $19 million in 1998 made Ryan one of Hollywood’s highest-paid actors. After adjusting for inflation, that’s the equivalent of earning $30 million in a year now.

Meg made more than $60 million in cinema salaries without adjusting inflation between 1994 and 2002, when she was at the height of her career.

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Career

• Meg Ryan made her film debut in George Cukor’s “Rich and Famous” (1981). Following that, from 1982 to 1984, she portrayed ‘Betsy Stewart’ in the daily drama ‘As the World Turns.’
• She made an appearance in a Burger King commercial around this period. As a result, she obtained minor roles in films and television shows such as Charles in Charge, and Armed and Dangerous, among others.
• In 1986, she portrayed ‘Carole Bradshaw,’ the wife of a navy flight officer, in the film ‘Top Gun.’ She appeared in the science-fiction comedy film “Innerspace” the following year.
• She later landed a role in the romantic drama “Promised Land,” for which she was nominated for her first “Independent Spirit Award.”
• She made her cinematic debut in 1988 in a replica of the classic noir film D.O.A., which was released in 1949. The following year, she starred in her first major picture, When Harry Met Sally, a romantic comedy. For her role as Sally Albright in the film, she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award.
• She went on to star in films such as The Doors in 1991 and Prelude to a Kiss in 1992. She shared the screen with Tom Hanks in the hugely acclaimed romantic dramaSleepless in Seattle for the second time in 1993.
• To eliminate becoming a stereotype for rom-com films, she then embarked on a variety of roles. She earned her first nomination for the Screen Actors Guild Awards for her role as an intoxicated high-school guidance counselor in the social drama When a Man Loves a Woman in 1994. She also starred in the romantic comedy I.Q. directed by Fred Schepisi in that same year.
• She acted in Lawrence Kasdan’s romantic comedy-drama French Kiss in 1995. She voiced the lead part in the successful animated picture “Anastasia” shortly afterward.
• He starred in the box office hit You’ve Got Mail in 1998 in which she was teamed with Tom Hanks for the third time. Ryan received her third ‘Golden Globe’ nomination for her performance n the film
• She appeared in Diane Keaton’s family comedy movie Hanging Up in 2000. In the same year, she co-starred with Russell Crowe in the adventure thriller film Proof of Life
• In 2001 she was cast in the film Kate & Leopold, a romantic comedy film directed by James Mangold, opposite Hugh Jackman. Thi film was her highest-grossing picture.
• She starred alongside Mark Ruffalo and Jennifer Jason Leigh in Jane Campion’s sensual thriller film In the Cut in 2003. Critics gave the picture a mixed response. In 2004, she also starred in the sports movie Against the Ropes.
• In 2007, Ryan was praised for her portrayal in Jon Kasdan’s independent movie “In the Land of Women as Sarah Hardwicke, a mother and wife suffering breast cancer.
• She appeared in Steven Schachter’s satire comedy film The Deal in 2008. The film received mixed reviews when it aired at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival.
• She also starred in the commercially successful picture The Women in 2008, which was a remake of the 1939 film of the same name. In the film, she played a rich woman whose husband cheated on her with a store girl.
• In 2012, she finally showed up in the PBS documentary Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide after being a part of a couple of documentaries that never came to fruition. Her audio version of William Saroyan’s The Human Comedy was also launched the same year.
• She shot five episodes of her improv comedy series “Web Therapy” in 2013. Following that, she starred in the ABC family movie Fan Girl, which screened at the 2015 Los Angeles Film Festival.
• She debuted as a director in 2015 with the movie Ithaca, based on William Saroyan’s book The Human Comedy.  Ryan was joined by Sam Shepard, Hamish Linklater, Tom Hanks,  Christine Nelson, as well as Ryan’s son Jack Quaid in the film.

Facts

• Meg Ryan is a stage name used by actresses.
• Meg’s first film role was in the horror-thriller film Amityville 3-D, despite her reputation for love comedies.
• Meg has been nominated for three Golden Globes!
• Her first acting role was in a Burger King ad!
• Dennis Quaid was Meg’s first husband.
• Meg’s older brother was a well-known musician!

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