Real name : Margaret Mary Emily Anne Hyra
Date of birth : 19th November 1961, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
Height : 5' 8"
Eyes : Blue
Education: High School: Bethel High. Connecticut.
University: New York University with a Journalism Major.
Resides: Homes in California and Montana.
Spouse: Dennis Quaid (14 Feb 1991 - present)
Children: Jack Henry (April, 1992)
Pets: Brown Labrador: Dave Horse: Abraham

Pretty, blond-haired, blue-eyed leading lady with an effervescent personality, Ryan is the daughter of a casting agent. She debuted onscreen in a small role as Candice Bergin's daughter in Rich and Famous (1981), but she intended to become a journalist. While studying journalism in night school, she got a lucky break and landed a part on the TV soap opera "As The World Turns;" her character became popular and she remained on the show for two years.

After some time traveling, she returned to college, was in the cast of a short-lived TV series, and had some more small roles in two films between 1981-86. Ryan's screen career really began to develop when she landed an important supporting role in the blockbuster Top Gun (1986); this lead to the female lead in Steven Spielberg's Inner Space (1987). While filming that movie she met actor Dennis Quaid, whom she later married; the two of them went on to appear together again in two other films.

With her lead role in Rob Reiner's hit When Harry Met Sally (1989) she established herself as a star. After appearing in another successful romantic comedy, Sleepless in Seattle (1993), Ryan chose a tougher role as an alcoholic wife and mother in 1994's When a Man Loves a Woman.