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Meg Ryan, née '''Margaret Mary Emily Anne Hyra''' (born November 19 , 1961 in Fairfield , Connecticut ) is an American Actress who specializes in Romantic Comedies , but has also worked in other film genres. BIOGRAPHY After graduating from Bethel High School, Ryan studied Journalism at New York University . She went into acting to earn extra money while in school. After her first role in a feature Film , Ryan (now using her screen name) played Betsy on the Daytime Drama '' As The World Turns '' from 1982 to 1984. Directors for this show especially liked working with her because she could cry on cue. After several and Spencer Tracy . They starred in three films together, and their last, (1998's '' You've Got Mail ''), was Ryan's last major box office success for some years to come. Ryan married Actor Dennis Quaid on Valentine's Day in 1991 after co-starring in two films with him. Quaid and Ryan had one child together, Jack Henry, born April 24 , 1992 . The couple divorced on July 16 , 2001 . Although Ryan had an Affair with actor Russell Crowe , with whom she was working on a movie, both she and Quaid deny it was a factor in their divorce. When the film ('' Proof Of Life '') failed, director Taylor Hackford blamed Crowe and Ryan's affair and the ensuing negative publicity it garnered. Some believed this liaison, along with Ryan ageing beyond the "cute" persona of her screen characters, hurt her popularity with the American public, while possibly working in favor of her ex-husband. She has not had a major box office success since knowledge of the relationship became public. ''PARKINSON'' APPEARANCE In 2003 , she broke away from her usual roles and starred in '' In The Cut '', an erotic crime/thriller/mystery which was popular with neither critics nor the public. While promoting this film in the UK , Ryan drew the ire of the British press and public when she appeared on ''Parkinson'', the popular long-running Talk Show hosted by veteran presenter Michael Parkinson . The actress's conduct was widely considered appalling, turning her back on fellow guests, Trinny Woodall and Susannah Constantine , and suggesting that Parkinson call time on the interview. In a 2006 survey of British TV viewers, her behaviour on the show was considered the third "most shocking" TV chat show moment ever BBC News: Jones slap tops TV chat show poll. Parkinson, who has interviewed over 1,000 of the world's most famous people, confessed that Ms. Ryan's interview was his "most difficult TV moment", adding, "I should have closed it. But listen, it happens. She was an unhappy woman. I felt sorry for her. What I couldn't forgive her for was that she was rude to the other guests." In response, via an interview with '' Marie Claire '' magazine in 2006, Ryan blamed Parkinson's perceived paternal manner, saying: "I don't even know the man. That guy was like some disapproving father! It's crazy. I don't know what he is to you guys, but he's a nut. I felt like he was berating me for being naked in the movie. He said something like: 'You should go back to doing what you were doing'. And I thought, are you like a disapproving dad right now? I'm not even related to you. Back off, buddy. I was so offended by him." The episode also brought into sharp focus the difference between the UK's publicly funded BBC , which has no advertisements, and US commercial networks: "I realized it's not like an American talk show where it's seven minutes and then there's a commercial break. I had to do 20 minutes straight with this guy, and I could either walk off — which wouldn't be good — or try to disagree with him very respectfully." TRIVIA
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