Photos: Meg Ryan: 'Sleepless in Seattle' Actress Still America's Sweetheart (PHOTOS)
By Cristina Merrill | Nov 19, 2011 04:07 PM EDT
"Sleepless in Seattle" actress Meg Ryan is 50-years-old and still America's Sweetheart.
Ryan has done it all in her acting career. Audiences love her most for her roles in romantic movies such as "French Kiss," "Addicted to Love," "I.Q." and "Kate and Leopold."
One of the most memorable scenes in her movie career was in "When Harry Met Sally." She faked an orgasm while eating with Harry at Manhattan's Katz's Delicatessen and an old lady sitting closeby -- played by director Rob Reiner's mother -- quipped "I'll have what she's having."
Ryan has starred in several movies with Tom Hanks, including the romantic comedy "You've Got Mail" in which they managed the impossible: making Internet hook-ups look fun and sweet.
Ryan has also proved her dramatic acting chops. She played an alcoholic in "When a Man Loves a Woman" and a daughter coping wih her difficult father -- played by the late Walter Matthau -- in "Hanging Up."
She took a dip into more action-oriented movies such as "Proof of Life" in 2000, opposite a hunky Russell Crowe.
Here is a look at Meg Ryan throughout the years.
Meg Ryan in 2010.
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Meg Ryan circa 1996.
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Meg Ryan circa 1997.
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Meg Ryan in 1998 with frequent co-star Tom Hanks.
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Meg Ryan in 1998.
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Meg Ryan in 2001.
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Meg Ryan in 2002.
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Meg Ryan in 2004.
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Meg Ryan in 2005.
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Meg Ryan in 2006.
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Meg Ryan in 2007.
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Meg Ryan in 2008.
Source: Reuters / Fred Prouser
