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began to act to get some extra money while studying. After his first supporting role in a movie, Ryan played the role of Betsy in the drama As the world turns, between 1982 and 1984. His face became known after her appearance on Top Gun (1986) starring Tom Cruise. After working in various TV series and in supporting roles, his first big success came hand in hand with the movie When Harry Met Sally (1989). The film was a box office success grossing 92 million just in the U.S. and received his first nomination to the Golden Globes she played in the so far best fake orgasm in the history of cinema. Later came the romantic comedy Joe Versus the Volcano (1990), Sleepless in Seattle (1993), which was again nominated for a Golden Globe and You’ve Got Mail (1998), the latter being a great success box office grossing 250 million worldwide and assuming its third nomination for Golden Globe All of them next to his close friend Tom Hanks. Ryan switched to drama with the film When a Man Loves a Woman (1994), with Andy Garcia, in which she played a woman alcoholic. Earned him a nomination for Screen Actors Guild Award. In 1994 he starred in the romantic comedy genius of love with Tim Robbins and Walter Matthau and intervened in the British film Restore Hugh Grant, Robert Downey Jr. and Sam Neill. The film won two Oscars. Meg Ryan.Then came films such as French Kiss (1995) with Kevin Kline, which debuted in production or the thriller In all honesty (1996) with Denzel Washington who won rave reviews, besides being the first film argument based on the Gulf War. He added a new box office success of City of Angels (1998) alongside Nicolas Cage, raising nearly 200 million worldwide. But his demise as an actress and Hollywood star was near. In the 2000s he starred in films failed as Hanging (1999) directed by Diane Keaton, the thriller Proof of Life (2000) with Russell Crowe and the romantic comedy Kate and Leopold (2001) with Hugh Jackman. He tried to prove his worth as an actress with films like In the Cut (2003), which came out completely naked, directed by Jane Campion and the thriller Against the Ropes (2004). Neither worked well at the box office movies. In 2007 participated in a secondary role in the drama among women with Adam Brody and Kristen Stewart, in which she played a middle-aged woman who suffered from breast cancer. His last appearance on the big screen have been a failed remake of The Women (2008) which also involved Annette Bening, and Eva Mendes, who won negative reviews. The same year he took part in the comedy My Mom’s New Boyfriend (2008) with Antonio Banderas, not released in U.S. cinemas. Already in 2009 Serious Moonlight starred with Timothy Hutton.