Three-time Golden Globe Award nominee Meg Ryan is known for her versatility and an ineffable charm that comes through in a wide variety of dramatic and comedic roles. Ryan’s comedic appeal was widely recognized in her first Golden Globe nominated performance as Sally Allbright in “When Harry Met Sally,” directed by Rob Reiner and written by Nora Ephron. She went on to star in Nora Ephron’s hit romantic comedy “Sleepless in Seattle,” opposite Tom Hanks, garnering a second Golden Globe nomination.

Acclaim has also come to Ryan for her distinctive dramatic portraits, including her role opposite Denzel Washington as the first military woman nominated for a Medal of Honor in “Courage Under Fire,” directed by Ed Zwick; and her moving portrayal of a wonderful woman with a drinking problem in Luis Mandoki’s “When a Man Loves a Woman” opposite Andy Garcia. For her performance opposite Kiefer Sutherland in the Sundance Institute’s “Promised Land,” she earned an Independent Spirit Award nomination.

Ryan has also starred opposite Nicolas Cage in “City of Angels,” with Matthew Broderick in “Addicted to Love,” and with Kevin Kline in “French Kiss.” Her additional film credits include “I.Q.,” “Anastasia,” “Innerspace,” “DOA,” “The Presido,” “Joe Versus the Volcano,” “The Doors,” “Prelude to a Kiss,” “Flesh and Bone,” and “Restoration.”

Ryan was most recently seen in the romantic comedy “Kate & Leopold” opposite Hugh Jackman. The film was directed by James Mangold. Her other recent work includes the thriller “Proof of Life” opposite Russell Crowe and Diane Keaton’s comedy “Hanging Up,” in which she starred opposite Keaton, Lisa Kudrow and Walter Matthau. She has also starred in Nora Ephron’s romance “You’ve Got Mail,” opposite Tom Hanks, which garnered her a third Golden Globe nomination and Anthony Drazan’s searing independent film version of “Hurlyburly,” with Sean Penn, Chazz Palminteri, Gary Shandling, Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright Penn.

Later this year, Meg Ryan will star in “In The Cut,” a crime thriller, opposite Mark Ruffalo. Nicole Kidman is producing this film that is written and directed by Jane Campion (“The Piano”). Ryan will star as a creative-writing teacher whose neighborhood and life are disrupted by the murder of a young woman.

A Fairfield, Connecticut native, Ryan embarked on her acting career after studying journalism at New York University. She made her motion picture debut as Candice Bergen’s daughter in “Rich and Famous,” and attracted the attention of moviegoers and critics in her 1986 performance as a fighter pilot’s wife in “Top Gun.” Ryan resides in Los Angeles.