Photo by: Lee/Everett Collection Meg Ryan (wearing a L'Wren Scott dress) at arrivals for New York Premiere of THE WOMEN, AMC Loews 19th Street East Theater, New York, NY, September 11, 2008. Photo by: Dee Cercone/Everett Collection Meg Ryan at arrivals for New York Premiere of THE WOMEN, AMC Loews 19th Street East Theater, New York, NY, September 11, 2008. Photo by: Adam Orchon/Everett Collection Meg Ryan at arrivals for Picturehouse Presents Premiere of THE WOMEN, Mann''s Village Theatre in Westwood, Los Angeles, CA, September 04, 2008. Photo by: Adam Orchon/Everett Collection Meg Ryan (wearing a Valentino gown) at arrivals for THE WOMEN Premiere, Mann's Village Theatre in Westwood, Los Angeles, CA, September 04, 2008.
Bird/Everett Collection Meg Ryan at arrivals for THE WOMEN Premiere, Mann's Village Theatre in Westwood, Los Angeles, CA, September 04, 2008. When a Man Loves a Woman Photos Meg Ryan at arrivals for THE WOMEN New York Premiere, AMC Loews 19th Street East Theater, New York, NY, September 11, 2008. Though she was no longer a top leading lady, Ryan became a steadily working character actress. When the scandal blew over and enough time had passed, she sought to reclaim her leading actress status, by reinventing herself in more mature roles as middle-aged moms in comedic crisis. Ryan's Hollywood A-List status took a dip in the new century when an extramarital affair with co-star Russell Crowe tarnished her girl-next-door image and spelled the end of her marriage to actor Dennis Quaid. Army captain in "Courage Under Fire" (1996).
Ryan regularly sought to explore new territory outside of her well-worn but popular persona as a dizzy romantic stereotype, and she garnered some positive feedback for a SAG-winning performance as an alcoholic in "When a Man Loves a Woman" (1994) and a U.S. Ryan embodied the cute, bubbly but befuddled objects of desire in Nora Ephron-penned hits "When Harry Met Sally" (1989), "Sleepless in Seattle" (1993) and "You've Got Mail" (1998) - films which earned her the rare following of both male and female fans who either wanted to take her home to mom or be her best shopping buddy. During the 1990s, Meg Ryan was the queen of American romantic comedy - an updated Doris Day relentlessly touted as "America's Sweetheart" for her wholesome heroines in a steady string of mating mix-ups.
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