Meg Ryan
(1961-)

birthdate: November 19
birthplace: Fairfield, Connecticut

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Meg Ryan is a popular Golden Globe-nominated American actress who became a star with her roles in romantic comedies like When Harry Met Sally and Sleepless in Seattle. In 1994, People Magazine named her as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World. Offscreen she has been very involved in social change causes, including environmental issues, supporting democratic candidates and as a CARE Ambassador working to empower women to help end poverty around the world. Using her star status, she has worked to inspire women to get involved in CARE's initiative to convince world leaders to honor the pledge they made in the Millennium Development Goals to cut world poverty in half by 2015.