Star Superlatives: Meg Ryan

Published Nov. 19, 2014, 8:00 a.m. ET

Photo credit: Everett Collection; Art by Jaclyn Kessel

Meg Ryan, who turns 52 today, had the romantic comedy genre on lock for years, nailing the adorably frazzled woman who is inexplicably and perpetually single until the right guy (who she happens to despise for the most part) comes along. But while Ryan is known primarily for classics like When Harry Met Sally…, Sleepless in Seattle, and You’ve Got Mail, it’s easy to forget the other roles she took on in her career. In honor of his birthday, here are a few of those roles — complete with the senior superlative treatment.

MOST INTROVERTED: Lydia Maxwell, 'Innerspace' (1987)Photo: Warner Bros.; Courtesy Everett Collection

HIGHEST MAINTENANCE: Sally Albright, 'When Harry Met Sally...' (1989)Photo: Columbia Pictures; Courtesy Everett Collection

MOST LIKELY TO MAKE HUMAN SACRIFICE ADORABLE: DeDe/Angelica Graynamore/Patricia Graynamore, 'Joe Versus the Volcano' (1990)Photo: Warner Bros.; Courtesy Everett Collection

MOST LIKELY TO SHOW YOU HER CRYSTAL COLLECTION: Pamela Courson, 'The Doors' (1991)Photo: TriStar Pictures; Courtesy Everett Collection

LEAST LIKE HERSELF: Rita Boyle, 'Prelude to a Kiss' (1992)Photo: 20th Century Fox; Courtesy Everett Collection

MOST LIKELY TO GET CATFISHED: Annie Reed, 'Sleepless in Seattle' (1993)Photo: TriStar Pictures; Courtesy Everett Collection

PARTY ANIMAL: Alice Green, 'When a Man Loves a Woman' (1994)Photo: Buena Vista; Courtesy Everett Collection

MOST LIKELY TO MAKE SCIENCE ADORABLE: Catherine Boyd, 'I.Q.' (1994)Photo: Paramount Pictures; Courtesy Everett Collection

MOST LIKELY TO BE THE MOST ADORABLE, ONLY THIS TIME IN FRANCE: Kate, 'French Kiss' (1995)Photo: 20th Century Fox; Courtesy Everett Collection

MOST LIKELY TO OWN EVERY GOO GOO DOLLS ALBUM: Dr. Maggie Rice, 'City of Angels' (1998)Photo: Warner Bros.; Courtesy Everett Collection

BIGGEST FAN OF TWIN SETS: Kathleen Kelly, 'You've Got Mail' (1998)Photo: Warner Bros.; Courtesy Everett Collection

MOST LIKELY TO REMIND THAT MEG RYAN AND RUSSELL CROWE DATED THAT ONE TIME: Alice Bowman, 'Proof of Life,' (2000)Photo: Warner Bros.; Courtesy Everett Collection

MOST LIKELY TO MAKE TIME TRAVEL ADORABLE: Kate McKay, 'Kate & Leopold' (2001)Photo: Miramax; Courtesy Everett Collection

MOST UNRECOGNIZABLE: Frannie Avery, 'In the Cut' (2003)Photo: Screen Gems; Courtesy Everett Collection

MOST ADORABLY VENGEFUL: Mary Haines, 'The Women' (2008)Photo: Picturehouse; Courtesy Everett Collection

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