To earn extra money while working on her degree , meg went into acting using her new name meg ryan . in 1981 , she had her big screen debut as candice bergen s daughter in george cukor s last film rich and famous 1981 . she tried out and was cast as betsy in the day time television soap " as the world turns " 1956 1981年，她有了一个机会，参加了影片荣华富贵的拍摄，这也就成了她进入电影界的起点，此后几年中，梅格慢慢地有了更多的机会，开始频频上镜，这时她演的也只不过是不重要的小角色，但她在超级保镖1983年壮志凌云1986年中的表现却在较大范围内受到了欢迎和关注。
