Real Name: Margaret Mary Emily Hyra Was Born: November 19, 1961. Fairfield, Connecticut Bio: Ryan was born Margaret Mary Emily
Hyra in Fairfield, Connecticut, daughter of Susan Jordan (nee Ryan), a former
teacher of English, actress, and casting director, and Harry Hyra, a math teacher.She
went by the name Peggy (also her grandmother's nickname) as a child. She has
two sisters, Dana and Annie, and a brother, Andrew. Ryan was raised in the Catholic
religion[3] and graduated from Saint Pius X Elementary School in Fairfield,
where her mother taught the sixth grade. There, Ryan was confirmed into the
Catholic Church, choosing Anne as her confirmation name. Ryan's mother had appeared
in one television commercial and later worked briefly as an assistant casting
director in New York City...
