His father was of Hungarian Jewish descent, while Jerry's maternal grandparents, Salha and Selim Hosni, were Syrian Jewish immigrants from Aleppo.
Page wanted to start acting at an early age and attended the Neptune Theater School.
Actress Blond-haired, blue-eyed with an effervescent personality, Meg Ryan was born Margaret Mary Emily Hyra in Fairfield, Connecticut, to Susan Duggan , an English teacher and one-time actress, and Harry Hyra, a math teacher.