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Tom Hanks as Joe Fox
Hanks has also won seven career Emmys and fiveGolden Globesso far, including being honored with the Cecil B. DeMille lifetime achievement award in 2020. He was a Kennedy Center honoree in 2014 and received a Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016. Hanks paid tribute toYou’ve Got MaildirectorNora Ephron, who passed away in 2012, when he made his Broadway debut in her playLucky Guyin 2013, receiving a Tony Award nomination for his performance.
Hanks has been married to actressRita Wilsonsince 1988, whom hefirst met on ABC’sBosom Buddiesin 1981. Their blended family includesfour adult children—Colin, Elizabeth,ChetandTruman.
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Meg Ryan as Kathleen Kelly
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AfterYou’ve Got Mailand 2001’sKate & Leopold, Ryan stepped away from romantic comedies. Instead, she turned to more serious fare with 2003’sIn the Cutand 2004’sAgainst the Ropesbefore focusing on her work behind the camera as a director in 2015’sIthaca, which she and Hanks also starred. In 2022, she announced her return to the rom-com genre, directing and starring in the upcomingWhat Happens LateralongsideThe X-FilesstarDavid Duchovny.
SinceYou’ve Got Mail,Ryanfinalized her divorcefrom actorDennis Quaidin 2001. They share one child, actorJack Quaid. She welcomed her daughterDaisy Truethrough adoption in 2006. Ryan was also in a high-profile relationship with rock musicianJohn Mellencamp, but theycalled off their engagementin November 2019.
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Parker Posey as Patricia Eden
Parker Posey played the uptight book editor girlfriend of Hanks' character (for whom she wasso wrong!).
Posey’s mainstream film roles includeScream 3(2000),The Sweetest Thing(2002),Blade: Trinity(2004) andSupermanReturns(2006) andElsewhere(2019). She also appeared on all three seasons of Netflix’sLost in Spaceand the HBO Max limited seriesThe Staircasein 2022.
In 2009, Playwrights Horizon revealed that Posey was diagnosed with Lyme disease. She published the bookYou’re on an Airplane: A Self-Mythologizing Memoirin 2018.
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Greg Kinnear as Frank Navasky
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Greg Kinnearplayed Frank Navasky, the anxious newspaper columnist boyfriend of Ryan’s character (for whom he wasso wrong!).
Kinnear married model Helen Labdon in 1999, with whom he shares three daughters.
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Steve Zahn as George Pappas
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Having previously shared the screen with Hanks in 1996’sThat Thing You Do!,Steve Zahnplayed Kathleen’s shaggy-haired coworker, George Pappas, at The Shop Around the Corner.
Zahn has appeared in a variety of films followingYou’ve Got Mail, includingJoy Ride(2001),Daddy Day Care(2003),Sahara(2005),Rescue Dawn(2006),A Perfect Getaway(2009) and theDiary of a Wimpy Kidfilm series. He received critical acclaim for his performances in 2013’sDallas Buyers Cluband 2017’sWar for the Planet of the Apes.
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Dave Chappelle as Kevin Jackson
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Yep,Dave Chappelleis in the movie, too, playing Joe’s wisecracking best friend, Kevin Jackson.
Chappelle went on to have a blockbuster comedy career (including three years filming the megahitChappelle’sShow). After taking a break from the limelight, Chappelle returned to acting and releasing popular andcontroversial Netflix specials, which earned him three Emmys. Chappelle also appeared in 2015’sChi-Raqand in the2018 rendition ofA Star Is Born. He won two additional Emmys for his hosting stint onSaturday Night Livein 2017 and 2021. Chappelle has also won fourGrammysfor best comedy album throughout his career.
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Heather Burns as Christina Plutzker
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She has been married toOffice Spaceactor Ajay Naidu since 2012, and they have one child together.
08of 09Jeffrey Scaperrotta and Hallee Hirsh as Matt and Annabelle FoxWarner Brothers/courtesy Everett Collection; TODAYJeffrey Scaperrotta and Halle Hirsh memorably played Joe’s younger half-brother, Matt Fox, and young aunt, Annabelle Fox, respectively. The pair also reunited on theTodayshowin 2018 for the film’s 20th anniversary todiscuss their memoriesof working with Hanks and Ryan.The two child actors have continued to act following the film’s release, with Scaperrotta appearing in the 2000 filmHollow Manand having recurring roles onLaw & Order: SVUandLaw & Order: Organized Crimeas Elliot Stabler’s son, Dickie. Hirsh has starred in several independent films and appeared onJAG, Flight 29 DownandER.
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Jeffrey Scaperrotta and Hallee Hirsh as Matt and Annabelle Fox
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Jeffrey Scaperrotta and Halle Hirsh memorably played Joe’s younger half-brother, Matt Fox, and young aunt, Annabelle Fox, respectively. The pair also reunited on theTodayshowin 2018 for the film’s 20th anniversary todiscuss their memoriesof working with Hanks and Ryan.
The two child actors have continued to act following the film’s release, with Scaperrotta appearing in the 2000 filmHollow Manand having recurring roles onLaw & Order: SVUandLaw & Order: Organized Crimeas Elliot Stabler’s son, Dickie. Hirsh has starred in several independent films and appeared onJAG, Flight 29 DownandER.
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Dabney Coleman as Nelson Fox
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Emmy-winning actor Dabney Coleman had been working for over 30 years in Hollywood, starring in the 1980 film9 to 5before he was cast as Hanks' father, Nelson Fox, inYou’ve Got Mail.
Coleman is twice-divorced and has four children.
source: people.com
