In the '90s, Meg Ryan was a permanent fixture in romantic comedies. Lately, she shies away from the limelight. This is understandable given how the press wrongly blamed her for the demise of her marriage to Dennis Quaid and how the media continues to berate her physical appearance.
Meg did make a rare public appearance to support her friend Michael J. Fox. On May 3, 2023, she attended a screening of his new documentary, Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie, which explores his career and Parkinson’s disease diagnosis. The screening took place at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center in New York City.
A photo of Michael and Meg from the event is making the rounds. Meg and Michael are seen posing on a coach. Meg is wearing tweed slacks, a red sweater, and a black jacket. Michael is donning black slacks and a black collarless shirt with a gray sport coat over it.
Michael’s wife, Tracy Pollan, also shared a carousel of photos from the event, including photos of Bill Murray, Joan Jett, Katie Couric, Elvis Costello, and herself. She captioned it, “A very special night surrounded by family and friends for the screening of STILL @lincolncenter.” Michael was well supported by his community that evening.
The last time Meg was spotted out publicly and photographed was six months before, again in NYC. The last film she starred in was 2015’s Ithaca, which she also directed. Meg will be returning to Hollywood this year, starring and directing the film What Happens Later alongside David Duchovny. She also helped adapt the screenplay from its source material: Steven Dietz's play Shooting Star.
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In 2019, Meg spoke with the New York Times Magazine about the genre of romantic comedies and their ability to hold a mirror to modern times.
"I'm aware that romantic comedies are confections, but they have construction," she argued. "There's architecture. I don't think that because things are tragic they're deeper. Think about Nora Ephron. Her observation about romantic comedies is that they were commenting on their time in an intelligent way, but with the intention to delight."
