Meg Ryan broke her silence on Rob Reiner’s tragic death on Wednesday.
Ryan, who Reiner directed in her breakout role in 1989’s classic romantic comedy When Harry Met Sally, wrote a tribute to the director on Instagram. “Oh, how we will miss this man,” Ryan began in the caption to a photo of her and Reiner dancing behind the scenes of the 1989 film. “Thank you, Rob and Michelle, for the way you believe in true love, in fairy tales, and in laughter. Thank you for your faith in the best in people, and for your profound love of our country.”
Ryan’s role in When Harry Met Sally solidified her as the rom-com leading lady of the 1990s.
Reiner, 78, and his wife, Michele, 70, were found deceased from knife wounds in their home on Sunday by their daughter Romy, 28. Their son Nick, 32, was later arrested on suspicion of his parents’ murder.
Ryan’s When Harry Met Sally co-star Billy Crystal also broke his silence on the Reiners’ passing in a joint statement with other longtime friends and collaborators of Reiner’s on Wednesday, remembering Reiner as “not only a great comic actor,” but “a master storyteller.”
Ryan shared similar thoughts in her post.
“I have to believe that their story will not end with this impossible tragedy, that some good may come, some awareness raised… I don’t know, but my guess is that they would want that to be hopeful and humane, to be something that brings us all to a greater understanding of one another and to some peace.”
