Meg Ryan Says 'Events Conspired' to Bring Her and Her Daughter Daisy Together: 'It Was Perfect'

Mar. 15, 2025

Meg Ryan and her daughter Daisy True Ryan on July 01, 2019 in Paris, France.Photo: Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty

Meg Ryanis opening up about her journey to motherhood with daughter Daisy True.TheWhen Harry Met Sallystar, 63, spoke toThe Sunday Timesand shared insights on her relationship with Daisy, 20, whom she adopted from China as a single parent in 2006. Ryan also is mother toJack Quaid, whom she shares with ex-husbandDennis Quaid.“I always thought I’d adopt, and at various points, I was on the brink of it,” Ryan told the outlet in the interview, published on Sunday, Dec. 15. “But it was particular to Daisy, I guess. I don’t know how events conspired to bring us together, but it was perfect.”Ryan agreed with theTimeswhen they suggested she and Daisy were meant for each other like the main characters in theNora Ephronromantic comedies Ryan starred in, likeSleepless in Seattle,You’ve Got MailandWhen Harry Met Sally.Daisy is a college sophomore, studying English literature at college inNew York City, Ryan said. “But she’s hoping to study in Bath one day,” Ryan added, referring to the U.K. city.Ryan is also a “total anglophile” and has “this little London dream of living there one day," she told the U.K. outlet.TheWhat Happens Lateractress also shared some advice the late Ephron gave her about navigating fame. “Nora said to me, ‘Just relax about the fame thing. It’s gonna come and go, but it’s not a defining thing like your kids are life-defining,' " she recalled.Daisy and Meg Ryan on Oct. 11, 2024 in New York City.TheImageDirect.comRyan followed that suggestion, telling PEOPLE in October 2023 she tooka “giant break” from Hollywoodto focus on “other parts of [her] experience as a human being [she] wanted to develop,” including raising her children.When it came to raising Daisy, she was a little strict, noting that Daisy “didn’t have a phone until she was 15,” Ryan previously told PEOPLE.“She really is somebody who has a lot of different interests and she’s a great reader and she, at least, has a memory of the phone not being everything.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Daisy Ryan, Jack Quaid and Meg Ryan circa 2013.Jack Quaid/InstagramJack, 32, and Daisy are “so different,” Ryan said, but both “are hilarious, they’re smart, they are kind, they’re interested in other people, they’re curious about the world.““I’m just so happy to know them, to be their mom,” the actress told PEOPLE, later adding, “My kids have always been a blast. They’re the best hang… They’re so alive in their curiosity and interest in the world.”“It is a joy to me to know both of them,”she told PEOPLE in October 2023.“I have two of the greatest kids,” she added. “They’re just a blast. It is just a true joy.”

Meg Ryanis opening up about her journey to motherhood with daughter Daisy True.

TheWhen Harry Met Sallystar, 63, spoke toThe Sunday Timesand shared insights on her relationship with Daisy, 20, whom she adopted from China as a single parent in 2006. Ryan also is mother toJack Quaid, whom she shares with ex-husbandDennis Quaid.

“I always thought I’d adopt, and at various points, I was on the brink of it,” Ryan told the outlet in the interview, published on Sunday, Dec. 15. “But it was particular to Daisy, I guess. I don’t know how events conspired to bring us together, but it was perfect.”

Ryan agreed with theTimeswhen they suggested she and Daisy were meant for each other like the main characters in theNora Ephronromantic comedies Ryan starred in, likeSleepless in Seattle,You’ve Got MailandWhen Harry Met Sally.

Daisy is a college sophomore, studying English literature at college inNew York City, Ryan said. “But she’s hoping to study in Bath one day,” Ryan added, referring to the U.K. city.

Ryan is also a “total anglophile” and has “this little London dream of living there one day,” she told the U.K. outlet.

TheWhat Happens Lateractress also shared some advice the late Ephron gave her about navigating fame. “Nora said to me, ‘Just relax about the fame thing. It’s gonna come and go, but it’s not a defining thing like your kids are life-defining,' " she recalled.

Daisy and Meg Ryan on Oct. 11, 2024 in New York City.TheImageDirect.com

TheImageDirect.com

Ryan followed that suggestion, telling PEOPLE in October 2023 she tooka “giant break” from Hollywoodto focus on “other parts of [her] experience as a human being [she] wanted to develop,” including raising her children.

When it came to raising Daisy, she was a little strict, noting that Daisy “didn’t have a phone until she was 15,” Ryan previously told PEOPLE.

“She really is somebody who has a lot of different interests and she’s a great reader and she, at least, has a memory of the phone not being everything.”

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

Daisy Ryan, Jack Quaid and Meg Ryan circa 2013.Jack Quaid/Instagram

Jack Quaid/Instagram

Jack, 32, and Daisy are “so different,” Ryan said, but both “are hilarious, they’re smart, they are kind, they’re interested in other people, they’re curious about the world.”

“I’m just so happy to know them, to be their mom,” the actress told PEOPLE, later adding, “My kids have always been a blast. They’re the best hang… They’re so alive in their curiosity and interest in the world.”

“It is a joy to me to know both of them,”she told PEOPLE in October 2023.“I have two of the greatest kids,” she added. “They’re just a blast. It is just a true joy.”

source: people.com