Meg Ryan makes her first Met Gala appearance in over 20 years with a stunning sheer black dress from Michael Kors

For the first time in 23 years, Meg Ryan made her presence known on the Met Gala red carpet with a stunning look.

The 62-year-old actress was all smiles on the red carpet, posing for photographers alongside the designer of her dress, Michael Kors.

The outing comes just a week after the Top Gun actress spoke about how she has felt 'liberated' since turning 60 a few years back.

Her last Met Gala was back in 2001 - which she attended with her Kate & Leopold co-star Liev Schreiber - which had the theme Jacqueline Kennedy: The White House Years.

Ryan stepped out in a stunning sheer black dress with black floral embellishments over the chest and across her waist.

For the first time in 23 years, Meg Ryan made her presence known on the Met Gala red carpet with a stunning look

Her last Met Gala was back in 2001 - which she attended with her Kate & Leopold co-star Liev Schreiber - which had the theme Jacqueline Kennedy: The White House Years

She wore her wavy blonde hair down just below her chin, which hid a pair of turquoise strand earrings from Cartier.

The actress also accessorized with a turquoise ring, with her long black dress spreading out below her, obscuring her footwear for the evening.

Ryan later rocked some black Aviator sunglasses to pose alongside Michael Kors, who designed the dress she wore for the evening. 

When she last attended in 2021, she had been separated from husband Dennis Quaid since June 2000, with the divorce finalized in July 2001.

The actress' surprise appearance comes just days after she opened up about how turning 60 has been a 'liberating' experience for her.

'I appreciate my years, I say that seriously. 'I appreciate my age. For me, now, it is more important to say clearly what you think rather than pleasing others and trying to make everyone happy. ' she told IO Donna. 

'I feel almost liberated because I have said certain things and made observations about love and relationships,' she added.  

'And for trying to be honest. I can finally look back and be in the present at the same time,' Ryan continued.

She wore her wavy blonde hair down just below her chin, which hid a pair of turquoise strand earrings.

The actress also accessorized with a turquoise ring, with her long black dress spreading out below her, obscuring her footwear for the evening

Ryan later rocked some black Aviator sunglasses to pose alongside Michael Kors, who designed the dress she wore for the evening

When she last attended in 2021, she had been separated from husband Dennis Quaid since June 2000, with the divorce finalized in July 2001

The actress' surprise appearance comes just days after she opened up about how turning 60 has been a 'liberating' experience for her

'I appreciate my years, I say that seriously. 'I appreciate my age. For me, now, it is more important to say clearly what you think rather than pleasing others and trying to make everyone happy. ' she told IO Donna 

'I feel almost liberated because I have said certain things and made observations about love and relationships,' she added

'And for trying to be honest. I can finally look back and be in the present at the same time,' Ryan continued

She returned to the big screen last year in What Happens Later, her first film in eight years, explaining why she needed a break.

'I needed other experiences, to meet people outside the film industry. For this reason I moved to New York, I raised my daughter Daisy, and then on I started travelling, especially to distant countries,' she said.

Ryan said that stepping away from the spotlight helped her see things more clearly as she learned to balance her career and family

'When you are up to your neck in the 'bubble of fame' you cannot suddenly free yourself from it, you always remain somehow lost in the labyrinth of notoriety

'But you know what? I'd had enough, I'm happy to have made that choice and moved away from that world: I became a better and more interesting human being,' she finished

Meg Ryan poses with Michael Kors at the 2024 Met Gala

Meg Ryan and Michael Kors wear their sunglasses at night at the 2024 Met Gala

She returned to the big screen last year in What Happens Later, her first film in eight years, explaining why she needed a break.

'I needed other experiences, to meet people outside the film industry. For this reason I moved to New York, I raised my daughter Daisy, and then on I started travelling, especially to distant countries,' she said.

Ryan said that stepping away from the spotlight helped her see things more clearly as she learned to balance her career and family.

'When you are up to your neck in the 'bubble of fame' you cannot suddenly free yourself from it, you always remain somehow lost in the labyrinth of notoriety.

'But you know what? I'd had enough, I'm happy to have made that choice and moved away from that world: I became a better and more interesting human being,' she finished.