Despite creditable supporting and leading dramatic roles,audiences have come to prefer Ryan in romantic comedies,and her riskier,darker screen efforts tend to be eclipsed by the sunny attractions of her more popular lightweight screen persona.

• 但尽管她演过多种令人称道的主角或配角，观众还是青睐爱情喜剧片中的瑞恩。她尝试的惊险或忧郁的角色，往往都被她所扮演的明亮可人的无足轻重的人物形象所掩盖。