Actress and former ‘Dancing with the Stars’ contestant Mira Sorvino is honoring the late director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, in a beautiful statement posted online. The couple tragically passed away in their Los Angeles home on Sunday, December 14.
Sorvino Honors the ‘Kind’ and ‘Brilliant’ Director
“I am in absolute shock,” wrote Sorvino in her Instagram post from December 15.
She continued, “Rob Reiner was a legend and a kind, brilliant man, a wonderful actor to work opposite on Hollywood, an iconic director. His wife Michele was a lovely generous person- I wish I had been able to get to know her better.”
“The world has lost two tremendous humans. He was so funny and intelligent – we had a great time shooting what could have been awkward scenes but his wit and warmth made all that go away. Talking with him on and off the set was a joy. This doesn’t seem possible. My deepest sorrow and condolences and prayers go out to their family,” Sorvino concluded.
Sorvino & Reiner Star in ‘Hollywood’
Sorvino and Reiner co-starred in Ryan Murphy’s 2020 Netflix limited series “Hollywood,” a reimagining of Tinseltown. She played actress Jeanne Crandall and Reiner played studio head Ace Amberg. In the miniseries, their characters had an affair.
“I wanted to do something where I gave some, if not all of these people a happy ending,” Murphy told TIME. “How do I make a commentary on the power of Hollywood to change hearts and minds? I decided to put together a fictional alternative-universe Hollywood and then populated it with some real people, and other fictional characters loosely based on real people.”
Sorvino’s Storied Career
Sorvino won the Academy Award and Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Woody Allen’s “Mighty Aphrodite” (1995). She is also known for her roles in 1997’s cult classic “Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion,” where she starred opposite Lisa Kudrow. She has also been in genre films like “Mimic,” and television roles like “Norma Jean & Marilyn,” which earned her a Primetime Emmy Nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress and a Golden Globe Nomination for Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film.
She also competed on “Dancing with the Stars” Season 32 in 2023 with her pro partner Gleb Savchenko.
While on the show, she gave fans a throwback to “Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion” when she performed a contemporary style dance to “Time After Time” by Cyndi Lauper. She brought her daughter Mattea out to make it a three-person dance, just as it is in the film.
They finished in 10th place.
