Three-time Oscar winner Meryl Streep continues her run of portraying riveting, real-life women by playing the title role in Florence Foster Jenkins, in theaters August 12. Jenkins was a New York heiress who became an opera singer, despite her lack of talent. Did you know that Streep, 67, also studied opera, at age 12? Here are five more facts about the New Jersey native.
- She was a cheerleader and homecoming queen at Bernards High School.
- Streep originally applied to law school but overslept and missed her interview, which she took as a sign.
- Sesame Street named a character—Meryl Sheep—in her honor.
- She attended the Beatles concert at Shea Stadium in 1965 with an “I love Paul” sign.
- Streep kept her sunglasses from The Devil Wears Prada, and she wore them again in Mamma Mia!
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