31. Streep is the second of four people to win the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a row with the initials “MS”, which begins with Maggie Smith in 1978, followed by Streep in ’79, Mary Steenburgen in the ’80s, and Maureen Stapleton in ’81.
32. She lobbied for the lead role in Oliver Stone1989 adaptation of Evita, but dropped out just two months before shooting. Initially, her decision to walk was attributed to exhaustion, but it was later revealed that there was a dispute over her pay. The final role will be played by Madonna in 1996.
33. After starring in 1990 Postcards from Edgewritten by Carrie Fisher Adapted from her semi-autobiographical novel of the same name, Streep becomes godmother to Fisher’s daughter Billie Lourd when she was born in 1992.
34. Streep was soon considered for Ripley’s iconic role as the first Alien Films are being selected. Of course, the role went to her old Yale classmate Weaver. However, she was able to contribute a lot to the character at that time Aliens 3 was produced in 1992. Since many of that film’s special effects were created in the UK after Weaver and the cast returned home to the United States, some scenes would require a head prosthetic. by Ripley. Instead of bringing Weaver back, Streep’s cast that had been worked on for several other projects remained floating around the set and used instead by the filmmakers.
35. Streep has only lost five roles in her career: Dwan in King KongMichelle Straton in American GigoloPatsy Cline in Sweet DreamsMiss Kenton in The rest of the day, and Elizabeth I in Elizabeth.
