Meryl Streep Says She’s 'Happy to Represent' Older Women by Leading a Major Movie at 76
Meryl Streep Says She’s 'Happy to Represent' Older Women by Leading a Major Movie at 76
Tommy McArdleThu, April 9, 2026 at 5:46 PM UTC
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Meryl Streep as Miranda Priestly in 'The Devil Wears Prada 2'Credit: Macall Polay/20th Century Studios -
Meryl Streep referenced a lack of visibility for older women in movies at a recent press event for The Devil Wears Prada 2
Streep, 76, reprises her role as Miranda Priestly from the original 2006 movie in the sequel
The Devil Wears Prada 2, costarring Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci, is in theaters May 1
Meryl Streep is thrilled to still be starring in major movies as her 77th birthday approaches.
Streep, who turns 77 in June, recently spoke to how rare it is to see an older woman lead a major Hollywood movie when she and Anne Hathaway appeared in Japan for a press conference regarding their new movie, The Devil Wears Prada 2.
"I do think that there's something in this one that's unusual, because you don't see many 70-, almost 77-year-old women playing parts like this in any movie or under any circumstance," she said with a laugh, in a video The shared on Instagram Wednesday, April 8. "So I'm happy to represent, you know?"
Streep reprises one of her most beloved characters, Miranda Priestly, in the upcoming sequel to the iconic 2006 movie The Devil Wears Prada. The movie also sees Stanley Tucci and Emily Blunt reprising their roles as the cast reunites at the fictional offices of Runway magazine 20 years after the original movie.
"Often women over 50, I'd say, disappear into the woodwork," Streep added in the video. "Their interests and opinions are less valued in our culture, so it's fun to see this person who is credibly placed in the world and having that influence."
Meryl Streep in The Devil Wears Prada 2Credit: 20th Century
Based on Lauren Weisberger's book of the same name, The Devil Wears Prada originally followed Andy Sachs (Hathaway, now 43), a recent college graduate eager to pursue a career in journalism. Andy gets a job as a junior assistant for Miranda (Streep, 76), the editor-in-chief of Runway, a fictional high-fashion magazine. Streep received an Oscar nomination for her performance in the movie, and her character has been compared to real-life Vogue editor Anna Wintour over the years.
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New cast members who will appear in the upcoming sequel include Kenneth Branagh, Lucy Liu, Justin Theroux, B.J. Novak, Pauline Chalamet, Patrick Brammall, Caleb Hearon and Broadway stars Helen J. Shen and Conrad Ricamora. According to a press release, actors Tracie Thoms and Tibor Feldman will also reprise their roles as “Lily” and “Irv” from the original movie. Adrian Grenier, who played Andy's boyfriend in the original movie, will not return for the sequel.
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Meryl Streep and Stanley Tucci in 'The Devil Wears Prada 2'Credit: 20th Century
According to Variety, The Devil Wears Prada 2 follows Priestly “as she navigates her career amid the decline of traditional magazine publishing and as she faces off against Blunt’s character, now a high-powered executive for a luxury group with advertising dollars that Priestly desperately needs.”
Streep most recently voiced a character in Pixar's Hoppers and made a funny voice cameo in Ryan Gosling's Project Hail Mary.
The Devil Wears Prada 2 is in theaters May 1.
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