Meryl Streep

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Why Meryl Streep regrets appearing in 'Julia' (Far Out Magazine)

Meryl Streep has become one of the industry's finest actors following her debut in 'Julia', the Holocaust drama directed by Fred Zinnemann, ...

“I thought it would be a piece of cake, like picking up Italian or French or something—but it’s not,” [ Streep admitted](https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/meryl-streep-learned-sophies-choice/). Despite being the film that introduced Streep to the global stardom and industry status she now resides in, the star deeply regrets appearing in Julia. Julia is based on Lillian Hellman’s memoir Pentimento, published in 1973 and focuses on the author’s relationship with her close friend Julia during her fight against the Nazi regime. This part was followed by a role in Woody Allen’s Manhatten in 1979 alongside Michael Murphy and Diane Keaton. [Robert Benton’s Kramer vs Kramer](https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-story-behind-the-feud-between-dustin-hoffman-and-meryl-streep/). Streep’s film debut was alongside another acting legend, Jane Fonda, in Fred Zinnemann’s 1977 Holocaust drama Julia, a career move she has come to regret despite its positives for her work.

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Brighton's Aston Newman Hannington on Meryl Streep and Brighton (The Argus)

Brighton actor Aston Newman Hannington has described the “incredible moment” he had with Meryl Streep.

“And I kept going. “Also just being in the theatre I grew up watching shows in. “I’ve watched it since I was a child and to be in that would be incredible. “I would like to do more TV acting and film but wherever the job takes me, I enjoy all of it.” “That was my first show, that was at the London Palladium, and then I did West Side Story and then I went into the Mary Poppins movie which was amazing.” “I started acting in Year 4 and it was sort of an outlet because I was a naughty child,” he said.

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