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Meryl Streep Cries Watching Former ‘Sophie's Choice’ Co-Star Video

4/28/2026

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Meryl Streep teared up while watching a video of Jennifer Lejeune on Journal de 20 heures on Friday, April 24.
Lejeune, four when she appeared in the 1982 film Sophie's Choice, called Streep her “favorite mother”.
Streep’s role as Zofia “Sophie” Zawistowska in Sophie's Choice earned her an Oscar and a Golden Globe.
Devil Wears Prada 2, reuniting Streep with Stanley Tucci, Anne Hathaway and Emily Blunt, opened on Friday.

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Meryl Streep teared up while watching a video of Jennifer Lejeune on Journal de 20 heures on Friday, April 24.
Lejeune, four when she appeared in the 1982 film Sophie's Choice, called Streep her “favorite mother”.
Streep’s role as Zofia “Sophie” Zawistowska in Sophie's Choice earned her an Oscar and a Golden Globe.
Devil Wears Prada 2, reuniting Streep with Stanley Tucci, Anne Hathaway and Emily Blunt, opened on Friday.