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Meryl Streep Takes Miranda Role After Pay Double

4/30/2026

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Meryl Streep accepted the Miranda Priestly role in “The Devil Wears Prada” after the studio doubled her pay.
She was 56 then and said she would have retired if the offer had not met her expectations.
Streep praised the script, predicted the movie would be a hit, and later earned an Oscar nomination that boosted her box-office draw for films like “Mamma Mia!” and “It’s Complicated.”

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Meryl Streep accepted the Miranda Priestly role in “The Devil Wears Prada” after the studio doubled her pay.
She was 56 then and said she would have retired if the offer had not met her expectations.
Streep praised the script, predicted the movie would be a hit, and later earned an Oscar nomination that boosted her box-office draw for films like “Mamma Mia!” and “It’s Complicated.”