Meryl Streep has revealed that her portrayal of Miranda Priestly in The Devil Wears Prada was modelled on director Mike Nichols’ wit and Clint Eastwood’s quiet authority, not Anna Wintour as long ...

Meryl Streep wasn’t channeling Anna Wintour in her iconic “Devil Wears Prada” role — but rather Mike Nichols and Clint Eastwood. The actress, 76, shared her surprise inspiration for her Miranda ...

While most people assume Meryl Streep was channeling Anna Wintour for her Devil Wears Prada character, the Oscar winner says she was actually "imitating" two top Hollywood filmmakers. The actress — ...

The reveal comes as excitement builds for The Devil Wears Prada 2, which is set to hit theaters on May 1 Angelique Brenes is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She joined PEOPLE in 2026. Her work has ...

Meryl Streep based her character in The Devil Wears Prada on two Hollywood directors. The 76-year-old actress played icy magazine editor Miranda Priestly in the first film in 2006 and she has reprised ...

For 20 years, the assumption has been that Meryl Streep modeled Miranda Priestly on Vogue's Anna Wintour. Streep has been trying to correct that for years, and she so with some finality this week on ...

As Meryl Streep gears up for the May 1 release of “The Devil Wears Prada 2,” she’s reflecting on how the film industry has — and hasn’t — changed in the two decades since the original came out. During ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Meryl Streep on 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' and in 'The Devil Wears Prada' Instead, the Oscar winner said she drew ...

The Oscar winner played Miranda Priestly in the 2006 film and reprises her role in the upcoming sequel. By Carly Thomas Senior Editor, Digital “I was basically imitating Mike Nichols that whole time,” ...