That's Not Even Her Real Name: 70 Fascinating Facts About Meryl Streep You Probably Never Knew
6. She is the second cousin, seven times removed of, the founder of Pennsylvania, and records show that her family was among the first purchasers of land in the state.
7. After singing at a school recital at age 12, she began taking opera lessons from famed vocal coach. She quit after four years, later admitting that she was"singing something I didn't feel and understand. That was an important lesson—not to do that." 8. While in attending Bernards High School, she was a cheerleader for the Mountaineers, and was named homecoming queen her senior year.
9. Despite appearing in several plays while in school, she was uninterested in theater until appearing in the playClinton J. Atkinson10. She then pursued an MFA from the Yale School of Drama, where she appeared in over a dozen productions a year alongside classmate and friend11. She once considered applying to law school, but slept in on the morning of her interview and took that as a sign it wasn't the right move for her.
12. Her first job after Yale in 1975 was at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's National Playwrights Conference, where she acted in five plays over six weeks.14. While appearing in15. Despite initially never considering film work, seeingin 1976 had a profound effect on her, prompting her to remark to herself,"That's the kind of actor I want to be when I grow up."Dino De Laurentiisunsuccessfully.
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