31. Streep is the second of four consecutive winners of an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress with the initials “MS”, beginning with Maggie Smith in 1978, followed by Streep in 1979, Marie Steenburgen in 1980, and Maureen Stapleton in 81.
32. She lobbied for the lead role in Olivier Pierrethe 1989 adaptation of Evita, but dropped out just two months before filming. Initially, his decision to walk was blamed on exhaustion, but it was later revealed that there was a dispute over his salary. The role would ultimately be played by Madonna in 1996.
33. After performing in the 1990s Postcards from the edgewritten by Carrie Fisher as an adaptation of her semi-autobiographical novel of the same name, Streep became godmother to Fisher’s daughter Billie Lourd when she was born in 1992.
34. Streep was considered early on for the iconic role of Ripley as the lead Extraterrestrial the film was being filmed. The role, of course, ended up going to his old Yale classmate, Weaver. However, she was able to make some sort of contribution to the character by the time Alien 3 was in production in 1992. As many of this film’s special effects were created in England after Weaver and the cast returned to the United States, a prosthetic Ripley’s head was required for some shots. Rather than bringing Weaver back, a casting of Streep that had been made for another project was still floating around the studio and was used by the filmmakers instead.
35. Streep has only lost five roles in her career: Dwan in King KongMichelle Straton in American gigoloPatsy Cline in Sweet DreamsMiss Kenton in The remains of the day, and Elizabeth I in Elizabeth.
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