The devil wears Prada 2 Actress Meryl Streep was moved to tears during a French television interview when she received a surprise video message from Jennifer Lawn Lejeune.
Lejeune played his daughter in the 1982 Holocaust drama Sophie’s choice.
Appearing on 8 p.m. news alongside Stanley Tucci to promote the highly anticipated sequel to The devil wears Prada, Streep received a tablet from host Laurent Delahousse.
Her expression went from calm to stunned as she realized she was looking at Lejeune, who played Eva Zawistowska in Alan J. Pakula’s searing film.
Lejeune recalled the bond she shared with Streep on set in her own interview for 8 p.m.saying: “I even told my mother that [Streep] was my favorite mother, because Meryl Streep was always nice to me and played with me.
Streep’s eyes filled with tears as she clutched her chest and asked, “Is that the child?”
When told it was Lejeune, who now lives in Paris, she exclaimed: “Oh my God, it’s incredible. »
She thanked the host for what she called “a gift”, adding: “Journalists never give me gifts!”
Lejeune, who later married a French national and now works in finance, recalled the poignant filming of the film’s defining scene: Sophie’s devastating choice at Auschwitz.
Although intended to be filmed once, the moment was repeated 13 times, leaving the young actress convinced that “it was the end of the world.”
She credited her connection with Streep for helping her tap into raw emotion.
