The Devil Wears Prada 2 Actress Meryl Streep was moved to tears during a French television interview when she received a surprising video message from Jennifer Lawn Lejeune.
Lejeune played her daughter in the 1982 Holocaust drama Sophie’s choice.
Appears on Journal the 20 hours along with Stanley Tucci to promote the long-awaited sequel to The Devil Wears Prada Streep was presented with a tablet by host Laurent Delahousse.
Her expression changed from calm to stunned as she realized she was seeing Lejeune portraying Eva Zawistowska in Alan J. Pakula’s searing film.
Lejeune recalled the bond she shared with Streep on set in her own interview 20 hoursand said, “I even told my mother [Streep] was my favorite mother because Meryl Streep was always nice to me and played with me.”
Streep’s eyes welled with tears as she clutched her chest and asked, “Is that the baby?”
When told that it was actually Lejeune who now lives in Paris, she exclaimed: “Oh my God, it’s amazing.”
She thanked the host for what she called “a gift”, adding: “Journalists never give me gifts!”
Lejeune, who later married a French citizen and now works in finance, recalled the harrowing shooting of the film’s defining scene: Sophie’s devastating choice in Auschwitz.
Although it was expected 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 bond with Streep for helping her tap into those raw emotions.
