You'll Never Believe How These Legendary Actors Got Discovered

The Campus Hero

Streep didn't care much about acting until she auditioned for the intermural play Miss Julie at Vassar College in 1969. She was highly celebrated for her role, she even outshined all of the theater students that joined the production for extra studies. The drama professor that put the play on stated: “I don’t think anyone ever taught Meryl acting, she really taught herself.”

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