The Devil Wears Prada 2 Actress Meryl Streep was moved to tears during an interview on French television when she received a surprise video message from Jennifer Lawn Lejeune.
Lejeune played his daughter in the 1982 Holocaust drama. Sofia’s choice.
appearing in 20 hour diary alongside Stanley Tucci to promote the highly anticipated sequel to The devil wears Prada, Streep received a tablet from presenter Laurent Delahousse.
His expression went from calm to shocked when he realized he was looking at Lejeune, who played Eva Zawistowska in Alan J. Pakula’s scorching film.
Lejeune recalled the bond he shared with Streep on set in his own interview for 20 hourssaying, “I even told my mother that [Streep] She was my favorite mother, because Meryl Streep was always kind to me and played with me.”
Streep’s eyes filled with tears as she clutched her chest and asked, “Is that the boy?”
When he was told it was indeed Lejeune, who now lives in Paris, he exclaimed: “My God, that’s incredible.”
He thanked the presenter for what he called “a gift” and added: “Journalists never give me gifts!”
Lejeune, who later married a French citizen and now works in finance, recalled the harrowing filming of the film’s defining scene: Sophie’s devastating choice at 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 raw emotion.
