Q 01/05
A) Meredith
B) Marilyn
C) Mary Louise
D) Margaret
Answer · why
Big Little Lies author Liane Moriarty named Streep's character Mary Louise Wright after her legal name.
Q 02/05
A) Connecticut
B) New York
C) Pennsylvania
D) New Jersey
Answer · why
She was born in Summit and grew up in Basking Ridge and Bernardsville, where she was a cheerleader and homecoming queen.
Q 03/05
A) Violin
B) Ballet
C) Opera
D) Piano
Answer · why
She studied with Estelle Liebling for four years but quit, saying she was 'singing something I didn't feel and understand'.
Q 04/05
A) Miss Julie
B) Hedda Gabler
C) A Doll's House
D) The Seagull
Answer · why
Her drama professor said 'I don't think anyone ever taught Meryl acting. She really taught herself.'
Q 05/05
A) Juilliard
B) Carnegie Mellon
C) NYU
D) Yale
Answer · why
She waited tables and typed to pay fees, appeared in a dozen productions a year, developed ulcers and thought about switching to law.
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