Meryl Streep and Anna Wintour have more in common than Miranda Priestly.
The former Vogue editor-in-chief famously inspired Streep’s iconic role in The Devil Wears Prada — but now it turns out the two 76-year-olds are actually related by blood, Today revealed Thursday.
A genealogy report conducted by Ancestry confirmed that Streep and Wintour are sixth cousins. They share fifth great-grandparents, Thomas Smith and Elizabeth Kinsey, who lived in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
Although Wintour was born and raised in London, England, her maternal grandmother was from Pennsylvania. Streep was born and raised in New Jersey.
Representatives for Streep and Wintour have yet to comment on the groundbreaking news.
Streep is set to reprise her role as the head of the fictional Runway magazine for The Devil Wears Prada 2, which comes to theaters May 1. In addition to the three-time Oscar winner, the sequel stars returning actors Anne Hathaway, Stanley Tucci and Emily Blunt, as well as new characters played by Simone Ashley and Sydney Sweeney.
Wintour and Streep have had several viral interactions since The Devil Wears Prada was released in 2006.
The pair sat down for an interview together at Wintour’s Vogue office in 2017, in which Wintour asked her who she considered the most challenging woman she has ever played.
Streep playfully responded, “Hmm.. oh! I should say...” before Wintour laughed and cut her off, saying, “No, no, we’re not going there, Meryl!”
The two also met at Milan Fashion Week in September 2025, when Streep attended the Dolce & Gabbana Spring/Summer 2026 show in character as Priestly while filming The Devil Wears Prada 2 in the city.
The actor and fashion editor were seen hugging and chatting before the show in a video shared on Vogue’s Instagram page.
Streep was dressed as Priestly in a trench coat and a white cropped hairstyle, while Wintour wore a colorful floral dress and donned her signature bob haircut. Both of the women were wearing sunglasses indoors, which is another signature look for Wintour.
The Devil Wears Prada was a comedy-drama adapted from Lauren Weisberger’s 2003 debut novel of the same name. Weisberger worked as Wintour’s assistant before penning the successful book, which is canonically considered to be partially based on Wintour’s reputation in the fashion industry.
During a September episode of The Run-Through with Vogue podcast, host David Remnick asked Wintour if she was “hurt” by the film when it came out, but she responded that the movie was a “fair shot” and that Streep did a “fantastic” job portraying the character.
“I found it highly enjoyable and very funny,” Wintour said. “It had a lot of humor to it, it had a lot of wit.”
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