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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Carsen Holaday

Oscar-winner Meryl Streep reveals surprising celebrity long-lost relative

Meryl Streep Anna Wintour Miranda Priestly
  • A genealogy report by Ancestry has revealed that Oscar-winning actor Meryl Streep and Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour are sixth cousins.
  • The two 76-year-olds share fifth great-grandparents, Thomas Smith and Elizabeth Kinsey, who lived in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
  • Wintour, though raised in London, has maternal grandmother roots in Pennsylvania, while Streep was born and raised in New Jersey.
  • Streep is set to reprise her iconic role as Miranda Priestly, a character famously inspired by Wintour, in the upcoming film 'The Devil Wears Prada 2', due out on 1 May.
  • The pair recently had a viral interaction at Milan Fashion Week in September 2025, where Streep appeared in character as Priestly while filming the sequel.

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Groundbreaking: Meryl Streep and Anna Wintour discover they are related

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