STREEP 'TOO UGLY' FOR KING KONG ROLE

Last updated: Monday, December 15, 2008

STREEP 'TOO UGLY' FOR KING KONG ROLE

MERYL STREEP was rejected for a role in 1976 movie KING KONG by film maker DINO DE LAURENTIS, who told her she was too ugly.

Meryl Streep at New York Premiere of 'Doubt' at The Paris Theatre, New York City, USA - 071208

The Oscar winner landed an audition with the veteran Italian producer, but he was unimpressed with her physical attributes, and dismissed her crudely, in Italian - not releasing Streep spoke the language fluently.

Streep says, "He said to his son, who organised the meeting, "She's ugly. Why did you bring me this thing.'

"He didn't realise I'd just graduated and studied Italian 105."

"When I replied in Italian, he looked like he had been shot."

Instead of Streep, the role went to Jessica Lange.

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Source: WENN

| Monday, December 15, 2008

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