Is it true that Maryl Strip published a post according to which she was not given a role in the film “King Kong” because she is “too ugly”?

For several years, a picture with the allegedly written by Maryl Strepe by a motivational post has been walking along social networks. It says that in the attached photo she goes in the subway after an unsuccessful listening for the film King Kong. We checked if she made such a post.

Publications with the screenshot of the post of Maryl Strip have been distributed over the network since 2015. If you believe Internet users, the Oscar-winning actress posted her photo and signed it as follows: “I return home after the casting for the film King Kong, where they told me that I was too ugly for the role. For me, that case was a turning point. Such a rude opinion could either destroy my dreams to become an actress, or force me to pull myself together and believe in myself. I took a deep breath and said: "I am sorry that you consider me too ugly for your film, but this is just a drop in the sea of ​​thousands of opinions, and I am leaving in search of the kindest waves." Today I have 18 awards of the movie academy. "

Records with this story are collected by thousands of likes on VKontakte (examples here, here, here And here), on "Picabu" And Imgur. Various variations are also found on Twitter: in addition to the standard version (examples here And here), someone Writesthat in the photo a strip only goes to the casting.

His film career Maryl Streep Beginning In the mid-1970s. So, in 1977, with her participation on the screens, a television sports drama was released "The most deadly season" And a movie "Julia". If a strip played in a remake "King Kong", published in 1976, this picture would become its debut. However, the main role in the film about how the monster was ruined by beauty was performed by Jessica Lang. And although the strip actually took place for the role in King Kong, the above record she did not write or published.

We could not find the official verified accounts of Maryl Streep in social networks. How reports Buzzfeed publication, the post appeared on the Mryl L. Streep page (although Name Birth actresses - Mary Louise Streep, Mary Louise Streep) on Facebook* on November 10, 2015. The record became viral, collecting more than a million likes and hundreds of thousands of reposts, but soon the whole account, along with the post, was Remote For violation of the rules of the social network. The fact is that on Facebook forbidden Suppose for other people by using other people's photographs and presenting information on behalf of another person. From blocking the page, not even saved the fact that in the description of the account it was indicated that it is fan. 

But the post is still not completely invented, but partially based on real history. In January 2015, a strip came to the Graham Norton show, and the presenter asked her about the first unsuccessful auditions, in particular about the story with the film producer Dino de Laurentis. Actress toldthat in the 1970s there was a casting for the film “King Kong” (she jokingly clarified that she was considered for the role of a girl), because earlier the son of de Laurentis Federico saw her game in the performance. Listening took place in New York, at the headquarters of Gulf and Western Industries (Now This is Trump's Tower). According to the strip, everything happened on the 33rd floor in the office, from which all Manhattan was visible. When she went there, both de Laurentis were already inside, and her son was eager to present a new actress to her father. Then Laurentis Sr. looked at Maryl and told his son Italian: "Why did you bring this ugly to me?" It turned out that the strip understands the Italian, and in the same language she replied: “Sorry that I am not beautiful enough to play in King Kong.”

Note that this case at the casting is mentioned in the biographical book of Meryl Streep: Anatomy of An Actor, written by Karina Longworth and emerging In January 2014. However, there the actress’s answer is only slightly different from what she said to the show. He Sounded So: “I am very sorry that I am not as beautiful as I should, but here I am. It is what it is".

So neither the book nor the video mentions her words about a drop in the sea of ​​opinions, this was invented by the author of the fan page. In addition, the strip did not have and still does not have 18 awards of the film academy, that is, Oscars. At the moment, the actress 21 Nomination, of which there are only three victories. Apparently, the author wanted to write "18 nominations for the award of the film Academy." Moreover, this number was relevant at the time of the air Graham Norton, with a strip on January 9, 2015, but already on January 15 were announced nominees of the 87th award ceremony and strip Received His 19th nomination.

And a picture from the post Made photographer Ted Tay in the New York metro in August 1981. That is, it can not be captured by the actress going home after trial for the film, since he left five years earlier. We add that Federico de Laurentis Died Back in July of the same year as a result of a collision of two aircraft. 

Despite the fact that a real story is based on the post, the photograph is torn out of the context, the quote does not belong to Maryl Strip and the number of its awards is incorrectly indicated in the text.

*Russian authorities They think Meta Platforms Inc., which owns the social network Facebook, an extremist organization, its activities in Russia are prohibited.

Photo on the cover: The collage "Checked" / Picture Ted Thai / The Life Picture Collection

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