From ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ to ‘Kramer vs. Kramer’, See How Meryl Streep’s Career Inspired Her ‘Only Murders in the Building’ Character
variety.comJazz Tangcay Artisans Editor Artisans working on Hulu’s “Only Murders in the Building” found inspiration in Meryl Streep’s body of work when the three-time Oscar winner joined the series as Loretta Durkin, a quirky, struggling, bohemian actor, for the show’s third season.
Oliver (Martin Short) casts Loretta in his new play, “Death Rattle,” and she could not be happier: the role gives her a chance to reconnect with her long-lost son Dickie (Jeremy Shamos), whom she gave up for adoption.
She’s one step closer to him since his brother, Ben (Paul Rudd), is also in theplay. As each episode unfolds, the series reveals a new layer to Loretta and her idiosyncrasies.
For her look, Streep’s longtime hair and makeup artist, J. Roy Helland, was on hand — and knew she wanted braids and bangs. “I knew I had the wig to do it,” he says, turning to the archives of their past work and pulling the soft gray/blonde wig he had used on Streep’s Aunt Josephine in the 2004 film “ASeries of Unfortunate Events.” “It has a very tight pre-curl, which makes it very natural looking.
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