A Teary Meryl Streep Reflects on Her Last Time at Cannes While Accepting Honorary Palme d'Or: ‘I Was About to Turn 40 and I Thought My Career Was Over'
Before Meryl Streep could accept her honorary Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday night, she was greeted by a thunderous two-minute standing ovation. The Oscar winner was so overcome with emotion that she first pretended to walk off the stage,