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From ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ to ‘Kramer vs. Kramer’, See How Meryl Streep’s Career Inspired Her ‘Only Murders in the Building’ Character


"Only Murders in the Building" artisans on how Meryl Streep's body of work inspired her character.

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. The framed tea towel hanging in the apartment is a nod to another film, “Suffragette,” in whichStreep played British political activist Emmeline Pankhurst. When it came to crafting Loretta’s closet, costume designer Dana Covarrubias and showrun ner John Hoffman had the idea that the character would be a sliding door version of Streep’s life.

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