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Meryl Streep says she is 'humbled and thrilled' to receive the honorary Palme d'Or award during the Cannes Film Festival opening ceremony


Meryl Streep returned to Cannes for the first time in 35 years to be awarded the Festival's Honorary Palme d'or on Tuesday.

The Oscar winning actress, 74, follows in the footsteps in the likes of Jeanne Moreau, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Jane Fonda, Agnès Varda, Michael Douglas and Jodie Foster to receive the Festival's Honorary Palme d'or. The Oscar winning actress, 74, follows in the footsteps in the likes of Jeanne Moreau, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Jane Fonda, Agnès Varda, Michael Douglas and Jodie Foster to receive the Festival's Honorary Palme d'or The festival opened on Tuesday with the Quentin Dupieux's 'The Second Act,' a star-studded French comedy headlined by Léa Seydoux, Vincent Lindon, Louis Garrel and Raphaël Quenard.

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