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Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Meryl Streep's Kid Mamie
That's actress Mamie Gummer, the daughter of Meryl Streep and sculptor Donald Gummer, at a Whitney Museum gala last night.
Granted, the flashy dress is what caught my eye, but then I couldn't stop looking at the Streepyness of her face.
Mamie was born in 1983 (her given name is Mary), so she's 26 now. Here's a comparison with her mom, age 32, in the 1981 film The French Lieutenant's Woman:
Uncanny.
Side note: Gummer made her screen debut as a toddler in the Streep-Nicholson film Heartburn. She was billed (for reasons I can't uncover) as Natalie Stern, and earned this shout-out in the New York Times review: "In particular, Natalie Stern, an inordinately cute baby, is already accomplished enough to steal scenes even from Miss Streep."
The IMDB says Gummer had a small part in Ang Lee's 2009 comedy Taking Woodstock and has four flicks currently filming or in post-production: a drama, a comedy, a horror film and a romance.
(Images supplied by WENN.)
Labels: Ang Lee, Donald J. Gummer, Jack Nicholson, Mamie Gummer, Meryl Streep, Natalie Stern
Posted by Mr. Holznagel at 6:06 AM0 comments 
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Meryl Streep Is Married to a Guy Named Donald J. Gummer?
Yes. Yes, she is.
I am reminded, and it's a stretch, of Judy Garland, whose real name was Frances E. Gumm. (Supposedly George Jessel suggested the name change.)
Well, Mr. Gummer looks like a good egg. Dude is a sculptor.
(Image from the 2004 Academy Awards courtesy of WENN.)
Labels: Donald J. Gummer, Meryl Streep
Posted by Mr. Holznagel at 7:24 PM0 comments
