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Streep to star as legendary US chef Julia Child

November 03, 2007
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 Meryl Streep will play legendary cookbook author Julia Child in a comedy about a secretary attempting to become a master chef.

Nora Ephron will write and direct "Julie & Julia," other star to appear in the movie is Oscar nominee Amy Adams as Julie Powell, author of "Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen."

Adams will play a frustrated woman who embarks on a yearlong challenge to cook all 524 recipes in Child's book, Mastering the Art of French Cooking.

Child died just short of her 92nd birthday in 2004 after a long career as one of America's most famous culinary celebrities.


The Oscar nominee this year for "The Devil Wears Prada," Streep has most recently been seen in "Evening" and "Rendition," with "Lions for Lambs".