Meryl Streep tears up after receiving message from actress who played her daughter in “Sophie's Choice”

Meryl Streep had an emotional reaction to a video of actress Jennifer Lawn Lejeune, who recalled playing her daughter in the 1982 Holocaust drama Sophie's Choice.

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• "I even told my mother that [Streep] was my favorite mother, because Meryl Streep was always nice to me and playing with me," Lejeune recalled.

• Streep looked shocked, and her eyes welled with tears as she thanked host Laurent Delahousse for the "amazing" video, calling it "a gift."

After appearing in over 100 films and television shows since the onset of her career,Meryl Streep's extended screen family has grown vast. But some still hold a special place in her heart.

The iconic actress and three-time Oscar winner was stunned into a tearful reverie on Friday during an interview on the French news programJournal de 20 heures.At the tail end of a conversation withStanley Tuccito promote their hotly anticipated new sequel,The Devil Wears Prada 2, host Laurent Delahousse pivoted the conversation to Streep's acclaimed turn inSophie's Choice, and handed her a tablet.

The camera then trained on Streep's face, capturing as her expression transformed from pleasant to utterly shocked when she recognized who was speaking on the screen.

"Amazing how it stays with you," actress Jennifer Lejeune, previously known as Jennifer Lawn, shared in her own interview for20 heures. "I even told my mother that [Streep] was my favorite mother, because Meryl Streep was always nice to me and playing with me."

It was at this point Streep finally registered that it was Lejeune who played her daughter, Eva Zawistowska, in the searing Holocaust drama from directorAlan J. Pakula. Streep turner her eyes to the ceiling and opened her mouth in amazement, slightly repositioning the tablet so Tucci could watch too.

"I think if she wasn't able to build that bond with me, there's no way we would ever have had that kind of reaction on set," Lejeune concluded.

Hand clutched to her heart, Streep asked Delahousse, "That's the child?" When she was informed it was indeed Lejeune all grown up, Streep exclaimed, "Oh my God, that's amazing."

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Streep asked Delahhouse where the20 heuresteam found Lejeune. He responded that she now lives in Paris.

"Well that's amazing," Streep remarked. "That's very beautiful, thank you for that. What a gift. Journalists never give me gifts!"

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Adapted from William Styron's 1979 novel of the same name,Sophie's Choicedramatizes the haunted post-war life of Streep's Zofia "Sophie" Zawistowska, living in a Brooklyn boardinghouse in 1947 and sitting on a soul-shattering memory.

Spoiler 44 years later: When Sophie was taken to the Auschwitz death camp in Poland by the Nazis, she was forced to choose whether her son Jan (Adrian Kalitka) or daughter Eva (Lejeune) should live; if she didn't choose, neither would be spared.

In a2014 commentary trackfor a Blu-ray release of the film, Lejeune, who explained that she married a French national and now works in finance, recalled shooting the harrowing scene in which she's separated from her mother. While the cast "expected the first time and that's it," Lejeune explained that the scene was ultimately shot "13 times."

"I totally thought it was the end of the world," she said. "Absolutely. People tried to explain it to me, but I had such a bond with Meryl, so I think I got into the whole emotional part of it. Just as she was getting more emotional and scared, so was I."

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111-Year-Old Man, Believed to Be the Oldest in the U.S., Says These 3 Things Are the Secret to Living a Long Life

Luis Cano, 111, is believed to be the oldest man in the U.S.

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• The father of 10 shared his three secrets to living a long life

• The centenarian discussed the meaning of a life well lived

A 111-year-old New Jersey man — believed to be theoldest in the U.S.— shared his three secrets to living a long life.

Luis Cano of Linden was born on Dec. 9, 1914, and was recently ranked as the 112th oldest person in the world byLongeviQuest, an organization that tracks the world's oldest people, according toFox 5.

The father of 10, who is originally from Colombia, offered simple and practical tips when asked about hisadvice for longevity.

"Don't drink a lot. Get good sleep and don't smoke,” he said while speaking to the outlet.

And when it comes to a life well lived?

“Behave well,” Cano said.

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Cano served in the Colombian Army in his youth and later operated a fleet of buses. He married Alicia Angelo Cano in 1948, and the pair moved their family to Long Island, N.Y., in the 1990s.

Cano, who has 11 grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren, said that he considers building a life in the U.S. to be the biggest accomplishment of his life.

Cano's wife died in 2004, and he now lives with two of his children.

The former fishing and airplane enthusiast told the outlet that he now spends much of his time looking out the window of his home and reflecting on “life,” adding that watching planes in the air brings him joy.

While speaking toLongeviQuestin January, Cano's family said the centenarian has become a bit of a local celebrity, noting that cars often honk in celebration when they see a sign for his birthday on the lawn each year.

They added that the city's mayor,Mayor Derek Armstead, has visited their home numerous times to chat with Cano and recently brought him a proclamation honoring his life and achievements.

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Charlize Theron scales billboard in New York's Times Square to promote Netflix movie “Apex”

Charlize Theron shocked New Yorkers on Friday when she scaled a massive billboard in the heart of Times Square.

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• The stunt was to promote her new action flick, Apex, costarring Taron Egerton and streaming now on Netflix.

• Theron trained with "badass" rock climber Beth Rodden and performed all her own stunts in the film.

Charlize Theronjust proved she performs her own stunts.

On Friday, the Oscar winner scaled a massive billboard atop Times Square's Pentacular to promoteApex, her new action flick streaming now onNetflix.

As curious New Yorkers watched from below on 7th Avenue, Theron – wearing a safety harness, of course – climbed a faux rock wall several stories high. At the summit, she waved to onlookers and danced as they cheered.

"That's actually her?" marveled a pedestrian in a video captured by New York digital creatorMickey Blank.

InApex, Theron stars as a rock climber who finds herself being hunted by a serial killer (Taron Egerton) while stranded in the Australian Outback.

For the action-packed film, she trained with rock climber Beth Rodden, who famously ascended Yosemite's difficult Meltdown surface.

"Hearing her story and her expertise, I thought, this is the most badass, best climber you could be with," Theron toldNetflix. "She's the OG."

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But she wasn't so convinced of her own capabilities. "I'd never climbed before, except as a kid in Africa climbing trees, which I loved," said Theron. "And I weirdly climbed barefoot, so I was kind of prepping for this movie without knowing it."

Theron began training on a rock-climbing wall, and although strength and endurance are obviously a big part of it, so is instinct.

"I just remember on the first day I would ask her, 'So what should I do?'" recalled Theron. "I kept asking that a couple of times, and then it finally sank in to me. Her response was always, 'I don't know.'"

Along the way, the actress also channeled her character, Sasha, a widow who finds solace in climbing after the tragic death of her husband during one of their tandem excursions.

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"There were days that I would go, and I was going through stuff," she explained, "and it just felt like a way to forget about things."

Apexis now streaming on Netflix.

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Anthony Kiedis' Girlfriend Eileen Kelly, 30, Writes About the Benefits of Dating a 'Much Older Boyfriend'

Eileen Kelly reflects on dating a boyfriend twice her age in a Vogue essay

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• She shares how their connection began at a party and addresses public assumptions and awkward moments about their dynamic

• Kelly emphasizes her independence and stability, noting the relationship is often judged more for its symbolism than reality

Anthony Kiedis' girlfriendEileen Kellyis opening up about dating a "much older boyfriend."

Kelly, 30, published aVogueessay on Tuesday, April 21 titled "My Boyfriend Is Double My Age," and while she didn't identify the Red Hot Chili Peppers member, 63, by name, the pair's been seen out together on numerous occasions.

TheVogueessay began with Kelly reflecting on speaking with a friend who's dating "a man in his mid-30s" about their lackluster relationship. Noting that her "sympathy had worn thin" regarding the situation, the writer recalled suggesting her friend "try dating someone older."

"My own boyfriend is more than twice my age, which is either alarming or impressive, depending on who you ask," wrote Kelly, who said her partner "seems genuinely excited to be with me" rather than looking for "someone better," as he knows "he's one lucky bastard."

Kelly recalled meeting her boyfriend at a birthday party and connecting over the fact that she'd recently been to Hawaii, where her boyfriend's owned a house for more than two decades. "We joked about whether we’d ever passed each other on the same stretch of sand, or stood in line next to each other at the same health food store," she wrote.

The couple's "age gap didn't register at first," according to Kelly, who first thought they'd "just become friends" before going on a first date.

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Kelly said her boyfriend's been in multiple age-gap relationships in the past and acknowledged how disparities in finances or emotions in such a scenario "can set up a dangerous dynamic." However, she entered the relationship feeling stable with her own money, career and home. "I love my boyfriend, but I’m not at risk of losing everything if we break up," she wrote.

The essay also featured commentary on how people in public often ask questions that lead to "incredible awkward moments," including assumptions that one's older boyfriend is actually her father. Kelly said she's also faced disappointment from friends regarding the relationship.

Kelly noted that people often project their own anxieties onto an age-gap couple. "What people assume about me, about him, about the structure of our relationship, often reveals more about them than anything that exists between my boyfriend and me," she wrote. "The relationship itself becomes secondary to what it represents."

She ultimately described her actual experience in the relationship as "unremarkable" in comparison to others' thoughts on the dynamic.

PEOPLE reached out to a rep for the Red Hot Chili Peppers for comment.

Kelly and Kiedis have been pictured together on several occasions this year. They were seenholding hands in Los Angelesaround the Grammys in February, and theyposed for a photo together at Guy Oseary and Madonna's Oscars afterpartyin March.

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