Miranda priestly biography

Fictional magazine editor in "The Devil Wears Prada"

Fictional character

Miranda Priestly (born Miriam Princhek; October 25, 1949) is a character in Lauren Weisberger's 2003 novelThe Devil Wears Prada, portrayed by Meryl Streep in the 2006 film adaptation of the novel.

She is the powerful New York City–based editor-in-chief of the fictional fashionmagazineRunway. She is known as much for her icy demeanor and diva attitude as for her outstanding power within the fashion world.

Fictional biography

Miranda Priestly was born Miriam Princhek on October 25, 1949, in London’s East End. Her family were poor but devout Orthodox Jews, who relied on the community for support because her father worked odd jobs and her mother died in childbirth.

Miranda priestly biography

Miriam's grandmother moved in with the family to assist in raising the children. Miriam saved the small bills that her siblings would give her and worked as an assistant to a British designer. She made a name for hers