Although America’s emerging and sensational pop star, Sabrina Carpenter, does look strikingly similar to Meryl Streep, they are not related.
Key Takeaways
- A viral tweet comparing Meryl Streep and Sabrina Carpenter, where they looked strikingly similar, claimed that they are related.
- However, as far as anyone knows, Sabrina Carpenter and Meryl Streep are not related to each other. In the industry, Sabrina is related to Nancy Cartwright, a voice actress.
- Although they are not related, Sabrina Carpenter has invited comparisons as she recently made a Meryl Streep reference in her ‘Taste’ music video.
The rumors that Sabrina Carpenter is related to Meryl Streep appear to have originated from a viral post on X (formerly Twitter) that claimed that the two American stars were related.
However, the post did not provide any supporting evidence.
Furthermore, another poster on Threads posted the same sentence and pictures.
Although the Threads poster clarified that the post is a joke, it certainly fueled speculation that Sabrina Carpenter and Meryl Streep are connected.
Post by @the.bosswivesView on Threads
When the tweet garnered significant attention, many people just believed it to be true without bothering to verify the information.
Despite their strong resemblance, Sabrina Carpenter and Meryl Streep are not connected.
Meryl Streep was born in Summit, New Jersey, in 1949, whereas Sabrina Carpenter was born in Quakertown, Pennsylvania, in 1999.
This makes familial relationships between Sabrina and Meryl highly unlikely.
Furthermore, the viral tweet now contains a community note.
The note clarifies that the two are not related.
However, in the entertainment industry, Sabrina Carpenter is related to Nancy Cartwright.
Nancy Cartwright is Sabrina’s aunt, as she confirmed on her TikTok.
Nancy is primarily known for her voice-acting, especially as the voice of Bart Simpson from The Simpsons!
Meryl Streep has proven in Mamma Mia! that she can very well sing.
Moreover, it is a known fact that Sabrina Carpenter is a very good actor.
So, although Meryl Streep and Sabrina Carpenter may not be related via blood, they may well be artistically related.
Further exemplifying their artistic relationship, Sabrina Carpenter’s recent music video of her single ‘Taste‘ very explicitly referenced Death Becomes Her, which stars Meryl Streep as the lead.
In the video for ‘Taste‘, Sabrina collaborated with Jenna Ortega to offer homage to the Meryl Streep classic Death Becomes Her, where two women defy death while battling over the same man.
By no means does this reference mean that Sabrina Carpenter and Meryl Streep are related.
However, it does suggest that Sabrina may be a fan.
In Case You Didn’t Know
- Sabrina Carpenter grew up in Pennsylvania before moving to Los Angeles when she was 13.
- Meryl Streep studied drama at Yale University, where she earned a master’s degree in Fine Arts in 1975.
