Meryl Streep's family sent her to the closet whenever she wanted to rehearse her songs from 'Mamma Mia!'.

The Oscar-winning actress - who has four children with husband Donald J. Gummer - was banned from practicing some of the classic ABBA hits which appear in the movie unless she locked herself away in her soundproof cupboard.

Meryl Streep felt "washed up" when she hit 40.

The 'Lions for Lambs' actress feared there would be no interesting film roles for older women in Hollywood, and was worried she would have to give up working.

Robert Redford has got engaged. The 71-year-old actor is set to marry his German artist girlfriend Sibylle Szaggars, who is 19 years his junior.

Redford - who has been wed once before - told German magazine Bunte: "We are engaged and very happy with that. Sibylle is my fiancee and that says everything, doesn't it?"

Robert Redford has got engaged. The 71-year-old actor is set to marry his German artist girlfriend Sibylle Szaggars, who is 19 years his junior.

Redford - who has been wed once before - told German magazine Bunte: "We are engaged and very happy with that. Sibylle is my fiancee and that says everything, doesn't it?"

Colin Firth is to go on a date with a fan after the admirer paid $9,300 to meet their idol.

The lucky U.S. bidder beat 64 others to win two tickets for the star-studded world premiere of the actor's new film 'Mamma Mia' in July and a meet-and-greet with Colin. The fan will also attend the premiere after-party in London on July 1. All proceeds raised from the unusual eBay auction go to Oxfam America.