Meryl
Streep
was
in
for
a
shock
when
she
found
out
that
top
U.S.
genealogist
Henry
Louis
Gate"s
research
suggested
that
she
was
her
friend
and
filmmaker,
Mike
Nichols" cousin.
The
award
winning
actress
has
worked
with
Nichols
on
four
films.
When
Gates" documentary,
Faces
of
America
revealed
that
they
were
cousins,
she
shrieked
out
saying
that
it
was
ridiculous
and
had
trouble
believing
it.
According
to
Gates"
research,
renowned
cellist
Yo-Yo
Ma
and
actress
Eva
Longoria
Parker
are
also
related.
The
Desperate
Housewives
actress"
first
question
on
finding
that
out
was
whether
Yo-Yo
Ma
was
also
Mexican!