Significant characters (short description):
1. Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep) - Miranda is a merciless, sophisticated and cruel woman, making the experience of being her assistant a living hell for every applicant. The working environment is cold and extremely critical, with physical appearance being more highly valued than talent or ability. Miranda is a diva with plenty of power within the magazine business and she isn't afraid to use it. Meryl Streep revels in the part of Miranda. Her portrayal of the formidable icy and ruthless chief executive is spectacular. With a domineering and dismissive attitude towards her underlings, Miranda is deliciously funny and disturbing at the same time. Streep carries off the role with her usual aplomb.
2. Andrea “ Andy ” Sachs (Anne Hathaway) - Andrea "Andy" Sachs (Anne Hathaway) is a bright young woman from the Midwest who has just graduated from college and wants to work as a magazine writer. Andy quickly learns, Andy struggles to hold on to the job and her sanity, knowing that a recommendation from Miranda can open nearly any door at any magazine.…