Meryl Streep Officially Set To Portray Joni Mitchell In Upcoming Cameron Crowe Biopic

Record executive Clive Davis officially confirmed that Meryl Streep will portray Joni Mitchell in Cameron Crowe‘s upcoming biopic during his pre-Grammy party Saturday (Jan. 31) at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles. Davis made the announcement while introducing attendees, including Mitchell herself. Casting rumors first emerged in July 2024, with the Oscar-winning Streep playing an older Mitchell while Anya Taylor-Joy remains rumored to portray the younger Joni, though her role remains unconfirmed. Crowe has spent four years developing the project after building a friendship with Mitchell following a 1979 Rolling Stone interview. “We have regular meetings where I can ask her anything and she speaks with her heart about all kinds of stuff,” Crowe said in an October 2025 Late Show appearance, adding that the project “is from her perspective, her life, looking out.” Mitchell has preserved costumes, clothes, instruments, and still owns her famous Laurel Canyon house, which is all available for the production