There has been some debate as to whether Meryl Streep had an early role in The Towering Inferno, playing a secretary named Janet.  We have just learned, courtesy of Joseph Musso, that the role of Janet was played by actress Jennifer Rhodes.

There has been some debate as to whether Meryl Streep had an early role in The Towering Inferno, playing a secretary named Janet.  Meryl Streep’s first recorded screen role was in 1977, and Towering Inferno was filmed in 1974 when Streep was still at college.  The role of Janet remains uncredited so we would be interested to know if anyone has any definitive information on who played this role.

The Towering Inferno has been released in High Definition (HD) Blu-Ray format in the US.  The British PAL version is due out in November 2009.