Meryl Streep and Anna Wintour Share Distant Kinship

and are famously synonymous with The Devil Wears Prada, thanks to the actress' portrayal of Miranda Priestley which is largely believed to be inspired by the former Vogue editor.

Ultimately, Streep and Wintour, both 76, may have much more in common than a thinly disguised movie role.

Research conducted by Ancestry.com confirmed Streep - who looked the part in a - and Wintour are actually sixth cousins and share fifth great-grandparents, Thomas Smith and Elizabeth Kinsey, who lived in Bucks County, .

The genealogy company made the discovery after examining 'billions of historical records and public family trees,' per People.

On an interesting note, Lauren Weisberger, who wrote the novel The Devil Wears Prada that was , grew up in Allentown, a mere 20 miles from where Streep and Wintour's distant ancestors lived.

Weisberger worked as Wintour's former assistant for 'the longest 11 months of my life,' per Adweek, before publishing her first book.

The news comes ahead of the May 1 premiere of The Devil Wears Prada 2, in which Streep reprises her role as the icy Miranda, 20 years after the original film bowed in theaters.

Streep's Miranda is the ruthless editor-in-chief of Runway fashion magazine whose cool exterior and sophisticated taste in fashion rule the workplace.

Wintour was editor-in-chief of American Vogue for 37 years before she . She remains global editorial director of Vogue and chief content officer for Conde Nast.

The genealogy company made the discovery after examining 'billions of historical records and public family trees' (Streep is pictured on April 1)