 Streep 's first feature film role came opposite Jane Fonda in the 1977 film Julia , in which she had a small role during a flashback sequence . Most of her scenes were edited out , but the brief time on screen horrified the actress : " I had a bad wig and they took the words from the scene I shot with Jane and put them in my mouth in a different scene . I thought , I 've made a terrible mistake , no more movies . I hate this business " . However , Streep cites Fonda as having a lasting influence on her as an actress , and has credited her as " open [ ing ] probably more doors than I probably even know about " . 
