 Much concern surrounded the portrayal of Laura Brown in the 2001  segment. Fearing that suitable makeup couldnt make  Julianne Moore (I) (qv) look elderly, and due to scheduling  conflicts, Betsy Blair (qv) was cast to play the role of Old  Laura. Scenes were filmed with Meryl Streep (qv). However,  director Stephen Daldry (qv) was so dissatisfied with the outcome  that Moore was brought in much later in "old" make