"commenting that she played it on ""automatic pilot"". She performed the role of Katherine in ""The Taming of the Shrew"" for Shakespeare in the Park, and also played a supporting role in ""Manhattan"" (1979) for Woody Allen. Streep later said that Allen did not provide her with a complete script, giving her only the six pages of her own scenes, and did not permit her to improvise a word of her dialogue. In the drama ""Kramer vs. Kramer"", Streep was cast opposite Dustin Hoffman as an unhappily married woman who abandons her husband and child. Streep thought that the script"
"Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight in the 1969 film ""Midnight Cowboy"", for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress. For her performance in the 1975 film adaptation of Jacqueline Susann's ""Once Is Not Enough"" she gained an Academy Award nomination and won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress. Additional screen credits include ""Airport '77"", ""Capricorn One"", ""The Pride of Jesse Hallam"", ""Supergirl"", ""The Mirror Has Two Faces"", ""Heart of Midnight"", ""Zorro, The Gay Blade"" and ""House by the Lake"", also known as ""Death Weekend"". Her television credits include the title role in the"
"her husband's infidelity. Public reaction at the time was largely negative, supposing a publicity stunt or an attempt to frame her husband for murder. The 1979 Michael Apted film ""Agatha"" features a disclaimer in the opening credits stating that what follows is an imaginary solution to an authentic mystery. The film starred Vanessa Redgrave and Timothy Dalton as Agatha and Archie, and depicts Christie planning suicide in such a way as to frame her husband's mistress for her ""murder"". An American reporter, played by Dustin Hoffman, follows her closely and stops the plan. Christie's heirs unsuccessfully sued to prevent the"
"played by Meryl Streep. In 1981, she starred in ""Second-Hand Hearts"" for esteemed director Hal Ashby as ""Dinette Dusty"", a recently widowed waitress and would-be singer who marries a boozy carwash worker named ""Loyal"", played by Robert Blake to get back her children from their paternal grandparents. The film, based on a highly sought-after ""road movie"" screenplay by Charles Eastman, was a disaster that tarnished the careers of all concerned. Critic Vincent Canby in his negative ""New York Times"" review on May 8, 1981 opined, ""[t]he film's one bright spot is Barbara Harris, who plays Dinette as sincerely as possible"
"John and Mary (film) John and Mary is a 1969 American romantic drama film directed by Peter Yates, directly following the success of his film ""Bullitt"". It stars Dustin Hoffman and Mia Farrow in the title roles, directly following their success in ""Midnight Cowboy"" and ""Rosemary's Baby"", respectively. The screenplay was adapted by John Mortimer from the Mervyn Jones novel. It was released theatrically in North America on December 14, 1969. It received an R rating upon its original release, which was later downgraded to a PG rating. ""John and Mary"" begins the morning after John and Mary meet in"
"replacing the original hostess, Joanne Sopko. The series ran until 1978. She was a regular on two soap operas, playing Carrie Wheeler on ""Somerset"" and Brandy Shelloe on ""Guiding Light"". Williams's feature-film debut came in 1979's ""Kramer vs. Kramer"" as a girlfriend of Dustin Hoffman's character, memorably quizzed by his son after being discovered walking nude to the bathroom. Williams is perhaps most recognized for her roles in ""Stir Crazy"" (1980), with Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor, and ""Poltergeist"" (1982), as suburban housewife Diane Freeling, a character she reprised in a sequel, """", 1986). A year later, she was part"
"gave the film two and a half stars out of four and told readers that the relationship between Christie and the American journalist ""isn't real. It's never for a moment deeply felt -- it's just deeply acted."" Agatha (film) Agatha is a 1979 British drama thriller film directed by Michael Apted, starring Vanessa Redgrave, Dustin Hoffman and Timothy Dalton, and written by Kathleen Tynan. The ""Technovision"" film focuses on renowned crime writer Agatha Christie's famous 11-day disappearance in 1926. The film opens as Agatha Christie (Vanessa Redgrave) gets a silver cup engraved for her husband Archie (Timothy Dalton), who receives"
"Agatha (film) Agatha is a 1979 British drama thriller film directed by Michael Apted, starring Vanessa Redgrave, Dustin Hoffman and Timothy Dalton, and written by Kathleen Tynan. The ""Technovision"" film focuses on renowned crime writer Agatha Christie's famous 11-day disappearance in 1926. The film opens as Agatha Christie (Vanessa Redgrave) gets a silver cup engraved for her husband Archie (Timothy Dalton), who receives the gift with utter disdain. The couple walks to a publicity event for Agatha's new novel, ""The Murder of Roger Ackroyd"". They are tailed into the venue by American reporter Wally Stanton (Dustin Hoffman). The next morning,"
"of revenge, is a stylish homage to the films of Alfred Hitchcock (once again starring Jeanne Moreau). ""Mississippi Mermaid"" (1969), with Catherine Deneuve, is an identity-bending romantic thriller. ""Stolen Kisses"" (1968) and ""Bed and Board"" (1970) are continuations of the Antoine Doinel Cycle, both starring Claude Jade as Antoine's fiancée and later wife Christine Darbon. ""The Wild Child"" (1970) included Truffaut's acting debut in the lead role of 18th century physician Jean Marc Gaspard Itard. ""Two English Girls"" (1971) is the female reflection of the same love story as ""Jules et Jim"". It is based on a story written by"
"the names of some cast members were withheld entirely; performances were not recorded. ""Manhattan"" inspired the song ""Remember Manhattan"" written by Richard Marx and Fee Waybill from Marx's debut album. Manhattan (film) Manhattan is a 1979 American romantic comedy film directed by Woody Allen and produced by Charles H. Joffe. The screenplay was written by Allen and Marshall Brickman. Allen co-stars as a twice-divorced 42-year-old comedy writer who dates a 17-year-old girl (Mariel Hemingway) but falls in love with his best friend's (Michael Murphy) mistress (Diane Keaton). Meryl Streep and Anne Byrne also star. ""Manhattan"" was filmed in black-and-white and"
"Manhattan (film) Manhattan is a 1979 American romantic comedy film directed by Woody Allen and produced by Charles H. Joffe. The screenplay was written by Allen and Marshall Brickman. Allen co-stars as a twice-divorced 42-year-old comedy writer who dates a 17-year-old girl (Mariel Hemingway) but falls in love with his best friend's (Michael Murphy) mistress (Diane Keaton). Meryl Streep and Anne Byrne also star. ""Manhattan"" was filmed in black-and-white and 2.35:1 widescreen. The film features music composed by George Gershwin, including ""Rhapsody in Blue"", which inspired the idea behind the film. Allen described the film as a combination of his"
"couple had two sons, Statten (born 1983) and Maximillian (born 1985); Roeg and Russell divorced at an unspecified date. Theresa Russell Theresa Lynn Russell (née Paup; born March 20, 1957) is an American actress. Russell made her film debut in ""The Last Tycoon"" (1976) directed by Elia Kazan, followed by a lead role opposite Dustin Hoffman in ""Straight Time"" (1978). She was then cast in Nicolas Roeg's controversial thriller ""Bad Timing"" (1980), which earned her critical praise. After marrying Roeg in 1982, she appeared in multiple films directed by him, mainly arthouse and experimental films, including ""Eureka"" (1983), ""Insignificance"" (1985),"
"of $6,472,990 domestically with 502 theaters being its widest release. ""Star 80"" maintains an 82% ""fresh"" rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 11 reviews. Star 80 Star 80 is a 1983 American film based on, though fictionalized somewhat, ""Playboy"" model Dorothy Stratten, who was murdered by her husband Paul Snider in 1980. The film was directed by Bob Fosse, and stars Mariel Hemingway and Eric Roberts. Hugh Hefner sued the producers of the picture, stemming from his disapproval of how he was depicted in the film. In accordance with the family's wishes, Dorothy's mother is never mentioned by name in"
"received Academy Award nominations for their performances, in the categories of Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress, respectively. In June 1995, despite a lack of hiking experience, recent divorcée Cheryl Strayed (Reese Witherspoon) leaves Minneapolis, Minnesota, to hike 1,100 miles of the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail on a journey of self-discovery and healing. During the hike, Strayed reflects in flashbacks on her childhood in Minnesota and memories of her mother, Bobbi Grey (Laura Dern). Bobbi's death from cancer sent Cheryl into a deep depression that she tried to numb with heroin and anonymous sex, which eventually destroyed her marriage to"
"Anne Byrne (actress) Anne Byrne Hoffman (born September 28, 1943) is an American actress. She had a small role as the wife of Woody Allen's philandering best friend in ""Manhattan"" (1979), and also appeared in ""Why Would I Lie?"" (1980) and ""A Night Full of Rain"" (1978). She was the first wife of actor Dustin Hoffman, having one child, Jenna Byrne (born October 15, 1970), by him. Hoffman adopted Byrne's daughter from a previous marriage, Karina Hoffman-Birkhead (born 1966). Byrne and Hoffman divorced in 1980 and both remarried that same year, Byrne to Ivan Kronenfeld. Byrne and Hoffman lived on"
"in some 30 films, including ""Harvey Middleman, Fireman"" (1965), ""Penelope"" (1966), ""The Busy Body"" (1967), ""Welcome to Hard Times"" (1967), ""Hang 'Em High"" (1968), ""The Elevator"" (1974), ""Airport '77"" (1977), ""The In-Laws"" (1979), ""Love At First Bite"" (1980), ""The Last Married Couple in America"" (1980), ""My Tutor"" (1983), ""The End of Innocence"" (1990) and ""A Family Affair"" (2001). Later in her career, she began teaching acting. Arlene Golonka Haenel currently resides in Palm Desert, California. Arlene Golonka Arlene Leanore Golonka (born January 23, 1936) is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for playing Millie Hutchins on the television"
"The Seduction of Joe Tynan The Seduction of Joe Tynan is a 1979 American political drama film directed by Jerry Schatzberg, and produced by Martin Bregman. The screenplay was written by Alan Alda, who also played the title role. The film stars Alda, Barbara Harris, and Meryl Streep, with Rip Torn, Melvyn Douglas, Charles Kimbrough, and Carrie Nye. Meryl Streep said that she was on ""automatic pilot"" during filming because she went to work not long after the death of John Cazale, adding that she got through the process largely due to Alda's support. Joe Tynan is a liberal U.S."
"Streep's character is more fully developed than any of the leads' roles. The story attempts to show how hard it was for women in the Old West, but it ends up being Jones' surly show"". The Homesman The Homesman is a 2014 historical period drama set in the 1850s Midwest, directed by Tommy Lee Jones. The screenplay by Jones, Kieran Fitzgerald and Wesley Oliver is based on the 1988 novel of the same name by Glendon Swarthout. The film stars Jones and Hilary Swank and also features Meryl Streep, Grace Gummer, Miranda Otto, Hailee Steinfeld, John Lithgow, and James Spader."
"Mark Kermode said ""Emma Thompson is to some extent becoming the new Judi Dench, as the person who kind of comes in for 15 minutes and is brilliant ... [but then] when she goes away, the rest of the movie has a real problem living up to the wattage of her presence"". Thompson was further acclaimed for her work in the London-based romance ""Last Chance Harvey"" (2008), where she and Dustin Hoffman played a lonely, middle-aged pair who cautiously begin a relationship. Critics praised the chemistry between the two leads, and both received Golden Globe nominations for their performances. Thompson's"
"The French Lieutenant's Woman (film) The French Lieutenant's Woman is a 1981 British romantic drama film directed by Karel Reisz, produced by Leon Clore, and adapted by playwright Harold Pinter. It is based on the eponymous 1969 novel by John Fowles. The music score is by Carl Davis and the cinematography by Freddie Francis. The film stars Meryl Streep and Jeremy Irons. Other featured actors include Hilton McRae, Peter Vaughan, Colin Jeavons, Liz Smith, Patience Collier, Richard Griffiths, David Warner, Alun Armstrong, Penelope Wilton, and Leo McKern. The film received five Academy Award nominations. Streep was nominated for the Academy"
"The duo produced three of their greatest classics together - ""Apnapan"" (1977), ""Aasha"" (1980) and ""Arpan"" (1983). Her role in ""Apnapan"" as the selfish gold-digger who abandons her husband and child, and later wanting her son back, won her the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award, beating out top actresses Nutan, Asha Parekh, and Rekha. (This was the precursor to the type of role that Meryl Streep played two years ""later"" in Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)). Established actress (1980–1985) After the box office success of ""Aasha"" (1980), for which she received her second Filmfare nomination as Best Actress, Reena Roy entered"
"Dustin Hoffman in the comedy ""Tootsie"" (1982), playing an actress whose actor friend (Hoffman) disguises himself as a woman to further his career. For her role, she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She then appeared in the comedy ""Mr. Mom"" (1983) as the wife of Michael Keaton's character, followed by a supporting role in Martin Scorsese's ""After Hours"" (1985). She had a recurring role on ""McCloud"", and appeared on ""M*A*S*H"", ""The Bob Newhart Show"", ""The Odd Couple"", ""Maude"", ""Barnaby Jones"", and ""Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers"". She hosted ""Saturday Night Live"" three times (in"
"Story"". She rose to prominence in 1960s with such films as ""Period of Adjustment"" (1962), ""Sunday in New York"" (1963), ""Cat Ballou"" (1965), ""Barefoot in the Park"" (1967) and ""Barbarella"" (1968). Her first husband was ""Barbarella"" director Roger Vadim. A seven-time Academy Award nominee, she received her first nomination for ""They Shoot Horses, Don't They?"" (1969) and went on to win two Best Actress Oscars in the 1970s for ""Klute"" (1971) and ""Coming Home"" (1978). Her other nominations were for ""Julia"" (1977), ""The China Syndrome"" (1979), ""On Golden Pond"" (1981) and ""The Morning After"" (1986). Consecutive hits ""Fun with Dick"
"Star 80 Star 80 is a 1983 American film based on, though fictionalized somewhat, ""Playboy"" model Dorothy Stratten, who was murdered by her husband Paul Snider in 1980. The film was directed by Bob Fosse, and stars Mariel Hemingway and Eric Roberts. Hugh Hefner sued the producers of the picture, stemming from his disapproval of how he was depicted in the film. In accordance with the family's wishes, Dorothy's mother is never mentioned by name in the movie, and the names of her sister and brother were altered. Other names were also changed due to legal concerns. The film was"
"Me What You Want"" (1980), ""Anna to the Infinite Power"" (1983), ""Twisted"" (1986), ""Caddyshack II"" (1988), ""Fear"" (1990), ""True Colors"" (1991), ""The Player"" (1992), ""Suture"" (1993) and ""Shade"" (2003). She also appeared in made-for-TV movies, such as ""Seven in Darkness"" (1969), ""The Lonely Profession"" (1969), ""Family Flight"" (1972) and ""The Tenth Month"" (1979). Merrill appeared in numerous television series in the 1960s, such as playing the villain, ""Calamity Jan,"" in two 1968 episodes of ""Batman"" alongside then-husband Cliff Robertson. She also made guest appearances on ""Bonanza"", ""The Bold Ones"", ""The Love Boat"", ""Quincy, M.E."", ""Murder, She Wrote"", ""Roseanne"" and ""The"
"West 11th Street in Greenwich Village, Manhattan when in 1970 members of The Weather Underground, a group of left-wing militants protesting the Vietnam war, became responsible for the inadvertent ignition of weapons they'd been stockpiling in the house next door to the couple. Dustin Hoffman can be seen in footage from the scene. Anne Byrne (actress) Anne Byrne Hoffman (born September 28, 1943) is an American actress. She had a small role as the wife of Woody Allen's philandering best friend in ""Manhattan"" (1979), and also appeared in ""Why Would I Lie?"" (1980) and ""A Night Full of Rain"" (1978)."
"Victor Du Bois and Steven Rosenblum ""In America"" ""Lost in Translation"" ""City of God (Cidade de Deus)"", Brazil ""The Last Samurai"" – Hans Zimmer ""Siente mi amor"" – ""Once Upon a Time in Mexico"" ""Mystic River"" – Brian Helgeland ""Lost in Translation"" – Sofia Coppola Djimon Hounsou – ""In America"" Eugene Levy – ""A Mighty Wind"" Maria Bello – ""The Cooler"" Patricia Clarkson – ""Pieces of April"" Michael Chiklis – ""The Shield"" Bernie Mac – ""The Bernie Mac Show"" James Woods – """" CCH Pounder – ""The Shield"" Jane Kaczmarek – ""Malcolm in the Middle"" Meryl Streep – ""Angels in"
"was not in the original script. It was just in the natural process of making the movie. I certainly felt vulnerable, but I think it's different for men than women."" Julie Christie was originally cast in the role of Michelle Stratton, but her departure was precipitated by Gere's replacement of Travolta. By the time Gere had returned to the project, Lauren Hutton had already been hired. Meryl Streep was also offered the part of Michelle, but declined because she did not like the tone of the film. Schrader acknowledges that ""Pickpocket"" (1959) by the French director Robert Bresson was a"
"and the two had a contentious working relationship as a result. In a 1979 Time magazine interview, Streep claimed that Hoffman groped her breast on their first meeting. The two actors battled over their characters, with Streep wanting to portray Joanna as more sympathetic and vulnerable than she was written. As a famously committed method actor, Hoffman would also hurl insults and obscenities at Streep, taunting her with the name of her recently deceased fiancé, John Cazale, to draw a better performance out of her. He famously threw a wine glass against the wall without telling her (although he did"
"went to Ali MacGraw in ""Goodbye, Columbus""; Mia Farrow in ""The Great Gatsby""; and Faye Dunaway in ""The Towering Inferno"". Later, Wood chose to star in the disaster film ""Meteor"" (1979) with Sean Connery, and the sex comedy ""The Last Married Couple in America"" (1980), which failed at the box office. Her performance in the latter was praised and considered reminiscent of her performance in ""Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice"". In ""Last Married Couple"", Wood broke ground: Although an actress with a clean, middle-class image, she used the ""F"" word in a frank marital discussion with her husband"
"One-Time Appearance in a Series - or a Continuing Role) and Supporting Actress of the Year. She has also played supporting roles in various movies, including ""The Way We Live Now"" (1970), ""Bug"" (1975), ""The Ultimate Warrior"" (1975), ""The Dark Secret of Harvest Home"" (1978), ""A Fire in the Sky"" (1978), ""Cross Creek"" (1983), ""Blackout"" (1988), ""Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead"" (1990), ""Above Suspicion"" (1995), ""Judge Dredd"" (1995) and ""Sex and Breakfast"" (2007). She is known to """" fans as Perrin, Sarek's wife, from the episodes ""Sarek"" and ""Unification"". In 2001, she had a secondary role as the wife of"
"negative reviews from critics. Streep also had a small role in the period drama film ""The Homesman"" (2014). Set in the 1850s midwest, the film stars Hilary Swank and Tommy Lee Jones as an unusual pair who help three women driven to madness by the frontier to get back East. Streep does not appear until near the end of the film, playing a preacher's wife, who takes the women into care. ""The Homesman"" premiered at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival where it garnered largely positive reviews from critics. Directed by Rob Marshall, ""Into the Woods"" (also 2014) is a Disney"
"89th Academy Awards, it was nominated for Best Costume Design and earned Streep her 20th nomination for Best Actress. It received four Golden Globe nominations, including Best Picture. In 1944, Florence Foster Jenkins is a New York City socialite heiress who founded the Verdi Club to celebrate her love of music. St. Clair Bayfield, a British Shakespearean actor, is her husband and manager. Florence lives in a grand hotel suite, while Bayfield lives in an apartment with his mistress, Kathleen Weatherley. Florence suffers from long-term syphilis, contracted from her first husband. Florence decides to resume singing lessons. She hires pianist"