"Award-nominated role as a ruthless fashion magazine editor in the comedy-drama ""The Devil Wears Prada"". This late-period success led to starring roles in several high-profile films, including the US$609 million-grossing romantic comedy ""Mamma Mia!"" (2008), her highest-grossing release, and the comedy-drama ""Julie & Julia"" (2009), in which she played Julia Child. These roles re-established Streep's stardom in Hollywood. Her portrayal of Margaret Thatcher in the biopic ""The Iron Lady"" (2011) earned her another Academy Award for Best Actress. The starring role of Katharine Graham in the 2017 drama ""The Post"" garnered Streep her 21st Oscar nomination, more than any actor"
"""""The Iron Lady"" reflects society's insensitive attitude towards people with dementia."" Roger Ebert gave the film two stars out of four, praising Streep's performance but lamenting that ""she's all dressed up with nowhere to go"" in a film that cannot decide what it wants to say about Thatcher: ""[f]ew people were neutral in their feelings about [Thatcher], except the makers of this picture"". Despite the film's mixed reviews, Streep's performance in the title role garnered much critical acclaim. Kevin Maher of ""The Times"" said: ""Streep has found the woman within the caricature."" David Gritten in ""The Daily Telegraph"" commented: ""Awards"
"and a planned royal film performance was cancelled. Her next film was ""The Iron Lady"", which starred Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher, closely followed by a smaller-budget production, ""Shame"", co-written with Steve McQueen. Her work on ""The Iron Lady"" earned her a BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay nomination, while her work on ""Shame"" earned her a BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film nomination. She has said that she always puts one line from her last film in her next film. Morgan lives in North London with her husband, actor Jacob Krichefski, and their two children, Jesse and Mabel. Morgan"
"1990 re-unification of Germany is not mentioned either. The Prime Minister had felt it pave way for the expansion of Nazi sympathy and distrusted the West German government. Despite disagreements with France over European integration, the French Government united with Thatcher in opposition to the re-unification of Germany as well. ""The Iron Lady"" received mixed reviews from critics, although there was strong praise for Streep's performance. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 51% and an average score of 5.7/10, based on 217 reviews. The site's consensus reads: ""Meryl Streep's performance as ""The Iron Lady"" is reliably"
"1. Kirsten Dunst – ""Melancholia"" (39)<br> 2. Yoon Jeong-hee – ""Poetry"" (25)<br> 3. Meryl Streep – ""The Iron Lady"" (20) 1. Albert Brooks – ""Drive"" (38)<br> 2. Christopher Plummer – ""Beginners"" (24)<br> 3. Patton Oswalt – ""Young Adult"" (19) 1. Jessica Chastain – ""The Help"", ""Take Shelter"", and ""The Tree of Life"" (30)<br> 2. Jeannie Berlin – ""Margaret"" (19)<br> 3. Shailene Woodley – ""The Descendants"" (17) 1. Asghar Farhadi – ""A Separation"" (39)<br> 2. Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin – ""Moneyball"" (22)<br> 3. Woody Allen – ""Midnight in Paris"" (16) 1. Emmanuel Lubezki – ""The Tree of Life"" (76)<br> 2."
"the past 50 years. In 2002, Graham was presented, posthumously, with the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President George W. Bush. In 2002, Graham was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame. In 2017, Graham was portrayed by Meryl Streep in the Steven Spielberg film ""The Post"". Streep was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress (among other awards) for her work. On July 14, 2001, Graham fell and struck her head while visiting Sun Valley, Idaho; she died three days later. Her funeral took place at the Washington National Cathedral. Graham is buried in historic Oak Hill"
"Performance by an Actress in a British Independent Film and the Empire Award for Best Actress. Colman played Carol Thatcher in the 2011 Academy Award-winning drama film ""The Iron Lady"", with Meryl Streep and Jim Broadbent, for which she was awarded the London Film Critics' Circle Award for British Actress of the Year. She then starred in Yorgos Lanthimos' 2015 absurdist dystopian film ""The Lobster"" with Rachel Weisz and Colin Farrell, for which she was nominated for the London Film Critics' Circle Award for Supporting Actress of the Year and won the BIFA Award for Best Supporting Actress. In 2017"
"highlight in ""The French Lieutenant's Woman"". Byatt described her motivation for responding in her essays in ""On Histories and Stories"", saying: The novel was adapted as a 1981 film, written by playwright Harold Pinter and directed by Karel Reisz. The production staff included composer Carl Davis and the cinematographer Freddie Francis. The film starred Meryl Streep and Jeremy Irons with Hilton McRae, Jean Faulds, Peter Vaughan, Colin Jeavons, Liz Smith, Patience Collier, Richard Griffiths, David Warner, Alun Armstrong, Penelope Wilton and Leo McKern. The film was nominated for five Academy Awards: Streep was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actress"
"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"
"or actress in history. Meryl Streep on screen and stage Meryl Streep is an American actress who has had an extensive career in film, television, and stage. She made her stage debut in 1975 with The Public Theater production of ""Trelawny of the Wells"". She went on to perform several roles on stage in the 1970s, garnering a Tony Award nomination for her role in ""27 Wagons Full of Cotton"" (1976). In 1977, Streep starred in the television movie ""The Deadliest Season"", and made her film debut with a brief role alongside Jane Fonda in ""Julia"". A supporting role in"
"the first two years of operation — the companies provided services on 18 films, including ""Twilight"", ""Tropic Thunder"", ""Knowing"", ""Eagle Eye"", ""Revolutionary Road"" and ""Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging"". Goldcrest Capital also raises funds and provides services on UK independent feature films. The first two films of this new initiative were Andrea Arnold’s ""Wuthering Heights"" - produced by Douglas Rae and Robert Bernstein of Ecosse Films and Kevin Loader and co-financed with the UK Film Council, Film4 and Screen Yorkshire - and Phyllida Lloyd’s biopic of Margaret Thatcher, ""The Iron Lady"". This starred Meryl Streep and was produced by Damian"
"Daryl Hannah Daryl Christine Hannah (born December 3, 1960) is an American actress and environmental activist. She made her screen debut in Brian De Palma's supernatural horror film ""The Fury"" (1978). She is known for her roles as Pris Stratton in Ridley Scott's science fiction thriller ""Blade Runner"" (1982) and as Cathy Featherstone in Randal Kleiser's romantic comedy ""Summer Lovers"" (1982), as the mermaid Madison in Ron Howard's fantasy-romantic comedy ""Splash"" (1984), Roxanne Kowalski in the romantic comedy ""Roxanne"" (1987), Darien Taylor in Oliver Stone's drama ""Wall Street"" (1987) and Annelle Dupuy Desoto in the comedy-drama ""Steel Magnolias"" (1989). In"
"a wide audience; she co-starred with Jack Nicholson in the dramas ""Heartburn"" (1986) and ""Ironweed"" (1987), in which she sang onscreen for the first time since the television movie ""Secret Service"" (1977). In ""Evil Angels"" (1988), she played Lindy Chamberlain, an Australian woman who had been convicted of the murder of her infant daughter despite claiming that the baby had been taken by a dingo. Filmed in Australia, Streep won the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, a Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival, and the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best"
"Meryl Streep on screen and stage Meryl Streep is an American actress who has had an extensive career in film, television, and stage. She made her stage debut in 1975 with The Public Theater production of ""Trelawny of the Wells"". She went on to perform several roles on stage in the 1970s, garnering a Tony Award nomination for her role in ""27 Wagons Full of Cotton"" (1976). In 1977, Streep starred in the television movie ""The Deadliest Season"", and made her film debut with a brief role alongside Jane Fonda in ""Julia"". A supporting role in the war drama ""The"
"1975. In 1976, she received a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Play for ""27 Wagons Full of Cotton"" and ""A Memory of Two Mondays"". In 1977, she made her screen debut in the television film ""The Deadliest Season"", and also made her film debut in ""Julia"". In 1978, she won an Emmy Award for her role in the mini-series ""Holocaust"", and received her first Academy Award nomination for ""The Deer Hunter"". Streep went on to win Best Supporting Actress for ""Kramer vs. Kramer"" (1979), and Best Actress for ""Sophie's Choice"" (1982) and ""The Iron Lady"" (2011)."
"Meryl Streep Mary Louise ""Meryl"" Streep (born June 22, 1949) is an American actress. Often described as the ""best actress of her generation"", Streep is particularly known for her versatility and accent adaptation. Nominated for a record 21 Academy Awards, she has won three. Streep has received 31 Golden Globe nominations, winning eight - more nominations, and wins, than any other actor. She has also won three Primetime Emmy Awards and has been nominated for fifteen British Academy Film Awards, and seventeen Screen Actors Guild Awards, winning two each. Streep made her stage debut in ""Trelawny of the Wells"" in"
"the film version of ""Ironweed"" premiered at the Palace Theatre. The movie starred Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep, each of whom were nominated for Academy Awards for their performances; much of the filming was done on location in Albany. Most recently the downtown area was the site of filming for the action-thriller ""Salt"", starring Angelina Jolie, and the action-comedy ""The Other Guys"", starring Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg. Authors Herman Melville and Henry James lived with their families in Albany when young, before their careers. James identified his character Isabel Archer, the heroine of his novel ""The Portrait of a"
"one produced for television for an energy company, E.ON, for their eonenergyfit.com website campaign. He also starred as the older Logan Mountstuart in the TV adaptation of William Boyd's novel ""Any Human Heart"". He had a lead role in ""Exile"", a BBC One drama, starring John Simm and written by Danny Brocklehurst. In 2012, he played Denis Thatcher opposite Oscar-winner Meryl Streep as the former Prime Minister in ""The Iron Lady"". He also had several minor and major roles in Cloud Atlas (film), the primary role being that of ageing publisher Timothy Cavendish. In 2016, he was cast in the"
"ourselves. In love and hope and optimism - you know, the magic things that seem inexplicable. Why we are the way we are. I do have a sense of trying to make things better. Where does that come from?"" Meryl Streep Mary Louise ""Meryl"" Streep (born June 22, 1949) is an American actress. Often described as the ""best actress of her generation"", Streep is particularly known for her versatility and accent adaptation. Nominated for a record 21 Academy Awards, she has won three. Streep has received 31 Golden Globe nominations, winning eight - more nominations, and wins, than any other"
"aid. The cast also includes Pam Grier as the blacksmith's mother Jane, Osric Chau as Blacksmith's assistant, MC Jin as Zen-Yi's ally Chan, Daniel Wu as Poison Dagger, and Andrew Lin and Grace Huang as The Geminis. Co-writer Eli Roth appears in a cameo. Several veteran martial arts actors—including Chen Kuan-tai as Golden Lion, Bryan Leung as Hyena Chief, Telly Liu as Iron Lion, Xue Jing Yao as Copper Lion, Zhu Zhu as Zen-Yi's fiancee Chi Chi, Terence Yin as the Governor, and Gordon Liu as The Abbot—appeared in the film. Liu's role was written for RZA's Shaolin teacher Shi"
"and befriended. At the close of 1985, she portrayed legendary country singer Patsy Cline in Karel Reisz's biopic, ""Sweet Dreams"", opposite Ed Harris, Ann Wedgeworth, and John Goodman. She was nominated a fourth time for an Oscar and came in second place for both the National Board of Review Award for Best Actress and the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress. In several interviews, Meryl Streep has stated that she ""begged"" Reisz, who directed her in 1981's ""The French Lieutenant's Woman"", for the role of Cline, but that his first choice had always been Lange. Streep has"
"The Vagenda The Vagenda is a feminist online magazine launched in January 2012. It uses the tagline ""Like ""King Lear"", but for girls,"" taken from ""Grazia"" magazine's summary of the film ""The Iron Lady"", starring Meryl Streep. ""The Vagenda"" is run by British journalists Holly Baxter and Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett; it was founded by ten London-based women journalists in their twenties and is now written by a large group of anonymous contributors from all over the world, both women and men. The editors stated: ""the women's press is a large hadron collider of bullshit and something needed to be done""."
"received several awards and a nomination for Best Female Lead at the Independent Spirit Awards. During her Golden Globe acceptance speech for ""The Iron Lady"", Meryl Streep mentioned some of her favorite performances of the year, highlighting Oduye in ""Pariah"". The following year, she joined an all-star cast in the Steel Magnolias television remake as Annelle Dupuy-Desoto, a role originated by Daryl Hannah. Oduye starred alongside Chiwetel Ejiofor in Steve McQueen’s historical drama ""12 Years a Slave"", winner of the 2014 Academy Award for Best Picture. She also appeared in Ava DuVernay's short film ""The Door"" part of Miu Miu's"
"Barkin, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sigourney Weaver, Debra Winger, Meryl Streep and Geena Davis were also considered for the part. Kelly McGillis, who just came off ""Top Gun"" (1987) was cast for the bankable prospects of the film. McGillis was initially offered to play Sarah but declined, citing her personal experience. She acknowledged at the time of film's release that she had survived an attack and rape, in 1982. Based on her experience, she took on the role of Murphy. Brad Pitt auditioned for the part of Ken Joyce. Foster viewed the film as a last ditch effort to give her acting"
"loved watching movies and is a fan of Meryl Streep, who recently won an Academy Award for her portrayal of the former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher in ""The Iron Lady"". The movie follows Thatcher's life and career as she pushed through a series of economic and administrative reforms despite opposition from her countrymen. Noda also said one of his favorite movies is the 1939 film ""Mr. Smith Goes to Washington"", which tells the story of a U.S. senator who single-handedly fights against political corruption. Noda is a fan of professional wrestling and has stated that Kenta Kobashi is his"
"for overacting. But there is not much visible 'acting' in this movie; the actors are too good for that."" Ebert gave the film three stars out of four. Streep received raves from most critics; Janet Maslin of ""The New York Times"" wrote that ""Meryl Streep, as ever, is uncanny. Miss Streep uses the role of Helen as an opportunity to deliver a stunning impersonation of a darty-eyed, fast-talking woman of the streets, an angry, obdurate woman with great memories and no future. There isn't much more to the film's Helen than this, and indeed the character may go no deeper,"
"Dore Schary, head of production at MGM, where Knopft had a deal. Schary agreed to finance. Greer Garson was originally mentioned as a possible lead. Schary also announced he hoped to get Greta Garbo to come out of retirement to play the role. It eventually went to Lana Turner. Turner said Diane was an interesting woman ""one who used her charm intelligently. Actually she was a forerunner of today's modern woman; she was Europe's first outdoor girl, a health fan and an advocate of the cold bath. She wasn't afraid to use her head, but was never caught with her"
"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"
"Mr Ratchett, Michelle Pfeiffer as Mrs Hubbard, Penélope Cruz as Pilar Estravados (a Hispanic version of Greta Ohlsson, the name coming from a character in ""Hercule Poirot's Christmas""), Dame Judi Dench as Princess Dragomiroff, Sir Derek Jacobi as Masterman, Leslie Odom Jr. as Dr Arbuthnot, Daisy Ridley as Mary Debenham, Lucy Boynton as Countess Andrenyi, Tom Bateman as Monsieur Bouc, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo as Biniamino Marquez (a Cuban version of Antonio Foscarelli), Josh Gad as Hector MacQueen, Marwan Kenzari as Pierre Michel, Sergei Polunin as Count Andrenyi, Willem Dafoe as Gerhard Hardman, and Olivia Colman as Hildegarde Schmidt. Greta Ohlsson is"
"playwright Harold Pinter, directed by Karel Reisz and starring Meryl Streep and Jeremy Irons. The film received considerable critical acclaim and awards, including several BAFTAs and Golden Globes. The novel was also adapted and produced as a British play in 2006. Before Fowles published ""The French Lieutenant's Woman"" in 1969, he had already established his literary reputation with his novels ""The Collector"" (1963) and ""The Magus"" (1965). While writing ""The French Lieutenant's Woman"", he was working on the screenplay for the film adaptation of ""The Magus"". Moreover, ""The Collector"" had already been adapted in a 1965 film that gained Fowles"
"less polemical than it might have been, and a lot more wishy-washy ... This is too bad, because on other levels ""Silkwood"" is a strong and imaginative film. Meryl Streep gives the year's most astounding performance by an actress, adding vigor and complexity to almost every scene with her endlessly inventive portrayal of the eccentric heroine. The supporting players skillfully follow her lead."" The film holds a 79% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 28 reviews with the consensus: """"Silkwood"" seethes with real-life rage -- but backs it up with compelling characters and trenchant observations."" It also holds a 64/100"
"as Michael Clayton Ellen Page – ""Juno"" as Juno MacGuff Javier Bardem – ""No Country for Old Men"" as Anton Chigurh Tilda Swinton – ""Michael Clayton"" as Karen Crowder Juno Diablo Cody – ""Juno"" Slumdog Millionaire Danny Boyle – ""Slumdog Millionaire"" Mickey Rourke – ""The Wrestler"" as Randy ""The Ram"" Robinson Kate Winslet – ""Revolutionary Road"" as April Wheeler Heath Ledger – ""The Dark Knight"" as The Joker Marisa Tomei – ""The Wrestler"" as Pam / Cassidy Frost/Nixon Martin McDonagh – ""In Bruges"" Up Pete Docter – ""Up"" Colin Firth – ""A Single Man"" George Falconer Gabourey Sidibe – ""Precious"""
"was released. It starred Meryl Streep as a successful bakery owner and single mother of three who starts a secret affair with her ex-husband, played by Alec Baldwin, ten years after their divorce – only to find herself drawn to another man: her architect Adam (portrayed by Steve Martin). The film was met with mixed to average reviews by critics, who declared it rather predictable despite fine work by an appealing cast, but became another commercial hit for Meyers upon its Christmas Day opening release in the United States. It played well through the holidays and into January 2012, ultimately"