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Meryl Streep

Mary Louise Streep - born 22 June 1949, in Summit, New Jersey

Wise words: "I try to lead as ordinary a life as I can. You can't get spoiled if you do your own ironing."


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Meryl Streep - news / articles


  • Streep blasts nip and tuck actors - 8 July 2008
    Meryl Streep has spoken out against the growing number of male actors in Hollywood who are having cosmetic surgery for the sake of their art. -The Oscar-winning actress has said such actors should make the best of their age, as the film industry is now offering roles

Meryl Streep - what members say


  • The Bridges Of Madison County
  • The Bridges Of Madison County review by A customer from LIVERSEDGE
    Rated - 5 stars 28 October 2004
    ...This film is fantastic. Meryl Streep has passed away and her two children piece together a time in her life. How two people cross paths so unexpectantly and at once fate ...  
  • Sophie's Choice
  • Sophie's Choice review by A customer from london
    Rated - 4 stars Sophies World 28 July 2004
    ...g for THE most staggering performance from an actress then look no further than Meryl Streep as Sophie, a polish Aushwitz prisoner embroiled in a tumultuous and passionate ...  
  • Silkwood
  • Silkwood review by A customer from London
    Rated - 3 stars Not as good as I remembered... 9 March 2004
    ...dies in mysterious circumstances - was it an accident or was she murdered??? Meryl Streep is wonderful as Karen Silkwood and Cher does a great turn as her dowdy lesbian ...  

Meryl Streep - filmography


  • Doubt (2009)
    Starring: Meryl Streep,  Philip Seymour Hoffman,  Amy Adams
    Director: John Patrick Shanley
    Certificate: TBC
    Set in 1964, Doubt centers on a nun who confronts a priest after suspecting him abusing a black student. He denies the charges, and much of the play's quick-fire dialogue tackles themes of religion, morality and authority.
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  • Julie and Julia (2009)
    Starring: Chris Messina,  Mary Lynn Rajskub,  Meryl Streep
    Director: Nora Ephron
    Certificate: TBC
    The film follows Powell, a government employee who decides to cook her way through legendary cook Julia Child's classic cookbook, "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" in one year's time out of her small Queens kitchen. Powell blogs her daily experiences, gaining a loyal following along the way.
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  • Mamma Mia! on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Colin Firth,  Meryl Streep,  Pierce Brosnan
    Director: Phyllida Lloyd
    Certificate: PG
    Meryl Streep leads an all-star cast in the feature-film adaptation of the beloved musical that has been seen by more than 30 million people in 160 cities and 8 languages around the world. Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgård, Christine Baranski, Julie Walters, Amanda Seyfried and ..read more »
    Rate this: 4.0 78% from 3,955 members
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  • Evening on DVD (2007)
    Starring: Claire Danes,  Toni Collette,  Vanessa Redgrave
    Director: Lajos Koltai
    Certificate: 12
    A drama exploring the romantic past and emotional present of Ann Grant and her daughters, Constance and Nina. As Ann lays dying, she remembers, and is moved to convey to her daughters, the defining moments in her life 50 years prior, when she was a young woman. Harris is the man Ann loves in the ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.0 57% from 2,688 members
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  • Lions for Lambs on DVD (2007)
    Starring: Robert Redford,  Meryl Streep,  Tom Cruise
    Director: Robert Redford
    Certificate: 15
    Two determined students as a West Coast University, Arian (Derek Luke) and Ernest (Michael Pena), follow the inspiration of their idealistic professor, Dr. Malley (Robert Redford), and attempt to do something important with their lives. But when the two make the bold decision to join the battle in ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.0 58% from 14,268 members
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  • Angels In America (2 discs) on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Al Pacino,  Meryl Streep,  Emma Thompson
    Director: Mike Nichols
    Certificate: 18
    In transferring Tony Kushner's Pulitzer Prize-winning play to the small screen, director Mike Nichols has crafted a profound, ambitious masterpiece. The film follows a sprawling group of characters as they navigate their way through the cutthroat New York City of the 1980s, when AIDS began to rear ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.0 65% from 1,257 members
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  • The Hours on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Nicole Kidman,  Allison Janney,  Meryl Streep
    Director: Stephen Daldry
    Certificate: 12
    Based on the Pulitzer-prize winning novel by Michael Cunningham, THE HOURS employs Virginia Woolf's classic novel and central character, MRS. DALLOWAY, as its foundation and inspiration. Spanning three different eras, during one day, the film focuses on the parallel lives of three women joined in ..read more »
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  • Adaptation on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Nicolas Cage,  Meryl Streep,  Chris Cooper
    Director: Spike Jonze
    Certificate: 15
    Following up their acclaimed debut, BEING JOHN MALKOVICH, screenwriter Charlie Kaufman and director Spike Jonze are back to metaphysical moviemaking with ADAPTATION. The film stars Nicolas Cage as both Charlie Kaufman and his fictionalised identical twin brother Donald. While the boisterous Donald ..read more »
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  • First Do No Harm on DVD (1997)
    Starring: Meryl Streep,  Fred Ward,  Seth Adkins
    Director: Jim Abrahams
    Certificate: PG
    In this alternately heartbreaking and uplifting drama inspired by actual events, a small town Midwest family discovers that their youngest son suffers from epilepsy. Left without hope after their insurance runs out, the mother presses on, studies everything she can find about the illness, and, ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.0 61% from 264 members
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  • Before And After (1996)
    Starring: Meryl Streep,  Liam Neeson,  Edward Furlong
    Director: Barbet Schroeder
    Certificate: TBC
    The idyllic life of Carolyn and Ben Ryan (Meryl Streep and Liam Neeson) is shattered in an instant when the girlfriend of their teenage son, Jacob (Edward Furlong), is found brutally murdered. Jacob was the last person to see her alive, and he quickly becomes the prime suspect in the case. Worse ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.0 55% from 6 members
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  • Marvin's Room on DVD (1996)
    Starring: Meryl Streep,  Leonardo DiCaprio,  Diane Keaton
    Director: Jerry Zaks
    Certificate: 12
    Upon receiving a call from her leukemia-stricken sister after not speaking with her for two decades, a devil-may-care single mother packs up her two sons--one, a rebellious teen who has spent time in a mental institution--and heads to Florida to reunite with her ailing sibling and their bedridden ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.0 65% from 280 members
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