Meryl Streep
Acting
Biography
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 adaptability. She has received numerous accolades throughout her career spanning over five decades, including a record 21 Academy Award nominations (winning three) and a record 32 Golden Globe Award nominations (winning eight). She has also received two British Academy Film Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and three Primetime Emmy Awards, in addition to nominations for a Tony Award and six Grammy Awards.
Born: June 22, 1949
Place of Birth: Summit, New Jersey, USA
Known For
Schindler Space Architect
Architect R.M. Schindler, transformed the way we see space and laid the foundation for what is now considered the California lifestyle of indoor-outdoor living. His life story (1887-1953) unfolds in parallel with that of Modern Architecture. The film follows Schindler's journey from Vienna through Chicago to Southern California, observing where possible through the lens of his own camera or listening to his own words. The story is told through narration, interviews, Schindler's theoretical writings, correspondence, photos and renderings of his many works and projects.
Close Up
More than 150 silent short films about singers, actors and directors captured during Press Conferences in Cannes, Venice and Berlin, between 1993 and 2002. Presented the first time in 2012 (ten years after the last shooting) in Napoli Film Festival and in 2013 at the Art Institute of California in Santa Ana. An anthropological experiment on the facial expressions of famous people showing the human being aspect. All original footage from Mel Gibson to Peter Jackson, from George Lucas to Catherine Deneuve, from Michael Douglas to Giancarlo Giannini and many others.
Chrysanthemum
A little mouse named Chrysanthemum starts going to school and realizes she is the only kid with the longest name. She gets bullied by everyone but eventually learns that she is special in her own way
Unscripted
Three young, struggling actors (played by three young, less-struggling actors) try to navigate the maze of agents, auditions and avarice that is Hollywood, frequently turning to their acting teacher for advice. As the title implies, the dialogue is mostly improvised, with situations based on the lives of the cast and creators.
The Concert for Valor
A live HBO concert honoring United States veterans in Washington DC.
The Grammys
An awards show honoring the achievements of the members of the professional music recording industry. The members of the Recording Academy vote on who they think is most deserving of an award in 108 categories as specified by the academy.
Only Murders in the Building
Three strangers share an obsession with true crime and suddenly find themselves wrapped up in one.
An Old Fashioned Love Story: Making 'The Bridges of Madison County'
Follow the difficult birth and full realization of this beautifully told romance through its many twists and turns. Through interviews with Clint Eastwood, Meryl Streep, screenwriter Richard LaGravenese and many others, this documentary reveals the commitment, hard work and creativity it took to bring to the screen this classic love story in the style of George Stevens or John Ford.
Little Ears: The Velveteen Rabbit
First published in 1922, Margery Williams' enchanting story about a toy rabbit is a classic of children's literature. This gentle rendition comes alive through Meryl Streep's soothing narration, George Winston's beautiful music score, and David Jorgensen's charming illustrations.
The U.S. and the Holocaust
Inspired in part by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s “Americans and the Holocaust” exhibition and supported by its historical resources, this documentary series examines the rise of Hitler and Nazism in Germany in the context of global antisemitism and racism, the eugenics movement in the United States, and race laws in the American south.
Filmography
as Miranda Priestly
as Insect Queen (voice)
as Mercy Otis Warren (voice)
as voice
as Narrator (voice)
as Narrator (voice)
as Narrator (voice)
as Eve
as Eleanor Roosevelt
as President Orlean
as Loretta Durkin
as Elizabeth Bishop
as Martha Gellhorn (voice)
as Self
as Alice Hughes
as Dee Dee Allen
as Self - Actress (archive footage)
as Narrator (voice)
as Aunt March
as Self
as Ellen Martin / Elena
as Self (archive footage)
as Self
as Narrator (voice)
as Cousin Topsy
as Self (archive footage)
as Donna Sheridan-Carmichael
as Narrator (voice)
as Maurine McElroy (voice)
as Kay Graham
as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
as Narrator (voice)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
as Mary Louise Wright
as Narrator (voice)
as Florence Foster Jenkins
as Elizabeth Murray (voice)
as Self
as Self (archive footage)
as Emmeline Pankhurst
as Self
as Ricki Rendazzo
as Narrator (voice)
as Witch
as Self
as Eleanor Roosevelt (voice)
as Chief Elder
as Altha Carter
as Violet Weston
as 讲述
as Narrator (voice)
as Narrator - Ethiopia (voice)
as Narrator (voice)
as Narrator (voice)
as Self
as Self (archive footage)
as Kay
as Self
as Narrator
as (archive footage)
as Margaret Thatcher
as Camilla Bowner
as Narrator (voice)
as Herself
as Self
as (voice)
as Jane Adler
as Felicity Fox (voice)
as Julia Child
as Self - Guest
as Self
as Sister Aloysius Beauvier
as Donna Sheridan
as Self
as Joanna Silver
as Narrator (voice)
as Janine Roth
as Corrine Whitman
as Lila Ross
as Self
as Narrator (voice)
as Queen (voice)
as Miranda Priestly
as Yolanda Johnson
as The Woman
as Self - Host
as Lisa Metzger
as Self
as Josephine Anwhistle
as Senator Eleanor Prentiss Shaw (D-VA)
as Meryl Streep (uncredited)
as Hannah Pitt / Ethel Rosenberg / The Rabbi / The Angel Australia
as Self
as Self
as Clarissa Vaughan
as Susan Orlean
as Self (archive footage)
as Narrator (voice)
as Narrator (voice)
as Blue Mecha (voice)
as Self
as Roberta
as Narrator (voice)
as Self
as Self
as Kate Gulden
as Kate Mundy
as Self
as Lori Reimuller
as Aunt Esme Dauterive (voice)
as Lee Wakefield Lacker
as Self
as Carolyn Ryan
as Francesca Johnson
as Narrator (voice)
as Gail Hartman
as Self
as Clara del Valle Trueba
as Self
as Madeline Ashton Menville
as Julia
as Self - Choir Member
as Suzanne Vale
as Concerned Citizen
as Jessica Lovejoy (voice)
as Mary Fisher
as Lindy Chamberlain
as Self - Guest
as Self - Guest
as Helen Archer
as Narrator (voice)
as Rachel
as Karen Christence Dinesen Blixen
as Susan Traherne
as Narrator (voice)
as Molly Gilmore
as Karen Silkwood
as Zofia "Sophie" Zawistowski
as Brooke Reynolds
as Alice
as Sarah / Anna
as Katherine
as Joanna Kramer
as Karen Traynor
as Leilah
as Jill
as Linda
as Inga Helms Weiss
as Anne Marie
as Sharon Miller
as Edith Varney
as Stage 6 (voice)
as Self
as Self
as Leilah
as Self - Host
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Self - Presenter
as Self
as Self - Winner
as Mrs. Claus