Saturday, December 5, 2009
What’s your favorite Meryl Streep role?
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width="400" align="left" height="236">From the very beginning of
her career Meryl Streep has held her own alongside such drama
geniuses as Dustin Hoffman, Kevin Kline, Shirley MacLaine and Clint
Eastwood. In celebration of the release of Meryl Streep’s
newest film — “<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank"
href="http://www.wowowow.com/photo-essay/doubt-premiere-new-york-city-meryl-streep-philip-seymour-hoffman-amy-adams-tucci-153086">Doubt</a>”
— we’ve put together a list of our ten favorite Meryl
Streep movies and roles that leave us wondering: Is there any role
she can’t master? She’s certainly a wOw kind of woman
as she never ceases to amaze us with her seemingly limitless
dramatic abilities. From stilettos-of-steel fashion-magazine
editrix to heartwarming-yet-heartbreaking Polish Holocaust
survivor, she’s had us in tears and in stitches … and
everything in between. Read on to see ten of our favorite Meryl
moments in film. Tell us: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank"
href="http://www.wowowow.com/photo-essay/meryl-streep-10-best-doubt-devil-prada-sophies-choice-yet-154445">What’s
your favorite Meryl Streep
role?</a><br><br><strong><br>The Deer
Hunter</strong> (1979)<br>"The Deer
Hunter" – whose story still reverberates with us
today – follows three friends before, during and after the
Vietnam War. It's no wonder this movie won a whopping five
Academy Awards including best picture, best supporting actor and
best director. Meryl got a nod with a nomination for best
supporting actress. Had we been the judges, she would surely have
walked away with the statue tucked under her arm.<br><img
alt=""
src="http://a323.yahoofs.com/phugc/NtsFa3Mgg29M/photos/97227579a4a89b76d8be7553ae8a6e47/mr_14410812910626.jpg?ug_____D8BR5Bg1w"
width="320" height="400"><strong><br>Kramer vs.
Kramer</strong> (1979)<br>When Meryl Streep won the
Oscar for best supporting actress for her role in "Kramer
vs. Kramer," she exclaimed, "Holy
mackerel!" This sums up our reaction to her performance in
this role-bending film — that came along just as such gender
and parental roles were beginning to shift. To see one of her best
holy-mackerel moments, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank"
href="http://www.wowowow.com/post/kramer-vs-kramer-clip-video-154530">click
here</a>.<br><br><img alt=""
src="http://a323.yahoofs.com/phugc/NtsFa3Mgg29M/photos/0b198352aa9c1a5e9e169d97d48200f8/mr_5234993c60d691.jpg?ug_____DNWqoUbRw"
width="400"
height="293"><br><strong>Sophie's
Choice</strong> (1982)<br>We're not surprised
Meryl Streep won both the Golden Globe and Oscar for her portrayal
of Auschwitz survivor Sophie Zawistowski in this film based on
William Styron's book. Streep really exercised her acting
muscles with this one. The struggles! The tears! And, of course,
the accent! <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank"
href="http://www.wowowow.com/post/sophies-choice-clip-video-154534">Click
here</a> for a small taste of Streep's Sophie.
<br><em><br><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank"
href="http://www.wowowow.com/photo-essay/meryl-streep-10-best-doubt-devil-prada-sophies-choice-yet-154445">To
see the rest of Meryl's 10 best films...yet, click
here</a><br></em><br><ul>
<li><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank"
href="http://www.wowowow.com/photo-essay/books/thats-another-story-photos-milton-greene-marylin-monroe-144052?ap=152334">But
That's Another Story: The Photos of Marilyn
Monroe</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow"
target="_blank"
href="http://www.wowowow.com/photo-essay/best-dressed-december-8-153082">The
wowOwow Best-Dressed List</a></li> <li><a
rel="nofollow" target="_blank"
href="http://www.wowowow.com/photo-essay/doubt-premiere-new-york-city-meryl-streep-philip-seymour-hoffman-amy-adams-tucci-153086">'Doubt'
Premiere in New York City</a></li> </ul> [Photo
Credits: "The Deer Hunter," Meryl
Streep/Flickr/"Kramer vs. Kramer," Justin Henry,
Meryl Streep/Everett Collection/"Sophie's
Choice," Meryl Streep/Flickr]
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Posted by Brittany G Thu Dec 11, 2008 7:39am PST
I dont know alot of her movies because im only 21 & just not a huge fan, but I saw Mama Mia when it came out in theaters & I loved it! She was awesome. Now im definitely a fan :)
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Posted by Chrystani Thu Dec 11, 2008 10:14am PST
I know I'm young too... But I liked the Devil wears Prada.
Man I didn't know she was so cute when she was younger. She was cute in devil wears prada though...
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Posted by Sat Dec 13, 2008 6:54am PST
I liked the movie she played in with Bruce Willis and Goldie Hawn called Death Becomes Her.
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Posted by Pinetail Meryl Cullen Fri Feb 20, 2009 11:30am PST
Personally, I love Meryl Streep, although I ahven't seen many of her Movies, Mamma Mia! Is really aweosme, and she did really good, Singing Dancing and well doing what she does really good Acting!
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