An actress who can cope with absolutely any role is what movie critics say about Meryl Streep. The filmography of the star does not contain frankly failed pictures, even the painful banal plot is compensated by her brilliant play. A proof of the film star’s talent is her triple Oscar, about 20 nominations for this honorary award. What kind of tapes in which it is removed cannot be seen?
Meryl Streep: filmography of the star
The debut of the actress in a big movie dates back to 1977, at that time she was 28 years old. The melodrama "Julia", filmed by Fred Zinneman, presented the first small, almost unnoticed role of Meryl Streep. The filmography of the star the next year replenished with the picture “Sealer”, where she got more screen time. She played a girl who is waiting for her young man, sent to fight in Vietnam. The talented game provided the actress with the first Oscar nomination.
This was followed by the drama "Manhattan", released in 1979 with the participation of Meryl Streep. The filmography was enriched by another supporting role. The actress appeared before the audience in the image of a cold fatal beauty, inspiring passion for an American intellectual.
Finest hour
One cannot fail to talk about the role that presented the first Oscar to the rising star. In the film "Kramer vs. Kramer", which also saw the light in 1979, she got an ambiguous role. Meryl played Joanna - a young woman who decides to leave the family because of the indifference of her husband. After some time, the heroine returns and tries to take her son from her husband, which turns into a lengthy lawsuit. Of course, the main victim of this story is the child.
Streep greatly changed the character of his character, trying to breathe the maximum of life into him. She even insisted on making changes to the finished script. As a result, the drama won five Oscars, one of which went to Meryl Streep. Filmography, all films, the personal life of the actress after that were in the center of the annoying attention of journalists.
The cinema diva managed to consolidate its success already in 1981 thanks to the filming of the film “The Woman of the French Lieutenant”, the plot of which was borrowed by the creators from the Fowles novel. Interestingly, in this drama, the actress got the roles of two female characters at once.
The best movie stars
Sophie's Choice ribbon was presented by the second Oscar Meryl Streep. Filmography films comparable in severity to this picture does not contain. The heroine, whose image the actress embodied, suffers from memories of the death of her own children in a Nazi camp, about how she was asked to choose between them. The young woman is unable to cope with guilt, which portends a sad end.
In 1995, the drama "Bridges of Madison County," in which the main female role was played by Meryl Streep, was presented to the public. The filmography of the star acquired a picture that is mentioned in the list of the most sensual tapes in the history of American cinema. The character of the actress is a romantic Italian Francesca, mired in a routine.
The image of Miranda Priestley, the heroine of the comedy drama "The Devil Wears Prada", again riveted the interest of viewers and journalists to Meryl Streep. Filmography, the best films of the actress, again became the subject of close attention due to the role that many critics declared one of the brightest in the entire career of the movie star. The actress was ideally suited for the role of a soulless boss-careerist in expensive outfits, plaguing the main character.
Bright roles of the actress
You should definitely watch the movie "Watch", released in 2002. This is a story about the life of three women, separated by decades. In this picture, Streep played Clarissa Vaughan, her character is trying to help a close friend dying of AIDS.
Meryl Streep also looks organically in comedy stories. Proof of this is her role in the romantic comedy "Simple Difficulties", released in 2009. Her heroine raised three children, maintains friendly relations with her ex-husband. Suddenly, the long-dying interest of two divorced people returns again. Should this be considered a second chance for happiness?
One cannot help but see the picture that gave the last (third) Oscar to Meryl Streep, the filmography, the best films of which are considered in this article. In the film "Iron Lady", she played a major role, brilliantly embodying the image of Margaret Thatcher, who is in old age.
Personal life
The first husband of the film star died in 1978 after a two-year marriage. In the same year, she remarried a man, thanks to whose support she suffered the grief that fell on her. Meryl and sculptor Don Hammer have been married for over 36 years, have four children who have already managed to grow up.
The 66-year-old actress continues to act actively, so fans can count on new bright images that she will create in the future. In 2016, at least one film with the participation of the Strip is expected.