Meryl Streep

Oscars 2012 - predictions

Some of The List's film critics give their predictions on who'll win what at the Oscars

25 Jan 2012

Best Picture. The Artist; simplicity is the reason that is soars above the other Oscar bait. The Artist probably will win, as it has won pretty much everything else going. It deserves it - when was the last time a film came along that made everyone fall…

Opinion - The 2012 BAFTA nominations

Scorsese, Streep, Tintin and The Artist all nominated - but do they deserve it?

17 Jan 2012

The announcement of any film awards nominations list is guaranteed to stir up debate about which films are missing, which are undeserving of their placement, and most of all, who's most likely to win. The 2012 BAFTA nominations list has all that, plus…

Review of reviews - The Iron Lady

What we said, and they said, about Streep's Thatcher performance

6 Jan 2012

What we said: ‘The Iron Lady is a film about the cost of power that features a brilliantly convincing lead performance from Meryl Streep, but offers no significant insights on the lady of the title.’ The List What they said: ‘How people react…

The Iron Lady

Meryl Streep shines in a film that avoids tackling Thatcher's politics

5 Jan 2012

(12A) 105min In The Iron Lady director Phyllida Lloyd (Mamma Mia!) and writer Abi Morgan (Shame) take arguably the most significant British politician in living memory as their subject, and perversely evade questioning her policies. The result is a…

Glasgow Film Festival Meryl Streep retrospective

Festival co-director explains reasons behind 2011 retrospective

18 Feb 2011

Allan Hunter, co-director of the GFF, explains his choice of Meryl Streep for this year’s retrospective ‘Meryl Streep is a star who has stood the test of time, and is currently enjoying a fresh wave of popularity among the generation who've seen The…

Meryl Streep unaware of Mamma sequel

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24 Jan 2010

Meryl Streep is clueless about the 'Mamma Mia! 2' rumours. The Oscar-winning actress - who appeared in the film version of the ABBA-inspired musical 'Mamma Mia!' in which she played the lead role of Donna Sheridan - insists she hasn't been…

Meryl Streep 'grateful' for roles

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7 Jan 2010

Meryl Streep feels "very f**king grateful" to be alive. The 'It's Complicated' actress is astonished by how much acting work she is still offered, even though she recently celebrated her 60th birthday. She said: "I'm very f***ing grateful to be…

It's Complicated

6 Jan 2010

(15) 118min Eschewing Hollywood’s usual tendency towards ageism Something’s Gotta Give and The Holiday writer/director Nancy Meyers’ new film is a farce of revived lust. Alec Baldwin and Meryl Streep play ex-husband and wife who suddenly get the hots…

Meryl Streep will do sex scenes forever.

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21 Dec 2009

The 60-year-old actress - who stars in new romantic comedy 'It's Complicated' where she plays a woman who has an affair with her ex-husband - said she doesn't mind acting out sex scenes because it's "authentic". She said: "Sex scenes, love scenes.

Meryl Streep ready for a rest

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12 Sep 2009

Meryl Streep wants to take a break from acting. The Oscar-winning star has been left "exhausted" by her gruelling schedule and is planning to spend some quality time with her family. Meryl - who has four children with her husband sculptor Don…

Julie and Julia

3 Sep 2009

(12A) 123min Nora Ephron’s love affair with cookery initially surfaced in Mike Nichols’ 1986 comedy Heartburn, with Meryl Streep and Jack Nicholson starring in Ephron’s adaptation of her recipe book of the same name. Now Ephron and Streep have…

Meryl Streep mixed-up about mash

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31 Aug 2009

Meryl Streep didn't know what mashed potatoes were. The actress - who plays celebrated TV chef Julia Childs in new movie 'Julie and Julia' - admits her upbringing was filled with convenience foods and she was left bemused when she saw her neighbour…

Meryl Streep's catty critic

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30 Aug 2009

Meryl Streep's cat helps her rehearse her movie lines. The Oscar-winning actress reads the script to her pet to see if he is impressed by her performance. National Enquirer magazine reports: "Every evening when she runs through her lines, her cat…

Meryl Streep plays mom in movie

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3 Aug 2009

Meryl Streep plays "an idealised version" of her mother in her new movie. The 'Devil Wears Prada' actress, who stars as chef Julia Childs in 'Julie and Julia', revealed the film allowed her to pay homage to her mom Mary. She explained: "Yes, the…

Meryl Streep's weighty role

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8 Jul 2009

Meryl Streep and Amy Adams piled on the pounds while shooting 'Julie and Julia'. The 'Doubt' co-stars reunited for the forthcoming film - which is about world-famous chef Julia Child and writer Julie Powell, who challenged herself to cook Julia's…

Doubt

5 Feb 2009

DRAMA If, as the old proverb goes, ‘doubt makes the mountain that faith can move’, then John Patrick Shanley’s powerful 2004 play, set in a Catholic school, posits a relative Kilimanjaro in the middle of the Bronx. When the headmistress Sister…

Meryl Streep's SAG success

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26 Jan 2009

Meryl Streep was named Best Actress at the Screen Actors Guild awards last night (25.01.09). The 59-year-old actress was amazed to receive the prestigious accolade for her role in drama 'Doubt' - in which she plays a nun who suspects a priest is…

Meryl Streep's essential make-up

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19 Jan 2009

Meryl Streep believes women have to wear make-up to be successful. The 59-year-old actress appears bare-faced in new movie 'Doubt' - in which she stars as Sister Aloysius Beauvier, a nun who is determined to prove a priest guilty of sexual abuse…

Meryl Streep's Mamma sequel

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28 Nov 2008

Meryl Streep would love to star in a 'Mamma Mia!' sequel. The Oscar-winning actress - who won legions of new fans with her all-singing, all-dancing role in this year's hit movie - is keen to don flares again for a follow-up to the film, which is…

Meryl Streep's rough night

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17 Jul 2008

Meryl Streep once had to sleep rough in London. Before she made it big in Hollywood, the 59-year-old actress spent the night in Green Park because she couldn't afford to stay in a hotel or hostel. Meryl, who was 20 at the time, said: "On my very…

Meryl Streep's splits instinct

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6 Jul 2008

Meryl Streep says the scene in 'Mamma Mia!' where she does the splits was "instinctive". The 59-year-old actress stunned her co-stars and critics with her flexibility in the movie, but admits she did a lot of the dance moves without thinking. She…

Mamma Mia!

3 Jul 2008

Set on a sun-kissed Mediterranean island, musical blockbuster Mamma Mia! features Meryl Streep as the mother of Sophie (Amanda Seyfried), a bride-to-be trying to identify her natural father amongst three wedding guests, played by Pierce Brosnan, Colin…

Closet singer Meryl Streep

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1 Jul 2008

Meryl Streep's family sent her to the closet whenever she wanted to rehearse her songs from 'Mamma Mia!' The Oscar-winning actress - who has four children with husband Donald J. Gummer - was banned from practising some of the classic ABBA hits which…

Meryl Streep's 40 wash out

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28 May 2008

Meryl Streep felt "washed up" when she hit 40. The 'Lions for Lambs' actress feared there would be no interesting film roles for older women in Hollywood, and was worried she would have to give up working. However, the now 58-year-old star has…

Andrew Garfield

1 Nov 2007

Unless you happened to catch fresh-faced actor Andrew Garfield on the London and Manchester stages – where in the last three years he’s won various newcomer awards for well-received performances in plays by Enda Walsh and Mark Ravenhill – chances are…