Meryl Streep
Meryl Streep is an American actress widely regarded as one of the greatest of her generation.
Known for her versatility and accent work, she has received more Academy Award nominations than any other actor.
Her name functions as a benchmark for acting excellence: She's no Meryl Streep, but she's decent.
Top Hollywood honor
- Golden GlobeFilm and television prize
- BAFTAUK film awards organisation
- nominationFormal candidate selection
- EmmyTelevision industry accolade
SAG Award · record-holder · trophy · ceremony · recipient · red carpet · acceptance speech · standing ovation
Academy's golden award
- filmographyListed screen credits
- leading ladyPrincipal female performer
- method actingPerformance through lived emotion
- characterizationDescribing distinctive qualities
role · performance · Hollywood · transformation · accent · Sophie's Choice · Iron Lady · Kramer vs Kramer
Lizard altering its pigmentation
- transformationThorough change in form
- rangeExtent of variation
- adaptableAble to adjust readily
- multifacetedHaving many dimensions
protean · dynamic · shapeshifter · dialect · impersonation · immersion · reinvention · unrecognizable
Unverified traditional tale
- trailblazerFirst to forge ahead
- role modelPerson others emulate
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- luminaryInspiring figure or celestial body
doyenne · inspiration · influential · paragon · exemplar · titan · mentor · grande dame
Academy Award
Top Hollywood honor
- Golden GlobeFilm and television prize
- BAFTAUK film awards organisation
- nominationFormal candidate selection
Emmy · SAG Award · record-holder · trophy · ceremony · recipient · red carpet · acceptance speech · standing ovation · honors
Oscar
Academy's golden award
- filmographyListed screen credits
- leading ladyPrincipal female performer
- method actingPerformance through lived emotion
characterization · role · performance · Hollywood · transformation · accent · Sophie's Choice · Iron Lady · Kramer vs Kramer · thespian
chameleon
Lizard altering its pigmentation
- transformationThorough change in form
- rangeExtent of variation
- adaptableAble to adjust readily
multifaceted · protean · dynamic · shapeshifter · dialect · impersonation · immersion · reinvention · unrecognizable · chameleonic
legend
Unverified traditional tale
- trailblazerFirst to forge ahead
- role modelPerson others emulate
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
luminary · doyenne · inspiration · influential · paragon · exemplar · titan · mentor · grande dame · living legend
- Hollywood StarsBrad Pitt, Tom Cruise, Leonardo DiCaprio, Angelina Jolie, Julia Roberts
- Ivy League AlumniBarack Obama, John F. Kennedy, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, George W. Bush
- Yale AlumniBill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, George W. Bush, Gerald Ford, John Kerry
- Women in Filmactress, film star, movie star, leading lady, supporting actress
- notable womenRosa Parks, Harriet Tubman, Eleanor Roosevelt, Florence Nightingale, Susan B. Anthony
- 70s IconsFarrah Fawcett, John Travolta, Burt Reynolds, Robert Redford, Jack Nicholson
Meryl StreepEd Wood
bad actor · Steven Seagal · talentless · Adam Sandler · Jean-Claude Van Damme
Meryl StreepJohn Wayne
Arnold Schwarzenegger · Clint Eastwood · Dwayne Johnson · Adam Sandler · Jason Statham
Meryl StreepRob Schneider
Adam Sandler · Guy Fieri · Vanilla Ice · Snooki · Paris Hilton