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Filmography
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Known For
Out of Africa Karen (1985) -
Sophie's Choice Sophie (1982) -
August: Osage County Violet Weston (2013) -
Known For
Doubt Sister Aloysius Beauvier (2008) -
Actress
Don't Look Up President Orlean (2021) -
Let Them All Talk Alice (2020) -
The Prom Dee Dee Allen (2020) -
James and the Giant Peach with Taika and Friends Aunt Sponge (2020) -
Heads Will Roll Catherine Staunch (2020) -
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth Narrator (2020) -
Little Women Aunt March (2019) -
The Laundromat Ellen Martin (2019) -
Big Little Lies Mary Louise Wright (2019) -
Mary Poppins Returns Cousin Topsy (2018) -
![Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again]( "Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again")
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again Donna (2018) -
![The Post]( "The Post")
The Post Kay Graham (2017) -
![Shoulders]( "Shoulders")
Shoulders Narrator (2016) -
![Florence Foster Jenkins]( "Florence Foster Jenkins")
Florence Foster Jenkins Florence Foster Jenkins (2016) -
![The Guardian Brothers]( "The Guardian Brothers")
The Guardian Brothers Narrator (2015) -
![Suffragette]( "Suffragette")
Suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst (2015) -
![Ricki and the Flash]( "Ricki and the Flash")
Ricki and the Flash Ricki (2015) -
![Into the Woods]( "Into the Woods")
Into the Woods Witch (2014) -
![The Giver]( "The Giver")
The Giver Chief Elder (2014) -
![The Homesman]( "The Homesman")
The Homesman Altha Carter (2014) -
![Paul McCartney: Queenie Eye]( "Paul McCartney: Queenie Eye")
Paul McCartney: Queenie Eye Meryl Streep (2013) -
![August: Osage County]( "August: Osage County")
August: Osage County Violet Weston (2013) -
![Hope Springs]( "Hope Springs")
Hope Springs Kay (2012) -
![Web Therapy]( "Web Therapy")
Web Therapy Camilla Bowner (2012) -
![The Iron Lady]( "The Iron Lady")
The Iron Lady Margaret Thatcher (2011) -
![Web Therapy]( "Web Therapy")
Web Therapy Camilla Bowner (2010) -
![Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life]( "Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life")
Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life Jennie (2010) -
![It's Complicated]( "It's Complicated")
It's Complicated Jane Adler (2009) -
![Fantastic Mr. Fox]( "Fantastic Mr. Fox")
Fantastic Mr. Fox Mrs. Fox (2009) -
![Julie & Julia]( "Julie & Julia")
Julie & Julia Julia Child (2009) -
![Doubt]( "Doubt")
Doubt Sister Aloysius Beauvier (2008) -
![Mamma Mia!]( "Mamma Mia!")
Mamma Mia! Donna (2008) -
![Lions for Lambs]( "Lions for Lambs")
Lions for Lambs Janine Roth (2007) -
![Rendition]( "Rendition")
Rendition Corrine Whitman (2007) -
![Evening]( "Evening")
Evening Lila Ross (2007) -
![Dark Matter]( "Dark Matter")
Dark Matter Joanna Silver (2007) -
![The Ant Bully]( "The Ant Bully")
The Ant Bully Queen (2006) -
![The Devil Wears Prada]( "The Devil Wears Prada")
The Devil Wears Prada Miranda Priestly (2006) -
![The Music of Regret]( "The Music of Regret")
The Music of Regret The Woman (2006) -
![A Prairie Home Companion]( "A Prairie Home Companion")
A Prairie Home Companion Yolanda Johnson (2006) -
![Prime]( "Prime")
Prime Lisa Metzger (2005) -
![A Series of Unfortunate Events]( "A Series of Unfortunate Events")
A Series of Unfortunate Events Aunt Josephine (2004) -
![The Manchurian Candidate]( "The Manchurian Candidate")
The Manchurian Candidate Eleanor Shaw (2004) -
Gilda's Club: A Special Place Narrator (2004)
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![Freedom: A History of US]( "Freedom: A History of US")
Freedom: A History of US Margaret Chase Smith (2003) -
![Angels in America]( "Angels in America")
Angels in America Hannah Pitt (2003) -
![Stuck on You]( "Stuck on You")
Stuck on You Meryl Streep (2003) -
![The Hours]( "The Hours")
The Hours Clarissa Vaughan (2002) -
![Adaptation.]( "Adaptation.")
Adaptation. Susan Orlean (2002) -
![A.I. Artificial Intelligence]( "A.I. Artificial Intelligence")
A.I. Artificial Intelligence Blue Mecha (2001) -
![King of the Hill]( "King of the Hill")
King of the Hill Aunt Esme Dauterive (1999) -
![Music of the Heart]( "Music of the Heart")
Music of the Heart Roberta (1999) -
![Chrysanthemum]( "Chrysanthemum")
Chrysanthemum Narrator (1999) -
![One True Thing]( "One True Thing")
One True Thing Kate Gulden (1998) -
![Dancing at Lughnasa]( "Dancing at Lughnasa")
Dancing at Lughnasa Kate Mundy (1998) -
![...First Do No Harm]( "...First Do No Harm")
...First Do No Harm Lori Reimuller (1997) -
![Marvin's Room]( "Marvin's Room")
Marvin's Room Lee (1996) -
![Before and After]( "Before and After")
Before and After Carolyn Ryan (1996) -
![The Bridges of Madison County]( "The Bridges of Madison County")
The Bridges of Madison County Francesca Johnson (1995) -
![The Simpsons]( "The Simpsons")
The Simpsons Jessica Lovejoy (1994) -
![The River Wild]( "The River Wild")
The River Wild Gail Hartman (1994) -
![The House of the Spirits]( "The House of the Spirits")
The House of the Spirits Clara (1993) -
![Death Becomes Her]( "Death Becomes Her")
Death Becomes Her Madeline Ashton Menville (1992) -
![Defending Your Life]( "Defending Your Life")
Defending Your Life Julia (1991) -
![Postcards from the Edge]( "Postcards from the Edge")
Postcards from the Edge Suzanne Vale (1990) -
![The Earth Day Special]( "The Earth Day Special")
The Earth Day Special Concerned Citizen (1990) -
![She-Devil]( "She-Devil")
She-Devil Mary Fisher (1989) -
![Rabbit Ears: The Fisherman and His Wife]( "Rabbit Ears: The Fisherman and His Wife")
Rabbit Ears: The Fisherman and His Wife Storyteller (1989) -
![American Masters]( "American Masters")
American Masters Narrator (1989) -
![The Tailor of Gloucester]( "The Tailor of Gloucester")
The Tailor of Gloucester Narrator (1988) -
![A Cry in the Dark]( "A Cry in the Dark")
A Cry in the Dark Lindy (1988) -
![Ironweed]( "Ironweed")
Ironweed Helen (1987) -
![Rabbit Ears: The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher]( "Rabbit Ears: The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher")
Rabbit Ears: The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher Storyteller (1987) -
![Rabbit Ears: The Tale of Peter Rabbit]( "Rabbit Ears: The Tale of Peter Rabbit")
Rabbit Ears: The Tale of Peter Rabbit Storyteller (1987) -
![Heartburn]( "Heartburn")
Heartburn Rachel (1986) -
![Out of Africa]( "Out of Africa")
Out of Africa Karen (1985) -
![Plenty]( "Plenty")
Plenty Susan (1985) -
![Falling in Love]( "Falling in Love")
Falling in Love Molly Gilmore (1984) -
![Little Ears: The Velveteen Rabbit]( "Little Ears: The Velveteen Rabbit")
Little Ears: The Velveteen Rabbit Narrator (1984) -
![Silkwood]( "Silkwood")
Silkwood Karen Silkwood (1983) -
![Sophie's Choice]( "Sophie's Choice")
Sophie's Choice Sophie (1982) -
![Still of the Night]( "Still of the Night")
Still of the Night Brooke Reynolds (1982) -
![Alice at the Palace]( "Alice at the Palace")
Alice at the Palace Alice (1982) -
![The French Lieutenant's Woman]( "The French Lieutenant's Woman")
The French Lieutenant's Woman Sarah and Anna (1981) -
![Kramer vs. Kramer]( "Kramer vs. Kramer")
Kramer vs. Kramer Joanna Kramer (1979) -
![The Seduction of Joe Tynan]( "The Seduction of Joe Tynan")
The Seduction of Joe Tynan Karen Traynor (1979) -
![Great Performances]( "Great Performances")
Great Performances Leilah (1977-1979) -
![Manhattan]( "Manhattan")
Manhattan Jill (1979) -
![The Deer Hunter]( "The Deer Hunter")
The Deer Hunter Linda (1978) -
![Holocaust]( "Holocaust")
Holocaust Inga Helms Weiss (1978) -
![Julia]( "Julia")
Julia Anne Marie (1977) -
![The Deadliest Season]( "The Deadliest Season")
The Deadliest Season Sharon Miller (1977) -
Actress
![Everybody Rides the Carousel]( "Everybody Rides the Carousel")
Everybody Rides the Carousel Stage 6 (1976) -
Soundtrack
![Let Them All Talk]( "Let Them All Talk")
Let Them All Talk (2020) -
![The Prom]( "The Prom")
The Prom (2020) -
![Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration]( "Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration")
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![Nostalgia Critic]( "Nostalgia Critic")
Nostalgia Critic (2015-2019) -
![Everything Wrong with...]( "Everything Wrong with...")
Everything Wrong with... (2015-2019) -
![Mary Poppins Returns]( "Mary Poppins Returns")
Mary Poppins Returns (2018) -
![Diminishing Returns]( "Diminishing Returns")
Diminishing Returns (2018) -
![Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again]( "Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again")
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018) -
![Twoja twarz brzmi znajomo]( "Twoja twarz brzmi znajomo")
Twoja twarz brzmi znajomo (2018) -
![Florence Foster Jenkins]( "Florence Foster Jenkins")
Florence Foster Jenkins (2016) -
![Everything Is Copy]( "Everything Is Copy")
Everything Is Copy (2015) -
![Ricki and the Flash]( "Ricki and the Flash")
Ricki and the Flash (2015) -
![Into the Woods]( "Into the Woods")
Into the Woods (2014) -
![The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts]( "The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts")
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![Premio Donostia a Meryl Streep]( "Premio Donostia a Meryl Streep")
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![Mamma Mia!]( "Mamma Mia!")
Mamma Mia! (2008) -
![A Prairie Home Companion]( "A Prairie Home Companion")
A Prairie Home Companion (2006) -
![The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts]( "The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts")
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![Angels in America]( "Angels in America")
Angels in America (2003) -
![Fifty Poems of Emily Dickinson]( "Fifty Poems of Emily Dickinson")
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![Marvin's Room]( "Marvin's Room")
Marvin's Room (1996) -
![Valentines. A Bouquet of Letters and Poetry of Lovers]( "Valentines. A Bouquet of Letters and Poetry of Lovers")
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![The River Wild]( "The River Wild")
The River Wild (1994) -
![Death Becomes Her]( "Death Becomes Her")
Death Becomes Her (1992) -
![The 63rd Annual Academy Awards]( "The 63rd Annual Academy Awards")
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![Voices That Care]( "Voices That Care")
Voices That Care (1991) -
![An Evening with Friends of the Environment]( "An Evening with Friends of the Environment")
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![Postcards from the Edge]( "Postcards from the Edge")
Postcards from the Edge (1990) -
![Ironweed]( "Ironweed")
Ironweed (1987) -
![Heartburn]( "Heartburn")
Heartburn (1986) -
![Silkwood]( "Silkwood")
Silkwood (1983) -
Soundtrack
![Alice at the Palace]( "Alice at the Palace")
Alice at the Palace (1982) -
Producer
![Sell/Buy/Date]( "Sell/Buy/Date")
Sell/Buy/Date (2022) -
Producer
![...First Do No Harm]( "...First Do No Harm")
...First Do No Harm (1997) -
Archive footage
![Talking Pictures]( "Talking Pictures")
Talking Pictures (2022) -
![POPlitics]( "POPlitics")
POPlitics (2022) -
![The Critical Drinker]( "The Critical Drinker")
The Critical Drinker (2022) -
![Entertainment Tonight]( "Entertainment Tonight")
Entertainment Tonight (2008-2021) -
![Daniel Day-Lewis - L'héritier]( "Daniel Day-Lewis - L'héritier")
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![20/20]( "20/20")
20/20 (2021) -
![Moments Within Moments]( "Moments Within Moments")
Moments Within Moments (2021) -
![Hollywood Maudit: La Porte du Paradis]( "Hollywood Maudit: La Porte du Paradis")
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![60 Minutes]( "60 Minutes")
60 Minutes (2012-2021) -
![Tatum Report]( "Tatum Report")
Tatum Report (2020) -
![The Hollywood Moment at Home Edition]( "The Hollywood Moment at Home Edition")
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![Discovering Film]( "Discovering Film")
Discovering Film (2020) -
![Viaje al centro de la tele]( "Viaje al centro de la tele")
Viaje al centro de la tele (2020) -
![Meryl Streep - Mystères et métamorphoses]( "Meryl Streep - Mystères et métamorphoses")
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![Have I Got News for You]( "Have I Got News for You")
Have I Got News for You (2020) -
Im Reich der Filme (2020)
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![70 Jahre Berlinale]( "70 Jahre Berlinale")
70 Jahre Berlinale (2020) -
![Celebrity Page]( "Celebrity Page")
Celebrity Page (2018-2019) -
![American Masters]( "American Masters")
American Masters (2012-2019) -
![The Kelly Clarkson Show]( "The Kelly Clarkson Show")
The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) -
![Robert Redford: The Golden Look]( "Robert Redford: The Golden Look")
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![The Movies]( "The Movies")
The Movies (2019) -
![Extra]( "Extra")
Extra (2014-2019) -
![Untouchable]( "Untouchable")
Untouchable (2019) -
![Blow up]( "Blow up")
Blow up (2018) -
![Frontline]( "Frontline")
Frontline (2018) -
![Panorama]( "Panorama")
Panorama (2018) -
![Six Sides of Katharine Hepburn]( "Six Sides of Katharine Hepburn")
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![The War on Men]( "The War on Men")
The War on Men (2018) -
![Media Buzz]( "Media Buzz")
Media Buzz (2017) -
![Meryl Streep: Shut the F*ck Up]( "Meryl Streep: Shut the F*ck Up")
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![The Insider]( "The Insider")
The Insider (2017) -
![David Stratton's Stories of Australian Cinema]( "David Stratton's Stories of Australian Cinema")
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![Lorraine]( "Lorraine")
Lorraine (2017) -
![Good Morning Britain]( "Good Morning Britain")
Good Morning Britain (2017) -
![Access Hollywood]( "Access Hollywood")
Access Hollywood (2017) -
![Hollywood Today Live]( "Hollywood Today Live")
Hollywood Today Live (2017) -
![ABL]( "ABL")
ABL (2017) -
![Late Night with Seth Meyers]( "Late Night with Seth Meyers")
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2016) -
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![Telenoche]( "Telenoche")
Telenoche (2016) -
![Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds]( "Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds")
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![Becoming Mike Nichols]( "Becoming Mike Nichols")
Becoming Mike Nichols (2016) -
![The Seventies]( "The Seventies")
The Seventies (2015) -
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![Aktorka]( "Aktorka")
Aktorka (2015) -
![Inside Edition]( "Inside Edition")
Inside Edition (2015) -
![Screenwipe]( "Screenwipe")
Screenwipe (2014) -
![Retro Report]( "Retro Report")
Retro Report (2014) -
![Tu cara me suena - Argentina]( "Tu cara me suena - Argentina")
Tu cara me suena - Argentina (2014) -
![And the Oscar Goes to...]( "And the Oscar Goes to...")
And the Oscar Goes to... (2014) -
![Secret Voices of Hollywood]( "Secret Voices of Hollywood")
Secret Voices of Hollywood (2013) -
![Jonathan Creek]( "Jonathan Creek")
Jonathan Creek (2013) -
![Close Up]( "Close Up")
Close Up (2012) -
![Encontro com Fátima Bernardes]( "Encontro com Fátima Bernardes")
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![Banda sonora]( "Banda sonora")
Banda sonora (2008-2012) -
![Gente]( "Gente")
Gente (2012) -
![Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen]( "Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen")
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![Whistleblowers: The Untold Stories]( "Whistleblowers: The Untold Stories")
Whistleblowers: The Untold Stories (2011-2012) -
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![Flash Moda: Thierry Mugler, escultor de sueños]( "Flash Moda: Thierry Mugler, escultor de sueños")
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![Carrie Fisher: Wishful Drinking]( "Carrie Fisher: Wishful Drinking")
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![Live from Studio Five]( "Live from Studio Five")
Live from Studio Five (2010) -
![Charlie Rose]( "Charlie Rose")
Charlie Rose (2009) -
Buscando a Penélope (2009)
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![This Morning]( "This Morning")
This Morning (2009) -
![Mamma Mia: Deleted Scenes]( "Mamma Mia: Deleted Scenes")
Mamma Mia: Deleted Scenes (2008) -
![Ceremonia de inauguración - 56º Festival internacional de cine de San Sebastián]( "Ceremonia de inauguración - 56º Festival internacional de cine de San Sebastián")
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![Valentino: The Last Emperor]( "Valentino: The Last Emperor")
Valentino: The Last Emperor (2008) -
![Oscar, que empiece el espectáculo]( "Oscar, que empiece el espectáculo")
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![Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired]( "Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired")
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![Irak-Afganistán, la guerra llega al cine]( "Irak-Afganistán, la guerra llega al cine")
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![The Factor]( "The Factor")
The Factor (2007) -
![Rove Live]( "Rove Live")
Rove Live (2007) -
![A Prairie Home Companion: Deleted Scenes]( "A Prairie Home Companion: Deleted Scenes")
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![Manufacturing Dissent]( "Manufacturing Dissent")
Manufacturing Dissent (2007) -
![Canada A.M.]( "Canada A.M.")
Canada A.M. (2007) -
Penélope, camino a los Oscar (2007)
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![Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters]( "Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters")
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Sexes (2005)
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80s (2005)
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El oficio de actor (2005)
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![Ban the Sadist Videos!]( "Ban the Sadist Videos!")
Ban the Sadist Videos! (2005) -
![Corazón de...]( "Corazón de...")
Corazón de... (2004) -
![Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust]( "Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust")
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![Biography]( "Biography")
Biography (2004) -
![Sendung ohne Namen]( "Sendung ohne Namen")
Sendung ohne Namen (2003) -
![Plenty: Days of Plenty - A Conversation with Director Fred Schepisi]( "Plenty: Days of Plenty - A Conversation with Director Fred Schepisi")
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![Histoires de festival]( "Histoires de festival")
Histoires de festival (2002) -
![Oscar 2000]( "Oscar 2000")
Oscar 2000 (2000) -
![Omnibus]( "Omnibus")
Omnibus (1999) -
![The Universal Story]( "The Universal Story")
The Universal Story (1996) -
50 Years of Funny Females (1995)
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![Oscar's Greatest Moments]( "Oscar's Greatest Moments")
Oscar's Greatest Moments (1992) -
![The 63rd Annual Academy Awards]( "The 63rd Annual Academy Awards")
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Archive footageSixty Years of Seduction (1981)
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![An Interview with Dustin Hoffman: The Making Moments of Kramer vs. Kramer]( "An Interview with Dustin Hoffman: The Making Moments of Kramer vs. Kramer")
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Trivia
Recipient of the 2011 Kennedy Center Honors, along with Barbara Cook, Neil Diamond, Yo-Yo Ma and Sonny Rollins.
Quotes
[1978] I'm looking forward to bigger parts in the future, but I'm not doing soft-core scripts where the character emerges in half-light, half-dressed.
Trademark
Known for her ability to master almost any accent
Star Sign
Cancer
Personal Details
Born
Mary Louise Streep
Summit, New Jersey, USA
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