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   Meryl Streep

   Streep is especially versatile and very convincing with foreign accents, as some of her best known roles have called for them. ... In addition, she appeared in Jonathan Demme's remake of The Manchurian Candidate, costarring Denzel Washington, in which she played a role made famous by Angela Lansbury.
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   Reena Roy

   (This was the precursor to the type of role that Meryl Streep played two years later in Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)).
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   Karen Silkwood

   Meryl Streep played the title role.
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   Diane Keaton

   In 1977, Keaton starred with Allen in the romantic comedy Annie Hall, in which she played one of her most famous roles. ... Meryl Streep played her estranged sister Lee, although had initially been considered for the role of Bessie.
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   Mother Courage and Her Children

   Therese Giehse, (a well-known actress at the time) took the title role. ... Meryl Streep played "Mother Courage" with a supporting cast that included Kevin Kline and Austin Pendleton.
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   The Devil Wears Prada (film)

   She insisted on playing the character as British. ... Streep played along with a stern expression before smiling.
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   Mamma Mia! The Movie

   Meryl Streep heads the cast of the film, playing the role of single mother Donna Sheridan.
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   Mamma Mia! (film)

   Meryl Streep heads the cast of the film, playing the role of single mother Donna Sheridan.
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   UK miners' strike (1984–1985)

   The satirical Comic Strip Presents episode The Strike (1988) depicts an idealistic Welsh screenwriter's growing dismay as his hard-hitting and grittily realistic script about the strike is mutilated by a Hollywood producer into an all-action thriller starring Al Pacino (played by Peter Richardson) and Meryl Streep (played by Jennifer Saunders).
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    Academy Award for Best Actress

    1984 is an interesting year in that three of the five nominees: Sally Field in Places in the Heart, Jessica Lange in Country and Sissy Spacek in The River were all nominated for playing almost identical roles: Farmers - a relatively rare role for female actors - struggling to keep their farms running against the odds. ... Meryl Streep - Music of the Heart as Roberta Guaspari

Explore the following pages on Powerset:

• Meryl Streep,
• Reena Roy,
• Karen Silkwood,
• Diane Keaton,
• Mother Courage and Her Children,
• The Devil Wears Prada (film),
• Mamma Mia! The Movie,
• Mamma Mia! (film),
• UK miners' strike (1984–1985),
• Academy Award for Best Actress