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   Diane Keaton

   Meryl Streep played her estranged sister Lee, although had initially been considered for the role of Bessie.
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   Meryl Streep

   She played Sister Aloysius in the 2008 film adaptation of John Patrick Shanley's Doubt, which was released to theatres on December 12, 2008. ... ↑ Meryl Streep
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   Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

   Alice is bored of sitting on the riverbank with her sister, who is reading a book. ... Meryl Streep played Alice, the White Queen, and Humpty Dumpty.
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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)). ... She has since turned to acting in television serials, such as "Eena Meena Deeka," produced by her sister Barkha.
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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). ... | Find more about Miners' strike on Wikipedia's sister projects: |
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   Academy Award for Best Actress

   Rosalind Russell - My Sister Eileen as Ruth Sherwood ... Meryl Streep - Music of the Heart as Roberta Guaspari
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   Doubt (2008 film)

   Meryl Streep as Sister Aloysius Beauvier ... Films based on plays
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   Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama

   Meryl Streep - Doubt as Sister Aloysius Beauvier ... Film awards for Best Actress
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   Sophie's Choice (film)

   Later, Sophie has a lover, Józef, who lives with his half-sister, Wanda, a leader in the Resistance. ... Meryl Streep filmed the "choice" scene in one take.
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    Bette Davis

    Davis appeared in the television film As Summers Die (1986) and Lindsay Anderson's The Whales of August (1987), in which she played the blind sister of Lillian Gish. ... | Preceded by Meryl Streep for Holocaust | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress - Miniseries or a Movie 1979 for Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter | Succeeded by Patty Duke for The Miracle Worker |

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• Diane Keaton,
• Meryl Streep,
• Alice's Adventures in Wonderland,
• Reena Roy,
• UK miners' strike (1984–1985),
• Academy Award for Best Actress,
• Doubt (2008 film),
• Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama,
• Sophie's Choice (film),
• Bette Davis