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Meryl Streep was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for 1983's Silkwood. Streep played Karen Silkwood, a young woman who exposes dangerous practices at a plutonium plant. Kurt Russel co-starred.
Meryl Streep's next big biopic role was in 1985 romantic drama Out of Africa. She played a Danish writer in the film directed by Sydney Pollack. Streep was nominated for another Academy Award.
In 1988 Streep continued her winning streak when she was yet again nominated for an Academy Award for her role in A Cry In The Dark. She played an Australian mother accused of killing her baby while on a camping trip.
Streep portrayed writer Susan Orlean in 2002's Adaptation, directed by Spike Jonze. Streep received a Best Supporting Actress nomination for the role.
Meryl Streep played a different kind of role in 2009's Julia & Julia. She played chef and TV personality Julia Child, alongside Amy Adams.
After more than two decades of playing leading roles in popular biopics, Meryl Streep's latest role is as former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady.
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