The coverage continues with 2004. This has been one of the most extensive years for Meryl, winning both the Golden Globe and Emmy Award for “Angels in America”, receiving the American Film Institute Lifetime Achievement Award and promoting two films, “The Manchurian Candidate” and “Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events”. Over 1.000 additional pictures have been added to the image library. To launch all last added pictures, click any of the previews below.

Another batch of additional pictures, this time covering the year 2005, have been added to the image library. 2005 has been a rather quiet year, featuring the theatrical release of “Prime”, but not that much otherwise except some appearances – including the Golden Globe Awards as a nominee for “The Manchurian Candidate” and various benefit events. To launch all last added pictures, click one of the previews below.

And the public appearances updates continue with over 1.000 additional pictures from 2006 events. This has been another busy year for Meryl, promoting both “A Prairie Home Companion” and “The Devil Wears Prada” in the US and overseas, including the Venice, Deauville and Berlin Film Festival. She also returned to the stage with “Mother Courage” and presented the Lifetime Achievement Academy Award to Robert Altman. All last added pictures can be viewed by clicking one of the previews below. P.S. I’ve received lots of emails asking if Meryl attends the BAFTA Awards tonight. There have been news, but I don’t know how reliable they are. However, if Meryl will attend the ceremony tonight, be sure to find up-to-date coverage here at Simply Streep.

Another batch of public apperances pictures have been added, this time covering 2007. That year, Meryl won a Golden Globe for her performance in “The Devil Wears Prada” and released a total of four films – Dark Matter, Evening, Rendition and Lions for Lambs – the latter two promoted at various premieres. In 2007, Meryl also attended Belfast to promote their arts museum and presented Al Gore with the Global Environmental Citizen Award. To view all last added pictures, click one of the previews below.

Additional pictures from 2008 public appearances have been added to the image library. The year was dominated by the US releases of both “Mamma Mia” – which was also promoted in London, Germany, Italy, Stockholm, Sydney, Melbourne – and “Doubt”, which world-premiered at the 2008 AFI Fest. Further, Meryl was honored by the Lincoln Center, the British National Movie Awards and at the San Sebastian Film Festival. For a complete overview of all last added pictures, click any of the previews below.

The gallery updates continue with additional pictures from 2009 events. Over 1.000 images have been added from this very busy year – Meryl not only promoted “Doubt” during its award season and “Mamma Mia” oversears in Tokyo, the year also boasted the theatrical releases of “Julie & Julia”, “The Fantastic Mr. Fox” and “It’s Complicated”. Pictures include the Golden Globes, SAG Awards, BAFTA and Academy Awards, the above premieres and press conferences and her festival appearances in Deauville and Rome. Check all last added pictures by clicking the previews below.

Many additional pictures from 2010 public appearances have been added. Updates include the awards season (Critics Choice, Golden Globe, SAG Awards and the Oscars) as well as the many special functions which Meryl has attended this year – the Women in the World Summit, The White House Project’s Epic Awards, Diane von Furstenberg’s DVF Awards honoring Ingrid Betancourt and the commencement speeches at Harvard University and Barnard University. All latest added pictures can be launched through below’s previews. Also, since the Screen Actors Guild Awards take place tonight (I don’t expect Meryl to attend), a new flipbook with Meryl’s past SAG appearances has been added.

Here comes the next batch of public appearances pictures – covering 2011. That year featured the begin of press tour for “The Iron Lady”, including the poster unveiling in London, premieres in New York, Washington DC and various press conferences and photocalls. Meryl also visited China to talk about the arts and was featured in a variety of panels. She further attended the “A Magical Evening Gala” and of course the Kennedy Center Honors. To launch all last added pictures, click one of the previews below.

Throughout the next weeks, the image libraries will be updated with pictures of Meryl’s more recent public appearances. There are many pictures waiting to be uploaded, so let’s start with 2012. Over 600 additional pictures have been added, including all of the awards shows that Meryl has attended this year – the Golden Globes, Screen Actors Guild Awards, BAFTA and, of course, the Academy Awards. There are also more pictures from various premieres, the Berlin Film Festival and benefits like “A Magical Evening”. To launch all last added pictures, simply click the previews below. 2011 will be covered in the next update.

One of the rare finds in Meryl’s career is the 1981 documentary “Kiss Me, Petruchio”, a behind-the-scenes look at the Shakespeare in the Park production of “The Taming of the Shrew” in 1978, starring Raul Julia and Meryl Streep. As I’m sure many are interested in seeing more from this programme, a lenghty excerpt has been added to the video archive. New screencaptures in better quality (although quality is quite a word for an old 1980s tape) have been added to the image library as well.

Watching the documentary on “The Taming of the Shrew” reminds you of two things – first, what a great institution the Public Theater and its annual Shakespeare in the Park is. It opens its doors for the public to watch classic theater for free, boasting performances and plays that are still being mentioned for their brilliance decaded later. And secondly it shows why Meryl has been hailed for her stage work early on. Here, at 29 years old (the play was performed in 1978) she is energetic and intelligent in her interview – and a force of nature on the stage.