Simply Streep is your premiere online resource on Meryl Streep's work on film, television and in the theatre - a career that has won her acclaim to be one of the world's greatest living actresses, winning three Academy Awards for "Kramer vs. Kramer", "Sophie's Choice" and "The Iron Lady". Created in 1999, Simply Streep has built an extensive collection over the past 25 years to discover Miss Streep's body of work through thousands of photographs, articles and video clips. Enjoy your stay and check back soon.
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Three new videos have been added to the archives – a live interview with Fox2News from today, a backstage interview after winning the Golden Globe on “The Insider”, and a film excerpt from “The Iron Lady”. Edit: An interview with Good Day L.A. has been added as well. Then, Meryl has won the London Critics Circle Film Award as Best Actress (tying with Anna Paquin for, ironically, “Margaret). She has also won the Dorian Award as Film Performance of the Year and has received nominations for the Iowa Film Critics Award and the Australian Academy Cinema Television Arts as Best International Actress. Thanks to Frank for the heads-up.
While it’s very quiet these days regarding Meryl and “The Iron Lady”, I went through my collection to update the site’s archives with additional pictures of Meryl’s early work. So have a look at production stills from her early theater work, including “Miss Julie”, “The Idiots Karamazov”, “Secret Service”, “The Taming of the Shrew” and “Alice in Concert” – as well as stills of Meryl’s 1980 appearance on the American series “Omnibus”. Enjoy!
Many thanks to Tina for providing scans from three issues of the French Elle magazine, ranging from 1982 to 1991 and featuring some fantastic new (old) pictures :-) Enjoy!
Lots and lots of additional appearances pictures have been added to the image library, ranging from 1978 to 1990. Each updated gallery can be reached through the previews below. Enjoy!
Since it’s June 22, no post would be possible without sending some birthday wishes to Meryl Streep, who turns 62 today! Regarding today’s update, a batch of rare pictures from various public appearances throughout the 1980s have been added to the image library. Previews and list below. Enjoy the new additions!
Appearances > 1986 > Project Vote 1986
Appearances > 1986 > AmeriCares Gala
Appearances > 1988 > “A Cry in the Dark” New York Premiere
Appearances > 1989 > “Great Balls of Fire” Premiere
Appearances > 1989 > Golden Globe Awards
Appearances > 1989 > Academy Awards
Appearances > 1989 > New York Film Critics Circle Awards
Here’s another fantastic treasure from the past. In December 1981, Meryl Streep, Donald Sutherland and Richard Chamberlain honored actress Helen Hayes at the Kennedy Center Honors. The appearance can be now watched in the video archive with captures being added to the image libary. Enjoy!
Here comes a very rare and fantastic new find courtety the exceptional Bobbie Wygant Archives. In late 1982, she interviewed Meryl for the theatrical release of “Sophie’s Choice”. The full eight minutes interview video can be watched in the video archive – captures can be found in the Image Library. Enjoy and be sure to pay Miss Wygant’s website a visit.
Here is another rare find for the archives. In 1996, CBS aired a Siskel and Ebert special, featuring interviews with some of the greatest filmmakers of their time, inluding Meryl Streep. She and Gene Siskel first visited Yale for a discussion with students, and then sat down at Frank Pepe’s Pizzeria (seriously) for an interview about Meryl’s time at Yale and her successful film career. This interview is insightful and at times downright hilarious, which makes it a must-see. Enjoy! Additionally, screencaptures have been added as well.
Here’s another great find for the archives! In 1978, Meryl won a Primetime Emmy Award as Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series for her breakthrough performance in NBC’s “Holocaust”, her very first major award after transferring from the New York stages to film and television. Meryl didn’t attend the awards ceremony to accept the award since she was filming in New York.
Here are some new additions to the archives, some recent documentary appearances as well as blasts from the past. High qualuty captures of Meryl in the 2010 documentary “America: The Story of Us” (with thanks to Tina), captures and video of the remarkable documentary “Faces of America”, tracing the roots of Meryl’s ancestors. Behind the scenes captures of Meryl voicing Mrs. Fox in “The Fantastic Mr. Fox”, captures and video of a special called “Arts & Children: A Success Story” that Meryl hosted in 1996 (again, thanks Tina ;-) and captures of Meryl’s public service announcement for Amnesty International in 1986. The previews below will guide you to each gallery. Enjoy!