Meryl Streep’s so good that she makes her risks look like the easiest parts: You know it’s not effortless, but it can feel that way
Streep has appeared in more than 50 movies, in just about every genre, with some of the biggest movie stars on the planet, and some of the greatest directors of all time. Photo: Illustration: Maya Robinson and Photos by Paramount Pictures, Columbia Pictures, Universal Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox, Warner Bros and Miramax This article was originally published in 2015 but has been updated to include Meryl Streep’s latest work.
Want a convincing case for the value of a postgraduate education? Meryl Streep finished her MFA from Yale in 1975 at the age of 26 and then hit the New York City stage. Within a year she had won a Tony. Within two she had her first feature-film role. Within three she had won an Oscar. Looks like she got her money’s worth at Yale.
With the release of Little Women this week, Streep has appeared in more than 50 movies, in just about every genre, with some of the biggest movie stars on the planet, and some of the greatest directors of all time. And we can say — and we’ve watched them all — she’s incapable of a bad performance. Even sleepwalking Streep is riveting to watch: She always finds something in even the most thankless roles.
So, time for us to start ranking. We had to limit the films to 47, excluding minor roles , voice acting , and TV movies . This isn’t a ranking of the best Streep films: It’s a ranking of Streep’s performances in them. We watched all 47 and can say that every performance is a little bit different, but they’re all great. Below, we count down to the best.
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