"Instant gratification is not soon enough. "
She turns an astonishing 60 today. I love her. She is an actor goddess to me. I love here doing anything, but I like it best when she does comedy or singing. Meryl Streep has received 15 Academy Award nominations & 23 Golden Globe nominations (winning six), more than any other person in film history. Her work has also earned her two Emmy Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, a Cannes Film Festival award, three New York Film Critics Circle Awards, four Grammy Award nominations, a BAFTA award, & a Tony Award nomination. I first time I saw her was on stage in The Taming Of The Shrew with Raul Julia at The Public Theatre in 1975. At the start of her film career, I wasn't on board. She seemed all accents & technique. I was wrong. Her work is inspired, heartfelt & transcendent. My favorite Streep film performances:
Manhattan
Silkwood
Out Of Africa
Postcards From The Edge ( love her singing!)
The Bridges Of Madison County
Adaptation (fearless, as always)
The Hours
A Prairie Home Companion ( again, the singing)
The Devil Wears Prada
& Angels In America
She is funny, self effacing, & the best actor of my generation.
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