Meryl's Magic

Meryl's Films

It’s Complicated (2009) …. Jane
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) (voice) …. Mrs. Fox
Julie & Julia (2009) …. Julia Child
Doubt (2008/I) …. Sister Aloysius Beauvier
Mamma Mia! (2008) …. Donna Sheridan
Lions for Lambs (2007) …. Janine Roth
Rendition (2007) …. Corrine Whitman
Evening (2007) …. Lila Ross
Dark Matter (2007/I) …. Joanna Silver
The Devil Wears Prada (2006) …. Miranda Priestly
A Prairie Home Companion (2006) …. Yolanda Johnson
Prime (2005) …. Lisa Metzger
Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) …. Aunt Josephine
The Manchurian Candidate (2004) …. Eleanor Shaw
The Hours (2002) …. Clarissa Vaughan
Adaptation. (2002) …. Susan Orlean
Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001) (voice) …. Blue Mecha
Music of the Heart (1999) …. Roberta Guaspari
Chrysanthemum (1999) (voice) …. Narrator
One True Thing (1998) …. Kate Gulden
Dancing at Lughnasa (1998) …. Kate ‘Kit’ Mundy
Marvin’s Room (1996) …. Lee
Before and After (1996) …. Dr. Carolyn Ryan
The Bridges of Madison County (1995) …. Francesca Johnson
The River Wild (1994) …. Gail Hartman
The House of the Spirits (1993) …. Clara del Valle Trueba
Death Becomes Her (1992) …. Madeline Ashton
Defending Your Life (1991) …. Julia

Postcards from the Edge (1990) …. Suzanne Vale

She-Devil (1989) …. Mary Fisher
A Cry in the Dark (1988) …. Lindy Chamberlain
Ironweed (1987) …. Helen Archer
Heartburn (1986) …. Rachel Samstat
Out of Africa (1985) …. Karen Blixen
Plenty (1985) …. Susan Traherne
Falling in Love (1984) …. Molly Gilmore
Silkwood (1983) …. Karen Silkwood
Sophie’s Choice (1982) …. Sophie
Still of the Night (1982) …. Brooke Reynolds
The French Lieutenant’s Woman (1981) …. Sarah / Anna
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) …. Joanna Kramer
The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979) …. Karen Traynor
Manhattan (1979) …. Jill
The Deer Hunter (1978) …. Linda
Julia (1977) …. Anne Marie

We watched "Its Complicated" last night and once again Meryl fails to disappoint. Great flick with an unusual but brilliant trio of Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin and Meryl. The casting was well done.

I think this list of Meryl's films speaks for itself.
"Meryl Streep could play batman and she'd be the right choice; she's perfection!"