Can we put the 2012 academy awards picture as main picture? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tlmd.sid ( talk • contribs) 21:11, 24 March 2012 (UTC)
The two pictures on the page are currently identical, but have different captions. Can someone alleviate this and figure out where the picture was actually taken? Davemcarlson 07:54, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
can we get a more attractive picture for her :)
Is there any reason for including the Henry Gummer/Kai Christophe Wong paragraph? I've removed it 3 times now. — Jeandré, 2005-12-27t19:10z
I think the awards section of actors bio`s look alot tidier in a box, so I `ll get to it
Stevenscollege 12 June 2006
She currently holds the record for the most Academy Award nominations of any actress, having been nominated for thirteen Academy Awards since her first nomination in 1979 for The Der.
I have an idea that actor is a better word than actress here because it is gender-neutral, reflecting the fact that Streep has received more nominations than any other actor, male or female. ForDorothy 13:39, 29 July 2006 (UTC)
Actor is not gender neutral,it is Latin Masculine. The correct Feminine would be actrix although in ancient Rome female parts were played by males. 94.196.116.117 ( talk) 02:18, 7 February 2010 (UTC)
To establish more of a chronological timeline, might "Streep was engaged to The Deer Hunter co-star John Cazale, who died of bone cancer on March 12th, 1978" be changed to "Streep was engaged to The Deer Hunter co-star John Cazale until his death from bone cancer on March 12th, 1978"? MIP | Talk 16:56, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
I tagged this article because it seemed to praise Ms. Streep ("generally regarded to be greatest actress" etc) without sourcing such non-neutral statements.
This article is currently listed at Good Article Review. PC78 18:44, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
Vanity Fair italian edition says it...
I removed "award-winning" from the opening sentence. The first sentence should simply state who or what the subject of the article is. Winning awards is something Streep has done, but it's not who she is. Yes, it's true she's won awards, but it's trying to cast her in a "positive light" and "Award winning" in the opening sentence is a piece of verbal fluff that you expect from a press release, magazine article, or fansite. The awards can of course be put later in the lead, but not the opening sentence. If you look at the discussion at Wikipedia_talk:Neutral_point_of_view#POV in first sentence?, consensus shows that it is bias to put awards in opening sentences (unless it's groundbreaking). Spellcast 19:54, 7 July 2007 (UTC)
I understand she's nominated every year but four between 1979-91. What years? Include it? Trekphiler 04:05, 19 October 2007 (UTC)
I have heard that Meryl Streep's jewish ancestor was a slave trader in black africans, is this true? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.69.207.54 ( talk) 22:41, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
Not it's not. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.245.21.177 ( talk) 23:56, 13 December 2008 (UTC)
Hmmm...I didn't know this was a tabloid discussion/chat function. "Hey, is it true that..." Provide documentation, or F.O. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.52.183.106 ( talk) 19:09, 11 September 2009 (UTC)
But Meryl Streep has Jewish ancestry. It that not interesting to know for her fans? Please add that. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.73.15.6 ( talk) 08:52, 16 January 2012 (UTC)
Per debate and discussion re: assessment of the approximate 100 top priority articles of the project, this article has been included as a top priority article. Wildhartlivie ( talk) 00:49, 1 March 2008 (UTC) Ms. Streep was at Dartmouth sometime in the late 60's or early 70's as an imported actress for the not yet fully coed college. Don't know exact dates. Mark S. Tuttle ( talk) 15:26, 23 June 2008 (UTC)Mark S. Tuttle
Seinfeld-Seinfeld calls her a phony baloney
He was just bitter because elaine had been "performing" her orgasms. "Well, if it isn't the first lady of the american theatre." 115.128.6.172 ( talk) 12:49, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
One example. There are hundreds. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 167.206.75.157 ( talk) 20:07, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
lots and lots and lots of actors have one SAG and oscar and BAFTA and oscars she one of MANY that have one all three awards —Preceding unsigned comment added by Veggiegirl ( talk • contribs) 01:26, 12 July 2008 (UTC)
This is false. Meryl Streep had her singing debut in Ironweed. Could an editor please make the change?-- 208.58.202.116 ( talk) 00:20, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
Actually, she sang in Silkwood which was earlier than Ironweed - she sang Amazing Grace.
Just curious as to why nobody mentioned her Danish acccent (from Out of Africa) amongst the mention of the Italian and Polish ones she mastered for other films. I think it merits inclusion, though I'd like to see some commentary/sourcing of material of how well she mastered that one, if available. Evixir ( talk) 00:45, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
In Out of Africa she definitely spoke with a strange accent, but no Dane would recognize the accent as Danish. Maybe fortunately for the film. If she managed to speak English as the Danes do, the Anglophone public would have problems with understanding. Danish is, according to British sources, "a language without consonnants, and with only one vowel the "uh"" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.71.38.142 ( talk) 08:40, 17 February 2010 (UTC)
Hi I recently added a point on the Meryl Streep artricle about her Polish accent when speaking German in the film Sophie's choice. I see you removed it questioning the source? Yet the preceeding comments stating that she speaks with an Australian or Polish accent are left in. These are also unsourced? But my point is its like asking someone to source she has Blonde hair or is caucasion, or american...Its simply a fact, (a very immpreesive one) that she perfectly imitates the way a Polish person would speak German. I live in Germany, there are many Poles here and I know what I am talking about. what source would you expect for this exactly? And if you remove my comment at least explain the inconsistency in your reasoning why you haven't removed the other comments on her accent which are also unsourced.
I feel strongly that this is am impressive and important highlite of her talent, which is why I feel it should be added to the entry. I Look forward to hearing from you. Regards Navsikand ( talk) 11:01, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
It mentions one of her TV movies, five of the actors she worked with in her early films, and the names of other actors who are her competition. RIDICULOUS!! Why not mention the films she got Oscar nominations (SILKWOOD, THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY, ETC., ETC., ETC., ETC......) for or perhaps her gigantic hits THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA and MAMMA MIA!, ETC., ETC? Seriously, it is not necessary to say "she first appeared in this tv movie" or "she acted with jane fonda, vanessa redgrave, robert deniro, christopher walken" or "angela lansbury and jack nicholson have also been nominated for these awards" it is ridiculous. Excuseme99 ( talk) 01:15, 24 May 2009 (UTC)
Okay, I did not add all the films that she got Oscar nominations for. I said "such as" and listed three. Instead of saying "she worked with so and so in this movie" i made a separate paragraph listing some of her famous costars. Also, it is not necessary to list the other people who have almost recevied as many awards as she. This should work. Excuseme99 ( talk) 17:43, 1 June 2009 (UTC)
This lead saddens me a lot. I mean, it's a summary of neither the article nor her career or life; it's a summary of awards she has won. I quite understand that though. It's not at all easy to write a decent lead about someone whose work has been consistently praised, and I understand that it's not easy to decide what particular films of her repertoire should be mentioned when practically every other film is notable. But the main problem in my view is that I don't even learn anything about her as a reader. If I wasn't aware of her existence, I would not even know is she's a generally appreciated actor or just someone who is often nominated and awarded. And if I did get the impression that she's talented, I would not be able to figure out why she is regarded as such. I think we have to organise our thoughts before trying to improve the lead. And this better be done first in two sections. The first concluding what we shouldn't mention, and the second, what we should.
This is just an idea to start thinking and discussing. This is just a draft of my thoughts of how to take this lead one step further. It's not easy, but I think it's possible. What do you guys think? Shahid • Talk2me 21:39, 2 June 2009 (UTC)
You keep adding "She costarred with Fonda and Redgrave, then DeNiro and Walken, then Dustin Hoffman...." none of that info is necessary! and its not necessary either to say "Angela Lansbury and Jack Nicholson have also won this...." or "She was in the play and this TV movie" the only DEBUT necessary for the lead is her film debut. A tv movie debut or play debut is not essential. Also, it helps to include just A FEW of her hits in the intro, i only added three so please don't remove it. Excuseme99 ( talk) 23:45, 4 June 2009 (UTC)
I also think that "most famous" or "most known for" goes against the spirit of WP:NPOV even though there are some performers who based their career on one or two major films/roles and everything else is secondary. You couldn't have a lead for Elizabeth Montgomery that doesn't mention Bewitched and the temptation is to say that she is "most famous" for that. It's true enough, but not "neutral". (Her article uses the equally dangerous "most remembered") It is possible to discuss specific roles and/or films without relying on the "most famous" etc type of description. Streep is not really famous for any particular roles but for the body of her work and for the perception that she is uniquely gifted. I can remember back to the early 80s she was being described in terms that set her apart. There are a couple of ways we could go with this. One would be to mention some of her films. I did this with Judi Dench who is also the recipient of an obscene number of awards and nominations. With Dench, her film career is measurable and her film awards are clustered within a small number of films. I mentioned the films that had drawn multiple award nominations, and if the same was done with Streep we would have something like this. (This is still difficult, but to keep the list down, this is listing films that have achieved nominations from 5 or more notable "award-givers") :
Acclaimed from the beginning of her career, Streep has received multiple awards and nominations for her work in the films, The Deer Hunter (1978), Manhattan (1978), The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979), Kramer vs. Kramer (1979), Sophie's Choice (1982), Silkwood (1983), Out of Africa (1985), A Cry in the Dark (1988), Adaptation. (2002), The Hours (2002), The Devil Wears Prada (2006) and Doubt (2008), and the television mini-series, Angels in America (2003).
(I think this is unwieldy and it skips the 90s only because the films of those periods weren't as widely nominated. Does this work? I think it's not terribly successful but at least the list of films is based on a criteria, even if the criteria is award recognition. Another variation is the Featured article Angelina Jolie which mentions several film titles in context in one paragraph, although the multiple-award-nominated Changeling is not mentioned.)
The other way would be to avoid mentioning roles completely, but for Streep I think that would be less successful, than for example Bette Davis. I think the lead for Bette Davis is fairly successful. There are no film titles mentioned, but Davis had a personality and variable career, so there was plenty to talk about. There's not a lot to say about Streep as a person as her story is all about the films, the roles, the performances and the stature that she has achieved. Looking through her article it is all kind of banal. She did this film, then that film, then this role and etc etc. Nothing jumps out of the article. Rossrs ( talk) 00:37, 6 June 2009 (UTC)
If this article is to receive the benefit of a substantial overhaul, I think it would be helpful to continue boldly editing but giving a bit of a rundown here if there is anything substantial that might be open to question.
this edit - I've intentionally made a big deal about the awards she was nominated for or won in 1979. I think this will allow us to lead into some kind of discussion of the early promise she showed. Even at that early stage, critics were reviewing her as something significant, and it needs to be mentioned. That would be the logical place to introduce some of this commentary. Also, I removed the children. This whole section deals with the 1970s, but it discusses the careers of Streep's children, some of whom weren't even born then. I've removed Sophie's Choice. It belongs in the next section, and I will insert it there. Rossrs ( talk) 14:19, 6 June 2009 (UTC)
this edit - added (among other things) some review comments about Still of the Night and Plenty. Neither of the films are particularly notable, but some commentary is needed. Perhaps when commentary is added for some of the more notable films, these could be removed, if necessary. I think Still of the Night is an important part of her story, because there were high expectations that the film would succeed but it kind of failed to deliver. That would need to be cited though. Rossrs ( talk) 15:04, 6 June 2009 (UTC)
this edit - discussion of preparation for real life character Karen Silkwood. I do not propose a similar thing for other real-life characters unless there is something unique. Only this one because it was the first, and for now, assuming the preparation is the same in other cases. Rossrs ( talk) 16:08, 6 June 2009 (UTC)
this edit - expanding on She-Devil and Death Becomes Her as a change of pace for Streep. There are comments to be added later, that this marked a downturn in Streep's career - unsuccessful comedies, "issue" pictures that failed to find an audience and Streep reaching her forties have been given as reasons for a temporary decline. This is just to begin establishing a frame-work on which to build upon this theme. Rossrs ( talk) 02:25, 7 June 2009 (UTC)
this edit - added unsuccessful King Kong audition. It humanizes Streep - not everyone was blown away by her mere presence or her deigning to audition for them. Changed the chronology around the time of Holocaust - timeline is important - accepting the role, filming it, dealing with the reaction - all follows a particular chronology. The death of John Cazale happens right in the middle of her first burst of success, so it's important to get the timeline, and therefore the context, right. Some of her choices were motivated by grief. Also relevant. Rossrs ( talk) 11:05, 7 June 2009 (UTC)
this edit - expanded Kramer vs. Kramer. Extraordinary amount of creative freedom offered to Streep at such an early point in her early, countered by Manhattan of the same year, for which she was not even provided a complete script. Rossrs ( talk) 12:16, 7 June 2009 (UTC)
The article makes reference to an older sister of Streep, one Sarah Cohen. Is this for real? I cannot find anything on Cohen, but I find several places that state that Streep is the oldest sibling.
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I would love to learn about Meryl Streep's family & kids. I don't know if this is the place to request for this information but if it is could someone add that to the page. Thank you. Sardaga ( talk) 17:59, 8 March 2010 (UTC)sardaga
i am glad that you have put in peoples comments in the article about her being the best and everything thank you so much —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.167.167.252 ( talk) 22:31, 10 April 2010 (UTC)
i keep getting emails from wikipedia to get rid of it, but its verifiable by a reliable resource. can someone write it better for me so i dont get anymore complaints. anyone with better writing skills will do.
In 2004. Whislt Streep was guest appearing on " The Ellen DeGeneres Show" promoting Prime the 2005 summer blockbuster. She told DeGeneres and the audience the story of how "Meryl Streep Day" was declared in New York and Manhattan on 27th May 2004 by Mayor Electee at the time Virginia Fields. The story involved Streep recieving a certificate from "Fields" and leaving the ceremony rather boyently by cab, only to be cut off by another woman wanting the same cab. Streep tried to win the cab saying "Woah Woah Woah It's Meryl Streep Day" The woman, after not beleiving it was her, eventually decided to share the cab and paid Streep's fare.
Every year since 2004, Streep's Fans, The Streepers celebreate the event worldwide every 27th of May in various way's. Most popularly on facebook and twitter. Editing photograph's of Streep appropiatly for the event. Cooking food in the hounour of the day, drawing pictures, and writing messages in various styles. The event recently celebrated its 6th Anniversary on 27th May 2010.
Would someone please tell me how Meryl Streep appeared as a child in It's A Wonderful Life" which was realised in 1946 but your article says she wasn't borm until 1949? She used her Christened name in the movie. She is the young girl who at the end of the movie, when a bell on the Christmas Tree rings says:"Teacher says that when a bell rings an angel gets his wings." —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.44.58.19 ( talk) 04:24, 2 July 2010 (UTC)
If Meryl Streep acknowledged that it was her 60th birthday in 2009, then it is obviously impossible that she was in It's a Wonderful Life in 1946... Jessica A R H ( talk) 17:53, 2 July 2010 (UTC)
Im not sure if this is where I should write but could someone please include the three epsiodes Meryl appeared in "Web therapy" as Camilla Bonner a few weeks ago into her credits? Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.9.37.171 ( talk) 19:17, 26 November 2010 (UTC)
For an actor like this who has received numerous award nominations and has won numerous major awards, it is an accepted practice to only list the major ones on the article. Monkeymanman ( talk) 12:23, 30 December 2010 (UTC)
(Feb 6, 2012) " Meryl Streep: The Fresh Air Interview :: Meryl Streep won a Golden Globe for her performance as Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady. She talks about preparing for that role, her other films and how her perceptions of herself have changed over the years." This link is for the mobile version, maybe someone else can post the regular website if necessary. And there's more than just the audio interview there, with text summary/report and highlights of the 45min. interview. El duderino ( talk) 19:09, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
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The caption to the picture "Meryl and Jeff Streep at the 1990 Grammy Awards." looks very confusing I think some explanation is given here http://www.flickr.com/photos/alan-light/210390803/in/photostream/ May be we could rename it to "Meryl Streep at the 1990 Grammy Awards."? Bor75 ( talk) 03:49, 27 June 2012 (UTC)
Her patrilineal ancestry originates in Loffenau, Germany, from where her second great-grandfather, Gottfried
StreebStreep ...
looks like a good faith "correction" of a typo, but I suspect that Streeb is correct. Certainly a search with Google for Gottfried Streeb finds plenty of relevant references. Could someone knowledgeable on the subject verify this please. Mitch Ames ( talk) 01:19, 16 September 2012 (UTC)
Why isn't her role of Aunt Josephine in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events listed? 77.77.252.60 ( talk) 14:10, 13 January 2013 (UTC)
What are "mixed" critics?: "While the film met with mixed [sic critics, Streep's performance got rave reviews, earning her Best Actress awards at the Golden Globes and the BAFTAs as well as her third win at the 84th Academy Awards.[91][92][93]" This sentence should be recast or the phrase beginning with "While" deleted. Autodidact1 ( talk) 05:47, 17 March 2013 (UTC)
Somebody should add to her filmography the following movies: "Defending Your Life" (1991) and "Rendition" (2007)
Someone erased the "Public Statements" of this section title. That appears incorrect because some of the content in this section is not very controversial, such as her public statement regarding Margaret Thatcher. Some of her public statements have been controversial, but not all, hence the need to retain both aspects of the title heading. 74.211.12.50 ( talk) 20:11, 19 January 2014 (UTC)
In the Wikipedia articles for Jack Nicholson and Michael Caine, it states that these two actors were nominated for Oscars across 5 decades in a row, from the 1960s to the 2000s. Meryl Streep has equalled this record, with at least 1 nomination in each decade since the 1970s. Should this be added to the article? Crazy Eddy ( talk) 02:36, 2 March 2014 (UTC)
An IP keeps adding this. I consider this a WP:BLP issue as no sources have been provided that show Streep has ever used that name (both legally and career-wise). -- NeilN talk to me 17:11, 7 November 2014 (UTC)
Regarding this, there's no discussion on Streep's singing abilities in the article let alone any indication she is known for that. -- NeilN talk to me 23:24, 9 December 2014 (UTC)
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Has anyone else seen or have a copy of Streep's one-woman performance of Alice in Wonderland (not 'Alice at the Palace' this was a one-woman performance), which I saw by accident on a PBS station long ago, and later learned was her college thesis? I've only seen it once, it was the best television show I've ever seen (or at least how my memory of it works), and I'd both love to find it and add it to pages here (main page, Alice in Wonderland in film and television, Streep filmography, etc.). If you haven't seen it, please join the search - it's well worth it. My PBS contact told me about the film/tape, but nobody has a record of a copy or adequate data on how to find it without contacting Streep herself. Thanks. Randy Kryn 13:07 31 March, 2015 (UTC)
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Can we put the 2012 academy awards picture as main picture? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tlmd.sid ( talk • contribs) 21:11, 24 March 2012 (UTC)
The two pictures on the page are currently identical, but have different captions. Can someone alleviate this and figure out where the picture was actually taken? Davemcarlson 07:54, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
can we get a more attractive picture for her :)
Is there any reason for including the Henry Gummer/Kai Christophe Wong paragraph? I've removed it 3 times now. — Jeandré, 2005-12-27t19:10z
I think the awards section of actors bio`s look alot tidier in a box, so I `ll get to it
Stevenscollege 12 June 2006
She currently holds the record for the most Academy Award nominations of any actress, having been nominated for thirteen Academy Awards since her first nomination in 1979 for The Der.
I have an idea that actor is a better word than actress here because it is gender-neutral, reflecting the fact that Streep has received more nominations than any other actor, male or female. ForDorothy 13:39, 29 July 2006 (UTC)
Actor is not gender neutral,it is Latin Masculine. The correct Feminine would be actrix although in ancient Rome female parts were played by males. 94.196.116.117 ( talk) 02:18, 7 February 2010 (UTC)
To establish more of a chronological timeline, might "Streep was engaged to The Deer Hunter co-star John Cazale, who died of bone cancer on March 12th, 1978" be changed to "Streep was engaged to The Deer Hunter co-star John Cazale until his death from bone cancer on March 12th, 1978"? MIP | Talk 16:56, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
I tagged this article because it seemed to praise Ms. Streep ("generally regarded to be greatest actress" etc) without sourcing such non-neutral statements.
This article is currently listed at Good Article Review. PC78 18:44, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
Vanity Fair italian edition says it...
I removed "award-winning" from the opening sentence. The first sentence should simply state who or what the subject of the article is. Winning awards is something Streep has done, but it's not who she is. Yes, it's true she's won awards, but it's trying to cast her in a "positive light" and "Award winning" in the opening sentence is a piece of verbal fluff that you expect from a press release, magazine article, or fansite. The awards can of course be put later in the lead, but not the opening sentence. If you look at the discussion at Wikipedia_talk:Neutral_point_of_view#POV in first sentence?, consensus shows that it is bias to put awards in opening sentences (unless it's groundbreaking). Spellcast 19:54, 7 July 2007 (UTC)
I understand she's nominated every year but four between 1979-91. What years? Include it? Trekphiler 04:05, 19 October 2007 (UTC)
I have heard that Meryl Streep's jewish ancestor was a slave trader in black africans, is this true? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.69.207.54 ( talk) 22:41, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
Not it's not. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.245.21.177 ( talk) 23:56, 13 December 2008 (UTC)
Hmmm...I didn't know this was a tabloid discussion/chat function. "Hey, is it true that..." Provide documentation, or F.O. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.52.183.106 ( talk) 19:09, 11 September 2009 (UTC)
But Meryl Streep has Jewish ancestry. It that not interesting to know for her fans? Please add that. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.73.15.6 ( talk) 08:52, 16 January 2012 (UTC)
Per debate and discussion re: assessment of the approximate 100 top priority articles of the project, this article has been included as a top priority article. Wildhartlivie ( talk) 00:49, 1 March 2008 (UTC) Ms. Streep was at Dartmouth sometime in the late 60's or early 70's as an imported actress for the not yet fully coed college. Don't know exact dates. Mark S. Tuttle ( talk) 15:26, 23 June 2008 (UTC)Mark S. Tuttle
Seinfeld-Seinfeld calls her a phony baloney
He was just bitter because elaine had been "performing" her orgasms. "Well, if it isn't the first lady of the american theatre." 115.128.6.172 ( talk) 12:49, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
One example. There are hundreds. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 167.206.75.157 ( talk) 20:07, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
lots and lots and lots of actors have one SAG and oscar and BAFTA and oscars she one of MANY that have one all three awards —Preceding unsigned comment added by Veggiegirl ( talk • contribs) 01:26, 12 July 2008 (UTC)
This is false. Meryl Streep had her singing debut in Ironweed. Could an editor please make the change?-- 208.58.202.116 ( talk) 00:20, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
Actually, she sang in Silkwood which was earlier than Ironweed - she sang Amazing Grace.
Just curious as to why nobody mentioned her Danish acccent (from Out of Africa) amongst the mention of the Italian and Polish ones she mastered for other films. I think it merits inclusion, though I'd like to see some commentary/sourcing of material of how well she mastered that one, if available. Evixir ( talk) 00:45, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
In Out of Africa she definitely spoke with a strange accent, but no Dane would recognize the accent as Danish. Maybe fortunately for the film. If she managed to speak English as the Danes do, the Anglophone public would have problems with understanding. Danish is, according to British sources, "a language without consonnants, and with only one vowel the "uh"" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.71.38.142 ( talk) 08:40, 17 February 2010 (UTC)
Hi I recently added a point on the Meryl Streep artricle about her Polish accent when speaking German in the film Sophie's choice. I see you removed it questioning the source? Yet the preceeding comments stating that she speaks with an Australian or Polish accent are left in. These are also unsourced? But my point is its like asking someone to source she has Blonde hair or is caucasion, or american...Its simply a fact, (a very immpreesive one) that she perfectly imitates the way a Polish person would speak German. I live in Germany, there are many Poles here and I know what I am talking about. what source would you expect for this exactly? And if you remove my comment at least explain the inconsistency in your reasoning why you haven't removed the other comments on her accent which are also unsourced.
I feel strongly that this is am impressive and important highlite of her talent, which is why I feel it should be added to the entry. I Look forward to hearing from you. Regards Navsikand ( talk) 11:01, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
It mentions one of her TV movies, five of the actors she worked with in her early films, and the names of other actors who are her competition. RIDICULOUS!! Why not mention the films she got Oscar nominations (SILKWOOD, THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY, ETC., ETC., ETC., ETC......) for or perhaps her gigantic hits THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA and MAMMA MIA!, ETC., ETC? Seriously, it is not necessary to say "she first appeared in this tv movie" or "she acted with jane fonda, vanessa redgrave, robert deniro, christopher walken" or "angela lansbury and jack nicholson have also been nominated for these awards" it is ridiculous. Excuseme99 ( talk) 01:15, 24 May 2009 (UTC)
Okay, I did not add all the films that she got Oscar nominations for. I said "such as" and listed three. Instead of saying "she worked with so and so in this movie" i made a separate paragraph listing some of her famous costars. Also, it is not necessary to list the other people who have almost recevied as many awards as she. This should work. Excuseme99 ( talk) 17:43, 1 June 2009 (UTC)
This lead saddens me a lot. I mean, it's a summary of neither the article nor her career or life; it's a summary of awards she has won. I quite understand that though. It's not at all easy to write a decent lead about someone whose work has been consistently praised, and I understand that it's not easy to decide what particular films of her repertoire should be mentioned when practically every other film is notable. But the main problem in my view is that I don't even learn anything about her as a reader. If I wasn't aware of her existence, I would not even know is she's a generally appreciated actor or just someone who is often nominated and awarded. And if I did get the impression that she's talented, I would not be able to figure out why she is regarded as such. I think we have to organise our thoughts before trying to improve the lead. And this better be done first in two sections. The first concluding what we shouldn't mention, and the second, what we should.
This is just an idea to start thinking and discussing. This is just a draft of my thoughts of how to take this lead one step further. It's not easy, but I think it's possible. What do you guys think? Shahid • Talk2me 21:39, 2 June 2009 (UTC)
You keep adding "She costarred with Fonda and Redgrave, then DeNiro and Walken, then Dustin Hoffman...." none of that info is necessary! and its not necessary either to say "Angela Lansbury and Jack Nicholson have also won this...." or "She was in the play and this TV movie" the only DEBUT necessary for the lead is her film debut. A tv movie debut or play debut is not essential. Also, it helps to include just A FEW of her hits in the intro, i only added three so please don't remove it. Excuseme99 ( talk) 23:45, 4 June 2009 (UTC)
I also think that "most famous" or "most known for" goes against the spirit of WP:NPOV even though there are some performers who based their career on one or two major films/roles and everything else is secondary. You couldn't have a lead for Elizabeth Montgomery that doesn't mention Bewitched and the temptation is to say that she is "most famous" for that. It's true enough, but not "neutral". (Her article uses the equally dangerous "most remembered") It is possible to discuss specific roles and/or films without relying on the "most famous" etc type of description. Streep is not really famous for any particular roles but for the body of her work and for the perception that she is uniquely gifted. I can remember back to the early 80s she was being described in terms that set her apart. There are a couple of ways we could go with this. One would be to mention some of her films. I did this with Judi Dench who is also the recipient of an obscene number of awards and nominations. With Dench, her film career is measurable and her film awards are clustered within a small number of films. I mentioned the films that had drawn multiple award nominations, and if the same was done with Streep we would have something like this. (This is still difficult, but to keep the list down, this is listing films that have achieved nominations from 5 or more notable "award-givers") :
Acclaimed from the beginning of her career, Streep has received multiple awards and nominations for her work in the films, The Deer Hunter (1978), Manhattan (1978), The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979), Kramer vs. Kramer (1979), Sophie's Choice (1982), Silkwood (1983), Out of Africa (1985), A Cry in the Dark (1988), Adaptation. (2002), The Hours (2002), The Devil Wears Prada (2006) and Doubt (2008), and the television mini-series, Angels in America (2003).
(I think this is unwieldy and it skips the 90s only because the films of those periods weren't as widely nominated. Does this work? I think it's not terribly successful but at least the list of films is based on a criteria, even if the criteria is award recognition. Another variation is the Featured article Angelina Jolie which mentions several film titles in context in one paragraph, although the multiple-award-nominated Changeling is not mentioned.)
The other way would be to avoid mentioning roles completely, but for Streep I think that would be less successful, than for example Bette Davis. I think the lead for Bette Davis is fairly successful. There are no film titles mentioned, but Davis had a personality and variable career, so there was plenty to talk about. There's not a lot to say about Streep as a person as her story is all about the films, the roles, the performances and the stature that she has achieved. Looking through her article it is all kind of banal. She did this film, then that film, then this role and etc etc. Nothing jumps out of the article. Rossrs ( talk) 00:37, 6 June 2009 (UTC)
If this article is to receive the benefit of a substantial overhaul, I think it would be helpful to continue boldly editing but giving a bit of a rundown here if there is anything substantial that might be open to question.
this edit - I've intentionally made a big deal about the awards she was nominated for or won in 1979. I think this will allow us to lead into some kind of discussion of the early promise she showed. Even at that early stage, critics were reviewing her as something significant, and it needs to be mentioned. That would be the logical place to introduce some of this commentary. Also, I removed the children. This whole section deals with the 1970s, but it discusses the careers of Streep's children, some of whom weren't even born then. I've removed Sophie's Choice. It belongs in the next section, and I will insert it there. Rossrs ( talk) 14:19, 6 June 2009 (UTC)
this edit - added (among other things) some review comments about Still of the Night and Plenty. Neither of the films are particularly notable, but some commentary is needed. Perhaps when commentary is added for some of the more notable films, these could be removed, if necessary. I think Still of the Night is an important part of her story, because there were high expectations that the film would succeed but it kind of failed to deliver. That would need to be cited though. Rossrs ( talk) 15:04, 6 June 2009 (UTC)
this edit - discussion of preparation for real life character Karen Silkwood. I do not propose a similar thing for other real-life characters unless there is something unique. Only this one because it was the first, and for now, assuming the preparation is the same in other cases. Rossrs ( talk) 16:08, 6 June 2009 (UTC)
this edit - expanding on She-Devil and Death Becomes Her as a change of pace for Streep. There are comments to be added later, that this marked a downturn in Streep's career - unsuccessful comedies, "issue" pictures that failed to find an audience and Streep reaching her forties have been given as reasons for a temporary decline. This is just to begin establishing a frame-work on which to build upon this theme. Rossrs ( talk) 02:25, 7 June 2009 (UTC)
this edit - added unsuccessful King Kong audition. It humanizes Streep - not everyone was blown away by her mere presence or her deigning to audition for them. Changed the chronology around the time of Holocaust - timeline is important - accepting the role, filming it, dealing with the reaction - all follows a particular chronology. The death of John Cazale happens right in the middle of her first burst of success, so it's important to get the timeline, and therefore the context, right. Some of her choices were motivated by grief. Also relevant. Rossrs ( talk) 11:05, 7 June 2009 (UTC)
this edit - expanded Kramer vs. Kramer. Extraordinary amount of creative freedom offered to Streep at such an early point in her early, countered by Manhattan of the same year, for which she was not even provided a complete script. Rossrs ( talk) 12:16, 7 June 2009 (UTC)
The article makes reference to an older sister of Streep, one Sarah Cohen. Is this for real? I cannot find anything on Cohen, but I find several places that state that Streep is the oldest sibling.
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I would love to learn about Meryl Streep's family & kids. I don't know if this is the place to request for this information but if it is could someone add that to the page. Thank you. Sardaga ( talk) 17:59, 8 March 2010 (UTC)sardaga
i am glad that you have put in peoples comments in the article about her being the best and everything thank you so much —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.167.167.252 ( talk) 22:31, 10 April 2010 (UTC)
i keep getting emails from wikipedia to get rid of it, but its verifiable by a reliable resource. can someone write it better for me so i dont get anymore complaints. anyone with better writing skills will do.
In 2004. Whislt Streep was guest appearing on " The Ellen DeGeneres Show" promoting Prime the 2005 summer blockbuster. She told DeGeneres and the audience the story of how "Meryl Streep Day" was declared in New York and Manhattan on 27th May 2004 by Mayor Electee at the time Virginia Fields. The story involved Streep recieving a certificate from "Fields" and leaving the ceremony rather boyently by cab, only to be cut off by another woman wanting the same cab. Streep tried to win the cab saying "Woah Woah Woah It's Meryl Streep Day" The woman, after not beleiving it was her, eventually decided to share the cab and paid Streep's fare.
Every year since 2004, Streep's Fans, The Streepers celebreate the event worldwide every 27th of May in various way's. Most popularly on facebook and twitter. Editing photograph's of Streep appropiatly for the event. Cooking food in the hounour of the day, drawing pictures, and writing messages in various styles. The event recently celebrated its 6th Anniversary on 27th May 2010.
Would someone please tell me how Meryl Streep appeared as a child in It's A Wonderful Life" which was realised in 1946 but your article says she wasn't borm until 1949? She used her Christened name in the movie. She is the young girl who at the end of the movie, when a bell on the Christmas Tree rings says:"Teacher says that when a bell rings an angel gets his wings." —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.44.58.19 ( talk) 04:24, 2 July 2010 (UTC)
If Meryl Streep acknowledged that it was her 60th birthday in 2009, then it is obviously impossible that she was in It's a Wonderful Life in 1946... Jessica A R H ( talk) 17:53, 2 July 2010 (UTC)
Im not sure if this is where I should write but could someone please include the three epsiodes Meryl appeared in "Web therapy" as Camilla Bonner a few weeks ago into her credits? Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.9.37.171 ( talk) 19:17, 26 November 2010 (UTC)
For an actor like this who has received numerous award nominations and has won numerous major awards, it is an accepted practice to only list the major ones on the article. Monkeymanman ( talk) 12:23, 30 December 2010 (UTC)
(Feb 6, 2012) " Meryl Streep: The Fresh Air Interview :: Meryl Streep won a Golden Globe for her performance as Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady. She talks about preparing for that role, her other films and how her perceptions of herself have changed over the years." This link is for the mobile version, maybe someone else can post the regular website if necessary. And there's more than just the audio interview there, with text summary/report and highlights of the 45min. interview. El duderino ( talk) 19:09, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
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The caption to the picture "Meryl and Jeff Streep at the 1990 Grammy Awards." looks very confusing I think some explanation is given here http://www.flickr.com/photos/alan-light/210390803/in/photostream/ May be we could rename it to "Meryl Streep at the 1990 Grammy Awards."? Bor75 ( talk) 03:49, 27 June 2012 (UTC)
Her patrilineal ancestry originates in Loffenau, Germany, from where her second great-grandfather, Gottfried
StreebStreep ...
looks like a good faith "correction" of a typo, but I suspect that Streeb is correct. Certainly a search with Google for Gottfried Streeb finds plenty of relevant references. Could someone knowledgeable on the subject verify this please. Mitch Ames ( talk) 01:19, 16 September 2012 (UTC)
Why isn't her role of Aunt Josephine in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events listed? 77.77.252.60 ( talk) 14:10, 13 January 2013 (UTC)
What are "mixed" critics?: "While the film met with mixed [sic critics, Streep's performance got rave reviews, earning her Best Actress awards at the Golden Globes and the BAFTAs as well as her third win at the 84th Academy Awards.[91][92][93]" This sentence should be recast or the phrase beginning with "While" deleted. Autodidact1 ( talk) 05:47, 17 March 2013 (UTC)
Somebody should add to her filmography the following movies: "Defending Your Life" (1991) and "Rendition" (2007)
Someone erased the "Public Statements" of this section title. That appears incorrect because some of the content in this section is not very controversial, such as her public statement regarding Margaret Thatcher. Some of her public statements have been controversial, but not all, hence the need to retain both aspects of the title heading. 74.211.12.50 ( talk) 20:11, 19 January 2014 (UTC)
In the Wikipedia articles for Jack Nicholson and Michael Caine, it states that these two actors were nominated for Oscars across 5 decades in a row, from the 1960s to the 2000s. Meryl Streep has equalled this record, with at least 1 nomination in each decade since the 1970s. Should this be added to the article? Crazy Eddy ( talk) 02:36, 2 March 2014 (UTC)
An IP keeps adding this. I consider this a WP:BLP issue as no sources have been provided that show Streep has ever used that name (both legally and career-wise). -- NeilN talk to me 17:11, 7 November 2014 (UTC)
Regarding this, there's no discussion on Streep's singing abilities in the article let alone any indication she is known for that. -- NeilN talk to me 23:24, 9 December 2014 (UTC)
This template isn't needed here. An article in good condition with 130 references and 13 citation needed templates, most of which are placed after uncontroversial statements, such as "Streep won award X" is NOT, as the BLP sources template usage section states, "in need of immediate attention". The citation needed template is for pieces in an article that are unsourced. The BLP sources template implies that the entire article is in dire need of sources, which is not the case. If this was the case, every single BLP that is not good or featured would have the BLP sources template at the top. Please do not re-add the template. Instead, go find sources to fix the issues. G loss 02:35, 15 January 2015 (UTC)
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Has anyone else seen or have a copy of Streep's one-woman performance of Alice in Wonderland (not 'Alice at the Palace' this was a one-woman performance), which I saw by accident on a PBS station long ago, and later learned was her college thesis? I've only seen it once, it was the best television show I've ever seen (or at least how my memory of it works), and I'd both love to find it and add it to pages here (main page, Alice in Wonderland in film and television, Streep filmography, etc.). If you haven't seen it, please join the search - it's well worth it. My PBS contact told me about the film/tape, but nobody has a record of a copy or adequate data on how to find it without contacting Streep herself. Thanks. Randy Kryn 13:07 31 March, 2015 (UTC)
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