FrameThrower · Actors · Meryl Streep
Meryl Streep
19 films · 1,662 frames · top-billed in 16 · 1978–2021
Born 22 June 1949 · Summit, New Jersey, USA
Mary Louise "Meryl" Streep is an American actress. Often described as the best actress of her generation, Streep is particularly known for her versatility and accent adaptability. She has received numerous accolades throughout her career spanning over five decades, including a record 21 Academy Award nominations (winning three) and a record 32 Golden Globe Award nominations (winning eight). She has also received two British Academy Film Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and three Primetime Emmy Awards, in addition to nominations for a Tony Award and six Grammy Awards.
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 19 films · 1,662 frames · top-billed in 16 · 1978–2021
- Academy Award for Best Actress2012
- Academy Award for Best Actress1983
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress1980
- Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award2017
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama2012
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy2009
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy2006
- Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture2003
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film2003
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama1983
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama1982
- Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture1980
How their films are shot
Measured across 1,662 frames from the 19 films we hold. This is the look of the work Meryl takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 19 films we hold, 46% of their frames are night, 43% natural — the look of the work Meryl takes.
Time of day
Lighting
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Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
Don't Look Up
2021 · President Orlean
The Laundromat
2019 · Ellen Martin / Elena
The Post
2017 · Kay Graham
Fantastic Mr. Fox
2009 · Felicity Fox (voice)
It's Complicated
2009 · Jane Adler
Doubt
2008 · Sister Aloysius Beauvier
The Manchurian Candidate
2004 · Senator Eleanor Prentiss Shaw (D-VA)
The Hours
2002 · Clarissa Vaughan
Adaptation
2002 · Susan Orlean
Dancing at Lughnasa
1998 · Kate Mundy
Death Becomes Her
1992 · Madeline Ashton Menville
She-Devil
1989 · Mary Fisher
Heartburn
1986 · Rachel
Sophie's Choice
1982 · Zofia "Sophie" Zawistowski
A Prairie Home Companion
· Yolanda Johnson
Let Them All Talk
· Alice Hughes
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
2001 · Blue Mecha (voice)
Manhattan
1979 · Jill
The Deer Hunter
1978 · Linda
Often with
Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.
A reference database for filmmakers
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