The video is a comprehensive biography of Meryl Streep, one of the most acclaimed actresses in the world. It begins with her early life and aspirations to become an actress, despite facing rejection from producer Dino De Laurentiis during her audition for the 1976 remake of 'King Kong'.
Streep's career took off with her role in 'The Deer Hunter', where she played a frustrated woman. She won an Oscar nomination for her performance, marking the beginning of her international recognition. Her versatility was further showcased in 'Kramer vs. Kramer', where she played a strong woman who fights for what she wants.
Streep's career was marked by experimentation, where she tried out different kinds of characters in many films. She played a strong woman in 'Silkwood', a frustrated woman in 'Falling In Love', and a tormented woman in 'Still of the Night'. Her performance in 'Sophie's Choice' was pivotal in her career, earning her a fourth Oscar nomination.
In the recognition stage, Streep continued to excel in various genres, from drama to comedy, and won multiple awards. She was nominated for 'One True Thing', 'Music of the Heart', 'Adaptation', and 'The Iron Lady', among others.
In the iconic stage, Streep played significant characters in 'The Devil Wears Prada' and 'Doubt', earning her numerous Oscar nominations. She also starred in 'August: Osage County', where she played an alcoholic, drug-addicted, moody mother with cancer.
The video concludes by highlighting Streep's versatility and her ability to adapt to any character she is given. She has been nominated for 21 Oscars, 33 Golden Globes, and 15 BAFTA awards. She has also won 9 Golden Globes, 3 Emmys, and a Tony.
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1. Meryl Streep was born on June 22, 1949, in New Jersey.
2. She auditioned for the role of the blonde protagonist in the 1976 remake of 'King Kong' directed by Dino De Laurentiis.
3. Streep's audition for 'King Kong' was unsuccessful and she did not receive the role.
4. Despite poor performances in her early films, Streep went on to have a successful career, with her next film, 'The Deer Hunter', becoming a great cinema classic.
5. Streep won her first Oscar for her role in 'Kramer vs. Kramer' in 1980.
6. In 'The French Lieutenant\'s Woman', Streep played a woman who is unhappy with her life until someone makes her see that there's something more.
7. In 'Sophie\'s Choice', Streep played a strong and happy woman with her bohemian boyfriend, but because of his schizophrenia she's unhappy and frustrated.
8. Streep received her fourth Oscar nomination for her role in 'Sophie\'s Choice'.
9. In 'Silkwood', she played a strong woman who works in a nuclear power plant.
10. In 'Falling In Love', she reprised her role as the good, frustrated woman who's unhappy with her life until someone shows her that there's something more.
11. In 'Plenty', she played an English fighter from World War II.
12. In 'Out of Africa', she played a woman who leads an unhappy life until someone shows her that there's something else.
13. In 'Death Becomes Her', Streep played a character that would become iconic in her career.
14. In 'The House of the Spirits', she played a woman who is unhappy until she gains mental powers.
15. In 'The Bridges of Madison County', she played a woman tired of the monotony and routine of her life.
16. Streep was nominated for an Oscar for 'Silkwood', 'Out of Africa', 'Ironweed', 'Evil Angels', and 'Postcards From the Edge'.
17. In 'The Devil Wears Prada', Streep played one of the most important villains in cinema.
18. Streep was nominated for an Oscar for 'Doubt', where she played a nun who suspects that the priest is a pedophile.
19. She was also nominated for the good chef she plays in 'Julie & Julia'.
20. She won an Oscar for 'The Iron Lady', where she played Margaret Thatcher from her youth to her old age with senile dementia.
21. In 'August: Osage County', she played an alcoholic, drug addicted, moody mother with cancer.
22. Streep has 21 Oscar nominations, 33 Golden Globe nominations, of which she won 9.
23. She has 15 BAFTA nominations, 17 SGA nominations and won 3 Emmys and a Tony.