meryl streep played katharine graham in the post.
meryl streep played katharine graham in the post.
who did meryl streep play in the post?
katharine graham
following the duties of the president at the 66th berlin international film festival in 2016, streep starred in the stephen frears-directed comedy "florence foster jenkins" (2016), an eponymous biopic about a blithely unaware tone-deaf opera singer who insists upon public performance. other cast members were hugh grant and simon helberg. robbie collin considered it to be one of her most "human performance" and felt that it was "full of warmth that gives way to heart-pinching pathos". she won the critics' choice movie award for best actress in a comedy, and received academy award, golden globe, sag, and bafta nominations. streep next starred as the first american female newspaper publisher, katharine graham, to tom hanks' ben bradlee, in steven spielberg's political drama "the post" (2017), which centers on "the washington post"s publication of the 1971 pentagon papers. the film received positive reviews with praise directed to the performances of the two leads. manohla dargis wrote that "streep creates an acutely moving portrait of a woman who in liberating herself helps instigate a revolution". it earned over $177 million against a budget of $50 million. streep received her 31st golden globe nomination and 21st academy award nomination for best actress.
meryl streep
meryl streep throughout the 2000s appeared in many cinematic and theatrical productions. in 2001, streep's voice appeared in the animated film "a.i. artificial intelligence". streep that same year co-hosted the annual nobel peace prize concert, as well as appeared in the popular play "the seagull". in 2002, streep appeared in the films "adaptation." and "the hours". in 2003, streep appeared unaccredited in the comedy "stuck on you", and starred in the hbo play adaptation "angels in america". in 2004, streep was awarded the afi life achievement award, and in that same year, she starred in the films "the manchurian candidate" and "lemony snicket's a series of unfortunate events". in 2005, streep starred in the film "prime". streep began 2006 with the film "a prairie home companion", and that same year, she starred in "the devil wears prada" and the stage production "mother courage and her children". in 2007, streep appeared in the films "dark matter", "rendition", "evening", and "lions for lambs". in 2008, streep starred in the films "mamma mia!" and "doubt". in 2009, streep starred in the films "julie & julia" and "it's complicated", as well as loaning her voice to the animated film "fantastic mr. fox".
meryl streep in the 2000s