Meryl Streep on screen and stage Deer Hunter" (1978) proved to be a breakthrough for Streep and she received her first Academy Award nomination for it. She won the award the following year for playing a troubled wife in the top-grossing drama "Kramer vs. Kramer" (1979). Also in 1978, Streep played a German married to a Jew in Nazi Germany in the television miniseries "Holocaust", which earned her the Emmy Award for Best Actress. Streep established herself as a leading Hollywood actress in the 1980s. She played dual roles in the period drama "The French Lieutenant's Woman" (1981), and starred as a Polish Holocaust survivor in
Meryl Streep in the 2000s Meryl Streep in the 2000s 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 starred in the