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Actress Meryl Streep rests her chin on her hands in this portrait taken in 1980

Meryl Streep

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50:30

'It's A Playground': Meryl Streep On Acting With Abandon

Merle Streep sings badly in the new film Florence Foster Jenkins, based on a NYC heiress and arts patron who performed arias and art songs totally off key, but made recordings and performed at Carnegie Hall. Streep is actually a very good singer which she's shown in previous films.

Interview
50:04

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.

Actress Meryl Streep rests her chin on her hands in this portrait taken in 1980

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