Birthday: June 22, 1949
Sydney Pollack -- one of Meryl Streep's collaborators time and again -- once proclaimed her the most gifted film actress of the late 20th century. Most insiders would concur with this assessment. To avid moviegoers, she represents the essence of onscreen dramatic art, and classifying her as a contemporary reincarnation of Eleonora Duse or Sarah Bernhardt would not overstate the case. ...more- 2006
- National Society of Film Critics
- Best Supporting Actress
- A Prairie Home Companion
- win
- 2006
- Boston Society of Film Critics
- Best Supporting Actress (Runner-up)
- The Devil Wears Prada
- win
- 2006
- New York Film Critics Society
- Best Actress (Runner-up)
- The Devil Wears Prada
- win
- 2006
- London Film Critics Association
- Best Actress
- The Devil Wears Prada
- win
- 2006
- Golden Globe
- Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or C
- The Devil Wears Prada
- win
- 2010
- Dirty Tricks
- Martha Mitchell
- 2008
- Mamma Mia!
- Donna
- 2008
- Julie and Julia
- Julia Child
- 2008
- Doubt
- Sister Aloysius Beauvier
- 2007
- Dark Matter
- Joanna Silver
- 1997
- First Do No Harm
- Executive Producer












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