Streep

/ (striːp) /

noun

Meryl, original name Mary Louise Streep. born 1949, US actress. Her films include The Deerhunter (1978), Kramer vs Kramer (1979), The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981), Sophie's Choice (1982), Out of Africa (1986), The Hours (2002), Mamma Mia! (2008), and The Iron Lady (2011)

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Examples from the Web for streep

So, Streep rewrote much of her dialogue, which led to tension with her co-star, Hoffman, who felt she was trying to upstage him.
Co-Stars Who Hated Each Other: Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams in 'The Notebook' and More|Marlow Stern|July 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Streep commands the screen because the audience generally cannot wait to see who she is going to be.
Why Meryl Is So Special|Tim Teeman|January 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Streep plays Violet Weston, a woman unraveled after her husband's suicide.
Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts Finally Collide in ‘August: Osage County’|Kevin Fallon|December 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
With Streep, you always expect her to be all Meryl Streep-y.
Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts Finally Collide in ‘August: Osage County’|Kevin Fallon|December 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST

In August: Osage County, Streep and Roberts play mother and daughter in a deranged and vitriolic Oklahoman family.
Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts Finally Collide in ‘August: Osage County’|Kevin Fallon|December 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST