Top 10 Meryl Streep Performances

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  • @XLuftWaffleX
    @XLuftWaffleX Před 10 lety +3550

    She could play Batman if she wanted.

    • @XLuftWaffleX
      @XLuftWaffleX Před 10 lety +16

      Haha! Yeah...

    • @tierraennis8552
      @tierraennis8552 Před 10 lety +15

      Pretty much.

    • @lovipoekimo176
      @lovipoekimo176 Před 10 lety +90

      and Oscar-nominated.

    • @terencechesney9098
      @terencechesney9098 Před 10 lety +26

      She could play Will Smith if she wanted to.She could play him and win an Oscar. A woman,playing a man,is fine. A man so annoying,the film would bomb. But she's done her job,Oscar deserved, you annoyed me.

    • @jonyjonyfashion
      @jonyjonyfashion Před 10 lety +3

      agree

  • @conradschmidt251
    @conradschmidt251 Před 7 lety +789

    Meryl Streep isn't an actress... she is THE actress!

    • @mirianadjordjevic3696
      @mirianadjordjevic3696 Před 5 lety +3

      Dark Angel 👏👏👏

    • @muhanadmuhanad7019
      @muhanadmuhanad7019 Před 4 lety +5

      Dark Angel No she’s not, she’s the overrated actress!

    • @muhanadmuhanad7019
      @muhanadmuhanad7019 Před 4 lety +1

      Seph Tamayo I already have a life you fucking looser! You’re the one who needs to get a life instead of defending this overrated actress

    • @yukadiangelo
      @yukadiangelo Před 4 lety

      I don't get it

    • @sucram1015
      @sucram1015 Před 4 lety +5

      More like, she isn't the actress. She turns into that person and is not the actress she is that person.

  • @renatos4706
    @renatos4706 Před 8 lety +588

    "Meryl Streep could play Batman and be the right choice. She's perfection!"
    Cameron Tucker - Modern Family

  • @marlonnartea7825
    @marlonnartea7825 Před 8 lety +1093

    Meryl Streep can play anyone, and you wouldn't know its Meryl Streep

    • @Pomiferous
      @Pomiferous Před 8 lety +10

      She did just struggle with playing the Hillary supporter role.

    • @toladep
      @toladep Před 6 lety

      Definitely

    • @itsbritneybyotch7471
      @itsbritneybyotch7471 Před 3 lety +1

      For me meryl and Rachel mcadams are the 2 best actress in my opinion

  • @andyawardian1868
    @andyawardian1868 Před 6 lety +95

    As a german native, I am still blown away by Meryl Streeps performance in Sophie's Choice. She is an american and speaks absolutely PERFECT german with (!) an polish accent - that alone makes her the master of phonetic language. I would have never believed that this could be possible, if I hadn't heard it with my own ears. I would have also named Silkwood as her second best performance, because of her astonishing range of emotions.

    • @samsong24
      @samsong24 Před 3 dny

      Yeah, I don't know how she did that. An astonishing accomplishment, really. I feel like if I were to tackle that role, I would just learn German in a German accent and hope that the audience didn't notice lol.

  • @inlovewithoceans5304
    @inlovewithoceans5304 Před 8 lety +601

    Sophie's choice is one of the saddest films I've ever seen. That final flashback, in the concentration camp is so heart wrenching. She so very much deserved the Oscar that year. She spoke with a perfect polish accent, then she spoke perfect polish in scenes. Then spoke perfect German with a polish accent. Absolutely amazing performance!

    • @melaniehamilton6550
      @melaniehamilton6550 Před 8 lety +19

      +Lisa Edwards My understanding is that Streep actually sought out Polish immigrants and hung around with them to better understand their speech patterns and accents, both when speaking their native tongue and English. Her kids were glad when the movie was over so that they could hear her speak without an accent again. She's amazing.

    • @inlovewithoceans5304
      @inlovewithoceans5304 Před 8 lety +8

      +Melanie Hamilton yes she is amazing, I loved every one of her movies. I saw an interview with Kevin Kline who stared with her and he said he was amazed with her performance and even more amazed with the fact that she made it look so easy. Sally field is another one I love. Also Olivia De Havilland who played Melanie Hamilton(your namesake) in Gone With The Wind, is another one of the greatest actresses. I love all 3 of them. And each one has won 2 oscars for best actress in a leading role. Thanks for your positive feedback.

    • @melaniehamilton6550
      @melaniehamilton6550 Před 8 lety +4

      Lisa Edwards I absolutely agree with you about Sally Field and Olivia De Havilland.

    • @grapiken7766
      @grapiken7766 Před 8 lety +14

      I agree. She's an amazing actress. No one else could have played Sophie the way she did.

    • @th-wp7zc
      @th-wp7zc Před 8 lety

      +Lisa Edwards she looks good there, but the film is a Zionist propaganda.

  • @yudhistirapratama9734
    @yudhistirapratama9734 Před 7 lety +456

    I always feel like Meryl Streep disappears every time she plays one character- She becomes the character she plays totally that I forget it's Meryl Streep. The best actress ever! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

  • @markyounger1240
    @markyounger1240 Před 8 lety +558

    She is the only actress that no matter what order you put them in, it would be the same. She plays every part to perfection so they all could be number one. Every accent is perfect. She studies every nuance of the character. She is actually one of the best female voice impersonaters on the planet.

    • @mirianadjordjevic3696
      @mirianadjordjevic3696 Před 5 lety

      Mark Younger thanks true ❤️👏👏👏

    • @christianealshut1123
      @christianealshut1123 Před 4 lety +1

      Quite right - an actor's voice is their most important tool - even more important than looks. You can tell a good actor mainly by the way they are in command of that tool. You would never have Meryl Streep with a "wandering accent" in any of her movies - unlike two Robin Hood actors I would not mention by name right now. I can't wait to see her version of Aunt March in Little Women....

    • @Maren617
      @Maren617 Před 4 lety +1

      I'd actually say one of the best voice impersonators on the planet (without the "female"). :)

    • @felicitasreyes6024
      @felicitasreyes6024 Před 4 lety

      Agree.

    • @aprilgosa5779
      @aprilgosa5779 Před rokem

      @@christianealshut1123 Kevin Costner's Robin Hood was the best he wanted to do an accent the director asked him not too and Robin Hood is nt real anyway so who cares if he is real nobody will ever know what he sounded like Russell did ok but I prefer the 91 version I love the Bryan Adams song

  • @aerialkate
    @aerialkate Před 9 lety +1025

    The best actor I've ever seen. I don't like it when people write that she's the best _female_ actor. I simply haven't seen anyone better; male or female. And men tend to have more dynamic roles to impress us with; mafia dons, serial killers, cops etc. Streep had 'The Iron Lady' but generally has made do with making less 'showy' characters compelling. And she always, always nails it. I'm English and grew up under Thatcher (sadly), and her accent and mannerisms in 'The Iron Lady' were utterly flawless. She's a one-off. Nobody can touch her - regardless of their gender.

    • @Wotton23
      @Wotton23 Před 9 lety +16

      You're English, I'm French Canadian, and I totally agree with you. Cheers!!

    • @jetser24
      @jetser24 Před 9 lety +14

      aerialkate I also feel like the only actor (male or female) capable of coming close to her is Robert de Niro. But then she's probably better. But he's the only one I can liken to her.

    • @aerialkate
      @aerialkate Před 9 lety

      Well I like both de Niro and Oldman. So I agree with both of you. If that's not a cop out...bobbelonie

    • @jetser24
      @jetser24 Před 9 lety

      bobbelonie Gary Oldman is my favourite. :)

    • @sallywallace178
      @sallywallace178 Před 9 lety

      Vgcfdsaa

  • @TWOCOWS1
    @TWOCOWS1 Před 5 lety +292

    in Sophie's Choice, she speaks German like a German, pleading for the life of her kid with a heartless Nazi camp guard. Streep actually doesnt know the language! She memorized and animiated the language and the emotions to an unnatural perfection. If that is not talent, nothing is

    • @charliel5463
      @charliel5463 Před 4 lety +22

      clarence spencer yes!! Imagine speaking german with a polish accent when your mother tongue is actually english. The sheer talent of that woman!

    • @duskwolf3654
      @duskwolf3654 Před 3 lety +14

      I speak German as my mother tongue and I was amazed by how good her German was! And she learned it just for the movie. Wow.

    • @christinemusselman5499
      @christinemusselman5499 Před 3 lety +1

      I have never known a non-native actor who spoke German so well. Even the dipthongs and other tricky bits.

    • @TWOCOWS1
      @TWOCOWS1 Před 3 lety +1

      @@christinemusselman5499 Only Irene Papas did that too, but of course she was the Godess Athena herself, not a lowly human like us. view her film, "Erindira" here on CZcams. her Andalucian Spanish is phenomenal. And like Streep, she memorizes the whole thing without knowing Spanish! Streep and Papas were geniuses

  • @andreskaukian3029
    @andreskaukian3029 Před 7 lety +117

    Sophie in Sophie's choice is recognized as the best female acting of all-time... and one of the top 3 best acting for male and female, of course it deserved an Oscar, and she deserves more!

    • @anaam7662
      @anaam7662 Před 4 lety +14

      I think it's the best acting ever recorded on screen

    • @thesunwillcomeout2morrow
      @thesunwillcomeout2morrow Před 2 lety

      whats number 1?

    • @imjustmekai6176
      @imjustmekai6176 Před 7 měsíci

      @@thesunwillcomeout2morrowI know this is a year old comment, but the best performance ever has to be Daniel Day Lewis in My Left Foot

  • @beautytop1069
    @beautytop1069 Před 8 lety +294

    she is a living legend for film in our time.

    • @fidenemini111
      @fidenemini111 Před 7 lety +11

      Not only our time.

    • @bucknorris1517
      @bucknorris1517 Před 7 lety +2

      Moron

    • @chronicstitcher7933
      @chronicstitcher7933 Před 7 lety +5

      She was legend.....until her unfortunate behavior wherein she turned an awards ceremony into a platform to spew forth her political views (with tears...good grief) on an unsuspecting audience. Now, she's just another high-paid Hollywierd pretender. Doesn't matter which side she voted for, it was wrong place wrong time for that shit. You'd think they would learn from Wanda Stanks (sorry, I mean 'Sykes') faux pas, but no, they continue to spout off and send forth their ear pollution. Hollyweirds have a long history of using their "status" and "stardom" as a vehicle to regurgitate their political views on everybody because everybody should believe exactly as they do, or there's something wrong with you.

    • @Wonderland1994
      @Wonderland1994 Před 7 lety +8

      I couldn't agree with you more. She's a phenomenal actress.

    • @chinshihtang
      @chinshihtang Před 7 lety

      No, you.

  • @gioPHL
    @gioPHL Před 9 lety +269

    She is untouchable in every role. But, she seems so approachable and funny and friendly personally. No DIVA here...yet a SUPERSTAR nonetheless. I adore her. She makes my heart soar with her craft.

  • @AnGeLoUs07
    @AnGeLoUs07 Před 9 lety +22

    There will never be such a thing as Meryl Streep Top Ten Performances, since her crafting and artistry is endless. She's the actual epiphany of the thespian abilities & aptitudes. ¡What a glorious performer!

  • @jessicadittrichi
    @jessicadittrichi Před 8 lety +161

    The truth is nobody can do what Meryl Streep does. She is BRILLIANT

  • @jasonluong3862
    @jasonluong3862 Před 7 lety +832

    "Overrated" said Trump.
    There are only two times I ever cried: at my son's birth and watching Sophie's Choice.

  • @roberttrepagnier9149
    @roberttrepagnier9149 Před 6 lety +21

    She is the greatest. Her range of emotion is amazing.

  • @andym2498
    @andym2498 Před 9 lety +359

    I believe Meryl is the greatest actress of all-time. Hepburn or Taylor are a close second, but Meryl for me is number 1.

    • @bonadrag2877
      @bonadrag2877 Před 9 lety +17

      Andrew Ferron For me too. Even Dame Maggie Smith, Dame Judi Dench, an Kate Winslet are up there for me.

    • @oceans80
      @oceans80 Před 7 lety +18

      Also Helen Mirren and Cate Blanchett, Bette Davis.. For me the names in this thread are the platinum standards.

    • @drstrangelove6558
      @drstrangelove6558 Před 6 lety +9

      Streep, Katharine Hepburn & Cate Blanchett.

    • @ericburns5125
      @ericburns5125 Před 5 lety

      Leaky me too

    • @ericburns5125
      @ericburns5125 Před 5 lety +4

      Leaky My favourite actresses are Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Sandra Bullock, and Kate Winslett

  • @MandieTerrier
    @MandieTerrier Před 8 lety +67

    Most amazing actress ever. These young starlets should take note

    • @ingriddubbel8468
      @ingriddubbel8468 Před 5 lety +4

      They don't have her gift. They can take notes but they will never measure up.

  • @arthurmitchell2117
    @arthurmitchell2117 Před rokem +15

    Best actor forever. She embodies every character she portrays; dramatic through comedic.

  • @kerobonita21
    @kerobonita21 Před 9 lety +37

    Sophie's choice was just amazing.... So much emotion ... Meryl Streep is just divine

  • @mandybrown7146
    @mandybrown7146 Před 9 lety +72

    You can tell she's one of the few thespians who's NOT in show business for fame or money. She truly loves her career. Meryl Streep is such a phenomenal actress that Hollywood would lose its shape and appeal without her. It just wouldn't be Hollywood.

    • @youmustcreateachanne
      @youmustcreateachanne Před 9 lety +3

      *not in show business for fame or money

    • @mandybrown7146
      @mandybrown7146 Před 9 lety +2

      Yes, that's what I meant lol - thank you! =D

    • @nathanhuff9606
      @nathanhuff9606 Před 9 lety +3

      Though she loves her career and she is a phenomenal actress saying she doesn't do it for the money is a little bogus. We all do our jobs for money. That's why we do them. Just because she loves what she does doesn't mean she doesn't do it for a paycheck. I also don't think an actor/actress doing their job for the money is in any way a bad thing. It's a job. Now if she refused paychecks maybe I would agree, but as far as I know she hasn't done that. Nor would I ever expect her to.

    • @EvaSofie
      @EvaSofie Před 7 lety +1

      Nathan Huff But she's the kind of person that would never do anything just for money. That's the point. Do you ever see her in commercials or ad campaigns? Didn't think so.

  • @lgravelle4182
    @lgravelle4182 Před 7 lety +63

    bridges of Madison county... you gotta watch it at least once before you die. Meryl is the epitome of acting. in this particular role, she'll make any wife have a visceral reaction. a film you can't afford not to see

    • @thesingngchubbs97oapqueen85
      @thesingngchubbs97oapqueen85 Před 7 lety +6

      lisa Fisher I agree. I lost count as to how many times I have seen it. Every time I see the ending when she is at the red light with her husband and Richard is still sitting there waiting for her, and Francesca has her hand on the door handle I start screaming at the TV, go go go, even though I know damn right well that she's not going anywhere. That is my favorite scene in the whole movie. I cry every time that scene comes on. Excellent movie

    • @mirianadjordjevic3696
      @mirianadjordjevic3696 Před 5 lety

      thesingngchubbs97 oapqueen88 I cry everytime too! This movie is wonderful. Meryl Streep and Clint Eastwood interpret one of their best roles in my opinion! This film makes me cry every time. An amazing movie !!!!

    • @terribrooks9041
      @terribrooks9041 Před 4 lety

      @@thesingngchubbs97oapqueen85 That scene is just everything. It just touches deep into my soul.

    • @lindaross783
      @lindaross783 Před 6 měsíci

      Yes, her hand on the car door handle was intense.

  • @MrSideswipe13
    @MrSideswipe13 Před 10 lety +78

    I loved her in the Devil Wears Prada. Her performance there gives me reason to be ruthless in the work force while looking good.

    • @Anaverageguy41
      @Anaverageguy41 Před 10 lety

      Stanley Tucci Slays me in that movie his dialogue is always gold

    • @TheMiriamAdams
      @TheMiriamAdams Před 10 lety +1

      My favourite Meryl Streep movie

    • @InTheMist03200
      @InTheMist03200 Před 9 lety +2

      Not to mention, if you watch the bloopers, the woman is STILL in character! Amazing.

    • @noradosmith
      @noradosmith Před 9 lety

      ***** most people probably just read the first sentence

  • @CaterinaEvClub
    @CaterinaEvClub Před 9 lety +252

    I agree that "Sophie's choice" was her very best performance. The image of her looking through the window narrating her story is haunting me, seriously. I also believe that "The bridges of Madison Country" should be higher on your list. In the end, I will just cry my eyes out, it's so emotional. Generally it's very difficult to choose, she is great in every role, she can play anything or anyone. And she has that amazing capability to make the people who watch her feel whatever she wants. That's so rare, and that's why Meryl Streep is one and to me the greatest living actress at least of her time, if not more.

    • @sabrinacaldas4375
      @sabrinacaldas4375 Před 6 lety +2

      CaterinaEvClub She is the best of all times

    • @cindyinnew
      @cindyinnew Před 6 lety +4

      I have always felt that “Bridges...” was one of her greatest performances and yet it is so often overlooked...when she is in the truck, in town, with her husband...it is definitely one of the most gut wrenching moments on film as far as I’m concerned.

    • @yabasic4105
      @yabasic4105 Před 5 lety

      Me too, but I was sad to see Donna as only an honorable mention

    • @ThuyLe-rz9ze
      @ThuyLe-rz9ze Před 5 lety

      Cynthia B lo

    • @just_another_name1560
      @just_another_name1560 Před 5 lety

      True.. Have watched 'Bridges of Madison County' atleast twice and cried both times, about the last scene when she is herself on the crossroads, both literally and emotionally...

  • @beaglybeagle
    @beaglybeagle Před 4 lety +5

    Brilliant! Just amazing in every role. I had the great pleasure of seeing her perform Puck in MidSummer Night's Dream on our English high school class field trip, I'm going to say 1977, while she was attending Yale Repertory. Our whole class was mesmerized and knew THIS was the way you performed Puck. How lucky we were to see her perform before she was even known or had done one single movie.

  • @gypsydoll7597
    @gypsydoll7597 Před 8 lety +22

    she truly is the best of the best of this generation of stars.

    • @mmjhcb
      @mmjhcb Před 5 lety +1

      Well, I can't argue that since they're not exactly memorable.

  • @rgrant4530
    @rgrant4530 Před 9 lety +28

    I loved it when she won the Emmy for "Angels in America." "I have days where I myself think I'm overrated," she said, "but not today!" It was such a great moment...the audience just howled. I did too! She's a magnificent force of nature and she goes out of her way to make the other actors feel "at ease" on the set. She's all heart...and a great inspiration to me.

  • @CoverGirly422
    @CoverGirly422 Před 10 lety +17

    Hands down one of the greatest actresses of all time.

  •  Před 8 lety +23

    My favourite alive actress! I love you, Meryl Streep!

  • @jackspark1606
    @jackspark1606 Před 4 lety +12

    She is truly a beautiful classy lady and I've never been disappointed in any of her movies. Always enjoyed all her movies truly an amazing amazing actress and I hope she keeps winning more and more Oscars too 👍👍👍👍

  • @Ishitmypantsfull
    @Ishitmypantsfull Před 10 lety +46

    The greatest actress EVER!! Respect!

  • @Zva26
    @Zva26 Před 9 lety +81

    Meryl Streep has, and is STILL building a body of work that is unrivaled by any other actor. No argument with the ten performances noted here, but what about her performances in Ironweed, Music of the Heart, Death Becomes Her, One True Thing, The River Wild, The Manchurian Candidate, August: Osage County, Angels in America, and everything else? Her work is so vast and so rich in yield that the list could have been easily doubled. Streep lives in her own galaxy.

    • @JimBob-ky8sm
      @JimBob-ky8sm Před 8 lety +1

      +Larry Mitchell The River Wild is one of my favorites and I was sad not to see it on the list. . I really liked Kevin Bacon in it too. He plays a good creep in this film.

    • @breedakennedy3182
      @breedakennedy3182 Před 8 lety +4

      +Larry Mitchell Yup! The above list alone is incredible but when one then considers what's been left out, all of those you mention, especially 'August:Osage County, a knockout performance, the extent of Meryl Streep's acting talent and range of skills is staggering! There's no one like her.

    • @Zva26
      @Zva26 Před 8 lety +1

      +Breeda Kennedy - So true! She was endowed with a gift that is beyond belief.

    • @mizzmoniker8016
      @mizzmoniker8016 Před 5 lety +3

      I was glad to see someone else mention August: Osage County. That's one I was hoping to see on the list, especially that one, actually. It was the first thing that popped into my head when I saw that "Top 10 Meryl Streep Performances" was the next video coming up. I think it's an excellent film, and an underappreciated one as well! It shows how messed up family life can be and how quickly things can change. Meryl Streep was fantastic as always, as well as the supporting cast. Not too many unknowns or newcomers in this project at all. Mostly well established actors who likely read this script and signed on because they recognized what an outstanding film could be made, and they wanted to be a part of it! (If I were guessing anyway, lol) More people should check out this one and be happy they did! It's moving in several different ways, and I love it for it's rawness and honesty about subjects that aren't easy to address. Not the average, easily predictable plot or outcome, and that's a main quality I look for now, especially since I've gotten older and have seen the same old thing done, re-peat-ed-ly, and in the same old way. That's too easy...and boring, to boot! Life is messy! Situations in life are messy...and uncomfortable, unforeseeable, embarrassing, etc. Not to mention, completely uncontrollable, and that's the case more often than you'd like to think! There's not always a perfect, happy ending to every story! Tell me THOSE KINDS of stories! The unvarnished truth of relationships and families...with believable dialogue and reactions. Some people only like the lighter side of things in a movie, and say they want a diversion from the stress in their own lives. Sometimes I think the same effect can be achieved by watching and being thankful that your life is in better shape, by comparison at least, than the characters' lives are in the film you're watching. A change in perspective can be more powerful and more memorable than you might think. I'll stop raving about it now, lol, even though I was obviously highly impressed. I'm not sure what I was expecting, since I knew no background info prior to watching...but, it was definitely well worth the time spent!

  • @crystalclearcomcom9941
    @crystalclearcomcom9941 Před 3 lety +7

    The most versatile actress. Iconic actress with iconic roles.

  • @bailinnumberguy
    @bailinnumberguy Před 8 lety +124

    What has she been nominated for like 500 academy awards? If she's not the greatest actor of either gender of all time, I don't know who is.

    • @dragos2555
      @dragos2555 Před 5 lety +6

      Daniel Day-Lewis. I love Meryl as well, but damn , Daniel is fantastic , he delivered the best acting performances of all time, just watch My Left Foot, There Will Be Blood , Gangs of New York, Lincoln and In The Name Of The Father. Impecabile!

    • @anaam7662
      @anaam7662 Před 4 lety +2

      @@dragos2555 he is great but no one can match Meryl Streep

    • @muhanadmuhanad7019
      @muhanadmuhanad7019 Před 4 lety

      Dragoș Gheorghe Daniel Day Lewis is not a great actor because he’s not versatile and is only marvelous in certain roles!

    • @muhanadmuhanad7019
      @muhanadmuhanad7019 Před 4 lety

      She’s one of the greatest but many other great actresses compete with her ( Katharine Hepburn - Ingrid Bergman - Bette Davis - Elizabeth Taylor - Jodie Foster - Judi Dench - Susan Sarandon - Helen Mirren - Kate Winslet - Kathy Bates - Julianne Moore - Emma Thompson - Cate Blanchett ... etc. )

    • @AlmedaRen
      @AlmedaRen Před 3 lety

      @@muhanadmuhanad7019 No.

  • @Soxette74
    @Soxette74 Před 9 lety +39

    She's so amazing. Her performances are mind blowing. She;s such a transcendental actress. Watching her best performances gives me the chills. I can't believe she didn't win the Oscar for Julie & Julia. That is mind blowing. I saw The Blind Side and I don't believe Sandra's performance was nearly as Oscar worthy. I'd like to believe that Meryl gets more fulfillment from the work itself and from the amazing experiences that she gives to all her fans with her performances than any accolades she's won.

    • @102082toshi
      @102082toshi Před 9 lety +1

      I agree, she should've won the Oscar Best Actress in Julie & Julia

    • @camilovox
      @camilovox Před 9 lety +1

      I'm probably overstating, but few of the female winners over the last 15 years won the Academy Award fair and square. C'mon... Julia Roberts, Julianne Moore, Sandra Bullock (the latter I can't believe 'till this very day).

  • @sarcasticsugar4466
    @sarcasticsugar4466 Před 9 lety +23

    Meryl Streep is one of the greatest actresses of all time, ALL TIME.

  • @Diana-sh9go
    @Diana-sh9go Před 6 lety +10

    Honestly ever role she plays is Oscar worthy. I can't think of I single thing she's done where her acting hasn't been spot on!

  • @sonicyouth33
    @sonicyouth33 Před 8 lety +28

    A terrific, talented actress dripping with class!

  • @blackcharles1996
    @blackcharles1996 Před 9 lety +72

    Meryl Streep has to win an oscar for more oscar nominations, and the best performances in every single movie... I can't choose a movie

  • @Wotton23
    @Wotton23 Před 9 lety +30

    She is extraordinary. I think her greatest performance was in Sophie's Choice. Not because she has been a lesser actor afterward, but because this role was so difficult and emotionally charged. I had read the novel before I saw the film. Contrary to what we usually think, the movie was better than the book because of Meryl Streep. She gave the Sophie character personality and depth that were not int he novel. She created Sophie. What a magnificent actress!!

  • @jewgirl952
    @jewgirl952 Před 4 lety +7

    Impossible to choose her best performance. Every single performance is Oscar worthy! She is my favorite actress and is, in my opinion, the very best actress who ever appeared on film.

  • @Astarstruckfan
    @Astarstruckfan Před 3 lety +4

    Meryl Streep‘s performances are always staggeringly spot on and I am amazed with each of them. Her portrayal of Sophie in Sophie‘s Choice is hypnotizing and numbing. A role of a millennium, exquisitely brought to life buy a master of her craft. I think it’s time for me to watch Sophie‘s Choice yet again.

  • @TheKarroca
    @TheKarroca Před 10 lety +7

    I love Meryl Streep. Thanks for this list!

  • @marilynfaltskog
    @marilynfaltskog Před 9 lety +57

    As an Australian, her role as Lindy in "A cry in the dark/Evil Angels" was beyond anything I have ever seen, Her Aussie accent was better then mine. The way she portrayed Lindy was Incredible and I walked away from that movie feeling like I knew Lindy for the very first time

    • @camilovox
      @camilovox Před 9 lety +5

      Darryn Wilson Agreed! I found this movie exceptional.

    • @evitasdad
      @evitasdad Před 6 lety +1

      Lindy Chamberlain was originally from New Zealand. Agreed, her acting was superb.

    • @bonniemariedavis2909
      @bonniemariedavis2909 Před 5 lety +1

      Agree.

  • @hollypotthoff8965
    @hollypotthoff8965 Před 8 lety +9

    There is one word that completely describes Meryl Streep's acting abilities---Flawless. People will continue to tease and make jokes about it, but the evidence of her brilliance is on the screen for all to see.

  • @ericmartinez5728
    @ericmartinez5728 Před 7 lety +18

    All needed to be said about Meryl Streep - LEGEND

  • @mjrulez1011
    @mjrulez1011 Před 9 lety +38

    Meryl Streep is definitely an amazing and film-defining actress. The only alteration I'd put out upon this Top 10 List of her best performances is to put her frightening and above-adequate portrayal of widow and pill-addict Violet in "August: Osage County" in at LEAST the Honorable Mentions category. Her performance in that film always gives me chills and makes my jaw drop every time. Meryl will always be an actress that I look to while attempting to be diverse in the acting arts, myself. She will forever be one of the most amazing artists in the industry.

    • @honeybun13
      @honeybun13 Před 9 lety +4

      This was published before that movie came out. However, I utterly agree with you on that. She is an extraordinary talent.

    • @WCMPromotions
      @WCMPromotions Před 9 lety +2

      Her role in August: Osage County was the most difficult and challenging of the year, no Oscar win though.

    • @dorenokuri6343
      @dorenokuri6343 Před 9 lety +1

      Yeah it was surprising that she didn't win anything for Osage County.

  • @notenoughtreble
    @notenoughtreble Před 10 lety +264

    She is what I want to be when I grow up. :)

    • @Cali5556
      @Cali5556 Před 10 lety +18

      A blond Jewish woman?

    • @alb0403
      @alb0403 Před 10 lety +16

      Meryl Streep isn't even Jewish...

    • @notenoughtreble
      @notenoughtreble Před 10 lety +47

      ***** An accomplished, respected, loved, versatile, Oscar winning, well-rounded, and AMAZING actor. And, she not Jewish...

    • @dondongan918
      @dondongan918 Před 10 lety

      Aren't you all grown up yet?

    • @notenoughtreble
      @notenoughtreble Před 10 lety +15

      TheOWLCITYADDICT And you sir, are the reason I keep on going. :)

  • @kimberlys8422
    @kimberlys8422 Před rokem +5

    I adore her; every role she takes is perfect

  • @mirianadjordjevic3696
    @mirianadjordjevic3696 Před 5 lety +2

    She is exemplary! Married to the same man for years, accomplished mother, accomplished actress, with great humility! what more can I say except that she is the best of the best! Bravo Meryl for the pleasure you have given us all on screen by interpreting all these roles to perfection! Thank you from France ! WE LOVE YOU !!!

  • @frankpaullomas1767
    @frankpaullomas1767 Před 9 lety +51

    Madeline Ashton - Death Becomes Her

    • @BekahMarie11
      @BekahMarie11 Před 5 lety +4

      Frank Paul Lomas such a good movie!!! I’ve seen is so many times and laugh just as hard!

    • @mmdmmj1
      @mmdmmj1 Před 5 lety +1

      My fav movie of hers 💕

  • @kieran-735
    @kieran-735 Před 10 lety +12

    you should of done top 20 when you got 18 oscar nominations and like 25 golden globe noms maybe more you need a bigger list

  • @guynoyes5778
    @guynoyes5778 Před 5 lety +6

    It's not just Meryl Streep's performances that I love and adore, it's also the woman, she is a human being of the highest caliber. She is one person I would love to meet in my lifetime. Not just to gush over her talent, but to also have a wonderful conversation with her. She is the kind of person that anyone would want to meet. And btw, another one of her amazing roles that was missed on the countdown was of her performance as Kate in "One True Thing" in which she was also nominated.

  • @RoyJones.
    @RoyJones. Před rokem +4

    One of the most versatile actress in Hollywood ever. Give her any role she'll never dissapoint.

  • @OxymoronTitle
    @OxymoronTitle Před 10 lety +35

    You should've just started the video with "DISCLAIMER: All the performances on this countdown got Streep Oscar nominations."

    • @rockah12
      @rockah12 Před 10 lety +3

      Even Mama Mia?
      I mean, don't get me wrong, she's damn good in it, but the movie is just otherwise kinda blah

    • @GizmosMonster
      @GizmosMonster Před 10 lety +1

      rockah12 you dont watch the movie for the plot, you watch it because of the songs.. if you dont like Abba, you got no reason to watch it ;) but i love abba, so mamma mia is my summer movie \o/

    • @alexmeyer5260
      @alexmeyer5260 Před 10 lety +1

      rockah12 Meryl Streep did NOT receive an Oscar nomination for Mamma Mia.

  • @VictorRamirez-uo3fm
    @VictorRamirez-uo3fm Před rokem +2

    She can do any movie she can play anything I love her so much even on her real life you can tell she's so good and I believe she's a very good person and a human being

  • @guyinsf
    @guyinsf Před 9 lety +20

    She's pretty much the greatest actor, dead or living, ever!

  • @killerdude35
    @killerdude35 Před 4 lety +5

    The greatest actress to ever walk the planet!

  • @keller109
    @keller109 Před 8 lety +3

    My god, this woman has such a classic, lovely face! The fact that she is actually a talented actress makes her awesome.

  • @sashaqueenie
    @sashaqueenie Před 9 lety +103

    Too bad August: Osage County was not mentioned.
    I love that performance a lot.

    • @sashaqueenie
      @sashaqueenie Před 9 lety

      ***** Pray tell, where was it mentioned in this video?

    • @keepingamericagreatagain9229
      @keepingamericagreatagain9229 Před 8 lety

      sashaqueenie #2 right below Sophia's Choice

    • @simgingergirl
      @simgingergirl Před 8 lety +1

      +sashaqueenie Deanna Dungan (the woman from Broadway) shamed Meryl Streep. I saw the play. Dungan was phenomenal. Streep was a little over-the-top in my opinion. I think Dungan interpreted the character better. Much more likable and vulnerable. The play was outstanding. The movie was a little meh...

    • @sakurathornsickle5681
      @sakurathornsickle5681 Před 8 lety +9

      +sashaqueenie I will forever remember Julia Roberts roaring "I RUN THINGS NOAW!!!!"

    • @emmadrauer814
      @emmadrauer814 Před 4 lety

      Yes!!! She did such a good job as Violet

  • @PeterEhik
    @PeterEhik Před 9 lety +10

    She is truly something very special

  • @garleylevoski4846
    @garleylevoski4846 Před 7 lety +16

    She was so good as the nun. Superb actress indeed.

  • @fridasharmonizer4866
    @fridasharmonizer4866 Před 7 lety +12

    She was amazing in Mamma Mia! She performed the songs amazingly and her acting was as usual second to none

  • @thegreatone921
    @thegreatone921 Před 10 lety +7

    Can't believe I'm this early haha, but Meryl Streep has to be one of my favorite actresses ever.

  • @kieran-735
    @kieran-735 Před 10 lety +118

    do a list of Daniel-Day Lewis, Jack Nicholson and Amy Adams best perforances

    • @OughtaBeBrynn
      @OughtaBeBrynn Před 10 lety +1

      The first two are done.

    • @kieran-735
      @kieran-735 Před 10 lety

      DeaditeWheatley didnt know that thanks for telling me

    • @OughtaBeBrynn
      @OughtaBeBrynn Před 10 lety +1

      Kieran Daniels Oh, nevermind, only the Jack Nicholson one is done.

    • @kieran-735
      @kieran-735 Před 10 lety +1

      DeaditeWheatley yeah i was just looking for daniel day leiws top 10 couldnt find it lol

    • @jokesterr119
      @jokesterr119 Před 10 lety +3

      Has DDL done 10 movies yet? Either way, it's hard to range them all since he don't have Alot like DeNiro, Nicholson, and etc. and we all know There Will Be Blood would be number 1

  • @louiso.4325
    @louiso.4325 Před 7 lety +61

    "She's always been more than just a pretty face." Well yes...but her face IS very pretty

    • @coachwhip222
      @coachwhip222 Před 7 lety

      she is as ugly as a shithouse rat.

    • @louiso.4325
      @louiso.4325 Před 7 lety +8

      James Langley to each his own

    • @Roll587
      @Roll587 Před 7 lety +5

      James Langley You sound like fun to have at a party.

  • @robertolopez5074
    @robertolopez5074 Před 8 lety +10

    Sophie´s choice, the best one. The scene of her "choice" is the most dramatical and cruel scene in the international cinema. Excellent performance of this excellent actress.

  • @bilscot107
    @bilscot107 Před 9 lety +8

    Sophie's Choice is the best example of her brilliance. Watch when she speaks of her father. You can see the pain of her lies as she tells them. The layers of her acting are remarkable. She is unique and the very best actor around. All glory is deserved. Awesome in Adaptation and many others. We will not see such brilliance again. Savor it. That she seems like a great person, dazzles us more. The best ever.

  • @gizzycatcat6468
    @gizzycatcat6468 Před 9 lety +33

    I don't think anyone can truly point down any one role she has played that is one better than the other. Meryl Streep is the most talented and most greatest actress of ALL TIME. This woman goes beyond all the other Hollywood Legends before her.

    • @cece8095
      @cece8095 Před 2 lety +2

      I highly disagree with that, there are others. But she is great don’t mistake that. But she’s not the only one. To say that is absurd.

    • @vivianpowell1732
      @vivianpowell1732 Před 6 měsíci

      ​@@cece8095It's called having an opinion. It's all right for a person to express their opinion, even if it differs from yours. A lot of people don't seem to understand that these days.

  • @gailcaldwell1512
    @gailcaldwell1512 Před 11 měsíci +3

    She is utterly brilliant. I mean she can speak 5 languages fluently, and 3 others passibly. That says a ton about an actor. And Sophie’s Choice is truly her best and always will be.

  • @animazonechannel
    @animazonechannel Před 8 lety +21

    She's my favorite actress.

  • @prophetmadonna3744
    @prophetmadonna3744 Před 9 lety +44

    Miranda Priestley was the best and deserved an OSCAR.

    • @mirianadjordjevic3696
      @mirianadjordjevic3696 Před 5 lety

      Mad Dawn what class she has in this movie. She is sublime

    • @mathiaslopez5862
      @mathiaslopez5862 Před 3 lety

      Helen Mirren In the Queen deserved to win too

    • @prophetmadonna3744
      @prophetmadonna3744 Před 3 lety +1

      Mathias Garay well yes... even if I dont remember that film. Miranda though was super Iconic. It was Meryl’s best ever. Because it was Art, but also very Commericial. I play that movie in the lobby of a language school in Asia, if I want to make sure nobody lives the building. All the White Teachers freeze in the Lobby. If I want to know if a new teacher is gay, I play that movie by the time they are about to leave. They stick around until the movie is over. The straight guys watch it for a few minutes laughs too much and decides its gay. But would ask, what’s the tittle of this movie.

    • @felisleo2
      @felisleo2 Před 3 lety

      I agree

  • @JeffersonDinedAlone
    @JeffersonDinedAlone Před 9 lety +8

    Sophie's Choice was when I knew that Streep possessed genius.

  • @cesarsuira3200
    @cesarsuira3200 Před 6 lety +4

    Ms. Streep has been my favorite since i first saw her in "Holocaust", that 1978 tv mini-series. Back in those days, I knew this lady would make it big, told all my friends about her.... time has proven that I was so right. Gosh, it is one big assignment rounding up a top ten of her greatest performances... I mean, there is no "half baked" acting here, everything she does is outstanding. Totally agree, by now she should have more than three Oscars. God bless you, Meryl! This is from your biggest fan in Panama, Latin America.

  • @bellabella5634
    @bellabella5634 Před 6 lety +2

    Sophies choice was amazing💜

  • @hairyscotman
    @hairyscotman Před 9 lety +34

    Sophie's Choice....not sure another movie ever touched me that way....only saw it once....still lingers...

    • @jeanvanorinoco1814
      @jeanvanorinoco1814 Před 4 lety +2

      Watch La Vie En Rose then.
      Marion Coutillard is phenomenal there.

  • @dickneeson7037
    @dickneeson7037 Před 8 lety +10

    My favorite "River Wild"!

  • @mmeckhardt
    @mmeckhardt Před 7 lety +15

    Thank you Meryl for an inspiring speech last night at the GGA

  • @moinkhan3744
    @moinkhan3744 Před 7 lety +2

    Till the end of time her name will be regarded as the best actor ever born😍

  • @hopes4113
    @hopes4113 Před 6 lety +3

    Way back in 1981, when I saw her in "the French Lieutenant's Woman" I was hooked on Meryl. Even then, it was clear the caliber of her acting ability. She Is The Master! Throughout my life people have always told me I resemble her...the utmost compliment!

  • @diehard4219
    @diehard4219 Před 8 lety +12

    she's the iconic and legendary Meryl streep!

  • @matteooggioni7909
    @matteooggioni7909 Před 7 lety +16

    Best actress ever

  • @hectorguzman4475
    @hectorguzman4475 Před 3 lety +2

    She the one of my favorite actress all the time.

  • @Scottsteaux63
    @Scottsteaux63 Před 7 lety +5

    Streep is by far the most generous actor in the business. In DOUBT (2008), as great as she is, she allows Amy Adams, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and most especially Viola Davis, to upstage her when she deems it necessary, and the result is sheer artistry.

  • @henren8341
    @henren8341 Před 9 lety +8

    I love "the French Lieutenant's Woman". The roles were demanding and different and she was perfection.

  • @hamsterpaj111
    @hamsterpaj111 Před 3 lety +1

    nobody has made me cry more than this godess

  • @Squrtile101
    @Squrtile101 Před 6 lety +3

    Sophie's Choice gives me shivers it so amazing.

  • @alexandriasummers9341
    @alexandriasummers9341 Před 7 lety +6

    Finest actress that ever lived. She can play anything. She is mesmerizing in any part she plays.

  • @locoreptilectric
    @locoreptilectric Před 10 lety +50

    Top 10 Morgan Freeman, Julianne Moore and Judi Dench, Performances

    • @haydenprather515
      @haydenprather515 Před 10 lety +5

      They have done Morgan Freeman

    • @TheSydneyLad
      @TheSydneyLad Před 10 lety

      Hayden Prather All they'd have to do for Morgan is 'Top 10 Things Morgan Freeman Has Done' 1# Conception.

    • @alexmeyer5260
      @alexmeyer5260 Před 10 lety

      Hayden Prather I don't think they've ever done a Julianne Moore or Judi Dench video. But I'm sure they'll do one soon.

    • @sybaritesphynx8057
      @sybaritesphynx8057 Před 10 lety +9

      Yasssss!!!!! Add Emma Thompson and Helen Mirren to that list

    • @sharleenwangechi5238
      @sharleenwangechi5238 Před 9 lety +1

      Judi drench for sure
      And philomena should be on the list

  • @lorraineanderson8896
    @lorraineanderson8896 Před 8 lety +5

    Meryl Streep is supreme. Her portrayals are outstanding.

  • @DimA-rx7nb
    @DimA-rx7nb Před 5 lety +8

    I justa can't stand watching "Sophie's choice". I don't see Meryl Streep , i see one mother in front of a choice beyond every human being. That's the perfection of an actor !

  • @daffodilZephyr
    @daffodilZephyr Před 10 lety +10

    its official meryl streep cant act without getting an oscar nomination.... she could make the direction on the back of a mac and cheese box oscar worthy

    • @mmjhcb
      @mmjhcb Před 5 lety

      I believe that's coming soon.

  • @owenthomas6110
    @owenthomas6110 Před 9 lety +3

    Scary how spot on her accents are.

  • @saynotoextremism7026
    @saynotoextremism7026 Před 6 lety +4

    in Devil wears prada.....she is so damn intimidating....she looks like she gonna pounce like a lion....but slowly walks away like a fox.....and all the terror of death is felt in that one moment...

  • @JavierRodriguez17565
    @JavierRodriguez17565 Před 6 lety +2

    Her performance in August Osage county should've gotten in an honorable mention

  • @colinbaker3916
    @colinbaker3916 Před 5 lety +7

    No mention of Sarah/Anna in The French Lieutenant's Woman. Just shows what an unbelievable list of performances she has. Just picking out Sophie's Choice, which is the most depressing film I've ever seen, but Meryl Streep actually brings a layer of humour to a character whose life is so heavily burdened with sadness and guilt.

  • @marcwilliams952
    @marcwilliams952 Před 9 lety +6

    she is so incredibly, unceasingly amazing.

  • @miguelveluz7325
    @miguelveluz7325 Před 4 lety +2

    Her Performance in Doubt is my Top 1

  • @thomaslucia3059
    @thomaslucia3059 Před 6 lety +2

    What can one really say? She proves herself over and over as a genial chameleon. She captures you, she moves you, she renders you awestruck. I could go on indefinitely here...so I will give my opinion of which performance I believe to be her finest - or ONE of her finest: The Iron Lady. As I sat watching the first moments of the film, I was struck not by Meryl Streep, but by Margaret Thacher. She WAS Margaret Thacher - complete, mesmerizing, achingly human and unnervingly powerful. I was witness to all her facets. I rose in her triumphs, marveled at her brazen courage and I grieved in the despair of her decline. It was - in my life's experiences of film watching - THE finest performance I have seen, to date. (I felt nearly the same for Daniel Day-Lewis's "Lincoln")...and we grew up not far from one another :-)