Talk:Meryl Streep

Intro

I tried to delete it but I couldn't. But someone, perhaps Wikipedia, should delete the "She doesn't deserve a nomination for Devil Wears Prada" comment. This state's the author's opinion, not fact!

Pictures

The two pictures on the page are currently identical, but have different captions. Can someone alleviate this and figure out where the picture was actually taken? Davemcarlson 07:54, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

Wong.

Is there any reason for including the Henry Gummer/Kai Christophe Wong paragraph? I've removed it 3 times now. — Jeandré, 2005-12-27t19:10z

picture

can we get a more attractive picture for her :)

Just because she doesn't look femme in this picture doesn't mean she doesn't look attractive - I think she looks lovely. Moreso it is a very appropriate picture as it is from an award winning film that she is well known for being part of. Pacian 15:13, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

Awards

I think the awards section of actors bio`s look alot tidier in a box, so I `ll get to it

Stevenscollege 12 June 2006

actor/actress?

She currently holds the record for the most Academy Award nominations of any actress, having been nominated for thirteen Academy Awards since her first nomination in 1979 for The Der.

I have an idea that actor is a better word than actress here because it is gender-neutral, reflecting the fact that Streep has received more nominations than any other actor, male or female. ForDorothy 13:39, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

One problem. The Academy lists "actor" & "actress" separately. What about "performer"? TREKphiler 04:01, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

Engagement

To establish more of a chronological timeline, might "Streep was engaged to The Deer Hunter co-star John Cazale, who died of bone cancer on March 12th, 1978" be changed to "Streep was engaged to The Deer Hunter co-star John Cazale until his death from bone cancer on March 12th, 1978"? MIP | Talk 16:56, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

Since there seems to be no opposition to this suggestion, I will now make the edit. MIP | Talk 11:05, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

NPOV tag

I tagged this article because it seemed to praise Ms. Streep ("generally regarded to be greatest actress" etc) without sourcing such non-neutral statements.

How did the undeniably factual statement "She is the most nominated performer in Academy Award history with 13 nominations" (and two wins) not help support that without a source simply stating what appears to be obvious. While saying "the greatest actress" may be a stretch, I think making an adjustment to "one of the greatest actresses" could be made without dispute. Any suggestions? --Bobak 21:22, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

Good Article Review

This article is currently listed at Good Article Review. PC78 18:44, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

she speaks italian perfectly

Vanity Fair italian edition says it...

Opening sentence

I removed "award-winning" from the opening sentence. The first sentence should simply state who or what the subject of the article is. Winning awards is something Streep has done, but it's not who she is. Yes, it's true she's won awards, but it's trying to cast her in a "positive light" and "Award winning" in the opening sentence is a piece of verbal fluff that you expect from a press release, magazine article, or fansite. The awards can of course be put later in the lead, but not the opening sentence. If you look at the discussion at Wikipedia_talk:Neutral_point_of_view#POV in first sentence?, consensus shows that it is bias to put awards in opening sentences (unless it's groundbreaking). Spellcast 19:54, 7 July 2007 (UTC)

Isn't winning (several?) Academy Awards a critical part of an actor's notability? (i.e. see WP:MOSBIO, notability in header) Mad Jack 07:07, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

Of course it is. There's nothing wrong with it being in the lead, just not the first sentence. Besides, all her awards are listed in the third sentence, so it's redundant to repeat it. And not to mention the sub-communication in the sentence (look, my favorite actress won 2 Academy Awards!). Anyway, if you think otherwise, you can discuss it on the above talk page. Spellcast 13:17, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

Gettin' a date

I understand she's nominated every year but four between 1979-91. What years? Include it? Trekphiler 04:05, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

Streep's jewish ancestor a slave trader?

I have heard that Meryl Streep's jewish ancestor was a slave trader in black africans, is this true? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.69.207.54 (talk) 22:41, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

WP:WikiProject Actors and Filmmakers priority assessment

Per debate and discussion re: assessment of the approximate 100 top priority articles of the project, this article has been included as a top priority article. Wildhartlivie (talk) 00:49, 1 March 2008 (UTC) Ms. Streep was at Dartmouth sometime in the late 60's or early 70's as an imported actress for the not yet fully coed college. Don't know exact dates. Mark S. Tuttle (talk) 15:26, 23 June 2008 (UTC)Mark S. Tuttle