Margaret Thatcher Meryl Streep

April 8th, 2013

Meryl Streep is mourning Margaret Thatcher, who died Monday at age 87.

Streep, who won an Oscar last year for her portrayal of the former prime minister in The Iron Lady, says Thatcher “was a figure of awe for her personal strength and grit.”

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March 30th, 2013

Meryl Streep’s daughter Mamie Gummer has split from her husband Benjamin Walker, reps for the couple confirm.

A spokesperson for Gummer says the breakup is “amicable.”

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January 16th, 2013

Jennifer Lawrence’s “I beat Meryl Streep!” exclamation at Sunday’s Golden Globes raised eyebrows among viewers who didn’t understand it was a direct movie reference.

Check out the video here!

Hillary Clinton Meryl Streep

March 10th, 2012

Meryl Streep may have won an Academy Award for playing a massively influential female political leader, but on Saturday she used the statuette to honor Hillary Clinton, whom Streep introduced as the “real deal” to close the Women in the World Summit in New York.

Meryl Streep

February 27th, 2012

Meryl Streep won her first Academy Award since 1983 on Sunday.

The Iron Lady star, nominated for the 17th time, beat out Viola Davis and three other contenders to nab her third win overall.

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February 27th, 2012

Gossip Cop has your backstage Oscars dish.

Check out what you didn’t see on the show from the night’s big winners.

Golden Globes Meryl Streep Ricky Gervais

January 16th, 2012

Ricky Gervais wasn’t the only person to get bleeped at the Golden Globes.

Meryl Streep – Meryl Streep! – swore at the podium, although it was an accident, and her reason was good.

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September 7th, 2011

Meryl Streep leads this year’s list of Kennedy Center Honors recipients, a group that also includes Neil Diamond, Sonny Rollins, Yo-Yo Ma and Barbara Cook.

The organization made the announcements this morning.

President and Mrs. Obama will host the five performers at a White House reception on December 4, followed by the event at the Kennedy Center itself.