To celebrate Variety¡¯s 115th anniversary, we went to the archives to see how some of Hollywood¡¯s biggest stars first landed in the pages of our magazine. Read more from the archives?here.Meryl Streep first caught the public¡¯s attention in a few high-class projects: in 1977, the Fred Zinnemann-directed ¡°Julia¡± ?and, in 1978, ¡°Holocaust¡± and ¡°The Deer Hunter,¡± where she earned her first Emmy and Oscar nominations, respectively. There were no bit parts in movies or TV show before then: She seemed...
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One of our most highly regarded film actresses, Streep set her sights on television with a role in the second season of HBO awards magnet ¡°Big Little Lies,¡± and fittingly the role earned her Golden Globe and Emmy Award nominations. After production was shuttered for a time, she recently completed production on Ryan Murphy¡¯s long-anticipated Netflix film adaptation of Broadway musical ¡°The Prom,¡± which premiered in December 2020. Streep¡¯s next projects will see her partnering with acclaimed directors Steven Soderbergh in the HBO Max comedy ¡°Let Them All Talk¡± ¡ª one of the first feature announcements for the premium streamer ¡ª and Adam McKay in sci-fi epic ¡°Don¡¯t Look Up,¡± featuring an A-list ensemble including Leonardo DiCaprio, Timoth¨¦e Chalamet, Jonah Hill and Cate Blanchett.