Meryl Streep

June 22, 1949 (age 77) Summit, New Jersey, USA
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Mary Louise "Meryl" Streep (born June 22, 1949) is an American actress. Often described as the best actress of her generation, Streep is particularly known for her versatility and accent adaptability. She has received numerous accolades throughout her career spanning over five decades, including a record 21 Academy Award nominations (winning three) and a record 32 Golden Globe Award nominations (winning eight). She has also received two British Academy Film Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and three Primetime Emmy Awards, in addition to nominations for a Tony Award and six Grammy Awards.

Her titles like The Devil Wears Prada, Don't Look Up, and Mamma Mia! - her biggest roles first.
Last updated: September 16, 2026

Watched: 0/115
Weighted avg: 6.61 /10
  • 1
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    The Devil Wears Prada
    2006June 2006 by David Frankel
    Lead role as Miranda Priestly
    Lead role as Miranda Priestly
    7.06 Good++ 14.1k ratings
  • 2
    2
    Don't Look Up
    2021December 2021 by Adam McKay
    Starring as President Orlean
    Starring as President Orlean
    6.68 Good 9,551 ratings
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    3
    Mamma Mia!
    2008July 2008 by Phyllida Lloyd
    Starring as Donna Sheridan
    Starring as Donna Sheridan
    6.53 Good- 7,114 ratings
  • 4
    4
    The Post
    2017December 2017 by Steven Spielberg
    Lead role as Kay Graham
    Lead role as Kay Graham
    6.57 Good 4,978 ratings
  • 5
    5
    Fantastic Mr. Fox
    2009October 2009 by Wes Anderson
    Starring as Mrs. Fox (voice)
    Starring as Mrs. Fox (voice)
    7.45 Excellent- 6,234 ratings
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    6
    The Giver
    2014August 2014 by Phillip Noyce
    Starring as Chief Elder
    Starring as Chief Elder
    6.10 Okay++ 4,699 ratings
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    7
    Into the Woods
    2014December 2014 by Rob Marshall
    Starring as Witch
    Starring as Witch
    5.28 Okay- 4,462 ratings
  • 8
    8
    Death Becomes Her
    1992July 1992 by Robert Zemeckis
    Lead role as Madeline Ashton Menville
    Lead role as Madeline Ashton Menville
    6.34 Good- 3,025 ratings
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    9
    The Bridges of Madison County
    1995June 1995 by Clint Eastwood
    Lead role as Francesca Johnson
    Lead role as Francesca Johnson
    7.25 Excellent-- 2,411 ratings
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    10
    Julie & Julia
    2009August 2009 by Nora Ephron
    Lead role as Julia Child
    Lead role as Julia Child
    6.24 Good-- 2,252 ratings
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    A.I. Artificial Intelligence
    2001June 2001 by Steven Spielberg
    Minor role as Blue Mecha (voice)
    Minor role as Blue Mecha (voice)
    6.64 Good 6,830 ratings
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    12
    Adaptation.
    2002December 2002 by Spike Jonze
    Starring as Susan Orlean
    Starring as Susan Orlean
    6.88 Good+ 2,855 ratings
  • 13
    13
    Doubt
    2008December 2008 by John Patrick Shanley
    Lead role as Sister Aloysius Beauvier
    Lead role as Sister Aloysius Beauvier
    6.73 Good 1,971 ratings
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    14
    The Deer Hunter
    1978December 1978 by Michael Cimino
    Supporting as Linda
    Supporting as Linda
    7.58 Excellent- 4,329 ratings
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    Little Women
    2019December 2019 by Greta Gerwig
    Minor role as Aunt March
    Minor role as Aunt March
    7.43 Excellent-- 6,940 ratings
  • 16
    16
    The Iron Lady
    2011December 2011 by Phyllida Lloyd
    Lead role as Margaret Thatcher
    Lead role as Margaret Thatcher
    5.90 Okay++ 1,921 ratings
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    17
    Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
    2004December 2004 by Brad Silberling
    Supporting as Josephine Anwhistle
    Supporting as Josephine Anwhistle
    6.37 Good- 5,374 ratings
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    18
    Kramer vs. Kramer
    1979December 1979 by Robert Benton
    Starring as Joanna Kramer
    Starring as Joanna Kramer
    7.11 Good++ 2,527 ratings
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    19
    August: Osage County
    2013December 2013 by John Wells
    Lead role as Violet Weston
    Lead role as Violet Weston
    6.38 Good- 1,617 ratings
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    20
    It's Complicated
    2009December 2009 by Nancy Meyers
    Lead role as Jane Adler
    Lead role as Jane Adler
    6.05 Okay++ 1,559 ratings
  • 21
    21
    Florence Foster Jenkins
    2016May 2016 by Stephen Frears
    Lead role as Florence Foster Jenkins
    Lead role as Florence Foster Jenkins
    6.18 Good-- 1,551 ratings
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    22
    The Devil Wears Prada 2
    2026April 2026 by David Frankel
    Starring as Miranda
    Starring as Miranda
    6.56 Good 1,067 ratings
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    23
    The Laundromat
    2019September 2019 by Steven Soderbergh
    Lead role as Ellen Martin / Elena
    Lead role as Ellen Martin / Elena
    5.60 Okay 1,319 ratings
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    24
    The Manchurian Candidate
    2004July 2004 by Jonathan Demme
    Starring as Senator Eleanor Prentiss Shaw (D-VA)
    Starring as Senator Eleanor Prentiss Shaw (D-VA)
    6.03 Okay++ 1,778 ratings
  • 25
    25
    Manhattan
    1979April 1979 by Woody Allen
    Supporting as Jill
    Supporting as Jill
    7.25 Excellent-- 2,665 ratings
  • 26
    26
    Mary Poppins Returns
    2018December 2018 by Rob Marshall
    Minor role as Cousin Topsy
    Minor role as Cousin Topsy
    6.05 Okay++ 3,514 ratings
  • 27
    27
    Out of Africa
    1985December 1985 by Sydney Pollack
    Starring as Karen Christence Dinesen Blixen
    Starring as Karen Christence Dinesen Blixen
    6.65 Good 1,573 ratings
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    28
    The Hours
    2002December 2002 by Stephen Daldry
    Starring as Clarissa Vaughan
    Starring as Clarissa Vaughan
    6.77 Good 1,890 ratings
  • 29
    29
    The River Wild
    1994September 1994 by Curtis Hanson
    Lead role as Gail Hartman
    Lead role as Gail Hartman
    6.00 Okay++ 982 ratings
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    30
    Sophie's Choice
    1982December 1982 by Alan J. Pakula
    Lead role as Zofia "Sophie" Zawistowski
    Lead role as Zofia "Sophie" Zawistowski
    6.74 Good 961 ratings
  • 31
    31
    The Ant Bully
    2006July 2006 by John A. Davis
    Starring as Queen (voice)
    Starring as Queen (voice)
    5.39 Okay- 1,499 ratings
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    32
    Lions for Lambs
    2007October 2007 by Robert Redford
    Lead role as Janine Roth
    Lead role as Janine Roth
    5.62 Okay 862 ratings
  • 33
    33
    Hope Springs
    2012August 2012 by David Frankel
    Lead role as Kay
    Lead role as Kay
    5.84 Okay+ 842 ratings
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    34
    Suffragette
    2015October 2015 by Sarah Gavron
    Supporting as Emmeline Pankhurst
    Supporting as Emmeline Pankhurst
    6.69 Good 1,685 ratings
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    35
    The House of the Spirits
    1993October 1993 by Bille August
    Lead role as Clara del Valle Trueba
    Lead role as Clara del Valle Trueba
    6.36 Good- 749 ratings
  • 36
    36
    Ricki and the Flash
    2015July 2015 by Jonathan Demme
    Lead role as Ricki Rendazzo
    Lead role as Ricki Rendazzo
    5.45 Okay 746 ratings
  • 37
    37
    The Prom
    2020December 2020 by Ryan Murphy
    Lead role as Dee Dee Allen
    Lead role as Dee Dee Allen
    5.71 Okay+ 717 ratings
  • 38
    38
    Marvin's Room
    1996December 1996 by Jerry Zaks
    Lead role as Lee Wakefield Lacker
    Lead role as Lee Wakefield Lacker
    6.20 Good-- 636 ratings
  • 39
    39
    Prime
    2005September 2005 by Ben Younger
    Starring as Lisa Metzger
    Starring as Lisa Metzger
    5.61 Okay 857 ratings
  • 40
    40
    Big Little Lies
    2017–2019 by David E. Kelley
    Minor role as Mary Louise Wright
    Minor role as Mary Louise Wright
    7.01 Good++ 1,731 ratings
  • 41
    41
    Hoppers
    2026March 2026 by Daniel Chong
    Minor role as Insect Queen (voice)
    Minor role as Insect Queen (voice)
    7.64 Excellent- 1,583 ratings
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    42
    Rendition
    2007September 2007 by Gavin Hood
    Starring as Corrine Whitman
    Starring as Corrine Whitman
    5.97 Okay++ 758 ratings
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    43
    She-Devil
    1989December 1989 by Susan Seidelman
    Lead role as Mary Fisher
    Lead role as Mary Fisher
    5.65 Okay 437 ratings
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    44
    Silkwood
    1983December 1983 by Mike Nichols
    Lead role as Karen Silkwood
    Lead role as Karen Silkwood
    6.32 Good-- 364 ratings
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    45
    A Prairie Home Companion
    2006June 2006 by Robert Altman
    Lead role as Yolanda Johnson
    Lead role as Yolanda Johnson
    5.88 Okay+ 330 ratings
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    46
    Let Them All Talk
    2020December 2020 by Steven Soderbergh
    Lead role as Alice Hughes
    Lead role as Alice Hughes
    5.48 Okay 304 ratings
  • 47
    47
    Postcards from the Edge
    1990September 1990 by Mike Nichols
    Lead role as Suzanne Vale
    Lead role as Suzanne Vale
    6.11 Okay++ 304 ratings
  • 48
    48
    Falling in Love
    1984November 1984 by Ulu Grosbard
    Starring as Molly Gilmore
    Starring as Molly Gilmore
    6.14 Good-- 408 ratings
  • 49
    49
    The Homesman
    2014May 2014 by Tommy Lee Jones
    Minor role as Altha Carter
    Minor role as Altha Carter
    6.06 Okay++ 895 ratings
  • 50
    50
    The French Lieutenant's Woman
    1981August 1981 by Karel Reisz
    Lead role as Sarah / Anna
    Lead role as Sarah / Anna
    6.02 Okay++ 246 ratings
  • 51
    51
    Defending Your Life
    1991March 1991 by Albert Brooks
    Starring as Julia
    Starring as Julia
    6.28 Good-- 328 ratings
  • 52
    52
    Music of the Heart
    1999October 1999 by Wes Craven
    Lead role as Roberta
    Lead role as Roberta
    6.13 Good-- 231 ratings
  • 53
    53
    Evil Angels
    1988November 1988 by Fred Schepisi
    Lead role as Lindy Chamberlain
    Lead role as Lindy Chamberlain
    6.16 Good-- 228 ratings
  • 54
    54
    Heartburn
    1986July 1986 by Mike Nichols
    Lead role as Rachel
    Lead role as Rachel
    5.77 Okay+ 223 ratings
  • 55
    55
    Before and After
    1996February 1996 by Barbet Schroeder
    Lead role as Carolyn Ryan
    Lead role as Carolyn Ryan
    5.72 Okay+ 215 ratings
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    56
    One True Thing
    1998September 1998 by Carl Franklin
    Lead role as Kate Gulden
    Lead role as Kate Gulden
    6.03 Okay++ 140 ratings
  • 57
    57
    Angels in America
    2003 by Tony Kushner
    Supporting as Hannah Pitt / Ethel Rosenberg / The Rabbi / The Angel Australia
    Supporting as Hannah Pitt / Ethel Rosenberg / The Rabbi / The Angel Australia
    6.37 Good- 263 ratings
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    58
    Still of the Night
    1982November 1982 by Robert Benton
    Starring as Brooke Reynolds
    Starring as Brooke Reynolds
    5.68 Okay+ 165 ratings
  • 59
    59
    Ironweed
    1987December 1987 by Héctor Babenco
    Starring as Helen Archer
    Starring as Helen Archer
    5.96 Okay++ 146 ratings
  • 60
    60
    Five Came Back
    2017
    Lead role as Self - Narrator (voice)
    Lead role as Self - Narrator (voice)
    6.08 Okay++ <100 ratings
  • 61
    61
    Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
    2020April 2020 by Philip Hunt
    Lead role as Narrator (voice)
    Lead role as Narrator (voice)
    6.27 Good-- <100 ratings
  • 62
    62
    Julia
    1977October 1977 by Fred Zinnemann
    Supporting as Anne Marie
    Supporting as Anne Marie
    6.03 Okay++ 168 ratings
  • 63
    63
    Evening
    2007June 2007 by Lajos Koltai
    Minor role as Lila Ross
    Minor role as Lila Ross
    5.70 Okay+ 187 ratings
  • 64
    64
    Dancing at Lughnasa
    1998September 1998 by Pat O'Connor
    Lead role as Kate Mundy
    Lead role as Kate Mundy
    5.92 Okay++ <100 ratings
  • 65
    65
    I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
    2009January 2009 by Richard Shepard
    Starring as Self
    Starring as Self
    6.11 Okay++ <100 ratings
  • 66
    66
    Plenty
    1985September 1985 by Fred Schepisi
    Lead role as Susan Traherne
    Lead role as Susan Traherne
    5.87 Okay+ <100 ratings
  • 67
    67
    Five Came Back
    2017March 2017 by Laurent Bouzereau
    Lead role as Narrator (voice)
    Lead role as Narrator (voice)
    6.25 Good-- <100 ratings
  • 68
    68
    Wings of Life
    2011March 2011 by Louie Schwartzberg
    Lead role as Narrator (voice)
    Lead role as Narrator (voice)
    6.12 Good-- <100 ratings
  • 69
    69
    ...First Do No Harm
    1997February 1997 by Jim Abrahams
    Lead role as Lori Reimuller
    Lead role as Lori Reimuller
    6.07 Okay++ <100 ratings
  • 70
    70
    Dark Matter
    2008April 2008 by Chen Shi-Zheng
    Starring as Joanna Silver
    Starring as Joanna Silver
    5.80 Okay+ <100 ratings
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    71
    This Changes Everything
    2019July 2019 by Tom Donahue
    Starring as Self
    Starring as Self
    5.96 Okay++ <100 ratings
  • 72
    72
    To the Arctic 3D
    2012April 2012 by Greg MacGillivray
    Lead role as Narrator
    Lead role as Narrator
    6.01 Okay++ <100 ratings
  • 73
    73
    Holocaust
    1978 by Gerald Green
    Minor role as Inga Helms Weiss
    Minor role as Inga Helms Weiss
    6.10 Okay++ <100 ratings
  • 74
    74
    The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
    2014 by Ken Burns
    Starring as Eleanor Roosevelt (voice)
    Starring as Eleanor Roosevelt (voice)
    6.12 Good-- <100 ratings
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    75
    Girl Rising
    2013March 2013 by Richard Robbins
    Supporting as Narrator - Ethiopia (voice)
    Supporting as Narrator - Ethiopia (voice)
    6.11 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    76
    Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds
    2017January 2017 by Alexis Bloom
    Minor role as Suzanne Vale, Self (archive footage, uncredited)
    Minor role as Suzanne Vale, Self (archive footage, uncredited)
    6.29 Good-- <100 ratings
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    77
    The Living Sea
    1995February 1995 by Greg MacGillivray
    Lead role as Self - Narrator (voice)
    Lead role as Self - Narrator (voice)
    6.05 Okay++ <100 ratings
  • 78
    78
    Everything Is Copy
    2015September 2015 by Jacob Bernstein
    Supporting as Self
    Supporting as Self
    6.14 Good-- <100 ratings
  • 79
    79
    The Seduction of Joe Tynan
    1979August 1979 by Jerry Schatzberg
    Starring as Karen Traynor
    Starring as Karen Traynor
    5.94 Okay++ <100 ratings
  • 80
    80
    A Fierce Green Fire
    2013March 2013 by Mark Kitchell
    Lead role as Narrator (voice)
    Lead role as Narrator (voice)
    5.97 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    81
    Hurricane on the Bayou
    2006July 2006 by Greg MacGillivray
    Lead role as Narrator (voice)
    Lead role as Narrator (voice)
    5.98 Okay++ <100 ratings
  • 82
    82
    Auschwitz
    2015January 2015 by James Moll
    Lead role as Narrator (voice)
    Lead role as Narrator (voice)
    6.05 Okay++ <100 ratings
  • 83
    83
    America: The Story of Us
    2010September 2010 by Marion Milne
    Starring as Herself
    Starring as Herself
    6.00 Okay++ <100 ratings
  • 84
    84
    Mike Nichols: An American Master
    2016October 2016 by Elaine May
    Starring as Self
    Starring as Self
    6.00 Okay++ <100 ratings
  • 85
    85
    Age 7 in America
    1991May 1991 by Phil Joanou
    Lead role as Narrator / Hostess
    Lead role as Narrator / Hostess
    Needs more reviews
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    86
    Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life
    2010March 2010 by Chris Lavis
    Lead role as Jennie
    Lead role as Jennie
    Needs more reviews
  • 87
    87
    Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story
    2013April 2013 by Richard Schickel
    Minor role as Self
    Minor role as Self
    5.97 Okay++ <100 ratings
  • 88
    88
    An Old Fashioned Love Story: Making 'The Bridges of Madison County'
    2008May 2008 by Gary Leva
    Lead role as Self
    Lead role as Self
    Needs more reviews
  • 89
    89
    Alice at the Palace
    1982January 1982 by Emile Ardolino
    Lead role as Alice
    Lead role as Alice
    Needs more reviews
  • 90
    90
    Little Ears: The Velveteen Rabbit
    1984December 1984 by Mark Sottnick
    Lead role as Narrator (voice)
    Lead role as Narrator (voice)
    Needs more reviews
  • 91
    91
    The Music of Regret
    2006May 2006 by Laurie Simmons
    Lead role as The Woman
    Lead role as The Woman
    Needs more reviews
  • 92
    92
    Theater of War
    2008April 2008 by John Walter
    Lead role as Self
    Lead role as Self
    Needs more reviews
  • 93
    93
    Meryl Streep: Mystery and Metamorphosis French
    2020August 2020 by Charles-Antoine de Rouvre
    Supporting as Self - Actress (archive footage)
    Supporting as Self - Actress (archive footage)
    Needs more reviews
  • 94
    94
    Everybody Rides the Carousel
    1976September 1976 by John Hubley
    Starring as Stage 6 (voice)
    Starring as Stage 6 (voice)
    Needs more reviews
  • 95
    95
    100 Years
    2017January 2017 by Lena Dunham
    Supporting as Narrator (voice)
    Supporting as Narrator (voice)
    Needs more reviews
  • 96
    96
    Kiss Me, Petruchio
    1981January 1981 by Christopher Dixon
    Lead role as Katherine
    Lead role as Katherine
    Needs more reviews
  • 97
    97
    New York at the Movies
    2002July 2002 by Nick Davis
    Lead role as Narrator (voice)
    Lead role as Narrator (voice)
    Needs more reviews
  • 98
    98
    Vermeer Master of Light
    2001November 2001 by Joe Krakora
    Lead role as Narrator (voice)
    Lead role as Narrator (voice)
    Needs more reviews
  • 99
    99
    Chrysanthemum
    1999April 1999 by Virginia Wilkos
    Lead role as Narrator (voice)
    Lead role as Narrator (voice)
    Needs more reviews
  • 100
    100
    Finding the Truth: The Making of 'Kramer vs. Kramer'
    2001February 2001 by Michael Arick
    Supporting as Self
    Supporting as Self
    Needs more reviews
  • 101
    101
    The Deadliest Season
    1977March 1977 by Robert Markowitz
    Starring as Sharon Miller
    Starring as Sharon Miller
    Needs more reviews
  • 102
    102
    The Concert for Valor
    2014November 2014
    Minor role as Self
    Minor role as Self
    Needs more reviews
  • 103
    103
    Escape from Extinction: Rewilding
    2024September 2024 by Matthew R. Brady
    Lead role as Narrator (voice)
    Lead role as Narrator (voice)
    Needs more reviews
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    104
    Henry David Thoreau
    2026March 2026 by Erik Ewers
    Supporting as Various Voices (voice)
    Supporting as Various Voices (voice)
    Needs more reviews
  • 105
    105
    School: The Story of American Public Education
    2001
    Lead role as Narrator (voice)
    Lead role as Narrator (voice)
    Needs more reviews
  • 106
    106
    Shout Gladi Gladi
    2015October 2015 by Iain Kennedy
    Lead role as Narrator (voice)
    Lead role as Narrator (voice)
    Needs more reviews
  • 107
    107
    The Devil Wears Prada 2 Red Carpet World Premiere
    2026April 2026 by David Frankel
    Supporting as Miranda Priestly
    Supporting as Miranda Priestly
    Needs more reviews
  • 108
    108
    Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy
    2021
    Supporting as Self
    Supporting as Self
    Needs more reviews
  • 109
    109
    Joe Papp in Five Acts
    2012April 2012 by Karen Thorsen
    Supporting as Self
    Supporting as Self
    Needs more reviews
  • 110
    110
    Everybody Knows... Elizabeth Murray
    2016April 2016 by Kristi Zea
    Lead role as Elizabeth Murray (voice)
    Lead role as Elizabeth Murray (voice)
    Needs more reviews
  • 111
    111
    Henry David Thoreau
    2026 by Ken Burns
    Supporting as Various Characters (voice)
    Supporting as Various Characters (voice)
    Needs more reviews
  • 112
    112
    Museum Town
    2019March 2019 by Jennifer Trainer
    Lead role as Narrator (voice)
    Lead role as Narrator (voice)
    Needs more reviews
  • 113
    113
    Aktorka Polish
    2015December 2015 by Kinga Dębska
    Minor role as Self (archive footage)
    Minor role as Self (archive footage)
    Needs more reviews
  • 114
    114
    Narnia: The Magician's Nephew
    2027February 2027 by Greta Gerwig
    Supporting
    Supporting
    Needs more reviews
  • 115
    115
    Stanislavski: Lust for Life Russian
    2021February 2021 by Yulia Bobkova
    Minor role as Self
    Minor role as Self
    Needs more reviews
Co-starring with:
Kevin Kline 4 titles
Anne Hathaway 4 titles
Robert De Niro 4 titles
Clint Eastwood 4 titles
Emily Blunt 5 titles
Robert Redford 3 titles
Stanley Tucci 4 titles
George Clooney 3 titles
Tom Hanks 5 titles
Nicole Kidman 3 titles
Tommy Lee Jones 5 titles
Jack Nicholson 2 titles
Reese Witherspoon 4 titles
Margo Martindale 4 titles
Dustin Hoffman 3 titles
Alan Alda 2 titles
Amy Adams 2 titles
Jeremy Irons 2 titles
Lily Tomlin 2 titles
Tracey Ullman 3 titles
Aidan Quinn 2 titles
John Rothman 3 titles
Tracie Thoms 3 titles
Fred Ward 2 titles