19 Oscar nominations, she won three Oscars and eight Golden Globes. Meryl Streep is one of the most popular and beloved actresses of our time. For those who don’t know films like “Iron Lady, “Sophie’s Choice or “Cramer vs. Cramer”. Ever since the ABBA musical film “Mamma Mia” the world knows that she can sing very well. Her duet on the cliffs of an island with Pierce Brosnan goes under the skin with impressive acting and singing.
And who has seen her as a not speaking wife together with Glen Close, Antonio Banderas, Armin Mueller steel or Jeremy Irons in the Isabell Allende film „The House of the Spirits, knows that actors don’t need words the express drama an emotion.
From the organizers it is a great achievement to win superstar like her for the first time as a chairman of a jury. Meryl Streep already knows Berlin International Film Festival and Berlin very well: Meryl Streep was repeatedly a guest at the International Film Festival in Berlin: In 1999 she was awarded with the Berlinale Camera and 2003 she won along with Julianne Moore and Nicole Kidman the Silver Bear for Best Actress in “The Hours”. In 2006, she was a part of the competition with Altman’s Last Radio Show. In 2012 the Berlinale dedicated with an homage and awarded the Honorary Golden Bear for her lifework. (Source: Berlinale)