In 1982, the audience shook another role Meryl Streep, in which she had to take the hard decisions for their own children. This "Sophie's Choice," which brought Actress "Oscar." Received a statuette, Meryl was pregnant with her second child, daughter Mamie.
In the early '80s Meryl Streep starred many more. She traveled around the world, carrying with him a young son. That all changed when in the film "Out of Africa" in 1985, 6-year-old Henry firmly told her, "Come on, Mom, I do not want to go anywhere." Then the actress for the first time seriously the need to choose between family and work.
In 1986 and 1992 the family Strip Hammer joined by two more daughters. Meryl Streep has always been recognized that the dream of a large number of children, and she used to achieve her. Projects in the movies became smaller, but the actress is always so carefully choose them and so spread on the site that receives, mainly hits. So, in 1990 he published the autobiographical drama script Carrie Fisher "Postcards from the Edge" in 1995 - "Bridges of Madison County", next year - "Marvin's Room" in 1999 - "Music of the Heart" in 2002 - "The Hours "etc.
Most of the time Meryl Streep lived the life of an ordinary housewife. She and her husband were taken children away from the paparazzi flashes and dangerous for the younger generation of life in Los Angeles in the provincial Connecticut. Meryl own cook, clean and wash, drove the kids to school, knitting and sewing. From entertainment she had just a walk in the mountains and family picnics by the lake.
In the mid-2000s, Meryl Streep appeared on the screen in the new role. It was the heroine of the film "The Devil Wears Prada", the chief editor of a fashion magazine. For the filming of the actress had to lose weight and learn to understand fashion, she, by her own admission, does not like and do not understand how you can shell out $ 10,000 for some rags. However, the screen is not visible, the character Streep turned out so authentic that even liked his prototype, Anna Wintour strong, editor of "Vogue."
Meryl Streep children have grown up, and went his way. The only son of Henry became a musician, daughter Mamie - actress. In 2007, she played with her mother in the drama "Evening". They performed the same role, but with a difference of 35 years. Daughter Grace also chose the path of acting, and the youngest, Louise going to college.
Children left the parental nest, but Meryl Streep continues to carefully choose the role and is always trying to learn something new. In 2008 came the musical comedy "Mamma Mia", where the actress had to recall their vocal abilities, which she developed in her youth. This commercial hit it diluted the drama "Doubt." The difference between the characters was striking: a cheerful and energetic Donna had nothing to do with the strict and proper nun sister Eloise.
2009 also marked by two different works. It was a comedy-drama "It's Complicated" and the biographical film "Julie & Julia." Next biography actress brought the third gold statuette "Oscar" in 2011. In it she played the role of Margaret Thatcher. The events described in the film, many considered controversial, but the game actress unanimously recognized genius.