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Welcome to simplystreep.com, an information source
on the American actress Meryl Streep, best known from her Oscar-winning performances in
"Kramer vs. Kramer" and "Sophie's Choice". Her work on
screen, stage and television, a career that includes some of the most acclaimed films of the
last 30 years, has achieved critical acclaim and earned her the business' most prestigious
awards. This unofficial website provides a base for fans which is regularly updated with all essential
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2007 | Directed by Ryan Murphy |
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Based on the play by John Jeter, "Dirty Tricks" examines the behind-the-scenes machinations of
the Watergate scandal with Meryl Streep starring as Martha Mitchell, the whistle-blowing wife
of Nixon chief of staff John Mitchell. |
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| ADDITIONAL CAST & CHARACTERS |
Meryl Streep
Annette Bening
Gwyneth Paltrow
Jill Clayburgh |
... Martha Mitchell
... Helen Thomas
... Maureen "Mo" Dean
... Pat Nixon |
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Playing a Historical Figure, You Can Copy ... or Conquer
Read complete article, August 6, 2006
There is no script available yet for what promises to be among the most intriguingly cast biopics in development. Absent major personnel changes, “Dirty Tricks,” an adaptation of John Jeter’s play about the women of Watergate, will star Jill Clayburgh as Pat Nixon, Gwyneth Paltrow as Maureen Dean, Meryl Streep as Martha Mitchell and — could it be? — Annette Bening as the White House reporter Helen Thomas.
Both the film’s producer, Dede Gardner, and Ms. Bening, through her press agent, declined to comment on specifics about the project at such an early stage. So one can only speculate whether Ms. Bening will wear radical prosthetics to achieve Ms. Thomas’s profile, whether she’ll work with a movement coach to somehow bring her five-foot, nine-and-a-half inch frame down to Ms. Thomas’s five-foot-three-and-a-half inch stature, or whether she will rely on minimal makeup and acting alone.
Reached in Washington, Ms. Thomas said she had no specific information to report either but added that she regards Bening as “a great actress” who is more than up to the role. Even so, she’s more than open to granting the filmmakers poetic license in the looks department. “If they glamorize me,” Ms. Thomas said, “I’d be happy.”
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