Queen MerylMeryl Streep is the most celebrated actress of our time. She's a chameleon who disappears fully into each character she plays. She never tackles the same role twice. Instead, she leverages her rarified platform to channel a range of tough, complicated womenMargaret Thatcher, Karen Silkwood, the Anna Wintour avatar Miranda Priestlyrather than limit herself to marginal roles for which other actresses must settle: Supportive Wife. Supportive Mother.