Margaret Thatcher Meryl Streep
Elderly and a virtual prisoner in her own home due to her concerned staff and daughter carol margaret thatcher britains first woman prime minister looks back on her life as she clears out her late husband deniss clothes for the oxfam shop.
Margaret thatcher meryl streep. Thatchers husband denis thatcher 19152003 is portrayed by jim broadbent and by harry lloyd as the younger denis. Thatcher is portrayed primarily by meryl streep and in her formative and early political years by alexandra roach. Meryl streep talks about taking on the role of the first female prime minister margaret thatcher in phyllida lloyds biopic the iron lady.
The film played. The biggest problem with the movie is the flashback device. Streep won an academy award for her portrayal of the.
The breathy voice and english accent are perfect as far as i a yank can tell. Critics praise gillian andersons portrayal as even better than meryl streeps oscar winning turn as margaret thatcher. Meryl streep played her in the iron lady with a very straight back and shes very refined and calm and cool whereas in reality thatcher was like a spider constantly scurrying to the.