Meryl Streep through the years

Meryl Streep as the 1940s New York socialite Florence Foster Jenkins in the 2016 film of the same name.

Meryl Streep (Ricki) performs at the Salt Well in the move "Ricki and the Flash," in 2015.

Meryl Streep appears in a scene from 2014's "Into the Woods."

Meryl Streep holds her Oscar for best performance by an actress in a leading role for "The Iron Lady" in the press room at the 84th annual Academy Awards on Feb. 26, 2012 in Hollywood, California.

Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher and Anthony Head as Geoffrey Howe in Phyllida Lloyd's 2011 film, "The Iron Lady."

Meryl Streep as chef Julia Child in 2009's "Julie & Julia."

Meryl Streep and Alec Baldwin in a scene from 2009's "It's Complicated."

Actress Meryl Streep arrives at the 81st annual Academy Awards held at Kodak Theatre on Feb. 22, 2009, in Los Angeles.

After cutting loose in "Mamma Mia" in 2008, Meryl Streep moved on to "Doubt," in which she played a nun and Catholic school principal who believes a priest is molesting one of the children.

Meryl Streep, left, as Sister Aloysius and Viola Davis as Mrs. Muller in a scene from the 2008 movie "Doubt."

Julie Walters as Rosie Rice, Meryl Streep as Donna Sheridan and Christine Baranski as Tanya Chesham-Leigh in the 2008 musical romantic comedy "Mamma Mia!"

Meryl Streep, left, and Vanessa Redgrave in 2007's "Evening."

Meryl Streep's character in 2006's "The Devil Wears Prada" wears a Bill Blass jacket and dress and a Roberto Cavalli belt as she flips through racks of designer clothes.

Meryl Streep and Garrison Keillor in 2006's "A Prairie Home Companion."

Meryl Streep arrives at the 78th annual Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Calif., on March 5, 2006.

Meryl Streep as Aunt Josephine in 2004's "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events."

Denzel Washington as Maj. Ben Marco and Meryl Streep as Sen. Eleanor Shaw in 2004's "The Manchurian Candidate."

Al Pacino and Meryl Streep star in the 2003 film "Angels In America."

Charlie (Nicolas Cage) ponders whether he will introduce himself to Susan Orlean (Meryl Streep), the author of the book he is adapting into a screenplay, in Columbia Pictures' 2002 film "Adaptation."

Meryl Streep appeared in two holiday movies in 2002, "Adaptation" and "The Hours."

Meryl Streep and Ed Harris star in 2002's "The Hours."

Meryl Streep, left, Bruce Willis and Goldie Hawn in the 1992 film "Death Becomes Her."

Roseanne Barr, left, Ed Begley Jr. and Meryl Streep in the 1989 film "She - Devil."

Meryl Streep and Kevin Kline in 1982's "Sophie's Choice."

Meryl Streep and Jeremy Irons in 1981's "The French Lieutenant's Woman."

Sen. Joe Tynan (Alan Alda) has an affair with Karen Traynor (Meryl Streep) in the 1979 film that Alda also wrote, "The Seduction of Joe Tynan."

Meryl Streep as Katherine and Raul Julia as Petruchio in Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew" in 1978 at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park.