is based on the true story and death of Karen Silkwood, a nuclear whistle-blower and labor union activist in the 70s. Meryl Streep starred as Karen Silkwood, while a transformed Cher and Kurt ...

"Silkwood," starring Meryl Streep. In the early 1970s, Silkwood watched as her fellow workers at a nuclear fuel production plant took home good pay while handling plutonium -- then, as some got ...

Meryl Streep, considered by many to be the greatest actress of ... “Iron Lady” to French chef Julia Child in “Julie and Julia” to whistleblower Karen Silkwood in “Silkwood.” She is also known for her ...

As Meryl Streep turns 75, BBC Radio 4's Screenshot ... a technically brilliant performance to beat her roles in films like Silkwood or Cry In The Dark? Not entirely, but this massively popular ...

Cher and Streep (whom she calls Mary Louise) have been friends for decades, dating back to their time starring together in 1983's Silkwood ... "I keep saying, 'Meryl, you've got to come back ...