ROUND TWO: Meryl Streep (1) vs. Michael Caine (5)
The most decorated actress in history, Meryl Streep has been an A-Lister across five decades and has been able to beat the apparent Hollywood rule that women over 50 have no place in good film roles.
FAMOUS ROLES
* = Earned Academy Award for Best Actor/Actress
~ = Earned Academy Award Nomination for Best Actor/Actress
^ = Earned Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor/Actress
# = Earned Academy Award Nomination for Best Supporting Actor/Actress
^Joanna Kramer in KRAMER VS KRAMER
#Linda in THE DEER HUNTER
*Sophie in SOPHIE’S CHOICE
~Karen in OUT OF AFRICA
~Francesca Johnson in THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY
#Susan Orlean in ADAPTATION
~Miranda Priestly in THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA
~Sister Aloysius in DOUBT
*Margaret Thatcher in THE IRON LADY
Streep was also nominated for Oscars her work in THE FRENCH LIEUTENANT’S WOMAN, SILKWOOD, IRONWEED, EVIL ANGELS, POSTCARDS FROM THE EDGE, ONE TRUE THING, MUSIC OF THE HEART, JULIA & JULIA and AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY.
IMDB Page: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000658/
With a career spanning seven decades, Michael Caine has been one of film’s most recognizable faces for generations and one of its most likable figures.
FAMOUS ROLES
* = Earned Academy Award for Best Actor/Actress
~ = Earned Academy Award Nomination for Best Actor/Actress
^ = Earned Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor/Actress
# = Earned Academy Award Nomination for Best Supporting Actor/Actress
~Alfie in ALFIE
Jack Carter in GET CARTER
~Milo Tindle in SLEUTH
Lawrence Jamieson in DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS
^Dr. Wilbur Larch in THE CIDER HOUSE RULES
Alfred Pennyworth in THE DARK KNIGHT TRILOGY
Jasper in CHILDREN OF MEN
Cutter in THE PRESTIGE
Caine also won a Best Supporting award for his work in HANNAH AND HER SISTERS and was nominated for his work in EDUCATING RITA and THE QUIET AMERICAN.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000226/?ref_=nv_sr_1
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