Streep initially won over audiences by playing emotionally frail women in "The Deer Hunter" and "Kramer vs. Kramer" (the film that earned Streep her first Oscar), but "Sophie’s Choice" marked the first time she went Full Meryl, revealing her astonishing range, gift for tricky accents (Poilsh this time), and fierce strength. It’s a near-impossible part to play — a mother who endured the unspeakable during the Holocaust, and who tries to rediscover joy and even erotic bliss in the years that follow, even as she reveals in her eyes the wounds that will never heal. The part earned Streep her second Oscar and may still be the single most towering achievement on her résumé.
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