8 Actors Who Have Played An Insane Amount Of Nationalities

2. Meryl Streep

Nationality: American Notable Roles: Out of Africa (Danish), The Iron Lady (English), Cry in the Dark (Australian), Dancing in Lughnasa (Irish), Sophie's Choice (Polish/German), The Bridges of Madison County (Italian), The House of the Spirits (Chilean), Ironweed (Irish-American), Meryl Streep is often regarded as one of the best actors of her generation, regardless of gender, and is one of very few women who have managed to extend their careers going from twenty or thirtysomething actresses into their later years: Streep is, as they say, unstoppable. Over the course of her amazing career, Meryl Streep has played lots and lots of great American characters (in Kramer Vs. Kramer, The Deer Hunter, to name just two), but she's also somebody who has become renowned with her ability to master native accents and mannerisms. Which is why her performance in Sophie's Choice, as a Polish woman faced with a terrible, life-changing decision, was lauded by critics and audiences alike upon release. To top it off, many Polish critics actually went on the say that she had "mastered the accent." So Streep's affinity for accents and her ability to transform both physically and mentally has allowed her to become an incredibly versatile force: she has impressed as Australian, English, Italian, German, Danish and Irish characters.