Other Singing Roles
Meryl Streep not only wowed audiences with her vocals in Mamma Mia!, but she was also excellent in The Prom, Postcards from the Edge, and Into the Woods. Den of Geek lists “Mamma Mia” as Streep’s finest on-screen performance, although “I’m Checking Out” from Postcards Edge comes in second. Meryl’s first significant musical performance was in the film.
Other Singing Roles
She’s Checking Out
In the hit drama-comedy Postcards from the Edge, Streep’s first significant musical moment was “I’m Checking Out.” Postcards from the Edge is a candid and often acerbic exercise in getting things off a writer’s chest, loosely and nakedly based on screenwriter Carrie Fisher’s connection with her movie star mother Debbie Reynolds. Fisher also wanted to clear the air regarding her mother’s desire to push her to pursue a musical career. While Fisher struggled in her own life, she enabled Suzanne Vale (Streep) in the fictitious Suzanne Vale (Streep) to submit to her mother Doris Mann (Shirley MacLaine).
She’s Checking Out
