Silkwood (1983)
Certainly no other American Actress of her Generation has done such a committed, intelligent, and physically graceful job of turning herself from one kind of woman into another. Streep's accent is Texan, her hair lank brown to play real-life radicalized nuclear-plant worker and whistle-blower Karen Silkwood, who died mysteriously in an auto accident. (Fifth Oscar nom.)
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