Meryl Streep Is the Coolest in Ricki and the Flash! See More Women Who Rock

Oscar winner stars in new movie as a musician

By Daniel Nissen Jul 14, 2015 6:10 PMTags
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She's been in a movie where she strikes fear into the hearts of magazine assistants, another where she tries to kill two Nicolas Cages, one where she's a famous chef and now she's playing a rocker mom. 

Director Jonathan Demme (The Silence of the Lambs) and screenwriter Diablo Cody (Juno) teamed up for the dramady Ricki and the Flash—a film about a rock star (Meryl Streep) who tries to reconcile with her estranged family. 

The Oscar winner plays the mom of Julie, who is played by her real life daughter Mamie Gummer.

It's a fact: Meryl Streep can do anything. In celebration of women who rock, let's take a look at ladies who are making waves and taking the world by storm.