Other Singing Roles
Not only was Meryl’s singing in Mamma Mia! a highlight of her career, but she also excelled in other films such as The Prom, Postcards from the Edge, and Into the Woods. Of course, the Den of Geek thinks Streep’s best on-screen performance is in “Mamma Mia,” but the second-best performance is in “I’m Checking Out” from Postcards Edge. Meryl’s first significant musical performance occurred during the film’s premiere.
Other Singing Roles
She’s Checking Out
Streep’s first major musical performance came in the popular drama-comedy Postcards from the Edge, where she sang “I’m Checking Out.” In Postcards from the Edge, Carrie Fisher explores her personal relationship with her movie star mother, Debbie Reynolds, in a candid and occasionally caustic exercise in getting things off her chest. The film is loosely and nakedly based on Carrie Fisher’s personal relationship with her movie star mother Debbie Reynolds. Fisher also wanted to clear the air about her mother’s intention to encourage her to pursue a career in music, which had been a source of contention. The fictional Suzanne Vale was able to succumb to her mother Doris Mann because Fisher allowed her to do so in her own life while she fought for her mother in her own.
She’s Checking Out
