Paramount's DIRTY TRICKS for Meryl Streep

Meryl Streep will star in an adaptation of John Jeter's play Dirty Tricks, written and directed for Paramount Picures by set Nip/Tuck creator and executive producer Ryan Murphy, according to ComingSoon.net.

THE HOURS star will portray Martha Mitchell, the whistle-blowing wife of Nixon chief of staff John Mitchell, while Annette Bening will play White House correspondent Helen Thomas, the recipient of many of Mitchell's leaks, Gwyneth Paltrow will star as Maureen Dean, the wife of John Dean who, and Jill Clayburgh will portray Pat Nixon, according to Variety.

Ryan Murphy hopes to start filming "Dirty Tricks" by next spring.

Meryl Streep, 56, is currently filming for Robert Altman's latest movie, "A Prairie Home Companion", in which she stars opposite to Lindsey Lohan.

"It is quite incredible to be able to say that I will be working with someone like that," Lohan told reporters about Meryl Streep, her favourite actress.

"You can only learn from those people and just watch (...) I can't wait to get on set and just watch them and see what they do and how they act", she added.









Meryl Streep: Filmography

Conquistadora (2006) (in production)
Flora Plum (2005) (in production)
Wanted (2007) (announced)
Chaos (2006/II) (pre-production)
Dark Matter (2005) (pre-production)
The Devil Wears Prada (2005) (pre-production)
A Prairie Home Companion (2006) (filming)
Prime (2005) (completed)
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)
The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
"Angels in America" (2003) (mini) TV Series
The Hours (2002)
Adaptation. (2002)
Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001) (voice)
Music of the Heart (1999)
Chrysanthemum (1999)
One True Thing (1998)
Dancing at Lughnasa (1998)
Marvin's Room (1996)
Before and After (1996)
The Bridges of Madison County (1995)
The River Wild (1994)
The House of the Spirits (1993)
Death Becomes Her (1992)
Defending Your Life (1991)
Postcards from the Edge (1990)
She-Devil (1989)
Rabbit Ears: The Fisherman and His Wife (1989) (V)
A Cry in the Dark (1988)
The Tailor of Gloucester (1988) (V)
Ironweed (1987)
Rabbit Ears: The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher (1987) (V) (voice)
Rabbit Ears: The Tale of Peter Rabbit (1987) (V) (voice)
Heartburn (1986)
Out of Africa (1985)
Plenty (1985)
Falling in Love (1984)
Little Ears: The Velveteen Rabbit (1984) (V)
Silkwood (1983)
Sophie's Choice (1982)
Still of the Night (1982)
Alice at the Palace (1982) (TV)
The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981)
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979)
Uncommon Women... and Others (1979) (TV)
Manhattan (1979)
The Deer Hunter (1978)
"Holocaust" (1978) (mini) TV Series
Julia (1977) The Deadliest Season (1977) (TV)
Secret Service (1977) (TV)