Filmography145 titles
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | The Devil Wears Prada 2Movie | Miranda Priestly | 77 |
| 2026 | Project Hail MaryMovie | Rejected Rocky Voice (voice) | 77 |
| 2026 | Marty, Life Is ShortMovie | Self (archive footage) | 77 |
| 2026 | HoppersMovie | Insect Queen (voice) | 77 |
| 2026 | The Meryl Streep ProjectMovie | Self (archive footage) | 77 |
| 2025 | SNL50: The Homecoming ConcertMovie | Self | 76 |
| 2025 | Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL MusicMovie | Self | 76 |
| 2025 | The American RevolutionSeries | Mercy Otis Warren (voice) | 76 |
| 2024 | Corridors of Power: Should America Police the World?Series | Narrator (voice) | 75 |
| 2023 | ExtrapolationsSeries | Eve | 74 |
| 2021 | Only Murders in the BuildingSeries | Loretta Durkin | 72 |
| 2021 | Don't Look UpMovie | President Orlean | 72 |
| 2021 | HemingwaySeries | Martha Gellhorn (voice) | 72 |
| 2020 | Meryl Streep: Mystery and MetamorphosisMovie | Self - Actress (archive footage) | 71 |
| 2020 | The PromMovie | Dee Dee Allen | 71 |
| 2020 | Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet EarthMovie | Narrator (voice) | 71 |
| 2019 | Little WomenMovie | Aunt March | 70 |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson ShowSeries | Self (archive footage) | 70 |
| 2019 | Alan Pakula: Going for TruthMovie | Self | 70 |
| 2019 | This Changes EverythingMovie | Self | 70 |
| 2019 | The LaundromatMovie | Ellen Martin / Elena | 70 |
| 2019 | Museum TownMovie | Narrator (voice) | 70 |
| 2018 | Mamma Mia! Here We Go AgainMovie | Donna Sheridan | 69 |
| 2018 | Mary Poppins ReturnsMovie | Cousin Topsy | 69 |
| 2018 | Every Act of LifeMovie | Maurine McElroy (voice) | 69 |
| 2018 | Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein ScandalMovie | Self (archive footage) | 69 |
| 2018 | You Quiz on the BlockSeries | Self | 69 |
| 2017 | Big Little LiesSeries | Mary Louise Wright | 68 |
| 2017 | The PostMovie | Kay Graham | 68 |
| 2017 | Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie ReynoldsMovie | Suzanne Vale, Self (archive footage, uncredited) | 68 |
| 2017 | The Words That Built AmericaMovie | Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence | 68 |
| 2017 | Five Came BackSeries | Self - Narrator (voice) | 68 |
| 2017 | Five Came BackMovie | Narrator (voice) | 68 |
| 2017 | 100 YearsMovie | Narrator (voice) | 68 |
| 2016 | Mike Nichols: An American MasterMovie | Self | 67 |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSeries | Self - Guest | 66 |
| 2015 | Ricki and the FlashMovie | Ricki Rendazzo | 66 |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James CordenSeries | Self | 66 |
| 2015 | SuffragetteMovie | Emmeline Pankhurst | 66 |
| 2015 | Everything Is CopyMovie | Self | 66 |
| 2015 | Shout Gladi GladiMovie | Narrator (voice) | 66 |
| 2014 | The GiverMovie | Chief Elder | 65 |
| 2014 | The Roosevelts: An Intimate HistorySeries | Eleanor Roosevelt (voice) | 65 |
| 2014 | Into the WoodsMovie | Witch | 65 |
| 2013 | August: Osage CountyMovie | Violet Weston | 64 |
| 2013 | A Fierce Green FireMovie | Narrator (voice) | 64 |
| 2013 | Makers: Women Who Make AmericaSeries | Narrator (voice) | 64 |
| 2013 | Eastwood Directs: The Untold StoryMovie | Self | 64 |
| 2013 | Out of PrintMovie | Narrator (voice) | 64 |
| 2013 | Girl RisingMovie | Narrator - Ethiopia (voice) | 64 |
| 2012 | Final Cut: Ladies and GentlemenMovie | (archive footage) | 63 |
| 2012 | RadiomanMovie | Self | 63 |
| 2012 | Close UpMovie | Self (archive footage) | 63 |
| 2012 | Joe Papp in Five ActsMovie | Self | 63 |
| 2011 | Web TherapySeries | Camilla Bowner | 62 |
| 2011 | The Iron LadyMovie | Margaret Thatcher | 62 |
| 2010 | America: The Story of UsSeries | Self | 61 |
| 2010 | Sky IslandMovie | (voice) | 61 |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSeries | Self - Guest | 60 |
| 2009 | Fantastic Mr. FoxMovie | Felicity Fox (voice) | 60 |
| 2009 | It's ComplicatedMovie | Jane Adler | 60 |
| 2009 | The Tonight Show with Conan O'BrienSeries | Self - Guest | 60 |
| 2009 | Julie & JuliaMovie | Julia Child | 60 |
| 2009 | I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John CazaleMovie | Self | 60 |
| 2009 | Doubt: Stage to ScreenMovie | Self | 60 |
| 2008 | Mamma Mia!Movie | Donna Sheridan | 59 |
| 2008 | DoubtMovie | Sister Aloysius Beauvier | 59 |
| 2008 | Theater of WarMovie | Self | 59 |
| 2008 | An Old Fashioned Love Story: Making 'The Bridges of Madison County'Movie | Self | 59 |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton ShowSeries | Self | 58 |
| 2007 | RenditionMovie | Corrine Whitman | 58 |
| 2007 | EveningMovie | Lila Ross | 58 |
| 2006 | The Devil Wears PradaMovie | Miranda Priestly | 57 |
| 2006 | The Ant BullyMovie | Queen (voice) | 57 |
| 2006 | Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony KushnerMovie | Self | 57 |
| 2006 | 10 Most Excellent Things: The Devil Wears PradaMovie | Self | 57 |
| 2005 | The Colbert ReportSeries | — | 56 |
| 2005 | UnscriptedSeries | Meryl Streep | 56 |
| 2005 | Stolen ChildhoodsMovie | Narrator (voice) | 56 |
| 2004 | Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate EventsMovie | Josephine Anwhistle | 55 |
| 2004 | The Manchurian CandidateMovie | Senator Eleanor Prentiss Shaw (D-VA) | 55 |
| 2004 | Stuck Together: Bringing Stuck on You to the ScreenMovie | Self | 55 |
| 2003 | Angels in AmericaSeries | Hannah Pitt / Ethel Rosenberg / The Rabbi / The Angel Australia | 54 |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live!Series | Self - Guest | 54 |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSeries | Self | 54 |
| 2002 | Adaptation.Movie | Susan Orlean | 53 |
| 2002 | There's Only One Paul McCartneyMovie | Self | 53 |
| 2002 | New York at the MoviesMovie | Narrator (voice) | 53 |
| 2001 | A.I. Artificial IntelligenceMovie | Blue Mecha (voice) | 52 |
| 2001 | Finding the Truth: The Making of 'Kramer vs. Kramer'Movie | Self | 52 |
| 2000 | A Song of AfricaMovie | Self | 51 |
| 1999 | Music of the HeartMovie | Roberta | 50 |
| 1999 | The DirectorsSeries | Self | 50 |
| 1998 | Vivement dimancheSeries | Self | 49 |
| 1998 | Dancing at LughnasaMovie | Kate Mundy | 49 |
| 1998 | One True ThingMovie | Kate Gulden | 49 |
| 1997 | King of the HillSeries | Aunt Esme Dauterive (voice) | 48 |
| 1997 | The ViewSeries | Self | 48 |
| 1997 | Leute heuteSeries | Self | 48 |
| 1997 | ...First Do No HarmMovie | Lori Reimuller | 48 |
| 1996 | The Daily ShowSeries | Self | 47 |
| 1996 | Marvin's RoomMovie | Lee Wakefield Lacker | 47 |
| 1996 | Before and AfterMovie | Carolyn Ryan | 47 |
| 1995 | The Bridges of Madison CountyMovie | Francesca Johnson | 46 |
| 1994 | Inside the Actors StudioSeries | Self | 45 |
| 1994 | The River WildMovie | Gail Hartman | 45 |
| 1992 | Death Becomes HerMovie | Madeline Ashton Menville | 43 |
| 1991 | Defending Your LifeMovie | Julia | 42 |
| 1990 | Postcards from the EdgeMovie | Suzanne Vale | 41 |
| 1990 | The Earth Day SpecialMovie | Concerned Citizen | 41 |
| 1989 | The SimpsonsSeries | Jessica Lovejoy (voice) | 40 |
| 1989 | She-DevilMovie | Mary Fisher | 40 |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and MarkSeries | Self - Guest | 39 |
| 1988 | This MorningSeries | Self - Guest | 39 |
| 1988 | Evil AngelsMovie | Lindy Chamberlain | 39 |
| 1987 | IronweedMovie | Helen Archer | 38 |
| 1986 | HeartburnMovie | Rachel | 37 |
| 1985 | Out of AfricaMovie | Karen Christence Dinesen Blixen | 36 |
| 1985 | PlentyMovie | Susan Traherne | 36 |
| 1984 | Goldene KameraSeries | Self | 35 |
| 1984 | Falling in LoveMovie | Molly Gilmore | 35 |
| 1983 | SilkwoodMovie | Karen Silkwood | 34 |
| 1982 | Sophie's ChoiceMovie | Zofia "Sophie" Zawistowski | 33 |
| 1981 | The French Lieutenant's WomanMovie | Sarah / Anna | 32 |
| 1981 | Kiss Me, PetruchioMovie | Katherine | 32 |
| 1979 | Kramer vs. KramerMovie | Joanna Kramer | 30 |
| 1979 | The Seduction of Joe TynanMovie | Karen Traynor | 30 |
| 1979 | Uncommon Women and OthersMovie | Leilah | 30 |
| 1979 | Friday Night, Saturday MorningSeries | — | 30 |
| 1978 | HolocaustSeries | Inga Helms Weiss | 29 |
| 1978 | The Deer HunterMovie | Linda | 29 |
| 1978 | Ciné regardsSeries | Self | 29 |
| 1977 | JuliaMovie | Anne Marie | 28 |
| 1977 | The Deadliest SeasonMovie | Sharon Miller | 28 |
| 1977 | Secret ServiceMovie | Edith Varney | 28 |
| 1976 | Everybody Rides the CarouselMovie | Stage 6 (voice) | 27 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night LiveSeries | Self | 26 |
| 1974 | Spécial cinémaSeries | Self | 25 |
| 1971 | Great PerformancesSeries | — | 22 |
| 1971 | Film '72Series | Self | 22 |
| 1968 | 60 MinutesSeries | Self | 19 |
| 1967 | Titel, Thesen, TemperamenteSeries | Self | 18 |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin ShowSeries | Self | 13 |
| 1959 | The GrammysSeries | Self | 10 |
| 1953 | The OscarsSeries | Self | 4 |