Meryl Streep will receive the Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts in October of this year. The American actress is not only a mother, a lover, a leader and a businesswoman.
Streep earned her first Oscar nomination for her role as the fiancée of Christopher Walken, who suffers from post-traumatic syndrome from the horrors of Vietcong prisoner. Her role as Francesca Johnson in The Bridges of Madison is forgotten by many critics, but it is noteworthy on this list.