--- description: The decorated actress is set to play Maria Callas title: Meryl Streep to Star in Master Class Movie on HBO as Maria Callas image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt169fbd8167da7978/69868b6435ba6f8303c01957/461277955.jpg?branch=production&width=1920&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Meryl Streep to Star in _Master Class_ Movie on HBO  by [Eliana Dockterman](/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Correspondent Jul 10, 2014 11:23 PM CUT  Meryl Streep at the 2014 National Board Of Review Awards Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street on Jan. 7, 2014 in New York City. Meryl Streep at the 2014 National Board Of Review Awards Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street on Jan. 7, 2014 in New York City.Andrew H. Walker—Getty Images  by [Eliana Dockterman](/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Correspondent Jul 10, 2014 11:23 PM CUT Meryl Streep will play famous opera singer Maria Callas for an HBO film based on the Terrence McNally play _Master Class_, HBO [confirmed Thursday](https://twitter.com/HBOPR/status/487341697429295105 "undefined"). Mike Nichols, who frequently works with Streep, will direct the TV movie. He previously worked with the actress on _Silkwood_, _Angels in America_ and _Heartburn_. _Master Class_ debuted on Broadway in 1995. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2974463/merryl-streep-master-class-movie-hbo/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2974463/merryl-streep-master-class-movie-hbo/"},"headline":"Meryl Streep to Star in Master Class Movie on HBO","datePublished":"2014-07-10T23:23:48.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T09:05:27.336Z","description":"The decorated actress is set to play Maria Callas","url":"https://time.com/2974463/merryl-streep-master-class-movie-hbo/","keywords":["Television","HBO","meryl streep"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt169fbd8167da7978/69868b6435ba6f8303c01957/461277955.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Eliana Dockterman","jobTitle":"Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt169fbd8167da7978/69868b6435ba6f8303c01957/461277955.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"2014 National Board Of Review Awards Gala - Inside Arrivals","caption":"2014 National Board Of Review Awards Gala - Inside Arrivals","creditText":"Andrew H. Walker—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/2974463/merryl-streep-master-class-movie-hbo/","name":"Meryl Streep to Star in Master Class Movie on HBO"}}]}] ```