--- description: The iconic actress, widely considered the best of her generation, has a ready answer to who would play her in a biopic title: Who Should Play Meryl Streep in a Biopic? Meryl Streep Knows image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfe597954a15034b3/6988a2520a4a2246a79caea4/gettyimages-588643674.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [motto](/tag/motto/) ## motto Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Meryl Streep Thinks Amy Schumer Should Play Her in a Biopic by [Rishi Iyengar](/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 15, 2016 5:08 AM CUT  Actress Meryl Streep visits TimesTalks to discuss "Florence Foster Jenkins" at TheTimesCenter on August 11, 2016 in New York City. Actress Meryl Streep visits TimesTalks to discuss "Florence Foster Jenkins" at TheTimesCenter on August 11, 2016 in New York City.Noam Galai—WireImage/Getty Images by [Rishi Iyengar](/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 15, 2016 5:08 AM CUT She’s won an Oscar (her third) for playing former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on screen, but who should play Meryl Streep in a movie about her life? The iconic actress, widely considered the best of her generation, has a [ready answer](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/meryl-streep-florence-foster-jenkins%5Fus%5F57ae2449e4b07184041165c9?ir=Entertainment&utm%5Fhp%5Fref=entertainment "undefined"). “Amy Schumer, of course,” Streep said during an interview with the Huffington Post while promoting her latest film, _Florence Foster Jenkins_. Schumer, the star of last year’s hit comedy _Trainwreck_ and the sketch show _Inside Amy Schumer_, had only [two words](https://twitter.com/amyschumer/status/764583748448952321?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw "undefined") in response to the news: “Holy s–t.” During her conversation with the Huffington Post, Streep was also asked which of her co-stars could best fake have obscure talents such as hula-hooping: “George Clooney. I’ve never worked with him … but clearly he’s a candidate,” and scaring off a bear while camping: “Liam Neeson. Duh.” \[[_Huffington Post_](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/meryl-streep-florence-foster-jenkins%5Fus%5F57ae2449e4b07184041165c9?ir=Entertainment&utm%5Fhp%5Fref=entertainment "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4451861/meryl-streep-biopic-amy-schumer-interview-florence-foster-jenkins/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4451861/meryl-streep-biopic-amy-schumer-interview-florence-foster-jenkins/"},"headline":"Meryl Streep Thinks Amy Schumer Should Play Her in a Biopic","datePublished":"2016-08-15T05:08:56.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T09:03:09.071Z","description":"Schumer had only two words in response to the news...","url":"https://time.com/4451861/meryl-streep-biopic-amy-schumer-interview-florence-foster-jenkins/","keywords":["motto","Interview","Biopic","Comedian","entertainment","meryl streep","Movie","Amy Schumer","actress","Oscar"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfe597954a15034b3/6988a2520a4a2246a79caea4/gettyimages-588643674.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Rishi Iyengar","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/rishi-iyengar/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfe597954a15034b3/6988a2520a4a2246a79caea4/gettyimages-588643674.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"TimesTalks Presents Meryl Streep, \"Florence Foster Jenkins\"","caption":"TimesTalks Presents Meryl Streep, \"Florence Foster Jenkins\"","creditText":"Noam Galai—WireImage/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":"/tag/motto/","name":"motto"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4451861/meryl-streep-biopic-amy-schumer-interview-florence-foster-jenkins/","name":"Meryl Streep Thinks Amy Schumer Should Play Her in a Biopic"}}]}] ```