What is The Iron Lady (movie)?
{{italictitle}} '''''The Iron Lady''''' is a 2011 [[Biographical film|biographical]] drama movie based on the life and career of [[Margaret Thatcher]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Ben |last=Hoyle |title=Iron Lady Set to Follow the Queen on Screen |url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article1545384.ece |date=21 March 2007 |work=[[The Times]] |access-date=25 January 2011 |archive-date=16 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616080530/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article1545384.ece |url-status=dead }}</ref> The movie was directed by [[Phyllida Lloyd]] and written by [[Abi Morgan]]. Thatcher is played by [[Meryl Streep]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Tom |last=Peck |title=Meryl Streep Takes on Her Toughest Role: The Iron Lady |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/meryl-streep-takes-on-her-toughest-role-the-iron-lady-2016400.html |work=[[The Independent]] |date=2 July 2010 |access-date=25 January 2011}}</ref> Thatcher's husband, [[Denis Thatcher]], is played by [[Jim Broadbent]]. Other cast members include [[Olivia Colman]], [[Richard E. Grant]], [[Roger Allam]] and [[Anthony Head]]. It was released on 26 December 2011 to mixed reviews. For her role as Thatcher, Streep won an [[Academy Award for Best Actress]]. ==References== {{reflist}} {{movie-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Iron Lady, The}} [[Category:2011 drama movies]] [[Category:2010s biographical movies]] [[Category:British biographical movies]] [[Category:British drama movies]] [[Category:Margaret Thatcher]]