The official story was that Karen Silkwood died in a one-car crash on Nov. 13, 1974. She was on her way to meet a New York Times journalist, reportedly to hand over documents she'd secretly been ...

We’ve been friends all this time." Based on a true story, Silkwood starred Streep as nuclear whistle-blower and activist Karen Silkwood, while Cher played her lesbian roommate and close ...

Meryl Streep and her best friend Cher dazzled Monday night at the iHeart Radio Music Awards in outfits reminiscent of those the pair wore to the premiere of their film “Silkwood” in 1983.

Streep plays Karen Silkwood, who lives with her boyfriend Drew (Kurt Russell) and their best friend Dolly (Cher). They are all workers at an Oklahoman plutonium plant, where they spend their days ...