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Meryl Streep
Mary Louise "Meryl" Streep (born June 22, 1949) is an American actress. Known for her versatility and adept accent work, she has been described as "the best actress of her generation". Her career spans over four decades, with numerous accolades, including a record 21 Academy Award nominations, of which she has won three, and a record 34 Golden Globe Award nominations, of which she has won eight. Streep made her stage debut in 1975 and two years later, made her feature film debut in Julia (1977). Some of her critically acclaimed films include 'Kramer vs. Kramer' (1979), 'Sophie's Choice' (1982), and 'The Iron Lady' (2011). Streep's work has also extended into television, she has won three Primetime Emmy Awards for her roles in the miniseries 'Holocaust' (1978) and 'Angels in America' (2003), as well as the narration in the documentary series 'Five Came Back' (2017). Her other television work includes the drama series 'Big Little Lies' (2019) and the comedy-mystery series 'Only Murders in the Building' (2023–24).
Streep was born on June 22, 1949, in Summit, New Jersey to artist Mary Wilkinson Streep and pharmaceutical executive Harry William Streep Jr. She has two younger brothers, both actors. Streep's upbringing and early schooling in Basking Ridge, New Jersey captured glimpses of her future career as an actress. She completed her high school cheerleading and studied as a high school senior in Bernards High School. Although Streep appeared in numerous school plays during her high school years, she was uninterested in serious theatre until acting in the play Miss Julie at Vassar College in 1969. Streep demonstrated an early ability to mimic accents and to quickly memorize her lines. She received her BA in drama cum laude in 1971, before applying for an MFA from the Yale School of Drama.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Mary Louise Streep
Born: Summit, New Jersey, U.S.
Citizenship: United States
Birthday: June 22, 1949
Occupations: Actress
Years Active: 1975-present
Children: 4
Spouses: Don Gummer
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Awards and Nominations Received by Meryl Streep
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Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Musical or Comedy (Actress)
The Manchurian CandidateBest Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Musical or Comedy (Actress)
Adaptation.Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
The Bridges of Madison CountyBest Performance in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy (Actress)
Postcards from the EdgeBest Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Comedy or Musical (Supporting Actress)
Kramer vs. KramerBest Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Comedy or Musical (Supporting Actress)
The Deer HunterMovies Featuring Meryl Streep
The Giver
Adaptation.
Don't Look Up
The Prom
The Laundromat
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
Mamma Mia!
It's Complicated
Prime
Fantastic Mr. Fox
One True Thing
Death Becomes Her
The River Wild
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Kramer vs. Kramer
A Prairie Home Companion
Ricki and the Flash
The Post
Little Women
Let Them All Talk
August: Osage County
Doubt
Marvin's Room
Lions for Lambs
The Hours
Julie & Julia
The Bridges of Madison County
The Devil Wears Prada
To the Arctic
Out of Africa
Silkwood
This Changes Everything
Sophie's Choice
Into the Woods
Mary Poppins Returns
Music of the Heart
The French Lieutenant's Woman
Hope Springs
Heartburn
She-Devil
Postcards from the Edge
Julia
Ironweed
Falling in Love
Escape from Extinction Rewilding
Wings of Life
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story
Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life
And the Oscar Goes To…
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
Radioman
Joe Papp in Five Acts
Auschwitz
Shout Gladi Gladi
The Female Lead - A Selection of Portraits
Five Came Back
The Words That Built America
Mike Nichols: An American Master
Starring Austin Pendleton
Every Act of Life
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
Vermeer Master of Light
Big Little Lies
Museum Town
Angels in America
Karen Blixen: Out of This World
The Music of Regret
Voices That Care
Kiss Me, Petruchio
Alice at the Palace
Still of the Night
Plenty
The Earth Day Special
A Cry in the Dark
Meryl Streep: Mystery and Metamorphosis
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
Stanislavski: Lust for Life
Little Ears: The Velveteen Rabbit
The U.S. and the Holocaust
AFI Life Achievement Award: 50th Anniversary Special
Little Ears: The Velveteen Rabbit
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy
Secret Service
The Deadliest Season
Holocaust
Before and After
Dancing at Lughnasa
…First Do No Harm
Solving the Mysteries of Leonardo da Vinci’s First Known Portrait
The House of the Spirits
Everybody Rides the Carousel
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Schindler Space Architect
Uncommon Women and Others
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
The Seduction of Joe Tynan
Chrysanthemum
An Old Fashioned Love Story: Making ‘The Bridges of Madison County’
Career Timeline
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2020
The Prom
Dee Dee Allen
Let Them All Talk
Alice
Meryl Streep: Mystery and Metamorphosis
Self - Actress (archive footage)
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
Narrator (voice)
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
Meryl Streep
Stanislavski: Lust for Life
Self
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
Narrator (voice)
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
Meryl Streep
2019
The Laundromat
Ellen Martin
Little Women
Aunt March
This Changes Everything
Self
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Self (archive footage)
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
Self
Museum Town
Narrator (voice)
2018
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
Donna
Mary Poppins Returns
Cousin Topsy
Every Act of Life
Maurine McElroy (voice)
2017
The Post
Kay Graham
The Female Lead - A Selection of Portraits
Self
The Words That Built America
Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
2012
To the Arctic
Hope Springs
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
Radioman
Self
Joe Papp in Five Acts
Self
2009
It's Complicated
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Julie & Julia
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
Self
1999
Music of the Heart
Solving the Mysteries of Leonardo da Vinci’s First Known Portrait
Narrator (voice)
Chrysanthemum
Narrator (voice)
1984
Falling in Love
Little Ears: The Velveteen Rabbit
Narrator (voice)
Little Ears: The Velveteen Rabbit
Narrator (voice)
1000
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
Eleanor Roosevelt (voice)
Five Came Back
Self - Narrator (voice)
Big Little Lies
Mary Louise Wright
Angels in America
Hannah Pitt / Ethel Rosenberg / The Rabbi / The Angel Australia
The U.S. and the Holocaust
Eleanor Roosevelt
Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy
Self
Holocaust
Inga Helms Weiss
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