Meryl Streep
Meryl Streep is an American actress. Born June 22, 1949, in Summit. Educated at Vassar College and Yale University. Awards include Academy Award for Best Actress (2 times), Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and National Medal of Arts.
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- Described as
- American actress
- Other names
- Mary Louise Streep, Meryl Louise Streep
- Born
- June 22, 1949 · 11 references
- Born in
- Summit · 2 references
- Name at birth
- Mary Louise Streep · 1 reference
- Citizen of
- United States · 1 reference
- Occupation
- film actor · 1 reference; stage actor · 1 reference; television actor · 1 reference; voice actor · 1 reference; actor · 2 references; film producer · 1 reference; television producer · 1 reference
- Political party
- Democratic Party · 1 reference
- Education
- Vassar College (–1971); Yale University (–1975); Yale School of Drama; Bernards High School · 1 reference
- Member of
- American Academy of Arts and Sciences · 1 reference; SAG-AFTRA; Screen Actors Guild
- Awards
- Academy Award for Best Actress (2 times) (1983, 2012) · 1 reference; Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress (1980) · 1 reference; National Medal of Arts · 1 reference; Donostia Award (2008) · 1 reference; Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy (2 times) (2006, 2009) · 1 reference; AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role (1989) · 1 reference; Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (2006) · 1 reference; Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role (2009) · 1 reference; London Film Critics Circle Award for Actress of the Year (2006) · 1 reference; Theatre World Award (1976) · 1 reference; Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award (2017) · 1 reference; New Jersey Hall of Fame (2024) · 1 reference; Presidential Medal of Freedom (2014) · 1 reference; Kennedy Center Honors · 1 reference; AFI Life Achievement Award (2004) · 1 reference
- Spouse
- Don Gummer (1978–2017) · 1 reference
- Children
- Mamie Gummer · 1 reference; Henry Wolfe Gummer · 1 reference; Grace Gummer · 1 reference; Louisa Jacobson · 1 reference
- Mother
- Mary Wilkinson Streep · 1 reference
- Religion
- atheism
- Lived in
- Connecticut (2 times) (1985–); Brentwood (1990–1994); Bernardsville; New York City
- Wikipedias with a page
- 135
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What Wikipedia says · copied November 13, 2026 · revision 1383948714
Mary Louise "Meryl" Streep (born June 22, 1949) is an American actress. Widely regarded by peers and critics as the greatest actress of her generation, and by many with the affectionate epitaph "Greatest of All Time", she is recognized as one of the most versatile performers in cinema, noted for her technical precision, nuanced emotional depth, command of dialects, and professional longevity. Streep is an alumna of Vassar College and the Yale School of Drama, holding a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Fine Arts. Her artistic process often includes refining her characters' dialogue so that their motivations possess a psychological depth and agency that transcend traditional archetypes. Beyond her creative work, she is a prominent advocate for gender parity, labor protections, and challenging the influence of the male gaze in film criticism and production.
Streep began her professional stage career in 1975 in Trelawny of the Wells and earned a Tony Award nomination the following year for 27 Wagons Full of Cotton. She transitioned to film in Julia (1977), followed by her first Academy Award nomination for The Deer Hunter (1978). For Kramer vs. Kramer (1979), she won her first Oscar after advocating to rewrite her character's courtroom testimony, shifting the role from a secondary antagonist to a portrayal focused on a woman's autonomy. She became a leading actress of the 1980s with performances in The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981), Sophie's Choice (1982), Out of Africa (1985), and A Cry in the Dark (1988), for which she received the Best Actress Award at Cannes.
After expanding into various genres in the 1990s, Streep achieved a new level of commercial stardom in the 2000s. She transitioned from her established dramatic niche to lead high-grossing mainstream successes, portraying a formidable antagonist in The Devil Wears Prada (2006) and a singing lead in the musical Mamma Mia! (2008). During this period, she continued to receive critical acclaim for her dramatic turns in Doubt (2008) and The Iron Lady (2011), the latter earning her a third Academy Award.
Streep's career honors include eight Golden Globe Awards, three Academy Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs), two Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards, and one Children's and Family Emmy Award. She is a recipient of the American Film Institute (AFI) Life Achievement Award, the Honorary Palme d'Or, the Kennedy Center Honor, the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award, and an Honorary César. In 2014, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. She holds the record for the most Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations of any performer, with 34 and 21 respectively. A prolific artist, her career spans over 64 films, 18 television projects, 30 audiobooks and 20 musical recordings.
- Born, in its opening lines
- June 22, 1949
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