Meryl Streep

Regarded by many as the greatest living actress of all time, Meryl Streep has been nominated for an Academy Award 21 times and has won three. At the New Jersey Summit in 1949, Meryl met commercial artist Mary Wolfe (Wilkinson) and pharmaceutical industry leader Harry William Streep, Jr. to Mary Louise Streep. Her father was of German and Swiss-German descent and her mother was of British, Irish and German descent.

Merrill's early performance ambitions turned to opera. While studying at Vassar, she became interested in acting and after graduating she entered the Yale School of Drama. She brilliantly played Julia (1977), her first film role, and the following year she received her first Oscar nomination for her role in The Deer Hunter (1978). After that, she played Kramer vs. She won an Academy Award for her roles in Kramer (1979) and Sophie's Choice (1982), and she provided a heartbreaking portrayal of a mother imprisoned in a Nazi death camp.

A perfectionist and meticulous and painstakingly prepared for the role, Merrill did many highly regarded roles in great films such as Silkwood (1983) over the next decade; In Africa (1985); Ironweed (1987); and Scream in the Dark (1988). Her career declined slightly in the early 1990s because she couldn't find a suitable role, but in 1995 she rose to the top of her role with Clint Eastwood's married lover in 1995's Bridges in Madison County (1995) and The Prodigal Son. I did. In Marvin's Room (1996). In 1998, she took on her first production and was executive producer on the moving film Do No Harm (1997). A realist, when she talks about her future in films, she says, "...my work remains valid no matter what..."

Born: June 22, 1949 in Summit, New Jersey, USA
Birth Name: Mary Louise Streep
Height: 5' 6" (1.68 m)

Oscars: 3
Oscar Nominations: 19
BAFTA Awards: 2
BAFTA Nominations: 14
Golden Globes: 8
Golden Globe Nominations: 29