Meryl Streep
Mary Louise “Meryl” Streep (born June 22, 1949) is an American actress who has worked in theatre, television, and film. She is widely regarded as being one of the most talented and respected movie actors of the modern era. She made her professional stage debut in 1971′s The Playboy of Seville, and her screen debut came in 1977′s made-for-television movie, The Deadliest Season. Streep made her film debut in Julia (1977), starring opposite Jane Fonda and Vanessa Redgrave.
Both critical and commercial success came quickly with roles in The Deer Hunter, with Robert De Niro and John Cazale, and Kramer vs. Kramer, with Dustin Hoffman, the former giving Streep her first Oscar nomination and the latter her first win. Streep’s work has earned her two Academy Awards, a Cannes award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAG), three New York Film Critics Circle Awards, four Grammy Award nominations, two Emmy Awards, a BAFTA award, and a Tony Award nomination. She has received 15 Academy Award nominations, more than any other actor or actress in the history of the awards, and is tied with Angela Lansbury and Jack Nicholson for most Golden Globe Award wins, with six each.
She has been nominated a record-breaking 23 times for a Golden Globe Award, beating Jack Lemmon, who had 22. She is also one of the few actors to have won all four major screen acting awards (Oscars, Golden Globes, Screen Actors Guild, and BAFTA awards).
Other Information
- Birth name: Mary Louise Streep
- Born: June 22, 1949
- Birth place: Summit, New Jersey, U.S.
- Occupation: Actress
- Years active: 1977–present
- Spouse: Don Gummer (1978–present)
- Awards won: Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actress: 1979 Kramer vs. Kramer, Best Actress: 1982 Sophie’s Choice; Australian Film Institute Awards: Best Actress in a Leading Role: 1989 A Cry in the Dark; BAFTA Awards: Best Actress in a Leading Role: 1981 The French Lieutenant’s Woman; César Awards: Honorary César: 2003 Lifetime Achievement; Emmy Awards: Best Actress in a Mini-series: 1978 Holocaust, 2004 Angels in America; Golden Globe Awards: Best Supporting Actress — Motion Picture: 1980 Kramer vs. Kramer, 2003 Adaptation, Best Actress — Motion Picture Drama: 1982 The French Lieutenant’s Woman, 1983 Sophie’s Choice, Best Actress — Motion Picture Musical or Comedy: 2006 The Devil Wears Prada, Best Actress — Television mini-series: 2004 Angels in America; Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Actress — Miniseries/TV Movie: 2003 Angels in America, Outstanding Lead Actress: 2008 Doubt; Other awards: AFI Life Achievement Award: 2004, Berlin Silver Bear for Best Actress: 2003 The Hours, BFCA Award for Best Actress: 2008 Doubt, Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Award: 1989 A Cry in the Dark, National Movie Awards – Best Female Performance: 2008 Mamma Mia!, NYFCC Award for Best Supporting Actress: 1979 Kramer vs. Kramer, 1979 The Seduction of Joe Tynan, NYFCC Award for Best Actress: 1982 Sophie’s Choice, 1988 A Cry in the Dark
Links
- Meryl Streep at the Internet Broadway Database
- Meryl Streep at the Internet Movie Database
- Meryl Streep at the TCM Movie Database
- merylstreeponline.net- official website
- Meryl Streep at BAFTA 40 minute webcast, January 2009
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