Meryl Streep

Biography

Born 06/22/1949

Meryl Streep began her acting career with a level of worship typically reserved for seasoned veterans. From her early work in “The Deer Hunter” (1978) and “Kramer vs. Kramer” (1979), it quickly became apparent to the sharpest of critics – even the most casual of moviegoers – that the...
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Awards

  • In 2009, received Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress
  • In 2009, received Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
  • In 2008, received National Board of Review Award for Best Ensemble Cast

Highlights

  • In 2009, Portrayed famed chef Julia Child in Nora Ephron's "Julie & Julia"
  • In 2008, Starred in the film version of the ABBA musical "Mamma Mia!"; earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Musical and a Grammy nomination for the soundtrack
  • In 2008, Portrayed Sister Aloysius Beauvier in the film adaptation of John Patrick Shanley's play "Doubt"; earned Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations for Best Actress

Family & Companions

  • John Cazale: appeared opposite Streep in "Measure for Measure" in 1976; lived together until his death from bone cancer in March 1978

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