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Meryl Streep

Born: 1949

Biography

Mary Louise "Meryl" Streep (born June 22, 1949) is an American actress. Often described as "the best actress of her generation", Streep is particularly known for her versatility and accent adaptability. She has received numerous accolades throughout her career spanning over five decades, including a record 21 Academy Award nominations, winning three, and a record 32 Golden Globe Award nominations, winning eight. She has also received two British Academy Film Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and three Primetime Emmy Awards, in addition to nominations for a Tony Award and six Grammy Awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Meryl Streep, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For Acting
Gender Female
Place of Birth Summit, New Jersey, USA

Resources

Movies

Doubt: Stage to Screen

Self in Doubt: Stage to Screen

The Hours

Clarissa Vaughan in The Hours

Out of Africa

Karen Christence Dinesen Blixen in Out of Africa

A.I. Artificial Intelligence

Blue Mecha (voice) in A.I. Artificial Intelligence

The Bridges of Madison County

Francesca Johnson in The Bridges of Madison County

Manhattan

Jill in Manhattan

The House of the Spirits

Clara del Valle Trueba in The House of the Spirits

Prime

Lisa Metzger in Prime

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Felicity Fox (voice) in Fantastic Mr. Fox

Adaptation.

Susan Orlean in Adaptation.

Lions for Lambs

Janine Roth in Lions for Lambs

Dancing at Lughnasa

Kate Mundy in Dancing at Lughnasa

She-Devil

Mary Fisher in She-Devil

There's Only One Paul McCartney

Self in There's Only One Paul McCartney

Rendition

Corrine Whitman in Rendition

It's Complicated

Jane Adler in It's Complicated

Evening

Lila Ross in Evening

Postcards from the Edge

Suzanne Vale in Postcards from the Edge

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

Josephine Anwhistle in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

The Deer Hunter

Linda in The Deer Hunter

Mamma Mia!

Donna Sheridan in Mamma Mia!

Julie & Julia

Julia Child in Julie & Julia

Kramer vs. Kramer

Joanna Kramer in Kramer vs. Kramer

Still of the Night

Brooke Reynolds in Still of the Night

Defending Your Life

Julia in Defending Your Life

The River Wild

Gail Hartman in The River Wild

The French Lieutenant's Woman

Sarah / Anna in The French Lieutenant's Woman

A Prairie Home Companion

Yolanda Johnson in A Prairie Home Companion

Silkwood

Karen Silkwood in Silkwood

Death Becomes Her

Madeline Ashton Menville in Death Becomes Her

Music of the Heart

Roberta in Music of the Heart

Marvin's Room

Lee Wakefield Lacker in Marvin's Room

...First Do No Harm

Lori Reimuller in ...First Do No Harm

The Ant Bully

Queen (voice) in The Ant Bully

Heartburn

Rachel in Heartburn

Evil Angels

Lindy Chamberlain in Evil Angels

Ironweed

Helen Archer in Ironweed

Plenty

Susan Traherne in Plenty

Julia

Anne Marie in Julia

The Manchurian Candidate

Senator Eleanor Prentiss Shaw (D-VA) in The Manchurian Candidate

Doubt

Sister Aloysius Beauvier in Doubt

Before and After

Dr. Carolyn Ryan in Before and After

Stanislavski: Lust for Life

Self in Stanislavski: Lust for Life

An Introduction to the Ketogenic Diet

Self - Host in An Introduction to the Ketogenic Diet

Sophie's Choice

Zofia "Sophie" Zawistowski in Sophie's Choice

Hurricane on the Bayou

Narrator (voice) in Hurricane on the Bayou

Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life

Jennie in Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life

Voices That Care

Self - Choir Member in Voices That Care

I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

Self in I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

Close Up

Self (archive footage) in Close Up

The Seduction of Joe Tynan

Karen Traynor in The Seduction of Joe Tynan

Stolen Childhoods

Narrator (voice) in Stolen Childhoods

Dark Matter

Joanna Silver in Dark Matter

The Living Sea

Narrator (voice) in The Living Sea

Falling in Love

Molly Gilmore in Falling in Love

The Iron Lady

Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady

One True Thing

Kate Gulden in One True Thing

Hope Springs

Kay in Hope Springs

Wings of Life

Narrator (voice) in Wings of Life

A Fierce Green Fire

Narrator (voice) in A Fierce Green Fire

To the Arctic 3D

Narrator (voice) in To the Arctic 3D

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

(archive footage) in Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

Ribbon of Sand

Narrator (voice) in Ribbon of Sand

Theater of War

Self in Theater of War

August: Osage County

Violet Weston in August: Osage County

Alice at the Palace

Alice in Alice at the Palace

Joe Papp in Five Acts

Self in Joe Papp in Five Acts

Girl Rising

Narrator - Ethiopia (voice) in Girl Rising

New York at the Movies

Narrator (voice) in New York at the Movies

Radioman

Self in Radioman

Uncommon Women and Others

Leilah in Uncommon Women and Others

Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story

Self in Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story

Into the Woods

Witch in Into the Woods

The Giver

Chief Elder in The Giver

The Devil Wears Prada

Miranda Priestly in The Devil Wears Prada

Suffragette

Emmeline Pankhurst in Suffragette

The Homesman

Altha Carter in The Homesman

Ricki and the Flash

Ricki Rendazzo in Ricki and the Flash

Birthing Mamma Mia!

Self in Birthing Mamma Mia!

Everybody Rides the Carousel

Stage 6 (voice) in Everybody Rides the Carousel

Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner

Self in Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner

The Concert for Valor

Self in The Concert for Valor

Florence Foster Jenkins

Florence Foster Jenkins in Florence Foster Jenkins

Little Ears: The Velveteen Rabbit

Narrator (voice) in Little Ears: The Velveteen Rabbit

Auschwitz

Narrator (voice) in Auschwitz

Kiss Me, Petruchio

Katherine in Kiss Me, Petruchio

Solving the Mysteries of Leonardo da Vinci's First Known Portrait

Narrator (voice) in Solving the Mysteries of Leonardo da Vinci's First Known Portrait

Vermeer Master of Light

Narrator (voice) in Vermeer Master of Light

Secret Service

Edith Varney in Secret Service

Mike Nichols: An American Master

Self in Mike Nichols: An American Master

Shout Gladi Gladi

Narrator (voice) in Shout Gladi Gladi

Everything Is Copy

Self in Everything Is Copy

The Earth Day Special

Concerned Citizen in The Earth Day Special

Stuck on You

Meryl Streep (uncredited) in Stuck on You

Escape from Extinction Rewilding

Narrator (voice) in Escape from Extinction Rewilding

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

Self (archive footage) in Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

100 Years

Narrator (voice) in 100 Years

Mary Poppins Returns

Cousin Topsy in Mary Poppins Returns

The Music of Regret

The Woman in The Music of Regret

The Post

Kay Graham in The Post

The Female Lead - A Selection of Portraits

Self in The Female Lead - A Selection of Portraits

Secret Ingredients: Creating Julie & Julia

Self in Secret Ingredients: Creating Julie & Julia

Five Came Back

Narrator (voice) in Five Came Back

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

Donna Sheridan-Carmichael in Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

The Words That Built America

Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence in The Words That Built America

The Deadliest Season

Sharon Miller in The Deadliest Season

The Laundromat

Ellen Martin / Elena in The Laundromat

Little Women

Aunt March in Little Women

Starring Austin Pendleton

Self in Starring Austin Pendleton

This Changes Everything

Self in This Changes Everything

Every Act of Life

Maurine McElroy (voice) in Every Act of Life

Age 7 in America

Narrator (voice) in Age 7 in America

We Will Rise: Michelle Obama's Mission to Educate Girls Around the World

Self in We Will Rise: Michelle Obama's Mission to Educate Girls Around the World

An Old Fashioned Love Story: Making 'The Bridges of Madison County'

Self in An Old Fashioned Love Story: Making 'The Bridges of Madison County'

Museum Town

Narrator (voice) in Museum Town

The Prom

Dee Dee Allen in The Prom

Sky Island

(voice) in Sky Island

Keeping the Promise: AHF 30 Years Documentary

Narrator (voice) in Keeping the Promise: AHF 30 Years Documentary

Let Them All Talk

Alice Hughes in Let Them All Talk

And the Oscar Goes To...

Self (archive footage) in And the Oscar Goes To...

A Song of Africa

Self in A Song of Africa

Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal

Self (archive footage) in Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal

From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic

Self in From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic

Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth

Narrator (voice) in Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth

Stuck Together: Bringing Stuck on You to the Screen

Self in Stuck Together: Bringing Stuck on You to the Screen

Emotional Uncertainties

Self in Emotional Uncertainties

Finding the Truth: The Making of 'Kramer vs. Kramer'

Self in Finding the Truth: The Making of 'Kramer vs. Kramer'

Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration

Self - Performer in Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration

Everybody Knows... Elizabeth Murray

Elizabeth Murray (voice) in Everybody Knows... Elizabeth Murray

Meryl Streep: Mystery and Metamorphosis

Self - Actress (archive footage) in Meryl Streep: Mystery and Metamorphosis

Don't Look Up

President Orlean in Don't Look Up

Alan Pakula: Going for Truth

Self in Alan Pakula: Going for Truth

In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover

Meryl Streep in In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover

Chrysanthemum

Narrator (voice) in Chrysanthemum

Dear Elizabeth

Elizabeth Bishop in Dear Elizabeth

Karen Blixen: Out of This World

Self - Host in Karen Blixen: Out of This World

Mamma Mia! 3

Donna Sheridan in Mamma Mia! 3

AN EVENING WITH: FRIENDS OF THE ENVIRONMENT

Self in AN EVENING WITH: FRIENDS OF THE ENVIRONMENT

TV Shows

This Morning

Self - Guest in This Morning

Inside the Actors Studio

Self in Inside the Actors Studio

The Simpsons

Jessica Lovejoy (voice) in The Simpsons

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Self in The Ellen DeGeneres Show

The Daily Show

Self in The Daily Show

King of the Hill

Aunt Esme Dauterive (voice) in King of the Hill

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Self - Guest in LIVE with Kelly and Mark

The View

Self in The View

The Colbert Report

in The Colbert Report

60 Minutes

Self in 60 Minutes

Angels in America

Hannah Pitt / Ethel Rosenberg / The Rabbi / The Angel Australia in Angels in America

Holocaust

Inga Helms Weiss in Holocaust

The Oscars

Self in The Oscars

America: The Story of Us

Self in America: The Story of Us

Extrapolations

Eve in Extrapolations

GMTV

Self in GMTV

The U.S. and the Holocaust

Eleanor Roosevelt in The U.S. and the Holocaust

Hemingway

Martha Gellhorn (voice) in Hemingway

Great Performances

in Great Performances

The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

Eleanor Roosevelt (voice) in The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

The Late Late Show with James Corden

Self in The Late Late Show with James Corden

Only Murders in the Building

Loretta Durkin in Only Murders in the Building

Five Came Back

Self - Narrator (voice) in Five Came Back

School: The Story of American Public Education

Narrator (voice) in School: The Story of American Public Education

Makers: Women Who Make America

Narrator (voice) in Makers: Women Who Make America

Leute heute

Self in Leute heute

Big Little Lies

Mary Louise Wright in Big Little Lies

Web Therapy

Camilla Bowner in Web Therapy

Spécial cinéma

Self in Spécial cinéma

The Grammy Awards

Self in The Grammy Awards

Goldene Kamera Verleihung

Self in Goldene Kamera Verleihung

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Self (archive footage) in The Kelly Clarkson Show

Titel, Thesen, Temperamente

Self in Titel, Thesen, Temperamente

The Graham Norton Show

Self in The Graham Norton Show

Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy

Self in Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Self - Guest in Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Corridors of Power: Should America Police the World?

Narrator (voice) in Corridors of Power: Should America Police the World?

Vivement dimanche

Self in Vivement dimanche

Unscripted

Self in Unscripted

Great Performances

Leilah in Great Performances

Great Performances

Self - Host in Great Performances

The Corrections

in The Corrections

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

Self in The American Film Institute Salute to ...