Meryl Streep

Mary Louise Streep
1949 -
American born Summit

Height 5' 6" (1.68 m) . Considered by many movie reviewers to be the greatest living film actress, Meryl Streep has been nominated for the Academy Award an astonishing 13 times, and has won it twice. Born Mary Louise Streep in 1949 in Summit, New Jersey, Meryl's early performing ambitions leaned toward the opera. She became interested in acting while a student at Vassar and upon graduation she enrolled in the Yale School of Drama. She gave an outstanding performance in her first film role, Julia (1977), and the next year she was nominated for her first Oscar for her role in The Deer Hunter (1978). She went on to win the Academy Award for her performances in Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) and Sophie's Choice (1982), in which she gave a heart-wrenching portrayal of an inmate mother in a Nazi death camp.A perfectionist in her craft and meticulous and painstaking in her preparation for her roles, Meryl turned out a string of highly acclaimed performances over the next 10 years in great films like Silkwood (1983); Out of Africa (1985); Ironweed (1987); and Evil Angels (1988). Her career declined slightly in the early 1990s as a result of her inability to find suitable parts, but she shot back to the top in 1995 with her performance as Clint Eastwood's married lover in The Bridges of Madison County (1995) and as the prodigal daughter in Marvin's Room (1996). In 1998 she made her first venture into the area of producing, and was the executive producer for the moving ...First Do No Harm (1997) (TV). A realist when she talks about her future years in film, she remarked that "...no matter what happens, my work will stand..." Spouse Don Gummer (15 September 1978 - present) 4 children.

Chaos (2007) , Wanted (2007) , First Man (2007) , Dirty Tricks (2008) , Lions for Lambs (2007) , Rendition (2007) , Dark Matter (2007) , Evening (2007) , The Ant Bully (2006) , The Devil Wears Prada (2006) , The Music of Regret (2006) , A Prairie Home Companion (2006) , Prime (2005) , Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) , The Manchurian Candidate (2004) , "Angels in America" (2003) , The Hours (2002) , Adaptation. (2002) , Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001) , "King of the Hill" (1999) , Music of the Heart (1999) , Chrysanthemum (1999) , One True Thing (1998) , Dancing at Lughnasa (1998) , ...First Do No Harm (1997) , Marvin's Room (1996) , Before and After (1996) , The Bridges of Madison County (1995) , "The Simpsons" (1994) , The River Wild (1994) , The House of the Spirits (1993) , Death Becomes Her (1992) , Defending Your Life (1991) , Postcards from the Edge (1990) , She-Devil (1989) , Rabbit Ears: The Fisherman and His Wife (1989) , Evil Angels (1988) , The Tailor of Gloucester (1988) , Ironweed (1987) , Rabbit Ears: The Tale of Peter Rabbit (1987) , Rabbit Ears: The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher (1987) , Heartburn (1986) , Out of Africa (1985) , Plenty (1985) , Falling in Love (1984) , Little Ears: The Velveteen Rabbit (1984) , Silkwood (1983) , Sophie's Choice (1982) , Still of the Night (1982) , Alice at the Palace (1982) , The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981) , Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) , The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979) , Uncommon Women... and Others (1979) , Manhattan (1979) , The Deer Hunter (1978) , "Holocaust" (1978) , Julia (1977) , The Deadliest Season (1977) , Secret Service (1977)