Meryl Streep
Birthday: Jun 22, 1949
Birthplace: Summit, New Jersey
Biography:
Meryl Streep is a double Academy Award winning American actress who has performed in movies, television and the theater. She is the most nominated performer in Academy Award history with 15 nominations. She is widely regarded as one of the most respected and talented actresses of her generation. Streep 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 movie debut in 1977's Julia....
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Both critical and commercial success came quickly with roles in The Deer Hunter and Kramer vs. Kramer, the former giving Streep her first Oscar nomination and the latter giving her her first win. In 1982, she would win again, for Sophie's Choice.
Filmography
- It's Complicated (2009)
- Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
- Julie & Julia (2009)
- The Velveteen Rabbit (2009)
- I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale (2009)
- Doubt (2008)
- Mamma Mia! (2008)
- Dark Matter (2008)
- Theater of War (2008)
- Lions for Lambs (2007)
- Rendition (2007)
- Evening (2007)
- The Magic 7 (2007)
- Wrestling With Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner (2006)
- Hurricane on the Bayou (2006)
- The Ant Bully (2006)
- The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
- A Prairie Home Companion (2006)
- Stolen Childhoods (2005)
- Prime (2005)
- Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)
- The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
- Stuck On You (2003)
- The Hours (2002)
- Adaptation (2002)
- Secret Service (2002)
- A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
- Music of the Heart (1999)
- Dancing at Lughnasa (1998)
- One True Thing (1998)
- ...First Do No Harm (1997)
- Marvin's Room (1996)
- Before and After (1996)
- The Bridges of Madison County (1995)
- The Living Sea (1995)
- The River Wild (1994)
- The House of the Spirits (1994)
- Death Becomes Her (1992)
- Defending Your Life (1991)
- Postcards from the Edge (1990)
- She-Devil (1989)
- Evil Angels (A Cry in the Dark) (1988)
- Ironweed (1987)
- Julia (1987)
- Rabbit Ears: The Tale of Peter Rabbit (1987)
- Heartburn (1986)
- Out of Africa (1985)
- Plenty (1985)
- Falling in Love (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 Series (1978)
- Ocean Voyagers ()
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- Facebook User at 12:41pm on November 20th, 2009
- love her.
- Eleanor Post at 7:49pm on October 20th, 2009
- What an amazing actress. So much talent.
- Facebook User at 10:29am on October 20th, 2009
- meine griechische göttin :o) so sweet.
- Kalyn Brooke Goodwin at 10:16pm on October 17th, 2009
- I absolutely adore Meryl. <3 She's so amazing. Talent like hers is rare.
- Kim Irene Marchant at 6:01am on October 13th, 2009
- she is amazing! my inspiration and she's my idol!
- Sophie Lee Kirkham at 4:49am on October 3rd, 2009
- she is the best i look up to her as my idol
- Jaky NetSpace at 5:06pm on September 14th, 2009
- Meryl is unique!!! We'll never have another actress an woman like her! MERYL FOR EVER***
- Matthew Field at 6:30pm on September 4th, 2009
- Meryl Streep is one of the finest actresses of all time. My respect for her grows continualy witheach of her films.
- Andrew Carr at 12:35am on September 1st, 2009
- Finest actress of her generation
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