Meryl Streep

Also Credited As:

Mary Louise Streep
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Biography

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 chameleon-like Streep was an unparalleled master of character, accents and genres. The benchmark was set for every working actress with Streep's work as a Polish …
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Job Title

Actor, Producer, Music

Born

Mary Louise Streep on 22 June, 1949 in Summit, New Jersey, USA

LATEST CREDITS

Mamma Mia!

Donna

Dark Matter

Joanna Silver

Ironweed

Helen Archer

Marvin's Room

Lee

Death Becomes Her

Madeline Ashton

It's Complicated

Jane

The House of Spirits

Actor

Power Struggle

Host

Out of Africa

Karen Blixen

Race to Save the Planet

Host

Eternal Memory: Voices From the Great Terror

Narrator

Defending Our Daughters: The Rights of Women in the World

Host

Sophie's Choice

Sophie Zawistowska

The Hours

Clarissa Vaughan

Stolen Childhoods

Narrator

Julie & Julia

Julia Child

Plenty

Susan Traherne

The Bridges of Madison County

Francesca Johnson

Age Seven in America

Host

She-Devil

Mary Fisher

Ice at the Bottom of the World

Louise Doodlum

AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Meryl Streep

Honoree

Great Performances' 20th Anniversary Special

Host

... First Do No Harm

Lori Reimuller

The Iron Lady

Margaret Thatcher