Meryl Streep — biography, films, roles and trivia

Biography

💥Mary Louise Streep. Born in 1949 in Summit, New Jersey, USA. Grew up in a family with 2 younger brothers. Her father worked as a pharmaceutical company executive, and her mother was an artist. She studied at the Yale School of Drama. She works as an actress and producer. Since 1978 she has been married to sculptor Don Gummer, and the couple has 4 children: son Henry and daughters Mamie, Grace, and Louisa

🏆Main awards🏆: Oscar (1980) [Kramer vs. Kramer], Oscar (1983) [Sophie's Choice], Oscar (2012) [The Iron Lady], BAFTA (2012) [The Iron Lady]

🎬Main projects🎬: "Kramer vs. Kramer" (1979), "Sophie's Choice" (1982), "The Iron Lady" (2011), "The Devil Wears Prada" (2006)

⭐Interesting fact⭐: Meryl is known for her phenomenal ability to change accents and voices; she can speak any dialect with nuance-level precision

Filmography

2

2006 The Devil Wears Prada Miranda Priestly

2026 The Devil Wears Prada 2 Miranda

Awards & recognition

1 wins · 4 nominations · 5 Award ceremony

Academy Awards 1 nominations

Best Actress The Devil Wears Prada 2007

Golden Globe Awards 1 wins

Best Female Performance (Comedy or Musical) The Devil Wears Prada 2007

BAFTA Awards 1 nominations

Best Actress The Devil Wears Prada 2007

Screen Actors Guild Awards 1 nominations

Best Actress The Devil Wears Prada 2007

MTV Movie & TV Awards 1 nominations

Best Villain The Devil Wears Prada 2007

Interesting facts

6

1
She received her education at the prestigious colleges Vassar and Dartmouth (where she studied costume design and screenwriting), and studied at the Yale University School of Drama.
2
Real name - Mary Louise Streep.
3
She is descended from an ancient Hebrew family of Spanish Jews.
4
In 1978, the actress married sculptor Don Gummer, with whom she has four children: Henry "Hank" Wolfe Gummer (born November 13, 1979), Mary Willa "Mamie" Gummer (born August 3, 1983), Grace Jane Gummer (born May 9, 1986), and Louisa Jacobson Gummer (born June 12, 1991). Mamie and Grace became actresses, and Hank is a musician who performs under the name Henry Wolfe.
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For the film "Sophie's Choice," she studied Polish and German.
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Sigourney Weaver and Christine Estabrook were her classmates at the Yale School of Drama.