Meryl Streep

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June 22, 1949

Mary Louise Streep

Don Gummer (30 September 1978 - present) 4 children

Once in a relationship with actor John Cazale

Actress

2012 Great Hope Springs

2011 The Iron Lady

2010 Web Therapy (TV series)

2009 It's Complicated

2009 Secret Ingredients: Creating Julie & Julia (video short)

2009 Fantastic Mr. Fox (voice)

2009 Julie & Julia

2008 Doubt

2008 Mamma Mia!

2007 Lions for Lambs

2007 Rendition

2007 Evening

2007 Dark Matter

2006 The Ant Bully (voice)

2006 The Devil Wears Prada

2006 The Music of Regret (short)

2006 A Prairie Home Companion

2005 Prime

2004 Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

2004 The Manchurian Candidate

2003 Angels in America (TV mini-series)

2003 Freedom: A History of Us (TV series documentary)

2002 The Hours

2002 Adaptation.

2001 A.I. Artificial Intelligence (voice)

1999 King of the Hill (TV series) (voice)

1999 Music of the Heart

1999 Chrysanthemum (short) (voice)

1998 One True Thing

1998 Dancing at Lughnasa

1997 ...First Do No Harm (TV movie)

1996 Marvin's Room

1996 Before and After

1995 The Bridges of Madison County

1994 The Simpsons (TV series) (voice)

1994 The River Wild

1993 The House of the Spirits

1992 Death Becomes Her

1991 Defending Your Life

1990 Postcards from the Edge

1989 She-Devil

1989 Rabbit Ears: The Fisherman and His Wife (video short)

1988 A Cry in the Dark

1988 The Tailor of Gloucester (video)(Narrator)

1987 Ironweed

1987 Rabbit Ears: The Tale of Peter Rabbit (video) (voice)

1987 Rabbit Ears: The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher (video) (voice)

1986 Heartburn

1985 Out of Africa

1985 Plenty

1984 Falling in Love

1983 Silkwood

1982 Sophie's Choice

1982 Still of the Night

1982 Alice at the Palace (TV movie)

1981 The French Lieutenant's Woman

1981 Kiss Me, Petruchio (TV movie)

1979 Kramer vs. Kramer

1979 The Seduction of Joe Tynan

1979 Uncommon Women... and Others (TV movie)

1979 Manhattan

1978 The Deer Hunter

1978 Holocaust (TV mini-series)

1977 Julia

1977 The Deadliest Season (TV movie)

1977 Secret Service (TV movie)

1975 Everybody Rides the Carousel(voice)

Producer

1997 ...First Do No Harm (TV movie) (executive producer)

Appearances

2011 The Austin Pendleton Project (documentary)

2010 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Mike Nichols (TV movie)

2010 America: The Story of the US (TV series documentary)

2007-2010 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)

2010 The 82nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)

2010 Faces of America with Henry Louis Gates Jr. (TV series documentary)

2010 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special)

2010 Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief (TV movie)

2008-2010 Nyhetsmorgon (TV series)

2010 The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards

2010 15th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards

2010 The 7PM Project (TV series)

2010 Sky Island (documentary) (voice)

2009 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV movie)

2003-2009 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)

2008-2009 Cinema 3 (TV series)

2009 RTL Boulevard (TV series documentary)

2009 Le grand journal de Canal+ (TV series)

2009 Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak (TV documentary short)

1999-2009 The Charlie Rose Show (TV series)

2009 The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (TV series)

2009 Doubt: Stage to Screen (video documentary short)

2009 Scoring 'Doubt' (video documentary short)

2009 The Sisters of Charity (video documentary short)

2009 Star Movies: Live from the Red Carpet (TV movie)

2009 81st Annual Academy Awards (TV special)

2009 The 6th Annual Irish Film and Television Awards (TV movie)

2009 Fantástico (TV series documentary)

2009 The Orange British Academy Film Awards

2009 This Morning (TV series)

2009 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards

2009 The Movie Loft (TV series)

2009 I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale (documentary short)

2009 The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards

2009 The Magic 7 (TV movie)

2003 Cartaz Cultural (TV series)

2006-2008 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)

2004-2008 The View (TV series)

2008 Mama Mia!: Anatomy of a Musical Number - Lay All Your Love on Me (video documentary short)

2008 Mama Mia!: The Making of 'Mama Mia! The Movie' (video documentary short)

2008 Mama Mia!: Becoming a Singer (video documentary short)

2008 Mama Mia!: Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! Music Video (video documentary short)

2008 Mama Mia!: A Look Inside 'Mama Mia! The Movie' (video documentary short)

2008 Premio Donostia a Meryl Streep (TV movie)

2008 Resumen - 56º festival internacional de cine de San Sebastián (TV movie)

2008 Stand Up to Cancer (TV movie)

2005-2008 Getaway (TV series)

2008 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV series)

2006-2008 Live with Regis and Kelly (TV series)

1980-2008 Today (TV series)

2008 Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (TV series)

2008 Intersections: The Making of 'Rendition' (video documentary short)

2008 Theater of War (documentary)

2008 Ribbon of Sand (documentary short)

2008 An Old Fashioned Love Story: Making 'The Bridges of Madison County' (video documentary)

2007 History in Focus (TV series documentary)

2007 The Daily Show (TV series)

2007 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Al Pacino (TV movie)

2007 In the Company of Actors (documentary)

2007 The 79th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)

2007 The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)

2007 Famous (TV series)

2005-2006 Corazón de... (TV series)

2004-2006 Film '72 (TV series)

2006 At the Movies (TV series)

2006 L'hebdo cinéma (TV series documentary)

2006 Hurricane on the Bayou (documentary) Narrator

2006 10 Most Excellent Things: The Devil Wears Prada (TV movie)

2006 Canada A.M. (TV series)

2006 The 78th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)

2006 Al Pacino: An American Cinematheque Tribute (TV movie)

2006 Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner (documentary)

2006 A Prairie Home Companion: Exclusive Sneak Peek (video documentary short)

2005 Magacine (TV series)

2005 Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV series)

2005 Stolen Childhoods (documentary) (voice)

1999-2005 The Directors (TV series documentary)

2005 Unscripted (TV series)

2005 Biography (TV series documentary)

2005 The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)

2004 Monet's Palate: A Gastronomic View from the Gardens of Giverny (documentary) Narrator

2004 Jonathan Demme and the Making of 'The Manchurian Candidate' (TV documentary)

2004 The 56th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)

2004 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Meryl Streep (TV special)

2004 The Hollywood Greats (TV series documentary)

2004 10th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special)

2004 The 61st Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)

2004 A Terrible Tragedy: Alarming Evidence from the Making of the Film - Costumes and Other Suspicious Disguises (video documentary short)

2003 Stuck on You (uncredited)

2003 Nicole Kidman: An American Cinematheque Tribute (TV documentary)

2003 Tinseltown TV (TV series)

2003 What Not to Wear on the Red Carpet (TV special documentary)

2003 The 75th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)

2003 The 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)

2002 The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV series)

2002 There's Only One Paul McCartney (TV documentary)

2002 A Quiet Revolution (TV documentary) Narrator

2002 New York at the Movies (TV documentary) Narrator

2001 Nobel Peace Prize Concert (TV special documentary)

2001 Vermeer: Master of Light (TV documentary) Narrator

2001 School (TV mini-series documentary) (voice)

2001 Intimate Portrait (TV series documentary)

2001 The Papp Project (documentary)

2001 Finding the Truth: The Making of 'Kramer vs. Kramer' (video documentary)

2000 American Masters (TV series documentary)

2000 The 72nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)

2000 A Song of Africa (video documentary)

2000 The 57th Annual Golden Globe Awards

1999 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series)

1999 From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic (TV documentary)

1999 The 71st Annual Academy Awards (TV special)

1999 The 56th Annual Golden Globe Awards

1998 Inside the Actors Studio (TV series)

1998 Christopher Reeve: A Celebration of Hope (TV documentary)

1998 Eternal Memory: Voices from the Great Terror (documentary) Narrator

1998 Defending Our Daughters: The Rights of Women in the World (TV documentary)

1997 Assignment: Rescue (documentary short) (voice)

1997 The 49th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)

1996 The 68th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)

1996 CBS This Morning (TV series)

1995 The Living Sea (documentary short) (voice)

1994 A Century of Women (TV mini-series documentary) (voice)

1994 An Introduction to the Ketogenic Diet (video documentary short)

1994 A Century of Cinema (documentary)

1994 The American Film Institute Salute to Jack Nicholson (TV special)

1993 Besser als mein Haus je war (TV documentary short)

1993 Right Said Fred: Fred Schepisi Film Director (TV movie)

1991 Voices that Care (TV documentary)

1991 Age 7 in America (TV documentary) (voice)

1990 Arctic Refuge: A Vanishing Wilderness? (TV documentary)

1990 The Earth Day Special (TV special)

1990 Good Morning America (TV series)

1990 The 32nd Annual Grammy Awards (TV special)

1990 An Evening with... (TV movie)

1990 Race to Save the Planet (TV series)

1989 Cilla's Goodbye to the '80s (TV movie)

1989 The 61st Annual Academy Awards (TV special)

1989 The 46th Annual Golden Globe Awards

1988 The 60th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)

1987 The 13th Annual People's Choice Awards

1986 The 58th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)

1986 The 12th Annual People's Choice Awards

1985 The 11th Annual People's Choice Awards

1984 The 56th Annual Academy Awards

1984 In Our Hands (documentary)

1984 Little Ears: The Velveteen Rabbit (video) (voice)

1983 The Best of Everything (TV movie)

1983 The 55th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)

1983 La nuit des Césars (TV series documentary)

1982 The 54th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)

1981 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV special documentary)

1981 The 35th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)

1980 Omnibus (TV series)

1980 The 52nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)

1980 Friday Night, Saturday Morning (TV series)

1980 The 37th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)

1979 The 51st Annual Academy Awards (TV special)

1976 The 30th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)

Academy Awards

2010 Nominated Oscar Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for: Julie & Julia (2009).

2009 Nominated Oscar Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for: Doubt (2008).

2007 Nominated Oscar Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for: The Devil Wears Prada (2006).

2003 Nominated Oscar Best Actress in a Supporting Role for: Adaptation. (2002).

2000 Nominated Oscar Best Actress in a Leading Role for: Music of the Heart (1999).

1999 Nominated Oscar Best Actress in a Leading Role for: One True Thing (1998).

1996 Nominated Oscar Best Actress in a Leading Role for: The Bridges of Madison County (1995).

1991 Nominated Oscar Best Actress in a Leading Role for: Postcards from the Edge (1990).

1989 Nominated Oscar Best Actress in a Leading Role for: A Cry in the Dark (1988).

1988 Nominated Oscar Best Actress in a Leading Role for: Ironweed (1987).

1986 Nominated Oscar Best Actress in a Leading Role for: Out of Africa (1985).

1984 Nominated Oscar Best Actress in a Leading Role for: Silkwood (1983).

1983 Won Oscar Best Actress in a Leading Role for: Sophie's Choice (1982).

1982 Nominated Oscar Best Actress in a Leading Role for: The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981).

1980 Won Oscar Best Actress in a Supporting Role for: Kramer vs. Kramer (1979).

1979 Nominated Oscar Best Actress in a Supporting Role for: The Deer Hunter (1978).

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films

2005 Nominated Saturn Award Best Supporting Actress for: The Manchurian Candidate (2004).

1993 Nominated Saturn Award Best Actress for: Death Becomes Her (1992).

1992 Nominated Saturn Award Best Actress for: Defending Your Life (1991).

Aftonbladet TV Prize, Sweden

1987 Won TV Prize Best Foreign TV Personality - Female (Bästa utländska kvinna)

American Comedy Awards

1991 Won American Comedy Award Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture (Leading Role) for: Postcards from the Edge (1990).

American Film Institute

2004 Won Life Achievement Award

American Movie Awards

1980 Won Marquee Best Supporting Actress for: The Deer Hunter (1978).

Australian Film Institute

1989 Won AFI Award Best Actress in a Lead Role for: A Cry in the Dark (1988).

BAFTA Awards

2010 Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best Leading Actress for: Julie & Julia (2009).

2009 Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best Leading Actress for: Doubt (2008).

2007 Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best Actress in a Leading Role for: The Devil Wears Prada (2006).

2005 Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role for: The Manchurian Candidate (2004).

2003 Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for: The Hours (2002).

2003 Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role for: Adaptation. (2002).

1987 Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best Actress for: Out of Africa (1985).

1985 Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best Actress for: Silkwood (1983).

1984 Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best Actress for: Sophie's Choice (1982).

1982 Won BAFTA Film Award Best Actress for: The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981).

1981 Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best Actress for: Kramer vs. Kramer (1979).

1980 Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best Actress for: The Deer Hunter (1978).

1980 Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best Supporting Actress for: Manhattan (1979).

Berlin International Film Festival

2003 Won Silver Berlin Bear Best Actress for: The Hours (2002). Shared with: Nicole Kidman Julianne Moore

1999 Won Berlinale Camera

Boston Society of Film Critics Awards

2009 Won BSFC Award Best Actress for: Julie & Julia (2009).

1983 Won BSFC Award Best Actress for: Sophie's Choice (1982).

Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards

2010 Won Critics Choice Award Best Actress for: Julie & Julia (2009). Tied with Sandra Bullock for The Blind Side (2009).

2009 Won Critics Choice Award Best Actress for: Doubt (2008). Tied with Anne Hathaway for Rachel Getting Married (2008).

2009 Nominated Critics Choice Award Best Acting Ensemble for: Doubt (2008).

2007 Nominated Critics Choice Award Best Actress for: The Devil Wears Prada (2006).

2003 Nominated Critics Choice Award Best Supporting Actress for: Adaptation. (2002).

Cannes Film Festival

1989 Won Best Actress for: A Cry in the Dark (1988).

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards

2009 Nominated CFCA Award Best Actress for: Julie & Julia (2009).

2008 Nominated CFCA Award Best Actress for: Doubt (2008).

2006 Nominated CFCA Award Best Actress for: The Devil Wears Prada (2006).

2003 Won CFCA Award Best Supporting Actress for: Adaptation. (2002).

Chlotrudis Awards

1997 Nominated Chlotrudis Award Best Supporting Actress for: Marvin's Room (1996).

César Awards, France

2003 Won Honorary César

David di Donatello Awards

1986 Won David Best Foreign Actress (Migliore Attrice Straniero) for: Out of Africa (1985).

1985 Won David Best Foreign Actress (Migliore Attrice Straniero) for: Falling in Love (1984).

Emmy Awards

2004 Won Emmy Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for: "Angels in America" (2003).

1997 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special for: ...First Do No Harm (1997) (TV).

1978 Won Emmy Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series for: "Holocaust" (1978).

Film Society of Lincoln Center

2008 Won Gala Tribute

Florida Film Critics Circle Awards

2003 Won FFCC Award Best Supporting Actress for: Adaptation. (2002).

Golden Globes

2010 Won Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy for: Julie & Julia (2009).

2010 Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy for: It's Complicated (2009).

2009 Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical for: Mamma Mia! (2008).

2009 Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama for: Doubt (2008).

2007 Won Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy for: The Devil Wears Prada (2006).

2005 Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for: The Manchurian Candidate (2004).

2004 Won Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television for: "Angels in America" (2003).

2003 Won Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for: Adaptation. (2002).

2003 Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama for: The Hours (2002).

2000 Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama for: Music of the Heart (1999).

1999 Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama for: One True Thing (1998).

1998 Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV for: ...First Do No Harm (1997) (TV).

1997 Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama for: Marvin's Room (1996).

1996 Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama for: The Bridges of Madison County (1995).

1995 Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama for: The River Wild (1994).

1993 Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical for: Death Becomes Her (1992).

1991 Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical for: Postcards from the Edge (1990).

1990 Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical for: She-Devil (1989).

1989 Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama for: A Cry in the Dark (1988).

1986 Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama for: Out of Africa (1985).

1984 Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama for: Silkwood (1983).

1983 Won Golden Globe Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama for: Sophie's Choice (1982).

1982 Won Golden Globe Best Motion Picture Actress - Drama for: The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981).

1980 Won Golden Globe Best Motion Picture Actress in a Supporting Role for: Kramer vs. Kramer (1979).

1979 Nominated Golden Globe Best Motion Picture Actress in a Supporting Role for: The Deer Hunter (1978).

Gotham Awards

2006 Nominated Best Ensemble Cast for: A Prairie Home Companion (2006).

1999 Won Lifetime Achievement Award

Gracie Allen Awards

2005 Won Gracie Outstanding Female Lead in a Drama Special for: "Angels in America" (2003).

Grammy Awards

2009 Nominated Grammy Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media for: Mamma Mia! (2008).

Hasty Pudding Theatricals, USA

1980 Won Woman of the Year

Irish Film and Television Awards

2010 Won Audience Award Best International Actress for: It's Complicated (2009).

2009 Won Audience Award Best International Actress for: Mamma Mia! (2008).

1999 Nominated IFTA Award Best Actor in a Female Role for: Dancing at Lughnasa (1998).

Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards

2010 Won KCFCC Award Best Actress for: Julie & Julia (2009).

2009 Won KCFCC Award Best Actress for: Doubt (2008).

1986 Won KCFCC Award Best Actress for: Out of Africa (1985).

1984 Won KCFCC Award Best Actress for: Silkwood (1983).

1983 Won KCFCC Award Best Actress for: Sophie's Choice (1982). Tied with Julie Andrews for Victor Victoria (1982).

1980 Won KCFCC Award Best Supporting Actress for: Kramer vs. Kramer (1979).

L.A. Outfest

2003 Won Screen Idol Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for: The Hours (2002).

Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards

2003 Nominated Sierra Award Best Supporting Actress for: The Hours (2002).

London Critics Circle Film Awards

2010 Nominated ALFS Award Actress of the Year for: Julie & Julia (2009).

2009 Nominated ALFS Award Actress of the Year for: Doubt (2008).

2007 Won ALFS Award Actress of the Year for: The Devil Wears Prada (2006).

2004 Nominated ALFS Award Actress of the Year for: Adaptation. (2002).

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

1985 Won LAFCA Award Best Actress for: Out of Africa (1985).

1982 Won LAFCA Award Best Actress for: Sophie's Choice (1982).

1981 Won LAFCA Award Best Actress for: The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981).

1979 Won LAFCA Award Best Supporting Actress for: Kramer vs. Kramer (1979), Manhattan (1979) and The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979).

MTV Movie Awards

2007 Nominated MTV Movie Award Best Villain for: The Devil Wears Prada (2006).

Moscow International Film Festival

2004 Won Stanislavsky Prize

National Board of Review, USA

1982 Won NBR Award Best Actress for: Sophie's Choice (1982).

1979 Won NBR Award Best Supporting Actress for: Manhattan (1979), Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) and The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979).

National Movie Awards, UK

2008 Won National Movie Award Best Performance - Female for: Mamma Mia! (2008).

National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA

2007 Won NSFC Award Best Supporting Actress for: The Devil Wears Prada (2006) and A Prairie Home Companion (2006).

1983 Won NSFC Award Best Actress for: Sophie's Choice (1982).

1980 Won NSFC Award Best Supporting Actress for: Kramer vs. Kramer (1979), Manhattan (1979) and The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979).

1979 Won NSFC Award Best Supporting Actress for: The Deer Hunter (1978).

New York Film Critics Circle Awards

2009 Won NYFCC Award Best Actress for: Julie & Julia (2009).

1988 Won NYFCC Award Best Actress for: A Cry in the Dark (1988).

1982 Won NYFCC Award Best Actress for: Sophie's Choice (1982).

1979 Won NYFCC Award Best Supporting Actress for: Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) and The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979).

Online Film Critics Society Awards

2010 Nominated OFCS Award Best Actress for: Julie & Julia (2009).

2009 Nominated OFCS Award Best Actress for: Doubt (2008).

2007 Nominated OFCS Award Best Actress for: The Devil Wears Prada (2006).

2003 Nominated OFCS Award Best Supporting Actress for: Adaptation. (2002).

People's Choice Awards

2009 Won People's Choice Award Favorite Song from a Soundtrack for: Mamma Mia! (2008). For the song "Mamma Mia".

2009 Nominated People's Choice Award Favorite Cast for: Mamma Mia! (2008).

1990 Won People's Choice Award Favorite Motion Picture Actress

1990 Won People's Choice Award World-Favorite Motion Picture Actress

1989 Won People's Choice Award Favorite Dramatic Motion Picture Actress

1987 Won People's Choice Award Favorite Motion Picture Actress

1986 Won People's Choice Award Favorite All-Around Female Entertainer

1986 Won People's Choice Award Favorite Motion Picture Actress

1985 Won People's Choice Award Favorite Motion Picture Actress

1984 Won People's Choice Award Favorite Motion Picture Actress

Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards

2009 Won PFCS Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Lead Role for: Julie & Julia (2009).

2008 Won PFCS Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Lead Role for: Doubt (2008).

2003 Nominated PFCS Award Best Acting Ensemble for: Adaptation. (2002).

2003 Nominated PFCS Award Best Acting Ensemble for: The Hours (2002).

2003 Nominated PFCS Award Best Actress in a Supporting Role for: Adaptation. (2002).

Rembrandt Awards

2009 Won Rembrandt Award Best International Actress (Beste Buitenlandse Actrice) for: Mamma Mia! (2008).

2007 Won Rembrandt Award Best International Actress (Beste Buitenlandse Actrice) for: The Devil Wears Prada (2006).

Rome Film Fest

2009 Won Career Award

San Francisco Film Critics Circle

2009 Won SFFCC Award Best Actress for: Julie & Julia (2009).

San Sebastián International Film Festival

2008 Won Donostia Lifetime Achievement Award

Satellite Awards

2009 Won Satellite Award Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical for: Julie & Julia (2009).

2008 Nominated Satellite Award Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical for: Mamma Mia! (2008).

2008 Nominated Satellite Award Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama for: Doubt (2008).

2006 Won Satellite Award Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical for: The Devil Wears Prada (2006).

2004 Won Golden Satellite Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television for: "Angels in America" (2003).

2003 Nominated Golden Satellite Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama for: The Hours (2002).

2003 Nominated Golden Satellite Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, Comedy or Musical for: Adaptation. (2002).

1999 Nominated Golden Satellite Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama for: One True Thing (1998).

1998 Nominated Golden Satellite Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television for: ...First Do No Harm (1997) (TV).

Screen Actors Guild Awards

2010 Nominated Actor Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role for: Julie & Julia (2009).

2009 Won Actor Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role for: Doubt (2008).

2009 Nominated Actor Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for: Doubt (2008).

2007 Nominated Actor Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role for: The Devil Wears Prada (2006).

2004 Won Actor Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries for: "Angels in America" (2003).

2003 Nominated Actor Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture for: Adaptation. (2002).

2003 Nominated Actor Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture for: The Hours (2002).

2000 Nominated Actor Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role for: Music of the Heart (1999).

1999 Nominated Actor Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role for: One True Thing (1998).

1997 Nominated Actor Outstanding Performance by a Cast for: Marvin's Room (1996).

1996 Nominated Actor Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role for: The Bridges of Madison County (1995).

1995 Nominated Actor Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role for: The River Wild (1994).

Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards

2009 Won SEFCA Award Best Actress for: Julie & Julia (2009).

2002 Won SEFCA Award Best Supporting Actress for: Adaptation. (2002).

Teen Choice Awards

2006 Nominated Teen Choice Award Movies - Choice Chemistry for: The Devil Wears Prada (2006). Shared with: Anne Hathaway

2006 Nominated Teen Choice Award Movies - Choice Sleazebag for: The Devil Wears Prada (2006).

Valladolid International Film Festival

1986 Won Best Actress for: Heartburn (1986).

Walk of Fame

1998 Star on the Walk of Fame Motion Picture At 7020 Hollywood Blvd.

Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards

2009 Nominated WAFCA Award Best Actress for: Julie & Julia (2009).

2008 Won WAFCA Award Best Actress for: Doubt (2008).

Women in Film Crystal Awards

1998 Won Crystal Award

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By now the conventional portrait is simply stated: Meryl Streep is the most brilliant actress of her generation. Insert your preferred superlative here. Quake in the presence of genius. Bend a knee, bow your head, and genuflect, genuflect, genuflect. You may now recognize greatness, but if it is not clear enough from personal experience, consider the evidence of the critical establishment.

Across a career that now spans three decades and includes celebrated work in television, movies, and on the stage, Streep has received 16 Academy Award nominations with two additional wins for Sophie's Choice (1982) and Kramer vs. Kramer (1979). She has won two Emmy Awards from three nominations for Holocaust (1978) and Angels in America (2003). She has also won seven Golden Globe Awards from among 25 nominations for Angels in America, Adaptation, (2002), Sophie's Choice, The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981), Kramer vs. Kramer, and The Devil Wears Prada (2006). Throughout this body of work, she has starred, costarred, or voiced roles that have sampled most genres, allowing her to perform as a bug in The Ant Bully (2006), a harridan from beyond in Death Becomes Her (1992), an action star in The River Wild (1994), a monstrous fashion magazine editor in The Devil Wears Prada, an adventuress in Out of Africa (1985), and a small-town survivor in The Deer Hunter (1978), all taken from a much longer and diverse list.

Simultaneously, and in almost total contrast to most other important actors and actresses, she's been a devoted wife and mother, married since 1978 to Don Gummer, with whom she has had four children, some of whom have been involved with their mother's career while in utero, if only at awards presentations at which their mother is a perennial favorite. This commitment to family is unusual. It suggests a personal set of priorities that promotes stability, care, and loyalty, characteristics that have also served her preparation for the work that has made her synonymous with high-quality movie acting and a kind of perfectionist craftsmanship that is easily overlooked.

Streep is an East Coaster by grooming and a one-time operatic wannabe turned thespian, via turns at Vassar and Yale, as if by destiny. Gifted with a robotlike ability to mimic accent and dialect, and being genuinely able to physically transform through the combination of costume and makeup, the results of her labors are remarkably complete. In fact, one line of criticism evokes machinery to describe her performances - a feeling that Streep churns acting "product" because her performances always have a new style of speech and emotional framework, as if designed by computer.

Shibboleth of critical and popular respect that she is, and magnet for those interested in knocking the great from worshipful pedestals, Streep's true brilliance lies in the subtleties of her performances, the kinds of detail that extend offscreen and haunt the imagination in moments of thoughtful consideration. Witness her emotional breakdown in the center of The Hours (2002), in which her Clarissa Vaughan prepares a dinner party for an ailing friend intent on dying. Or the nervous fingers of Lindy Chamberlain in A Cry in the Dark (1988) as she defends herself against charges of murdering her child. Or the facade of maternal care slowly cracking around Kate Gulden in One True Thing (1998). Or Karen Silkwood's blue-collar defiance in Silkwood (1983). The list could go on, but suffice it to say that Streep is unlike other performers in that we never forget we're watching Streep perform, even as we are transported into the universe of her performances and allowed to watch her characters convincingly become three-dimensional people. Middle age has neither diminished her abilities, nor - despite the dearth of major roles for maturer actresses - reduced the level of her appearances on the big screen. Having been nominated regularly for Academy Awards for more than two decades, she truly is a superstar.

I try to lead as ordinary a life as I can. You can't get spoiled if you do your own ironing.

If you've been married for a long time you love without looking.

Has a fear of helicopters.

Before making it big, she was a waitress at The Hotel Somerset in Somerville, New Jersey, USA.

Her fans call themselves "Streepers".

Salary

It's Complicated (2009) $7,000,000 - $8,000,000

Julie & Julia (2009) $5,000,000 + first-dollar gross %

Rendition (2007) $1,000,000

The Devil Wears Prada (2006) $5,000,000

The Bridges of Madison County (1995) $4,000,000 - $5,000,000 + percentage of the gross

The River Wild (1994) $5,000,000

Death Becomes Her (1992) $4,000,000 + % of the profit

Postcards from the Edge (1990) $4,000,000

Out of Africa (1985) $3,000,000

The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981) $350,000

Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) $85,000

The Deer Hunter (1978) $35,000