Meryl Streep: Facts & Related Content

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Also Known As	Mary Louise Streep
Born	June 22, 1949 (age 75) • New Jersey
Awards And Honors	Golden Globe Award (2017) • Cecil B. DeMille Award (2017) • Presidential Medal of Freedom (2014) • Golden Globe Award (2012) • Academy Award (2012) • Kennedy Center Honors (2011) • National Medal of Arts (2010) • Golden Globe Award (2009) • Academy Award (1983) • Academy Award (1980) • Emmy Award (1978) • Academy Award (2012): Actress in a Leading Role • Academy Award (1983): Actress in a Leading Role • Academy Award (1980): Actress in a Supporting Role • Cecil B. DeMille Award (2017) • Emmy Award (2017): Outstanding Narrator • Emmy Award (2004): Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie • Emmy Award (1978): Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama or Comedy Special • Golden Globe Award (2012): Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama • Golden Globe Award (2010): Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy • Golden Globe Award (2007): Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy • Golden Globe Award (2004): Best Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television • Golden Globe Award (2003): Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture • Golden Globe Award (1983): Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama • Golden Globe Award (1982): Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama • Golden Globe Award (1980): Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Married To	Don Gummer (1978–present)
Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In)	"Little Women" (2019) • "The Laundromat" (2019) • "Big Little Lies" (2019) • "Mary Poppins Returns" (2018) • "Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again" (2018) • "The Post" (2017) • "Florence Foster Jenkins" (2016) • "The Guardian Brothers" (2016) • "Suffragette" (2015) • "Ricki and the Flash" (2015) • "Into the Woods" (2014) • "The Giver" (2014) • "The Homesman" (2014) • "August: Osage County" (2013) • "Hope Springs" (2012) • "Web Therapy" (2012) • "The Iron Lady" (2011) • "Web Therapy" (2010) • "It's Complicated" (2009) • "Fantastic Mr. Fox" (2009) • "Julie & Julia" (2009) • "Doubt" (2008) • "Mamma Mia!" (2008) • "Lions for Lambs" (2007) • "Rendition" (2007) • "Evening" (2007) • "Dark Matter" (2007) • "The Ant Bully" (2006) • "The Devil Wears Prada" (2006) • "A Prairie Home Companion" (2006) • "Prime" (2005) • "A Series of Unfortunate Events" (2004) • "The Manchurian Candidate" (2004) • "Freedom: A History of US" (2003) • "Angels in America" (2003) • "The Hours" (2002) • "Adaptation." (2002) • "A.I. Artificial Intelligence" (2001) • "Ginevra's Story: Solving the Mysteries of Leonardo da Vinci's First Known Portrait" (1999) • "King of the Hill" (1999) • "Music of the Heart" (1999) • "One True Thing" (1998) • "Dancing at Lughnasa" (1998) • "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) • "Evil Angels" (1988) • "Ironweed" (1987) • "Heartburn" (1986) • "Out of Africa" (1985) • "Plenty" (1985) • "Falling in Love" (1984) • "Silkwood" (1983) • "Sophie's Choice" (1982) • "Still of the Night" (1982) • "The French Lieutenant's Woman" (1981) • "Kramer vs. Kramer" (1979) • "The Seduction of Joe Tynan" (1979) • "Great Performances" (1977–1979) • "Manhattan" (1979) • "The Deer Hunter" (1978) • "Holocaust" (1978) • "Julia" (1977) • "Everybody Rides the Carousel" (1976)