Meryl Streep, eight-time Golden Globe winner, two-time Emmy Award winner and three-time Academy Award winner, is celebrating her 75th birthday. Throughout her career, she has become one of the most acclaimed actresses of all time and has left an unforgettable mark on the world of film, television and theatre.
Biography
Mary Louise "Meryl" Streep (noun Streep; *June 22, 1949 Summit) is an American actress known for her performances in theater, television, and film. Over the course of her career, she has won eight Golden Globe Awards, two Emmy Awards, and three Academy Awards.
Personal Life
Meryl Streep was born on June 22, 1949 in Summit, New Jersey. Her parents are Mary W. and Harry William Streep. She has two younger brothers, Harry (1951) and Dan (1953). She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Vassar College in 1971 and then a Master of Arts degree from Yale University.
Early Career
She landed her first major role in the film "Julie". Her next major film was "The Deer Hunter" (1978), for which she received her first Academy Award nomination. In 1979, she won her first Oscar for her role in "Kramer vs. Kramer". Her second Oscar was awarded in 1982 for her lead role in "Sophie's Choice".
Achievements in the 1980s
In 1978, she won her first Emmy Award for her role in the miniseries "Holocaust". The following year, she starred in Woody Allen's "Manhattan". During the 1980s she appeared in many successful films such as "The Frenchman's Mistress", "Silkwood" (with Kurt Russell and Cher), "Memories of Africa" (with Robert Redford) and "Like an Unruly Weed" (with Jack Nicholson). She has been nominated for multiple Academy Awards, including for her role as Karen Silkwood in "Silkwood". Her performance in "A Cry in the Dark" won her the Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival.
The Nineties
She played diverse roles in the 1990s, including "Postcards from Hollywood" with Dennis Quaid and Shirley MacLaine, "Death Becomes Her" with Goldie Hawn and Bruce Willis, "House of Ghosts", "Wild River", "Bridges of Madison" (Oscar nomination), "Marvin's Room" and "Music of My Heart". She has lent her voice to several characters, such as in the "Simpsons" series and Steven Spielberg's "A.I. Artificial Intelligence."
The New Millennium
In 2002, she starred in the films "Adaptation" and "The Hours". She won a second Emmy Award for her role in the miniseries "Angels in America". In 2008, she starred in "Mamma Mia!" and "Doubt." In 2009, she starred in the film "Somehow Things Get Complicated". In 2010 she appeared in the web series "Web Therapy". In 2011 she played Margaret Thatcher in the film "The Iron Lady", for which she won a Golden Globe, a BAFTA Award and her third Academy Award. She ended 2012 with the film "Second Chance", in which she starred with Tommy Lee Jones.
Later Career
In 2017, she portrayed Washington Post publisher Kay Graham in the film "The Pentagon Papers: The Hidden War".
Private life
She was engaged to John Cazale, who died in 1978 of bone cancer. In September 1978 she married sculptor Don Gummer, with whom she has four children, Henry (1979), Mamie (1983), Grace (1986) and Louise (1991). Mamie and Grace became actresses, Henry is a musician and singer.
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