Quick Info
| Profession | Actress |
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| Nationality | American |
| Birthplace | Summit, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Date of Birth | 22/06/1949 |
| Age | 76 years |
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Bio/Wiki
| Full Name | Mary Louise "Meryl" Streep |
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Physical Stats & More
| Height | 5' 3" (172 cm) |
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| Eye Color | Hazel Blue |
| Hair Color | Blonde |
Educational Qualification(s)
| School | Bernards High School, New Jersey, United States |
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| College | Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York, United States; Yale School of Drama, New Haven, Connecticut, United States |
| Degree | Bachelor of Arts in Drama (Vassar, 1971); Master of Fine Arts (Yale, 1975) |
Relationships & More
| Marital Status | Married |
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| Affairs/Boyfriends | John Cazale (1976–78; his death) |
| Husband/Spouse | Don Gummer (M. 1978) |
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Family
| Father | Harry William Streep, Jr. |
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| Mother | Mary Wolf Wilkinson |
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Career
| Debut | 1971 |
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| Broadway Debut | Within three years of graduation (circa 1974-1975) |
| Major Awards | 3 Academy Awards; 21 Academy Award nominations; 8 Golden Globe Awards; 33 Golden Globe nominations; Emmy Award for Holocaust; Kennedy Center Honor (2011); Presidential Medal of Freedom (2014); American Film Institute Lifetime Achievement Award (2008); National Medal of Arts (2010) |
Favourites
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| Actor | Robert De Niro |
| Actress | Judi Dench |
Some Lesser Known Facts
| 1. Meryl Streep has been known to smoke and drink alcohol. | |
| 2. Her father's ancestry includes German and Swiss roots. | |
| 3. Her mother's heritage combines English, German, and Irish backgrounds. | |
| 4. Meryl Streep holds the record for the most Oscar nominations with 19. | |
| 5. She was bestowed with the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama in 2014. | |
| 6. Entertainment Weekly ranked Streep as the 37th Greatest Movie Star of all time. | |
| 7. Streep is among the six actors who have won three or more competitive Academy Awards for acting. | |
| 8. She received an honorary Palme d’Or at the Cannes opening ceremony in 2024. | |
| 9. She graduated cum laude from Vassar College in 1971. | |
| 10. She received her MFA with Honors from Yale University in 1975. | |
| 11. She holds honorary doctorates from Yale, Princeton, Harvard, Dartmouth, Indiana University, University of New Hampshire, Lafayette, Middlebury, CCNY, and the Barnard Medal. | |
| 12. During her time at Yale, she worked as a waitress and typist to supplement her course fees and appeared in over a dozen stage productions per year. | |
| 13. She is recognized as one of the most versatile performers of her era, noted for her technical precision and command of dialects. |