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biography of Meryl Streep oscar-winning actress Meryl Streep is one of the most esteemed stars of the screen known for her work in such diverse films as Sophie's Choice The Deer Hunter The Devil Wears Prada mama missing in action and doubt who is Meryl Streep Meryl Streep was born on June 22nd 1949 in Summit New Jersey she began her career on the New York stage in the late 1960s and appeared in several Broadway productions Street transitioned to films in the 1970s and soon began earning major accolades eventually winning Oscars for Kramer vs Kramer Sophie's Choice II and the Iron Lady among a league of nominations equally able to while audiences in drama comedy and musicals she has come to be considered one of the greatest actresses of our time early career born on June 22nd 1949 in Summit New Jersey Meryl Streep is considered one of the greatest actresses working today the graduate of Vassar College and Yale Promise school she is equally adept at performing on stage or in front of the cameras street began her career on the New York stage in the late 1960s and appeared in several Broadway productions including the 1977 revival of the Anton Chekhov drama the Cherry Orchard Meryl Streep broke into films in the 1970s with a role in the 1977 drama Julia the next year she appeared in The Deer Hunter opposite Robert De Niro and Christopher Walken for which she earned her first Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress also in 1978 she won her first primetime Emil for her role in the film Holocaust in 1979 her portrayal of a woman who abandons her family only to come back and fight for custody of her son in Kramer vs Kramer browsed Street her first Academy Award when for Best Supporting Actress lead actress oscar de camilla and on screen meryl streep spent much of the 1980s submerged in a variety of roles in Sophie's Choice 1982 she convincingly played a Polish woman traumatized by her experiences during the Holocaust Streep won her second Academy Award her first for Best Actress for her work on the film and Out of Africa 1985 she took on a role of a Danish plantation donor living in Kenya a role earned her another Academy Award nomination and she reached her forties Streep continued to find challenging roles of feet many mature actresses have struggled with in Hollywood she received an Academy Award nomination for her work in several films including two big screen adaptations one of Carrie Fisher's novel postcards from the edge 1990 and the other of robber James Waters romantic from The Bridges of Madison County 1995 in which she starred opposite Clint Eastwood Street also received an dost there not for her work in music of the heart 1999 which tells the true story of a teacher who brings music into the lives of kids in New York's Hart neighborhood by teaching them how to play the violin by the start of the new millennium Streep was as busy as ever in 2002 she appeared in two critically acclaimed films the hours and adaptation Streep was been nominated for an Academy Award for her portrayal of author Susan Orlean in adaptation the following year Street lit up the small screen in the television adaptation of the award-winning played angels in America she won her second Emmy Award for her work on the program which had her tackling several roles Streep got a chance to show some of her comic skills as a villain in the political thriller The Manchurian Candidate 2004 continuing to explore light-hearted fare she starred in prime 2005 the romantic comedy with you ma Thurman and Brian Greenberg Streep played psychoanalyst Lisa Metzger whose client falls in love with her son she also played the inimitable magazine editor Brenda priestly in Devil Wears pre-2006 for which she earned Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations for Best Actress that same year she was cast as country music singer Yolanda Johnson in Robert Altman's of Prairie Home Companion and she again showed off her vocal abilities as done in the film adaptation of the abbyr musical mama missing in action 2008 returning to more serious work Streep appeared in the 2008 film doubt which addresses *** abuse in the Catholic Church she played a nun who becomes suspicious of a priest's behavior Philip Seymour Hoffman toward a young student Street yet again earned Academy Award and Golden Globe nuts rate Outworld for trails in 2009 Street took on one of the canary world's most beloved figures Julia Child she played the famous chef in the film's Julie and Julia based on the best-selling non-fiction book of the same title for this role she won the Golden Globe Award for lead actress in a comedy or musical and received an Academy Award nomination she'd been starred in Nancy Meyers romantic comedy it's complicated with coats tarts Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin which are in her another Golden Globe not Streep received widespread acclaim for her work in 2011's the Iron Lady she portrayed former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher the dynamic and forceful politician who was both admired by some and detested by others while dacher was called cold and unfeeling Street believed that Thatcher was Kenny about the fact that in order to be taken seriously she wasn't able to show certain emotions because she was a woman streets thoughtful and nuanced performance as dacher garnered her several awards including a Golden Globe the Iron Lady also brought Street her third Academy Award in 2012 in her acceptance speech the gifted performer seemed to be especially modest and self-effacing when they called my name I had this feeling that I could hear half of America going oh no oh come on why hurt again commenting on her last Academy Award victory I was a kid when I won this like 30 years ago two of the current nominees were not even conceived Street explained while she may be an industry veteran the Academy Awards still have a special meaning to this legendary star I thought I watched so old and jaded but they call your name and you just go into a sort of white light Street said later the following dear Street start in the volatile family drama August go sage county burning yet another Oscar nomination and 2014 saw the actress taking the lead in the D static SCIF I films a giver later that year Street was also featured as a witch in the screen adaptation of must even Sondheim musical into the woods for which she earned additional Golden Globe and Oscar nods continued success and speaking out in 2015 Street starred opposite her real-life daughter mommy Gummer in the Jonathan Demme and diag loco B film working and the flash playing an aging rock star who returns home to reconcile with her family later that year she portrayed real-world British voting activist Emmeline Pankhurst in suffragettes in 2016 she received a Golden Globe nomination for her portrayal of 1940s New York Harry's Florence foster Jenkins in the film by the same name and a Cecil B deMille Award for lifetime achievement at the Golden Globes during her acceptance speech Streep warned against intolerance and disrespect and without naming him criticized president elect Donald Trump for his campaign rhetoric and a 2015 incident where he appeared to mock the disabled New York Times reporter she went on to speak about the importance of a principled press to hold power to account and the need to support journalists to help safeguard the truth she ended her acceptance speech quoting her recently deceased friend Carrie Fisher as my friend the dear departed Princess Leia said to me once take your broken heart make it into art in January 2017 Street garnered a record 28 Academy Award nomination for her performance in Florence Foster Jenkins later that year Street took on a role of the Washington Post's first female publishers Kate Graham in Steven Spielberg's post the moving about the papers attempts to publish a pentagon paper the political cover-up about the Vietnam War the film put Street and Tom Hanks toe gets there on the big screen for the first time and resulted in Golden Globe nominations for both of them a role also earned the actress the opportunity to speak at the Committee to Protect Journalists International Press Freedom des wardes in November during the event Street recalled two incidents in her life involving physical violence one of which involved chasing off the mugger with share and thanked women reporters for helping to bring forth the recent influx of stories from victims of *** harassment thank you you intrepid underpaid overextended troll and unex tall young and old battered and bold bought and sold hyper alert cracked caffeine fiends she said you're ambitious contrarian fiery dogged and determined balls teeth detectives and I on behalf of a grateful nation thank you in December Street came under fire from Optus Rose McGowan who accuse the oscar winner of being complicit in the cover-up of producer harvick weinstein sexually abusive behavior additionally macau divided the plan silent protest in which street and other prominent actresses would wear all black to the upcoming Golden Globes Street responded with a statement in which she insisted she had no idea of Weinstein's behavior not every actor actress and director who made films that HW distributed knew he abused women or that he raised rose in the 90s other women before and others after until they told us she said I am truly sorry she seized me as an adversary because we are both together with all the women in our business standing in defiance of the same implacable foe the status quo that wants so badly to return to the bad old days the old ways where women were used abused and refused entry into the decision-making top levels of the industry personal life Street has been married to sculptor Gummer since 1978 the couple has four adult children including daughters mommy and grace who have both been pursuing acting careers you