Meryl Streep
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Date of Birth:
June 22, 1949 (73)
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Streep made her stage debut in Trelawny of the Wells and received a Tony Award nomination for 27 Wagons Full of Cotton and A Memory of Two Mondays in 1976. In 1977, she made her film debut in Julia. In 1978, she won a Primetime Emmy Award for her leading role in the miniseries Holocaust, and ...
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Streep made her stage debut in Trelawny of the Wells and received a Tony Award nomination for 27 Wagons Full of Cotton and A Memory of Two Mondays in 1976. In 1977, she made her film debut in Julia. In 1978, she won a Primetime Emmy Award for her leading role in the miniseries Holocaust, and received her first Oscar nomination for The Deer Hunter. Streep won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for playing a troubled wife in Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) and went on to establish herself as a film actress in the 1980s. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for starring as a Holocaust survivor in Sophie's Choice (1982) and had her biggest commercial success to that point in Out of Africa (1985). She continued to gain critical and awards recognition for her work in the late 1980s and 1990s, but commercial success was varied, with the comedy Death Becomes Her (1992) and the drama The Bridges of Madison County (1995) becoming her biggest earners in that period.
Streep reclaimed her stardom in the 2000s and 2010s with starring roles in The Hours (2002), The Devil Wears Prada (2006), Mamma Mia! (2008), Julie & Julia (2009), It's Complicated (2009), and Into the Woods (2014). She also won her third Academy Award for her portrayal of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady (2011). Her stage roles include The Public Theater's 2001 revival of The Seagull, and her television roles include two projects for HBO, the miniseries Angels in America (2003), for which she won another Emmy Award, and the drama series Big Little Lies (2019).
Streep has been the recipient of many honorary awards. She was awarded the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2004, Gala Tribute from the Film Society of Lincoln Center in 2008, and Kennedy Center Honor in 2011 for her contribution to American culture, through performing arts. President Barack Obama awarded her the 2010 National Medal of Arts, and in 2014, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. In 2003, the government of France made her a Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters. She was awarded the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2017.
Meryl Streep Awards and Nominations
Drama Desk Awards - 2006 - Outstanding Actress in a Play | ||
Meryl Streep, Mother Courage and Her Children | ||
The Lortels - 2004 - Outstanding Solo Show | ||
Meryl StreepSarah Jones: bridge & tunnel | ||
Drama Desk Awards - 2001 - Outstanding Actress - Play ![]() |
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Meryl Streep, The Seagull | ||
Drama Desk Awards - 1977 - Outstanding Actress - Musical | ||
Meryl Streep, Happy End | ||
Drama Desk Awards - 1977 - Outstanding Featured Actress - Play | ||
Meryl Streep, The Cherry Orchard | ||
Drama Desk Awards - 1976 - Outstanding Actress - Play | ||
Meryl Streep27 Wagons Full of Cotton/Memory of Two Mondays | ||
Drama Desk Awards - 1976 - Outstanding Actress - Play | ||
Meryl Streep, Secret Service | ||
Drama Desk Awards - 1976 - Outstanding Actress - Play | ||
Meryl Streep, Trelawny of the "Wells" | ||
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 1976 - Best Performances ![]() |
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Theatre World Awards - 1976 - Performance ![]() |
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Meryl Streep27 Wagons Full of Cotton | ||
Tony Awards - 1976 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | ||
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Meryl Streep News

by Juan-Jose Gonzalez - Feb 3, 2023
Este miércoles, 8 de febrero, el actor controlará durante 24 horas la cuenta de BroadwayWorld Spain en Instagram.

by Stephi Wild - Feb 2, 2023
Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts is pleased to announce that single tickets are now on sale for the bonus fourth Mainstage production, Sammy & Me, written by and starring Eric Jordan Young and written and directed by Wendy Dann. Sammy & Me will be performed at Bay Street Theater in rep with Master Class, Monday, August 14, through Sunday, August 20.

by Michael Major - Feb 1, 2023
The Metropolitan Opera's recent production of The Hours, starring Renée Fleming, Kelli O'Hara, and Joyce DiDonato, will air on PBS. Phelim McDermott directs with Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducting. Christine Baranski will host the special.

by Little Known Facts w/ Ilana Levine - Jan 23, 2023
Little Known Facts is a weekly podcast hosted by stage and film actress Ilana Levine. This week's episode features Tony, Grammy, and Olivier Award winning lyricist, director, writer, and conceiver, Scott Wittman! Scott discussed his career, and his most recent Broadway project, Some Like It Hot, on the podcast.

by Michael Major - Jan 18, 2023
Amanda Seyfried has confirmed her plans to make her Broadway debut. It was previously reported that Seyfried had missed the Golden Globes because she was workshopping a musical adaptation of Thelma and Louise. She continued to tease the show's music and confirmed Evan Rachel Wood's involvement. Watch the interview video clip now!

by - Jan 18, 2023
Top stories include additional dates and complete casting for the tour of Into The Woods, a new tour from Patti LuPone, and more! Plus, check out photos and video footage of Jinkx Monsoon taking her first Broadway bows in Chicago!

by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 17, 2023
The 92NY Unterberg Poetry Center’s 84th season will continue with a Winter/Spring lineup featuring beloved playwrights and actors, critically-acclaimed novelists and poets. See details about the lineup and more.

by Michael Major - Jan 17, 2023
Selena Gomez has shared a new TikTok from the set of Only Murders In the Building, revealing that Meryl Streep has joined the cast of the upcoming season. The new video features Gomez with her co-stars Steve Martin and Martin Short, plus Paul Rudd, Andrea Martin, and Streep. They will be joined by Jesse Williams.

by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 13, 2023
Amanda Seyfried is currently workshopping a musical version of “Thelma & Louise', with Evan Rachel Wood in talks to join the project.

by A.A. Cristi - Jan 12, 2023
Seven women, seven stories, seven countries. Experience a thought-provoking and emotional journey about human rights across the globe.
Meryl Streep Videos


by Michael Major - Jan 18, 2023
Amanda Seyfried has confirmed her plans to make her Broadway debut. It was previously reported that Seyfried had missed the Golden Globes because she was workshopping a musical adaptation of Thelma and Louise. She continued to tease the show's music and confirmed Evan Rachel Wood's involvement. Watch the interview video clip now!


by Michael Major - Nov 8, 2022
Watch an exclusive video clip from the new film adaption of Sell/Buy/Date, which is based on Sarah Jones' 2016 Off-Broadway solo show. The film is written and directed by Sarah Jones, and is executive produced by Meryl Streep with appearances by Ilana Glazer, Rosario Dawson, and Bryan Cranston.


by Team BWW - Sep 21, 2022
BroadwayWorld has a first look at the Dutch production of The Prom. The production is currently touring to various venues across the Netherlands.


by Michael Major - Sep 21, 2022
Produced by Meryl Streep, Sell/Buy/Date is a hybrid doc/narrative following Tony winning performer and comedian Sarah Jones. Through interviews and even celebrity cameos, this film poses the question: how can we as a society have a healthy relationship to sex, power, race and our economy, without exploitation or stigma? Watch the video trailer now!


by Stage Tube - Aug 2, 2022
Tickets are on sale now for the Met’s 2022–23 Live in HD series of movie theater transmissions, which features ten spectacular productions, including exciting company premieres, new productions, and repertory favorites, as well as exclusive behind-the-scenes content. Watch an all new trailer and get a first look inside the productions and season!


by Michael Major - Jun 1, 2022
In an exclusive clip, watch how Joe Papp, the founder of The Public Theater, Free Shakespeare in the Park and producer of groundbreaking plays like Hair, A Chorus Line and for colored girls…, turned a dilapidated building into what the Public Theater is today.


by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 13, 2022
Ahead of the 60th Anniversary Season of Free Shakespeare in The Park at New York City's Delacorte Theater in Central Park, American Masters: Joe Papp in Five Acts tells the story of this indomitable, street-wise champion of the arts.


by Marissa Tomeo - May 8, 2022
Amanda Seyfried stopped by THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON last night to talk about her performance in the new miniseries drama, The Dropout, which is now available to watch on Hulu.


by Stage Tube - Mar 2, 2022
The Axelrod Performing Arts Center will present The Bridges of Madison County, The Musical, starring Kate Baldwin (Hello, Dolly!, Finian's Rainbow) and Aaron Lazar (A Little Night Music, The Light in the Piazza). Get a first look at the cast in rehearsals!


by Michael Major - Jan 14, 2022
Ariana DeBoseAriana DeBose sat down with Jimmy Fallon on the Tonight Show last night to discuss her upcoming Saturday Night Live hosting debut. Watch the new interview, in which she also discussed her role as 'The Bullet' in Hamilton, filming The Prom with Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman, and playing Anita in Steven Spielberg's West Side Story!