Mary Louise Streep mostly known as Meryl Streep was born on June 22, 1949 in Summit, New Jersey, USA. She is a two-time Academy Award-winning, six-time Golden Globe-winning, two-time SAG-winning, Grammy Award-nominated and two-time BAFTA Award-winning American actress who has worked in theatre, television, and film. Also she has been nominated for 14 Academy Awards -- more than any other actress in history.

Meryl Streep make her film debut in the 1970s with a role in the drama Julia (1977). 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. But it was her portrayal of a woman who abandons her family only to come back and fight for custody of her son in Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) that brought her first Academy Award win for Best Actress.

A chameleon on screen, Meryl Streep spent much of the 1980s submerged in a variety of roles and speaking in numerous accents. In Sophie's Choice (1982), she convincingly played a Polish woman traumatized by her experiences during the Holocaust. Streep won her second Academy Award for her work on this film. In Out of Africa (1985), she took on the role of a Danish plantation owner living in Kenya.

In recent years, Meryl Streep has been as busy as ever. In 2002, she appeared to critically acclaimed films—The Hours and Adaptation. A versatile performer, Streep has shown her humorous side in the romantic comedy Prime (2005) and The Devil Wears Prada (2006), which brought her yet another Academy Award nomination.

During her long career, she has been nominated for an Academy Award for a total of 14 times in the Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress categories. Streep has also won an Emmy Award for her work on the television adaptation of the play Angels in America in 2004.

Her recent projects include such movies as, The Music of Regret (2006), The Devil Wears Prada (2006) and Dark Matter (2007).

Filmography

• Wanted (2007)
• Doubt (2008)
• Dirty Tricks (2008)
• The Last Station (2008)
• First Man (2008)
• Chaos (2008)
• Mamma Mia! (2008)
• Rendition (2007)
• Lions for Lambs (2007)
• Evening (2007)
• Dark Matter (2007)
• The Ant Bully (2006)
• The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
• The Music of Regret (2006)
• A Prairie Home Companion (2006)
• Prime (2005)
• Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)
• The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
• "Angels in America" (2003)
• The Hours (2002)
• Adaptation. (2002)
• Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001)
• "King of the Hill" (1 episode, 1999)
• Music of the Heart (1999)
• Chrysanthemum (1999)
• One True Thing (1998)
• Dancing at Lughnasa (1998)
• ...First Do No Harm (1997)
• Marvin's Room (1996)
• Before and After (1996)
• The Bridges of Madison County (1995)
• "The Simpsons" (1 episode, 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)
• Rabbit Ears: The Fisherman and His Wife (1989)
• Evil Angels (1988)
• The Tailor of Gloucester (1988)
• Ironweed (1987)
• Rabbit Ears: The Tale of Peter Rabbit (1987)
• Rabbit Ears: The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher (1987)
• Heartburn (1986)
• Out of Africa (1985)
• Plenty (1985)
• Falling in Love (1984)
• Little Ears: The Velveteen Rabbit (1984)
• Silkwood (1983)
• Sophie's Choice (1982)
• Still of the Night (1982)
• Alice at the Palace (1982)
• The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981)
• Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
• The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979)
• Uncommon Women... and Others (1979)
• Manhattan (1979)
• The Deer Hunter (1978)
• "Holocaust" (1978)
• Julia (1977)
• The Deadliest Season (1977)
• Secret Service (1977)

Awards

• Golden Globe Best Actress in a Motion Picture (Comedy) "The Devil Wears Prada" 2007
• National Society of Film Critics Best Supporting Actress "The Devil Wears Prada" and "A Prairie Home Companion" 2007
• American Film Institute (AFI) Life Achievement Award 2004
• Emmy Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie "Angels in America" 2004
• Golden Globe Award Best Performance by an Actress (Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television) "Angels in America" 2004
• Screen Actors Guild Award Best Actress in a Television Movie or Miniseries "Angels in America" 2004
• Berlin Film Festival Award Best Actress "The Hours" 2002
• Cesar Award Honorary Career Achievement 2002
• Chicago Film Critics Awards Best Supporting Actress "Adaptation" 2002
• Golden Globe Award Best Supporting Actress "Adaptation" 2002
• Gotham Award for Lifetime Achievement 1999
• Women in Film Crystal Award 1998
• People's Choice Award Favorite Movie Actress 1990
• People's Choice Award World Favorite Movie Actress 1990
• Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Award "A Cry In the Dark" 1989
• People's Choice Award Favorite Dramatic Movie Actress 1989
• New York Film Critics Circle Award Best Actress "A Cry in the Dark" 1988
• People's Choice Award Favorite Motion Picture Actress 1987
• People's Choice Award Favorite Motion Picture Actress 1986
• People's Choice Award Favorite All-Around Female Entertainer 1986
• Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award Best Actress "Out of Africa" 1985
• People's Choice Award Favorite Motion Picture Actress 1985
• People's Choice Award Favorite Movie Actress 1984
• NATO Star of the Year Award 1983
• Golden Globe Award Best Actress in a Motion Picture (Drama) "Sophie's Choice" 1982
• Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award Best Actress "Sophie's Choice" 1982
• National Board of Review Award Best Actress "Sophie's Choice" 1982
• National Society of Film Critics Award Best Actress "Sophie's Choice" 1982
• New York Film Critics Circle Award Best Actress "Sophie's Choice" 1982
• Oscar Best Actress "Sophie's Choice" 1982
• BAFTA Award Best Actress "The French Lieutenant's Woman" 1981
• Golden Globe Award Best Actress in a Motion Picture (Drama) "The French Lieutenant's Woman" 1981
• Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award Best Actress "The French Lieutenant's Woman" 1981
• OBIE Award Performance "Alice in Concert" 1980 - 81
• Golden Globe Award Best Supporting Actress "Kramer vs. Kramer" 1979
• Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award Best Supporting Actress "Kramer vs. Kramer", "The Seduction of Joe Tynan" and "Manhattan" 1979
• National Board of Review Award Best Supporting Actress "The Seduction of Joe Tynan", "Manhattan" and "Kramer vs. Kramer" 1979
• National Society of Film Critics Award Best Supporting Actress "Kramer vs. Kramer", "Manhattan" and "The Seduction of Joe Tynan" 1979
• New York Film Critics Circle Award ited for both films "The Seduction of Joe Tynan" and "Kramer vs. Kramer" 1979
• Oscar Best Supporting Actress "Kramer vs. Kramer" 1979
• National Society of Film Critics Award Best Supporting Actress "The Deer Hunter" 1978
• Emmy Best Actress in a Limited Series "Holocaust" 1977 - 78
• Theatre World Award "27 Wagons Full of Cotton" 1976