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Meryl Streep is an American actress. Ever since her debut in the 1970s, she has been ruling the stage and big screen alike with her tremendous performance and top class acting capability. Her ability to bring to life the characters and the panache with which she deals with each of them is commendable. Streep’s outstanding ability is profoundly visible from the fact that she has 17 nominations at Academy Awards (winning three) and 27 nominations at Golden Globe Awards (winning eight), which is the highest ever recorded nominations by an actor in the history of both the awards.
Birth Name
Mary Louise Streep
Nickname
Meryl
Profession
Actress
Nationality
American
Personal Life
Birthday / Date of Birth
Meryl Streep was born on the 22th of June 1949, in Summit, New Jersey, United States.
Age
She’s currently 70 years old.
Residence
Connecticut, United States
Sun Sign
Cancer
Ethnicity
White
Religion
Agnostic
Education
Meryl attended Cedar Hill Elementary School and the Oak Street School, which was a Junior High school back then. In 1963, the family moved to Bernardsville, New Jersey, where she attended Bernards High School. She then got admission at the Vassar College from where she graduated in 1971 with BA cum laude. In 1975, she completed her MFA studies from Yale School of Drama, New Haven, Connecticut, United States. She also studied at the Dartmouth College as a visiting student and in 1981 received an Honorary Doctor of Arts degree.
Family Details
- Father – Harry William Streep Jr. (Pharmaceutical Executive)
- Mother – Mary Wolf Wilkinson (Commercial Artist and Art Editor)
- Siblings – Dana David Streep (Younger Brother) (Actor), Harry William III (Younger Brother) (Actor and Producer)
Marital Status
Married
Boyfriend / Spouse
Meryl Streep has dated –
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- John Cazale (1975-1978) – Meryl Streep first met actor John Cazale during an audition for New York City’s famed show Shakespeare in the Park and they grew close while working on the show. She remained with him even after he was diagnosed with lung cancer and until his death in March 1978.
- Don Gummer (1978-Present) – Meryl Streep met sculptor Don Gummer through her brother, who was Gummer’s close friend. Apparently, Gummer had come with her brother to help her pack up the apartment, she shared with Cazale. Soon after they started dating and she moved in with him. About six months after Cazale’s untimely death, Meryl had got married to Gummer. The couple has 4 children, son Henry (b. 1979), daughters Mamie (b. 1983), Grace (b. 1986) and Louisa (b. 1991).
Physical Statistics
Height
- In feet – 5 feet 6 inches
- In centimeters – 168 cm
- In meters – 1.68 m
Weight
- In Kilograms – 73 kg
- In Pounds – 161 lbs
Body Measurements
- Measurements – 38-30-39
- Bust – 38 inches
- Waist – 30 inches
- Hip – 39 inches
- Bra Size – 36B
Body Build
Average
Eye Color
Green
Hair Color
Blonde
Shoe Size
She wears a size 8 (US) shoe.
Dress Size
Her dress size is 12 (US).
Sexuality
Straight
Professional Statistics
Famous For
Starring in critically acclaimed movies like The Bridges of Madison County (1995) and Music of the Heart (1999).
Stage Debut
In 1975, Streep made her stage debut in Trelawny of the Wells.
Film Debut
In 1977, Meryl made her film debut drama film Julia in the role of Anne Marie.
Television Debut
In 1977, she made her screen debut in the television film The Deadliest Season.
Brand Endorsements
In 1990, Meryl starred in a TV commercial for Amercian Express Credit Card.
Awards & Nominations
| Awards | Year | Category | Nominations | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AACTA Awards | 1989 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Evil Angels | Won | |
| AACTA International Awards | 2012 | Best Actress | The Iron Lady | Won | |
| 2014 | August: Osage County | Nominated | |||
| 2015 | Best Supporting Actress | Into the Woods | Nominated | ||
| AARP’s Movies for Grown-Ups Awards | 2003 | Best Actress | Adaptation | Won | |
| 2005 | The Manchurian Candidate | Runner-up | |||
| Breakaway Performance | Stuck on You | Runner-up | |||
| 2007 | Best Actress | The Devil Wears Prada | Runner-up | ||
| 2008 | Lions for Lambs | Runner-up | |||
| 2009 | Doubt | Won | |||
| Best Grown-Up Love Story | Meryl Streep and Pierce Brosnan for Mamma Mia! | Runner-up | |||
| 2010 | Meryl Streep and Stanley Tucci for Julie & Julia | Won | |||
| Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin for It’s Complicated | Runner-up | ||||
| Best Actress | Julie & Julia | Runner-up | |||
| It’s Complicated | Runner-up | ||||
| 2012 | The Iron Lady | Runner-up | |||
| Best Grown-Up Love Story | Jim Broadbent for The Iron Lady | Won | |||
| 2013 | Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones for Hope Springs | Runner-up | |||
| Best Actress | Hope Springs | Runner-up | |||
| 2014 | August: Osage County | Runner-up | |||
| 2016 | Florence Foster Jenkins | Runner-up | |||
| Best Grown-Up Love Story | Meryl Streep and Hugh Grant for Florence Foster Jenkins | Runner-up | |||
| 2017 | Best Actress | The Post | Runner-up | ||
| Academy Awards | 1979 | Best Supporting Actress | The Deer Hunter | Nominated | |
| 1980 | Kramer vs. Kramer | Won | |||
| 1982 | Best Actress | The French Lieutenant’s Woman | Nominated | ||
| 1983 | Sophie’s Choice | Won | |||
| 1984 | Silkwood | Nominated | |||
| 1986 | Out of Africa | Nominated | |||
| 1988 | Ironweed | Nominated | |||
| 1989 | A Cry in the Dark | Nominated | |||
| 1991 | Postcards from the Edge | Nominated | |||
| 1996 | The Bridges of Madison County | Nominated | |||
| 1999 | One True Thing | Nominated | |||
| 2000 | Music of the Heart | Nominated | |||
| 2003 | Best Supporting Actress | Adaptation | Nominated | ||
| 2007 | Best Actress | The Devil Wears Prada | Nominated | ||
| 2009 | Doubt | Nominated | |||
| 2010 | Julie & Julia | Nominated | |||
| 2012 | The Iron Lady | Won | |||
| 2014 | August: Osage County | Nominated | |||
| 2015 | Best Supporting Actress | Into the Woods | Nominated | ||
| 2017 | Best Actress | Florence Foster Jenkins | Nominated | ||
| The Post | Nominated | ||||
| Aftonbladet TV Prize | 1986 | Female Foreign TV Personality of the Year | Meryl Streep | Won | |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | 2006 | Best Actress in a Comedic Performance | The Devil Wears Prada | Won | |
| Actress Defying Age and Ageism | Meryl Streep | Nominated | |||
| 2008 | Best Actress | Doubt | Nominated | ||
| Mamma Mia! | Nominated | ||||
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Meryl Streep | Nominated | |||
| Women’s Image Award | Nominated | ||||
| 2009 | Best Animated Female | Fantastic Mr. Fox | Nominated | ||
| Best Depiction of Nudity, Sexuality, or Seduction | Meryl Streep and Alec Baldwin for It’s Complicated | Won | |||
| Actress Defying Age and Ageism | It’s Complicated and Julie & Julia | Won | |||
| Outstanding Achievement by a Woman in the Film Industry | Nominated | ||||
| Best Actress | Julie & Julia | Nominated | |||
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Meryl Streep | Nominated | |||
| Women’s Image Award | Nominated | ||||
| 2011 | Best Actress | The Iron Lady | Nominated | ||
| Female Icon Award | Nominated | ||||
| Actress Defying Age and Ageism | Nominated | ||||
| 2013 | August: Osage County | Nominated | |||
| 2014 | Into the Woods | Nominated | |||
| American Academy of Arts and Letters | 2010 | Honorary Member | Meryl Streep | Won | |
| American Comedy Awards | 1991 | Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture | Postcards from the Edge | Won | |
| 1993 | Death Becomes Her | Nominated | |||
| American Film Institute | 2004 | AFI Life Achievement Award | Meryl Streep | Won | |
| American Movie Awards | 1980 | Best Supporting Actress | The Deer Hunter | Won | |
| Berlin International Film Festival | 1999 | Berlinale Camera | Meryl Streep | Won | |
| 2003 | Silver Bear for Best Actress | The Hours | Won | ||
| 2012 | Honorary Golden Bear | Meryl Streep | Won | ||
| Blockbuster Entertainment Awards | 1996 | Favorite Actress – Drama (Theatrical) | The Bridges of Madison County | Nominated | |
| Boston Society of Film Critics | 1982 | Best Actress | Sophie’s Choice | Won | |
| 2006 | Best Supporting Actress | The Devil Wears Prada | Runner-up | ||
| 2009 | Best Actress | Julie & Julia | Won | ||
| 2011 | The Iron Lady | Runner-up | |||
| Britannia Awards | 2015 | Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film | Meryl Streep | Won | |
| British Academy Film Award | 1980 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | The Deer Hunter | Nominated | |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Manhattan | Nominated | |||
| 1981 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Kramer vs. Kramer | Nominated | ||
| 1982 | The French Lieutenant’s Woman | Won | |||
| 1984 | Sophie’s Choice | Nominated | |||
| 1985 | Silkwood | Nominated | |||
| 1987 | Out of Africa | Nominated | |||
| 2003 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Adaptation | Nominated | ||
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | The Hours | Nominated | |||
| 2005 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | The Manchurian Candidate | Nominated | ||
| 2007 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | The Devil Wears Prada | Nominated | ||
| 2009 | Doubt | Nominated | |||
| 2010 | Julie & Julia | Nominated | |||
| 2012 | The Iron Lady | Won | |||
| Florence Foster Jenkins | Nominated | ||||
| British Independent Film Awards | 2012 | Best Performance by an Actress in a British Independent Film | The Iron Lady | Nominated | |
| Cannes Film Festival | 1989 | Best Actress | A Cry in the Dark | Won | |
| Capri Hollywood International Film Festival | 2013 | Best Actress | August: Osage County | Won | |
| Best Ensemble Cast | The cast of August: Osage County | Won | |||
| César Awards | 2003 | Honorary César | Meryl Streep | Won | |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | 1995 | Best Actress | The Bridges of Madison County | Nominated | |
| 2002 | Best Supporting Actress | Adaptation | Won | ||
| 2006 | Best Actress | The Devil Wears Prada | Nominated | ||
| Doubt | Nominated | ||||
| 2009 | Julie & Julia | Nominated | |||
| 2011 | The Iron Lady | Nominated | |||
| 2013 | August: Osage County | Nominated | |||
| Costume Designers Guild | 2017 | Distinguished Collaborator Award | Meryl Streep | Won | |
| Critics’ Choice Movie Awards | 2003 | Best Supporting Actress | Adaptation | Nominated | |
| Best Acting Ensemble | The cast of The Hours | Nominated | |||
| 2007 | Best Actress | The Devil Wears Prada | Nominated | ||
| The cast of A Prairie Home Companion | Nominated | ||||
| 2009 | Doubt | Nominated | |||
| Won | |||||
| 2010 | Julie & Julia | Won | |||
| 2012 | The Iron Lady | Nominated | |||
| 2014 | August: Osage County | Nominated | |||
| Best Acting Ensemble | The cast of August: Osage County | Nominated | |||
| 2015 | Best Supporting Actress | Into the Woods | Nominated | ||
| Best Acting Ensemble | The cast of Into the Woods | Nominated | |||
| 2016 | Best Actress in a Comedy | Florence Foster Jenkins | Won | ||
| 2017 | Best Actress | The Post | Nominated | ||
| Best Acting Ensemble | The cast of The Post | Nominated | |||
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | 2002 | Best Supporting Actress | Adaptation | Runner-up | |
| 2004 | The Manchurian Candidate | 5th place | |||
| 2006 | Best Actress | The Devil Wears Prada | 3rd place | ||
| 2008 | Doubt | Runner-up | |||
| 2009 | Julie & Julia | Runner-up | |||
| The Iron Lady | 3rd place | ||||
| August: Osage County | 4th place | ||||
| 2017 | The Post | 5th place | |||
| 1982 | Best Foreign Actress | The French Lieutenant’s Woman | Nominated | ||
| Sophie’s Choice | Nominated | ||||
| 1985 | Falling in Love | Won | |||
| 1986 | Out of Africa | Won | |||
| Detroit Film Critics Society | 2008 | Best Actress | Doubt | Nominated | |
| 2009 | Julie & Julia | Nominated | |||
| 2011 | The Iron Lady | Nominated | |||
| 2013 | August: Osage County | Nominated | |||
| Best Ensemble | The cast of August: Osage County | Nominated | |||
| 2014 | Into the Woods | Nominated | |||
| 2017 | The Post | Won | |||
| Dorian Awards | 2012 | Film Performance of the Year | The Iron Lady | Won | |
| 2018 | Timeless Star | Meryl Streep | Won | ||
| Drama Desk Award | 1976 | Outstanding Actress in a Play | Secret Service, A Memory of Two Mondays, 27 Wagons Full of Cotton and Trelawny of the “Wells” | Nominated | |
| 1977 | Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play | The Cherry Orchard | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Actress in a Musical | Happy End | Nominated | |||
| 2002 | Outstanding Actress in a Play | The Seagull | Nominated | ||
| 2007 | Mother Courage and Her Children | Nominated | |||
| 2006 | Best Supporting Actress | The Devil Wears Prada | 3rd place | ||
| Best Actress | Doubt | 5th place | |||
| 2012 | Best Actress | The Iron Lady | Nominated | ||
| 2014 | Performance in a Feature Film | August: Osage County | Nominated | ||
| Eugene O’Neill Theater Center | 2014 | Monte Cristo Award | Meryl Streep | Won | |
| 2008 | Chaplin Award Gala Tribute | Meryl Streep | Won | ||
| 2002 | Best Supporting Actress | Adaptation | Won | ||
| 1999 | George Eastman Award | Meryl Streep | Won | ||
| 2014 | Fellowship Award | Won | |||
| 2003 | Best Supporting Actress | Adaptation | Won | ||
| The Hours | Nominated | ||||
| Best Ensemble Cast | The cast of Adaptation | Nominated | |||
| The cast of The Hours | Won | ||||
| 2004 | Best TV Movie/Mini Lead Actress | Angels in America | Won | ||
| 2007 | Best Ensemble Cast | The cast of A Prairie Home Companion | Nominated | ||
| Best Leading Actress | The Devil Wears Prada | Nominated | |||
| 2009 | TV Movie/Mini Actress of the Decade | Angels in America | Won | ||
| Best Leading Actress | Doubt | Won | |||
| Best Ensemble Cast | The cast of Doubt | Won | |||
| 2010 | Best Supporting Actress of the Decade | Adaptat | Nominated | ||
| Best Performer of the Decade | Meryl Streep | Won | |||
| Best Leading Actress | Julie & Julia | Won | |||
| 2012 | The Iron Lady | Won | |||
| 2014 | Best Ensemble Cast | The cast of August: Osage County | Nominated | ||
| 2015 | The cast of Into the Woods | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Into the Woods | Nominated | |||
| 2018 | Best Leading Actress | The Post | Nominated | ||
| 1979 | Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | The Deer Hunter | Nominated | ||
| Kramer vs. Kramer | Won | ||||
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | The French Lieutenant’s Woman | Won | |||
| Sophie’s Choice | Won | ||||
| Silkwood | Nominated | ||||
| Out of Africa | Nominated | ||||
| A Cry in the Dark | Nominated | ||||
| Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical | She-Devil | Nominated | |||
| Postcards from the Edge | Nominated | ||||
| Death Becomes Her | Nominated | ||||
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | The River Wild | Nominated | |||
| The Bridges of Madison County | Nominated | ||||
| Marvin’s Room | Nominated | ||||
| Best Actress – Mini-Series or Television Film | …First Do No Harm | Nominated | |||
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | One True Thing | Nominated | |||
| Music of the Heart | Nominated | ||||
| Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Adaptation | Won | |||
| The Hours | Nominated | ||||
| 2004 | Best Actress – Mini-Series or Television Film | Angels in America | Won | ||
| Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | The Manchurian Candidate | Nominated | |||
| Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical | The Devil Wears Prada | Won | |||
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Doubt | Nominated | |||
| Mamma Mia! | Nominated | ||||
| 2010 | It’s Complicated | Nominated | |||
| Won | |||||
| 2012 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | The Iron Lady | Won | ||
| Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical | Hope Springs | Nominated | |||
| August: Osage County | Nominated | ||||
| Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Into the Woods | Nominated | |||
| Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical | Florence Foster Jenkins | Nominated | |||
| Meryl Streep | Won | ||||
| 2018 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | The Post | Nominated | ||
| 2002 | Best Supporting Actress of the Year | Adaptation | Nominated | ||
| Best Actress of the Year | Doubt | Nominated | |||
| Julie & Julia | Nominated | ||||
| 2009 | Best Actress – International | Meryl Streep | Won | ||
| 1999 | Career Tribute | Won | |||
| 2006 | Best Ensemble Cast | The cast of A Prairie Home Companion | Nominated | ||
| 2005 | Individual Achievement Award – Outstanding Female Lead in a Drama Special | Angels in America | Won | ||
| 1986 | Best Album for Children | The Velveteen Rabbit | Nominated | ||
| 1989 | The Tailor of Gloucester | Nominated | |||
| The Tale of Peter Rabbit | Nominated | ||||
| 2008 | Best Spoken Word Album for Children | The One and Only Shrek! | Nominated | ||
| 2009 | Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media | Mamma Mia! | Nominated | ||
| Guinness World Records | 2012 | Most Golden Globes Won by an Actress | Meryl Streep | Won | |
| Won | |||||
| 2017 | Most Golden Globes Nominations for an Actress | Won | |||
| 2018 | Most Oscar Nominations for an Actress | Won | |||
| Hasty Pudding Theatricals | 1980 | Woman of the Year | Meryl Streep | Won | |
| 2013 | Hollywood Ensemble Award | The cast of August: Osage County | Won | ||
| 2008 | Best Actress | Doubt | Nominated | ||
| The cast of Doubt | Won | ||||
| 2009 | Best Actress | Julie & Julia | Nominated | ||
| 2011 | |||||
| August: Osage County | Nominated | ||||
| 2014 | Best Movie Supporting Actress | Into the Woods | Nominated | ||
| 2006 | Best Supporting Performance | A Prairie Home Companion | 8th place | ||
| The Devil Wears Prada | 7th place | ||||
| 2009 | Julie & Julia | 8th place[p] | |||
| 2007 | Best Supporting Actress | A Prairie Home Companion | Runner-up | ||
| Best Actress | Julie & Julia | Nominated | |||
| 2011 | Best Actress of the Decade | The Devil Wears Prada | Nominated | ||
| The cast of Doubt | Nominated | ||||
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Doubt | Nominated | |||
| 2012 | The Iron Lady | Nominated | |||
| 1999 | Best Actress | Dancing at Lughnasa | Nominated | ||
| Best International Actress | Mamma Mia! | Won | |||
| It’s Complicated | Won | ||||
| The Iron Lady | Nominated | ||||
| 2013 | Best International Actress | Hope Springs | Nominated | ||
| August: Osage County | Nominated | ||||
| Into the Woods | Nominated | ||||
| Florence Foster Jenkins | Nominated | ||||
| 2004 | Actress of the Year | Adaptation | Nominated | ||
| The Devil Wears Prada | Won | ||||
| Doubt | Nominated | ||||
| Julie & Julia | Nominated | ||||
| The Iron Lady | Won | ||||
| 1979 | Best Supporting Actress | Kramer vs. Kramer, Manhattan and The Seduction of Joe Tynan | Won | ||
| Best Actress | The French Lieutenant’s Woman | Won | |||
| Sophie’s Choice | Won | ||||
| Out of Africa | Won | ||||
| 2004 | Stanislavsky Award | Meryl Streep | Won | ||
| 2007 | Best Villain | The Devil Wears Prada | Nominated | ||
| Into the Woods | Won | ||||
| 1984 | Best Foreign Actress | Silkwood | Nominated | ||
| Out of Africa | Nominated | ||||
| 1979 | Best Supporting Actress | Kramer vs. Kramer, Manhattan and The Seduction of Joe Tynan | Won | ||
| Best Actress | Sophie’s Choice | Won | |||
| 2008 | Best Acting by an Ensemble | The cast of Doubt | Won | ||
| The cast of It’s Complicated | Won | ||||
| Best Actress | The Post | Won | |||
| 2008 | Best Performance – Female | Mamma Mia! | Won | ||
| 1978 | Best Supporting Actress | The Deer Hunter | Won | ||
| Kramer vs. Kramer, Manhattan and The Seduction of Joe Tynan | Won | ||||
| Best Actress | Sophie’s Choice | Won | |||
| The Bridges of Madison County | 3rd place | ||||
| Best Supporting Actress | The Devil Wears Prada and A Prairie Home Companion | Won | |||
| Best Actress | Julie & Julia and Fantastic Mr. Fox | Runner-up | |||
| The Iron Lady | 3rd place | ||||
| New York Film Critics Circle | 1978 | Best Supporting Actress | The Deer Hunter | 3rd place | |
| 1979 | Kramer vs. Kramer and The Seduction of Joe Tynan | Won | |||
| 1982 | Best Actress | Sophie’s Choice | Won | ||
| 1988 | A Cry in the Dark | Won | |||
| 2006 | The Devil Wears Prada | Runner-up | |||
| 2009 | Julie & Julia | Won | |||
| 2011 | The Iron Lady | Won | |||
| New York Film Critics Online | 2009 | Best Actress | Julie & Julia | Won | |
| 2011 | The Iron Lady | Won | |||
| New York Women in Film & Television | 1983 | Muse Award | Meryl Streep | Won | |
| Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards | 2015 | Favorite Villain | Into the Woods | Nominated | |
| Obie Award | 1981 | Distinguished Performance by an Actress | Alice in Concert | Won | |
| Online Film Critics Society | 2002 | Best Supporting Actress | Adaptation | Nominated | |
| The cast of Adaptation | Nominated | ||||
| 2006 | Best Actress | The Devil Wears Prada | Nominated | ||
| 2008 | Doubt | Nominated | |||
| 2009 | Julie & Julia | Nominated | |||
| 2011 | The Iron Lady | Nominated | |||
| Outer Critics Circle Award | 1976 | Outstanding Performance | A Memory of Two Mondays and 27 Wagons Full of Cotton | Won | |
| Outfest | 2003 | Screen Idol Awards | The Hours | Won | |
| Palm Springs International Film Festival | 2014 | Icon Award | Meryl Streep | Won | |
| 2019 | Ensemble Cast Award | The cast of Mary Poppins Returns | Won | ||
| People’s Choice Awards | 1984 | Favorite Motion Picture Supporting Actress | Meryl Streep | Won | |
| Won | |||||
| Won | |||||
| Won | |||||
| 1987 | Favorite Motion Picture Actress | Won | |||
| 1989 | Favorite Actress in a Dramatic Motion Picture | Won | |||
| 1990 | World-Favorite Motion Picture Actress | Won | |||
| Won | |||||
| 2009 | Favorite Cast | Mamma Mia! | Nominated | ||
| “Mamma Mia” | Won | ||||
| 2013 | Favorite Movie Icon | Meryl Streep | Won | ||
| Nominated | |||||
| 2015 | Nominated | ||||
| Favorite Movie Actress | Nominated | ||||
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 1978 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Television Movie | Holocaust | Won | |
| 1997 | …First Do No Harm | Nominated | |||
| 2004 | Angels in America | Won | |||
| 2017 | Outstanding Narrator | Five Came Back | Won | ||
| Rembrandt Award | 2007 | Best Foreign Actress | The Devil Wears Prada | Won | |
| Mamma Mia! | Won | ||||
| The Iron Lady | Won | ||||
| Rome Film Festival | 2009 | Golden Marc’Aurelio Acting Award | Julie & Julia | Won | |
| Rungstedlund Foundation | 1993 | Rungstedlund Award | Out of Africa, based on a memoir written by Karen Blixen | Won | |
| Russian National Movie Awards | 2007 | Best Foreign Actress | The Ant Bully, The Devil Wears Prada and A Prairie Home Companion | Won | |
| 2009 | Mamma Mia! | Won | |||
| 2010 | Doubt and Julie & Julia | Nominated | |||
| 2014 | Best Foreign Actress of the Decade | Meryl Streep | Nominated | ||
| San Diego Film Critics Society | 2017 | Best Ensemble | The cast of The Post | Nominated | |
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle | 2009 | Best Actress | Julie & Julia | Won | |
| August: Osage County | Nominated | ||||
| San Sebastián International Film Festival | 2008 | Donostia Award | Meryl Streep | Won | |
| Satellite Awards | 1998 | Best Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV | …First Do No Harm | Nominated | |
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | One True Thing | Nominated | |||
| The Hours | Nominated | ||||
| Adaptation | Nominated | ||||
| 2004 | Best Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV | Angels in America | Won | ||
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical | The Devil Wears Prada | Won | |||
| Mamma Mia! | Nominated | ||||
| Doubt | Nominated | ||||
| 2009 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical | Julie & Julia | Won | ||
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture | The Iron Lady | Nominated | |||
| August: Osage County | Nominated | ||||
| Best Ensemble – Motion Picture | The cast of Into the Woods | Won | |||
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture | Florence Foster Jenkins | Nominated | |||
| Saturn Award | 1992 | Best Actress | Defending Your Life | Nominated | |
| Death Becomes Her | Nominated | ||||
| Best Supporting Actress | The Manchurian Candidate | Nominated | |||
| 2015 | Into the Woods | Nominated | |||
| Screen Actors Guild Award | 1995 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | The River Wild | Nominated | |
| 1996 | The Bridges of Madison County | Nominated | |||
| 1997 | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | The cast of Marvin’s Room | Nominated | ||
| 1999 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | One True Thing | Nominated | ||
| Music of the Heart | Nominated | ||||
| Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | The cast of Adaptation | Nominated | |||
| Nominated | |||||
| 2004 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Mini-Series or Television Movie | Angels in America | Won | ||
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | The Devil Wears Prada | Nominated | |||
| Doubt | Won | ||||
| The cast of Doubt | Nominated | ||||
| 2010 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | Julie & Julia | Nominated | ||
| The Iron Lady | Nominated | ||||
| August: Osage County | Nominated | ||||
| The cast of August: Osage County | Nominated | ||||
| 2015 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role | Into the Woods | Nominated | ||
| 2017 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | Florence Foster Jenkins | Nominated | ||
| Seattle Film Critics Society | 2017 | Best Ensemble Cast | The cast of The Post | Nominated | |
| Best Actress | The Post | Nominated | |||
| Society of Operating Cameramen | 2018 | President’s Award | Meryl Streep | Won | |
| St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association | 2011 | Best Actress | The Iron Lady | Runner-up | |
| August: Osage County | Runner-up | ||||
| 2017 | The Post | Nominated | |||
| Teen Choice Awards | 2006 | Choice Movie: Chemistry | Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway for The Devil Wears Prada | Nominated | |
| Choice Movie: Sleazebag | The Devil Wears Prada | Nominated | |||
| Telluride Film Festival | 1998 | Silver Medallion | Meryl Streep | Won | |
| Theatre World Award | 1976 | Outstanding Broadway or Off-Broadway Debuts | Secret Service | Won | |
| Tony Awards | 1976 | Best Featured Actress in a Play | 27 Wagons Full of Cotton | Nominated | |
| Toronto Film Critics Association | 2008 | Best Actress | Doubt | Nominated | |
| 2009 | Julie & Julia | Nominated | |||
| 2011 | The Iron Lady | Nominated | |||
| Valladolid International Film Festival | 1986 | Best Actress | Heartburn | Won | |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle | 2008 | Best Actress | Doubt | Nominated | |
| 2009 | Julie & Julia | Nominated | |||
| 2011 | The Iron Lady | Nominated | |||
| Village Voice Film Poll | 2009 | Best Actress | Julie & Julia | 5th place | |
| 2011 | The Iron Lady | 8th place | |||
| 2017 | The Post | 18th place | |||
| Washington DC Area Film Critics Association | 2008 | Best Acting Ensemble | The cast of Doubt | Won | |
| Best Actress | Doubt | Won | |||
| 2009 | Julie & Julia | Nominated | |||
| 2011 | The Iron Lady | Nominated | |||
| 2013 | August: Osage County | Nominated | |||
| Best Acting Ensemble | The cast of August: Osage County | Nominated | |||
| 2014 | The cast of Into the Woods | Nominated | |||
| 2017 | The Post | Nominated | |||
| Best Actress | Nominated | ||||
| Women Film Critics Circle | 2006 | Best Comedic Performance | The Devil Wears Prada | Won | |
| 2008 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Meryl Streep | Won | ||
| Best Comedic Actress | Mamma Mia! | Won | |||
| 2009 | Julie & Julia | Won | |||
| 2011 | Best Actress | The Iron Lady | Nominated | ||
| Best Screen Couple | Nominated | ||||
| 2014 | Woman’s Work/Best Ensemble | The cast of The Homesman | Won | ||
| 2015 | The cast of Suffragette | Won | |||
| Women in Film and Television International | 1998 | Crystal Awards | Meryl Streep | Won |
Meryl Streep Favorites
- Favorite Actor – Robert De Niro
- Favorite Actress – Judi Dench
- Favorite Movie – Titanic
- Favorite Food – Pasta
Meryl Streep Net worth
Meryl Streep has a estimated net worth of $90 million dollars as of 2019.
Social Media Profiles
Meryl does not have any social media account.
Some Lesser Known Facts About Meryl Streep
- Instead of getting enrolled at the Yale to study drama, she wanted to get admission at the law school. However, she missed her interview because she slept till late that morning.
- She wasn’t too keen on playing the role of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, which helped her win the third Oscar. Streep didn’t agree with certain policies of her rule.
- She is the only actor to have most Golden Globe nominations till date with 29 nominations.
- In 2004, Streep was awarded the AFI Life Achievement Award by the board of directors of the American Film Institute.
- In 2009, Streep played chef Julia Child in Nora Ephron’s Julie & Julia, co-starring with Stanley Tucci, and again with Amy Adams.
- In 2010, she was honored with the National Medal of Arts by then US President Barack Obama, who also awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2014.
- In 2013, Streep starred alongside Julia Roberts and Ewan McGregor in the black comedy drama August: Osage County about a dysfunctional family that re-unites into the familial house when their patriarch suddenly disappears.
- In 24 November 2014, She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama.
- In 2015, Streep starred in Jonathan Demme’s Ricki and the Flash, playing a grocery store checkout worker by day who is a rock musician at night, and who has one last chance to reconnect with her estranged family.
- In April 2015, it was announced that Streep had funded a screenwriters lab for female screenwriters over forty years old, called the Writers Lab, to be run by New York Women in Film & Television and the collective IRIS.
- In January 8, 2017, Streep accepted the Cecil B. DeMille Award for Lifetime Achievement at the Golden Globes, during which she delivered a highly political speech that implicitly criticized then-President-elect Donald Trump.
- In 2018, Streep briefly reprised the role of Donna Sheridan in the musical sequel Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again.
- In 2018, she collaborated with 300 women in Hollywood to set up the Time’s Up initiative to protect women from harassment and discrimination.
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