Meryl Streep

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Full Name: Meryl Streep

Date of birth: June 22, 1949 (72 years old)

Location: Summit, New Jersey

Country: USA

Mary Louise "Meryl" Streep (born June 22, 1949) is an American actress. A three-time Academy Award winner, she is widely regarded as one of the greatest film actors of all time. Streep made her professional stage debut in 'The Playboy of Seville' in 1971, and went on to receive a 1976 Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Play for 'A Memory of Two Mondays/27 Wagons Full of Cotton'. She made her screen debut in the 1977 television film 'The Deadliest Season', and made her film debut later that same year in Julia. In 1978, she won an Emmy Award for her role in the miniseries 'Holocaust', and received her first Academy Award nomination for 'The Deer Hunter'. Nominated for 19 Academy Awards in total, Streep has more nominations than any other actor or actress in history, winning Best Supporting Actress for 'Kramer vs. Kramer' (1979), and Best Actress for 'Sophie's Choice' (1982) and for 'The Iron Lady' (2011).

Meryl Streep has been active for 44 years, participating in 46 movies that average a 7.3/10 score.