Meryl Streep
Biography
Mary Louise "Meryl" Streep (born June 22, 1949) is an American actress. Often described as the best actress of her generation, Streep is particularly known for her versatility and accent adaptability. She has received numerous accolades throughout her career spanning over five decades, including a record 21 Academy Award nominations (winning three) and a record 32 Golden Globe Award nominations (winning eight). She has also received two British Academy Film Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and three Primetime Emmy Awards, in addition to nominations for a Tony Award and six Grammy Awards.
Known For(190 works)
The Simpsons
1989The Simpsons
1989
Hoppers
2026Hoppers
2026
The Devil Wears Prada
2006The Devil Wears Prada
2006
The Devil Wears Prada 2
2026The Devil Wears Prada 2
2026
The Daily Show
1996The Daily Show
1996
Project Hail Mary
2026Project Hail Mary
2026
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
The Graham Norton Show
2007The Graham Norton Show
2007
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Live
1975
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
Golden Globe Awards
1944Golden Globe Awards
1944
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
The Colbert Report
2005The Colbert Report
2005
King of the Hill
1997King of the Hill
1997
The View
1997The View
1997
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Great Performances
1971Great Performances
1971
Great Performances
1971Great Performances
1971
Great Performances
1971Great Performances
1971
The Merv Griffin Show
1962The Merv Griffin Show
1962
60 Minutes
196860 Minutes
1968
Only Murders in the Building
2021Only Murders in the Building
2021
You Quiz on the Block
2018You Quiz on the Block
2018
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
Vivement dimanche
1998Vivement dimanche
1998
Big Little Lies
2017Big Little Lies
2017
Spécial cinéma
1974Spécial cinéma
1974
GMTV
1993GMTV
1993
Don't Look Up
2021Don't Look Up
2021
The Oscars
1953The Oscars
1953
Little Women
2019Little Women
2019
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
2009The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
2009
Mamma Mia!
2008Mamma Mia!
2008
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
2001A.I. Artificial Intelligence
2001
Fantastic Mr. Fox
2009Fantastic Mr. Fox
2009
Extrapolations
2023Extrapolations
2023
The American Revolution
2025The American Revolution
2025
Web Therapy
2011Web Therapy
2011
Unscripted
2005Unscripted
2005
The Deer Hunter
1978The Deer Hunter
1978
Holocaust
1978Holocaust
1978
The Post
2017The Post
2017
The Directors
1999The Directors
1999
Death Becomes Her
1992Death Becomes Her
1992
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
2018Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
2018
The House of the Spirits
1993The House of the Spirits
1993
Angels in America
2003Angels in America
2003
The Bridges of Madison County
1995The Bridges of Madison County
1995
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
2004Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
2004
The Ant Bully
2006The Ant Bully
2006
The Giver
2014The Giver
2014
The U.S. and the Holocaust
2022The U.S. and the Holocaust
2022
America: The Story of Us
2010America: The Story of Us
2010
Kramer vs. Kramer
1979Kramer vs. Kramer
1979
It's Complicated
2009It's Complicated
2009
Mary Poppins Returns
2018Mary Poppins Returns
2018
Adaptation.
2002Adaptation.
2002
The Hours
2002The Hours
2002
Out of Africa
1985Out of Africa
1985
Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy
2021Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy
2021
Sophie's Choice
1982Sophie's Choice
1982
Prime
2005Prime
2005
The Manchurian Candidate
2004The Manchurian Candidate
2004
Into the Woods
2014Into the Woods
2014
Corridors of Power: Should America Police the World?
2024Corridors of Power: Should America Police the World?
2024
The Laundromat
2019The Laundromat
2019
Manhattan
1979Manhattan
1979
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
2014The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
2014
Doubt
2008Doubt
2008
Julie & Julia
2009Julie & Julia
2009
August: Osage County
2013August: Osage County
2013
Five Came Back
2017Five Came Back
2017
She-Devil
1989She-Devil
1989
Falling in Love
1984Falling in Love
1984
The Iron Lady
2011The Iron Lady
2011
Marvin's Room
1996Marvin's Room
1996
The River Wild
1994The River Wild
1994
Friday Night, Saturday Morning
1979Friday Night, Saturday Morning
1979
Heartburn
1986Heartburn
1986
The Homesman
2014The Homesman
2014
Hemingway
2021Hemingway
2021
Narnia: The Magician's Nephew
2027Narnia: The Magician's Nephew
2027
Lions for Lambs
2007Lions for Lambs
2007
Florence Foster Jenkins
2016Florence Foster Jenkins
2016
Hope Springs
2012Hope Springs
2012
The Prom
2020The Prom
2020
Silkwood
1983Silkwood
1983
Defending Your Life
1991Defending Your Life
1991
Suffragette
2015Suffragette
2015
Makers: Women Who Make America
2013Makers: Women Who Make America
2013
This Morning
1988This Morning
1988
Rendition
2007Rendition
2007
Before and After
1996Before and After
1996
Julia
1977Julia
1977
The French Lieutenant's Woman
1981The French Lieutenant's Woman
1981
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
Stuck on You
2003Stuck on You
2003
Ricki and the Flash
2015Ricki and the Flash
2015
Postcards from the Edge
1990Postcards from the Edge
1990
Music of the Heart
1999Music of the Heart
1999
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
This Changes Everything
2019This Changes Everything
2019
A Prairie Home Companion
2006A Prairie Home Companion
2006
Evil Angels
1988Evil Angels
1988
The Words That Built America
2017The Words That Built America
2017
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025
One True Thing
1998One True Thing
1998
Ironweed
1987Ironweed
1987
Evening
2007Evening
2007
Still of the Night
1982Still of the Night
1982
Radioman
2012Radioman
2012
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
2020Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
2020
Let Them All Talk
2020Let Them All Talk
2020
Plenty
1985Plenty
1985
Henry David Thoreau
2026Henry David Thoreau
2026
Girl Rising
2013Girl Rising
2013
Close Up
2012Close Up
2012
The Earth Day Special
1990The Earth Day Special
1990
Henry David Thoreau
2026Henry David Thoreau
2026
Everything Is Copy
2015Everything Is Copy
2015
Voices That Care
1991Voices That Care
1991
Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal
2018Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal
2018
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
2009I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
2009
Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story
2013Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story
2013
Dancing at Lughnasa
1998Dancing at Lughnasa
1998
Every Act of Life
2018Every Act of Life
2018
Stuck Together: Bringing Stuck on You to the Screen
2004Stuck Together: Bringing Stuck on You to the Screen
2004
The Seduction of Joe Tynan
1979The Seduction of Joe Tynan
1979
100 Years
2017100 Years
2017
Dark Matter
2008Dark Matter
2008
School: The Story of American Public Education
2001School: The Story of American Public Education
2001
Everybody Rides the Carousel
1976Everybody Rides the Carousel
1976
The Concert for Valor
2014The Concert for Valor
2014
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
2019Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
2019
Inside the Actors Studio
1994Inside the Actors Studio
1994
奥斯维辛集中营
2013奥斯维辛集中营
2013
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
2020In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
2020
Aktorka
2015Aktorka
2015
The Grammys
1959The Grammys
1959
The Living Sea
1995The Living Sea
1995
Five Came Back
2017Five Came Back
2017
A Song of Africa
2000A Song of Africa
2000
Mike Nichols: An American Master
2016Mike Nichols: An American Master
2016
Starring Austin Pendleton
2016Starring Austin Pendleton
2016
Secret Service
1977Secret Service
1977
...First Do No Harm
1997...First Do No Harm
1997
Finding the Truth: The Making of 'Kramer vs. Kramer'
2001Finding the Truth: The Making of 'Kramer vs. Kramer'
2001
Alice at the Palace
1982Alice at the Palace
1982
Untitled Joni Mitchell Biopic
Untitled Joni Mitchell Biopic
Doubt: Stage to Screen
2009Doubt: Stage to Screen
2009
There's Only One Paul McCartney
2002There's Only One Paul McCartney
2002
Joe Papp in Five Acts
2012Joe Papp in Five Acts
2012
Wings of Life
2011Wings of Life
2011
Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner
2006Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner
2006
Theater of War
2008Theater of War
2008
Chrysanthemum
1999Chrysanthemum
1999
The Deadliest Season
1977The Deadliest Season
1977
Auschwitz
2015Auschwitz
2015
Kiss Me, Petruchio
1981Kiss Me, Petruchio
1981
Uncommon Women and Others
1979Uncommon Women and Others
1979
Stanislavski: Lust for Life
2021Stanislavski: Lust for Life
2021
Meryl Streep: Mystery and Metamorphosis
2020Meryl Streep: Mystery and Metamorphosis
2020
America: The Story of Us
2010America: The Story of Us
2010
A Fierce Green Fire
2013A Fierce Green Fire
2013
To the Arctic 3D
2012To the Arctic 3D
2012
An Old Fashioned Love Story: Making 'The Bridges of Madison County'
2008An Old Fashioned Love Story: Making 'The Bridges of Madison County'
2008
Little Ears: The Velveteen Rabbit
1984Little Ears: The Velveteen Rabbit
1984
Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life
2010Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life
2010
The Music of Regret
2006The Music of Regret
2006
Keeping the Promise: AHF 30 Years Documentary
2018Keeping the Promise: AHF 30 Years Documentary
2018
Vermeer Master of Light
2001Vermeer Master of Light
2001
Rufus Wainwright: Dream Requiem Featuring Meryl Streep
2024Rufus Wainwright: Dream Requiem Featuring Meryl Streep
2024
Museum Town
2019Museum Town
2019
Escape from Extinction: Rewilding
2024Escape from Extinction: Rewilding
2024
Dear Elizabeth
2021Dear Elizabeth
2021
Sky Island
2010Sky Island
2010
Hurricane on the Bayou
2006Hurricane on the Bayou
2006
Out of Print
2013Out of Print
2013
Karen Blixen: Out of This World
2005Karen Blixen: Out of This World
2005
10 Most Excellent Things: The Devil Wears Prada
200610 Most Excellent Things: The Devil Wears Prada
2006
A Sleigh of One's Own
2028A Sleigh of One's Own
2028
Schindler Space Architect
2024Schindler Space Architect
2024
Everybody Knows... Elizabeth Murray
2016Everybody Knows... Elizabeth Murray
2016
Paul McCartney: Live from NYC
2018Paul McCartney: Live from NYC
2018
Ribbon of Sand
2008Ribbon of Sand
2008
Rabbit Ears - The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher/The Tale of Peter Rabbit
1987Rabbit Ears - The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher/The Tale of Peter Rabbit
1987
Do We Know Each Other?
2026Do We Know Each Other?
2026
The Halls of Vertebrate Evolution
The Halls of Vertebrate Evolution