Meryl Streep is a talented American actress who has performed in theater, in films and on television. Her acting skills earned her both commercial success as well as critical praise. Meryl Streep has also won many awards for her exceptional acting skills. She was also nominated for a number of awards.
Early life of Meryl Streep
Meryl Streep was born on June 22 in the year 1949 in Summit, New Jersey. Her birth name was Mary Louise Streep. Her mother Mary W. Streep was of Swiss, English and Irish Descent while her father Harry William Streep is from Dutch descent. Meryl Streep grew up in Bernardsville in New Jersey. She graduated from Bernards High School. She also studied drama at Vassar College and Yale University.
Acting career of Meryl Streep
Actress Meryl Streep made her debut on professional stage in the year 1971 with a role in The Playboy of Seville. She also appeared in 27 Wagons Full of Cotton and A Memory of Two Mondays. For A Memory of Two Monday she also received a Tony Award Nomination. She also appeared in Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard and a musical named Happy End. She returned to theater in the year 2001.
Film career of Meryl Streep
Meryl Streep made her screen debut with the television movie the Deadliest Season. She also made it to the big screen with the 1977 movie Julia. In this movie, she played a small but important role in a Flashback scene. Her second feature film was The Deer Hunter. This movie earned Meryl Streep her first Academy Award Nomination for ‘Best Supporting Actress’. In the year 1979, she won an academy award for her role in the film Kramer vs. Kramer. She again won an Academy Award for Sophie's Choice. She also received her first Emmy award for the miniseries Holocaust. She also appeared in a Woody Allen Film named Manhattan.
In the 1980s, Meryl Streep also performed in a number of well known films. |
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These films include The French Lieutenant’s Woman, Slikwood, Out of Africa and An Ironweed. She also played the role of Lindy Chamberlain in the film A Cry in the Dark. Lindy Chamberlain was an Australian mother held responsible for the death of her infant. She claimed that a dingo took her baby and was proven right later on. For her performance portraying the mother Meryl Streep earned the best actress award at Cannes Film Festival.
Apart from these films she also appeared in a number of films. Some of the well known movies include The River Wild, Music of the Heart, The Hours, Angels in America, The Manchurian Candidate, The Devil Wears Prada, Dark Matters and many others
Thus Meryl Streep is can be regarded as being amongst the most talented actresses in Hollywood.
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