Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Born
22 giugno 1949 (77)
Place of birth
Summit, New Jersey, USA
Also known as
Mary Louise 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.
Conosciuto per
8.1
Film
Hoppers
Insect Queen (voice)
2026
7.0
Film
The Devil Wears Prada 2
Miranda
2026
7.4
Film
The Devil Wears Prada
Miranda Priestly
2006
7.8
Film
Little Women
Aunt March
2019
7.9
Series
Big Little Lies
Mary Louise Wright
2017–2019
7.1
Film
Don't Look Up
President Orlean
2021
7.8
Film
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Mrs. Fox (voice)
2009
6.5
Film
The River Wild
Gail Hartman
1994
6.8
Film
Death Becomes Her
Madeline Ashton Menville
1992
7.7
Film
The Bridges of Madison County
Francesca Johnson
1995
8.0
Film
The Deer Hunter
Linda
1978
6.5
Film
Mary Poppins Returns
Cousin Topsy
2018
7.0
Film
Mamma Mia!
Donna Sheridan
2008
6.6
Film
The Giver
Chief Elder
2014
7.0
Film
The Post
Kay Graham
2017
0.0
Film
Narnia: The Magician's Nephew
Aslan (voice)
2027
7.3
Film
Adaptation.
Susan Orlean
2002
7.6
Film
Kramer vs. Kramer
Joanna Kramer
1979
6.5
Film
It's Complicated
Jane Adler
2009
6.3
Film
The Iron Lady
Margaret Thatcher
2011
7.2
Film
Out of Africa
Karen Christence Dinesen Blixen
1985
5.8
Film
The Ant Bully
Queen (voice)
2006
6.5
Film
Julia
Anne Marie
1977
7.3
Series
Holocaust
Inga Helms Weiss
1978
6.9
Film
The House of the Spirits
Clara del Valle Trueba
1993
7.6
Series
Angels in America
Hannah Pitt / Ethel Rosenberg / The Rabbi / The Angel Australia
2003
6.0
Film
Lions for Lambs
Janine Roth
2007
5.9
Film
She-Devil
Mary Fisher
1989
7.3
Film
Sophie's Choice
Zofia "Sophie" Zawistowski
1982
6.8
Film
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Josephine Anwhistle
2004
6.0
Film
Heartburn
Rachel
1986
5.9
Film
Before and After
Carolyn Ryan
1996
6.7
Film
Falling in Love
Molly Gilmore
1984
6.9
Film
Defending Your Life
Julia
1991
6.5
Film
The French Lieutenant's Woman
Sarah / Anna
1981
5.8
Film
Into the Woods
Witch
2014
7.3
Film
The Hours
Clarissa Vaughan
2002
7.2
Film
Suffragette
Emmeline Pankhurst
2015
5.8
Film
Ricki and the Flash
Ricki Rendazzo
2015
6.9
Film
August: Osage County
Violet Weston
2013
7.7
Series
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
Eleanor Roosevelt (voice)
2014
7.0
Series
Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy
Self
2021
7.7
Film
Manhattan
Jill
1979
6.6
Film
Postcards from the Edge
Suzanne Vale
1990
6.5
Film
The Manchurian Candidate
Senator Eleanor Prentiss Shaw (D-VA)
2004
6.4
Film
Rendition
Corrine Whitman
2007
6.0
Film
The Laundromat
Ellen Martin / Elena
2019
7.2
Film
Doubt
Sister Aloysius Beauvier
2008
6.7
Film
Marvin's Room
Lee Wakefield Lacker
1996
6.3
Film
Hope Springs
Kay
2012
6.0
Film
Prime
Lisa Metzger
2005
6.9
Film
Silkwood
Karen Silkwood
1983
6.7
Film
Florence Foster Jenkins
Florence Foster Jenkins
2016
6.7
Film
Julie & Julia
Julia Child
2009
6.5
Film
The Homesman
Altha Carter
2014
6.1
Film
The Prom
Dee Dee Allen
2020
1.0
Series
Henry David Thoreau
Various Characters (voice)
2026
7.9
Film
Five Came Back
Narrator (voice)
2017
7.2
Series
Five Came Back
Self - Narrator (voice)
2017
5.6
Film
Let Them All Talk
Alice Hughes
2020
6.0
Film
100 Years
Narrator (voice)
2017
7.0
Series
School: The Story of American Public Education
Narrator (voice)
2001
7.5
Film
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
Narrator (voice)
2020
6.2
Film
This Changes Everything
Self
2019
9.0
Film
Henry David Thoreau
Various Voices (voice)
2026
7.5
Film
Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds
Suzanne Vale, Self (archive footage, uncredited)
2017
6.3
Film
Mike Nichols: An American Master
Self
2016
10.0
Film
Schindler Space Architect
Narrator (voice)
2024
7.0
Film
Escape from Extinction: Rewilding
Narrator (voice)
2024
6.7
Film
Meryl Streep: Mystery and Metamorphosis
Self - Actress (archive footage)
2020
1.0
Film
The Female Lead - A Selection of Portraits
Self
2017
Acting credits 71 titles
Narnia: The Magician's Nephew
as Aslan (voice)
0.0
2027
The Devil Wears Prada 2
as Miranda
7.0
2026
Henry David Thoreau
as Various Characters (voice)
1.0
2026
Henry David Thoreau
as Various Voices (voice)
9.0
2026
Hoppers
as Insect Queen (voice)
8.1
2026
Escape from Extinction: Rewilding
as Narrator (voice)
7.0
2024
Schindler Space Architect
as Narrator (voice)
10.0
2024
Don't Look Up
as President Orlean
7.1
2021
Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy
as Self
7.0
2021
The Prom
as Dee Dee Allen
6.1
2020
Let Them All Talk
as Alice Hughes
5.6
2020
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
as Narrator (voice)
7.5
2020
Meryl Streep: Mystery and Metamorphosis
as Self - Actress (archive footage)
6.7
2020
The Laundromat
as Ellen Martin / Elena
6.0
2019
This Changes Everything
as Self
6.2
2019
Little Women
as Aunt March
7.8
2019
Mary Poppins Returns
as Cousin Topsy
6.5
2018
Five Came Back
as Narrator (voice)
7.9
2017
Five Came Back
as Self - Narrator (voice)
7.2
2017
The Post
as Kay Graham
7.0
2017
100 Years
as Narrator (voice)
6.0
2017
The Female Lead - A Selection of Portraits
as Self
1.0
2017
Big Little Lies
as Mary Louise Wright
7.9
2017–2019
Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds
as Suzanne Vale, Self (archive footage, uncredited)
7.5
2017
Florence Foster Jenkins
as Florence Foster Jenkins
6.7
2016
Mike Nichols: An American Master
as Self
6.3
2016
Ricki and the Flash
as Ricki Rendazzo
5.8
2015
Suffragette
as Emmeline Pankhurst
7.2
2015
Into the Woods
as Witch
5.8
2014
The Giver
as Chief Elder
6.6
2014
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
as Eleanor Roosevelt (voice)
7.7
2014
The Homesman
as Altha Carter
6.5
2014
August: Osage County
as Violet Weston
6.9
2013
Hope Springs
as Kay
6.3
2012
The Iron Lady
as Margaret Thatcher
6.3
2011
Julie & Julia
as Julia Child
6.7
2009
It's Complicated
as Jane Adler
6.5
2009
Fantastic Mr. Fox
as Mrs. Fox (voice)
7.8
2009
Doubt
as Sister Aloysius Beauvier
7.2
2008
Mamma Mia!
as Donna Sheridan
7.0
2008
Lions for Lambs
as Janine Roth
6.0
2007
Rendition
as Corrine Whitman
6.4
2007
The Devil Wears Prada
as Miranda Priestly
7.4
2006
The Ant Bully
as Queen (voice)
5.8
2006
Prime
as Lisa Metzger
6.0
2005
The Manchurian Candidate
as Senator Eleanor Prentiss Shaw (D-VA)
6.5
2004
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
as Josephine Anwhistle
6.8
2004
Angels in America
as Hannah Pitt / Ethel Rosenberg / The Rabbi / The Angel Australia
7.6
2003
Adaptation.
as Susan Orlean
7.3
2002
The Hours
as Clarissa Vaughan
7.3
2002
School: The Story of American Public Education
as Narrator (voice)
7.0
2001
Marvin's Room
as Lee Wakefield Lacker
6.7
1996
Before and After
as Carolyn Ryan
5.9
1996
The Bridges of Madison County
as Francesca Johnson
7.7
1995
The River Wild
as Gail Hartman
6.5
1994
The House of the Spirits
as Clara del Valle Trueba
6.9
1993
Death Becomes Her
as Madeline Ashton Menville
6.8
1992
Defending Your Life
as Julia
6.9
1991
Postcards from the Edge
as Suzanne Vale
6.6
1990
She-Devil
as Mary Fisher
5.9
1989
Heartburn
as Rachel
6.0
1986
Out of Africa
as Karen Christence Dinesen Blixen
7.2
1985
Falling in Love
as Molly Gilmore
6.7
1984
Silkwood
as Karen Silkwood
6.9
1983
Sophie's Choice
as Zofia "Sophie" Zawistowski
7.3
1982
The French Lieutenant's Woman
as Sarah / Anna
6.5
1981
Kramer vs. Kramer
as Joanna Kramer
7.6
1979
Manhattan
as Jill
7.7
1979
The Deer Hunter
as Linda
8.0
1978
Holocaust
as Inga Helms Weiss
7.3
1978
Julia
as Anne Marie
6.5
1977