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Meryl Streep

Meryl Streep

Known For Acting
Birthday Jun 22, 1949 (76)
Birthplace Summit, New Jersey, USA
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Aug 17, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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.

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Filmography

Don't Look Up

Don't Look Up

2021

as President Orlean

The Prom

The Prom

2020

as Dee Dee Allen

Let Them All Talk

Let Them All Talk

2020

as Alice Hughes

Museum Town

Museum Town

2019

as Narrator (voice)

The Laundromat

The Laundromat

2019

as Ellen Martin / Elena

Little Women

Little Women

2019

as Aunt March

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

2018

as Donna Sheridan-Carmichael

Mary Poppins Returns

Mary Poppins Returns

2018

as Cousin Topsy

Every Act of Life

Every Act of Life

2018

as Maurine McElroy (voice)

Five Came Back

Five Came Back

2017

as Narrator (voice)

The Post

The Post

2017

as Kay Graham

100 Years

100 Years

2017

as Narrator (voice)

Everybody Knows... Elizabeth Murray

Everybody Knows... Elizabeth Murray

2016

as Elizabeth Murray (voice)

Florence Foster Jenkins

Florence Foster Jenkins

2016

as Florence Foster Jenkins

Auschwitz

Auschwitz

2015

as Narrator (voice)

Shout Gladi Gladi

Shout Gladi Gladi

2015

as Narrator (voice)

Ricki and the Flash

Ricki and the Flash

2015

as Ricki Rendazzo

Suffragette

Suffragette

2015

as Emmeline Pankhurst

Into the Woods

Into the Woods

2014

as Witch

The Giver

The Giver

2014

as Chief Elder

The Homesman

The Homesman

2014

as Altha Carter

A Fierce Green Fire

A Fierce Green Fire

2013

as Narrator (voice)

August: Osage County

August: Osage County

2013

as Violet Weston

Girl Rising

Girl Rising

2013

as Narrator - Ethiopia (voice)

To the Arctic 3D

To the Arctic 3D

2012

as Narrator (voice)

Hope Springs

Hope Springs

2012

as Kay

The Iron Lady

The Iron Lady

2011

as Margaret Thatcher

Wings of Life

Wings of Life

2011

as Narrator (voice)

Julie & Julia

Julie & Julia

2009

as Julia Child

It's Complicated

It's Complicated

2009

as Jane Adler

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Fantastic Mr. Fox

2009

as Felicity Fox (voice)

Ribbon of Sand

Ribbon of Sand

2008

as Narrator (voice)

Mamma Mia!

Mamma Mia!

2008

as Donna Sheridan

Doubt

Doubt

2008

as Sister Aloysius Beauvier

Dark Matter

Dark Matter

2008

as Joanna Silver

Lions for Lambs

Lions for Lambs

2007

as Janine Roth

Rendition

Rendition

2007

as Corrine Whitman

Evening

Evening

2007

as Lila Ross

Hurricane on the Bayou

Hurricane on the Bayou

2006

as Narrator (voice)

The Devil Wears Prada

The Devil Wears Prada

2006

as Miranda Priestly

A Prairie Home Companion

A Prairie Home Companion

2006

as Yolanda Johnson

The Music of Regret

The Music of Regret

2006

as The Woman

The Ant Bully

The Ant Bully

2006

as Queen (voice)

Stolen Childhoods

Stolen Childhoods

2005

as Narrator (voice)

Prime

Prime

2005

as Lisa Metzger

The Manchurian Candidate

The Manchurian Candidate

2004

as Senator Eleanor Prentiss Shaw (D-VA)

Stuck on You

Stuck on You

2003

as Meryl Streep (uncredited)

New York at the Movies

New York at the Movies

2002

as Narrator (voice)

Adaptation.

Adaptation.

2002

as Susan Orlean

The Hours

The Hours

2002

as Clarissa Vaughan

Vermeer Master of Light

Vermeer Master of Light

2001

as Narrator (voice)

A.I. Artificial Intelligence

A.I. Artificial Intelligence

2001

as Blue Mecha (voice)

Music of the Heart

Music of the Heart

1999

as Roberta

Chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemum

1999

as Narrator (voice)

One True Thing

One True Thing

1998

as Kate Gulden

Dancing at Lughnasa

Dancing at Lughnasa

1998

as Kate Mundy

...First Do No Harm

...First Do No Harm

1997

as Lori Reimuller

Marvin's Room

Marvin's Room

1996

as Lee Wakefield Lacker

Before and After

Before and After

1996

as Dr. Carolyn Ryan

The Bridges of Madison County

The Bridges of Madison County

1995

as Francesca Johnson

The Living Sea

The Living Sea

1995

as Narrator (voice)

The River Wild

The River Wild

1994

as Gail Hartman

The House of the Spirits

The House of the Spirits

1993

as Clara del Valle Trueba

Death Becomes Her

Death Becomes Her

1992

as Madeline Ashton Menville

Age 7 in America

Age 7 in America

1991

as Narrator (voice)

Defending Your Life

Defending Your Life

1991

as Julia

Postcards from the Edge

Postcards from the Edge

1990

as Suzanne Vale

The Earth Day Special

The Earth Day Special

1990

as Concerned Citizen

She-Devil

She-Devil

1989

as Mary Fisher

Evil Angels

Evil Angels

1988

as Lindy Chamberlain

Ironweed

Ironweed

1987

as Helen Archer

Heartburn

Heartburn

1986

as Rachel

Plenty

Plenty

1985

as Susan Traherne

Out of Africa

Out of Africa

1985

as Karen Christence Dinesen Blixen

Little Ears: The Velveteen Rabbit

Little Ears: The Velveteen Rabbit

1984

as Narrator (voice)

Falling in Love

Falling in Love

1984

as Molly Gilmore

Silkwood

Silkwood

1983

as Karen Silkwood

Alice at the Palace

Alice at the Palace

1982

as Alice

Sophie's Choice

Sophie's Choice

1982

as Zofia "Sophie" Zawistowski

Still of the Night

Still of the Night

1982

as Brooke Reynolds

The French Lieutenant's Woman

The French Lieutenant's Woman

1981

as Sarah / Anna

Kiss Me, Petruchio

Kiss Me, Petruchio

1981

as Katherine

Kramer vs. Kramer

Kramer vs. Kramer

1979

as Joanna Kramer

The Seduction of Joe Tynan

The Seduction of Joe Tynan

1979

as Karen Traynor

Manhattan

Manhattan

1979

as Jill

Uncommon Women and Others

Uncommon Women and Others

1979

as Leilah

The Deer Hunter

The Deer Hunter

1978

as Linda

Secret Service

Secret Service

1977

as Edith Varney

The Deadliest Season

The Deadliest Season

1977

as Sharon Miller

Julia

Julia

1977

as Anne Marie

Everybody Rides the Carousel

Everybody Rides the Carousel

1975

as Stage 6 (voice)

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Sell/Buy/Date

Sell/Buy/Date

2022

Executive Producer

...First Do No Harm

...First Do No Harm

1997

Executive Producer

Organization Category Movie
Golden Globes Best Actress Silkwood Won
Golden Globes Best Supporting Actress Ironweed Nominated
Academy Awards Best Actor The Iron Lady Nominated
Academy Awards Best Actress August: Osage County Nominated
Academy Awards Best Supporting Actress August: Osage County Nominated
Golden Globes Best Actress One True Thing Nominated
Academy Awards Best Supporting Actress Kramer vs. Kramer Nominated
Academy Awards Best Actress Kramer vs. Kramer Won
Academy Awards Best Actress The French Lieutenant's Woman Nominated
Academy Awards Best Actress Agnes of God Nominated
Academy Awards Best Actress Silkwood Nominated
Academy Awards Best Actress The Accidental Tourist Nominated
Academy Awards Best Actress Postcards from the Edge Nominated
Academy Awards Best Actress One True Thing Nominated
Golden Globes Best Actress The Devil Wears Prada Nominated
Academy Awards Best Actress The Devil Wears Prada Won
Golden Globes Best Actress Doubt Nominated
Golden Globes Best Supporting Actress Birthing Mamma Mia! Nominated
Golden Globes Best Actress The Iron Lady Won
Golden Globes Best Actress August: Osage County Nominated
Golden Globes Best Actress The Post Nominated
Golden Globes Best Supporting Actress Fantastic Mr. Fox Nominated
Golden Globes Best Supporting Actress August: Osage County Nominated
Golden Globes Best Actress Secret Ingredients: Creating Julie & Julia Nominated
BAFTA Awards Best Supporting Actress The Hours Won
BAFTA Awards Best Actress The Devil Wears Prada Nominated
Golden Globes Best Director The Iron Lady Nominated
BAFTA Awards Best Actress Hannah and Her Sisters Nominated
Berlin International Film Festival Best Supporting Actress The Hours Nominated
Berlin International Film Festival Best Actor Sophie's Choice Nominated
Venice Film Festival Best Director The Devil Wears Prada Won
SAG Awards Best Supporting Actress The Devil Wears Prada Won
SAG Awards Best Actress The Devil Wears Prada Nominated
BAFTA Awards Best Actress It's Complicated Nominated
BAFTA Awards Best Actress The Iron Lady Won
BAFTA Awards Best Actress August: Osage County Nominated
BAFTA Awards Best Supporting Actress The Homesman Nominated
SAG Awards Best Actress The Iron Lady Nominated
SAG Awards Best Actress August: Osage County Nominated
SAG Awards Best Supporting Actress August: Osage County Nominated
SAG Awards Best Supporting Actress Into the Woods Nominated
Venice Film Festival Best Actress Spotlight Won
BAFTA Awards Best Actress The Post Nominated
SAG Awards Best Supporting Actress The Homesman Nominated
SAG Awards Best Actress The Post Nominated
Venice Film Festival Best Supporting Actress The Laundromat Won
Golden Globes Best Supporting Actress Don't Look Up Nominated
Television Credits

Only Murders in the Building

as Loretta Durkin

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Aug 31, 2021

Corridors of Power: Should America Police the World?

as Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Jun 26, 2024

The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

as Eleanor Roosevelt (voice)

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Sep 14, 2014

Big Little Lies

as Mary Louise Wright

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Feb 19, 2017

Angels in America

as Hannah Pitt / Ethel Rosenberg / The Rabbi / The Angel Australia

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Dec 07, 2003

Holocaust

as Inga Helms Weiss

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Apr 16, 1978

School: The Story of American Public Education

as Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 03, 2001

The U.S. and the Holocaust

as Eleanor Roosevelt

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 18, 2022

Makers: Women Who Make America

as Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Feb 26, 2013

Web Therapy

as Camilla Bowner

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jul 19, 2011

The Simpsons

as Jessica Lovejoy (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 17, 1989

King of the Hill

as Aunt Esme Dauterive (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 12, 1997

Extrapolations

as Eve

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 16, 2023

Hemingway

as Martha Gellhorn (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 05, 2021

Great Performances

as Leilah

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 28, 1971

Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy

as Self

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Sep 09, 2021

The Oscars

as Self

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Mar 19, 1953

The View

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Aug 11, 1997

Five Came Back

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Mar 31, 2017

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Feb 22, 2007

Unscripted

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 09, 2005

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 08, 2003

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 05, 1988

America: The Story of Us

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 25, 2010

Titel, Thesen, Temperamente

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 04, 1967

This Morning

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1988

Inside the Actors Studio

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 14, 1994

The Daily Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 22, 1996

The Colbert Report

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 17, 2005

60 Minutes

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1968

GMTV

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 01, 1993

Great Performances

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 28, 1971

The Late Late Show with James Corden

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 23, 2015

Leute heute

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 23, 1997

Spécial cinéma

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1974

The Grammys

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 29, 1959

Goldene Kamera Verleihung

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 25, 1966

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self (archive footage)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 2019

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 16, 2009

Vivement dimanche

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1998

Great Performances

as Self - Host

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 28, 1971

The Corrections

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Unknown

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 02, 1973

Popularity Metrics

Popularity History


Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 5 44 59 38
2024 6 34 63 17
2024 7 48 67 24
2024 8 35 51 21
2024 9 32 57 20
2024 10 25 34 18
2024 11 27 41 15
2024 12 24 37 16
2025 1 27 52 18
2025 2 21 32 5
2025 3 9 43 0
2025 4 3 3 2
2025 5 6 8 2
2025 6 4 7 3
2025 7 2 4 1
2025 8 3 5 1

Trending Rank


Year Month Avg Rank Max Rank
2024 5 443 133
2024 6 376 46
2024 12 493 206
2025 1 419 55
2025 2 475 46
2025 3 314 41
2025 5 241 36
2025 6 511 476
2025 7 447 32
2025 8 395 17

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