About Meryl Streep - Profile & Facts

Meryl Streep Profile

Meryl Streep

Famous As

Actress

Birth Name

Mary Louise Streep

Birth Date

June 22, 1949

Birth Place

Summit, New Jersey, USA

Claim to Fame

Famous As

Actress

Popular for

As Linda in "The Deer Hunter" (1978)

Personal Fact

Birth Name

Mary Louise Streep

Birth Date

June 22, 1949

Birth Place

Summit, New Jersey, USA

Height

5' 6"

Nationality

American

Hair Color

Blonde

Eye Color

Blue

Education

Graduated from Bernards High School, Bernardsville, New Jersey
Graduated from Vassar College, New York, with a BA degree in English and drama in 1971
Graduated from Yale University, with an MFA degree in drama in 1975

Family and Relationship

Father

Harry William Streep Jr.

Mother

Mary Wolf

Brother

Harry Streep III choreographer younger) Dana stockbroker younger)

Spouse

Donald J. Gummer sculptor since 30-Sept-78)

Relation

John Cazale actor 1976-1978)

Son

Henry Gummer musician b. 1979)

Daughter

Mamie Gummer actress b. 3-Aug-83) Grace Gummer b. 1986) Louisa Gummer b. 12-Jun-91)

✦ Ranked 10th on Mr. Blackwell's 47th annual "Worst Dressed" list released on January 9, 2007.
✦ Makes the list of the Top Entertainers of 2006 compiled by U.S. magazine Entertainment Weekly in December 2006.
✦ Was bestowed an honorary Doctor of Arts degree from Middlebury College on her nephew's graduation in 2004.
✦ Received an honor from Manhattan Borough President C. Virginia Fields in 2004 as she proclaimed May 27 to be the Meryl Streep Day.
✦ Initially was billed to portray Iris Hineman in "Minority Report" (2002), but later had to give up the role and was replaced by Lois Smith.

Meryl Streep

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