Biodata of Meryl Streep- Biography of Meryl Streep

Meryl Streep

Date of Birth: 22 June 1949 , Summit, New Jersey, USA

Birth Name: Mary Louise Streep

Height: 5' 6" (1.68 m)

Considered by a lot of critics to be the greatest living actress, Meryl Streep has been nominated for the school Award an astonishing 18 times, and has won it three period. Born Mary Louise Streep in 1949 in Summit, New Jersey, Meryl's early performing ambitions leaned near the opera. She became interest in acting while a student at Vassar and upon graduation she enrolled in the Yale School of theater. She gave an outstanding presentation in her initial film role, Julia (1977), and the next year she was selected for her first Oscar for her role in The Deer Hunter (1978). She went on to win the Academy Prize for her performances in Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) and Sophie's Choice (1982), in which she gave a heart-wrenching portrayal of an inmate mother in a Nazi death camp.

A perfectionist in her craft and meticulous and painstaking in her training for her roles, Meryl turned out a string of highly acclaimed performances over the next decade in large films like Silkwood (1983); Out of Africa (1985); Ironweed (1987); and A Cry in the Dark (1988). Her career declined slightly in the early 1990s as a result of her inability to find suitable parts, but she shot back to the top in 1995 with her performance as Clint Eastwood's married lover in The Bridges of Madison County (1995) and as the prodigal daughter in Marvin's Room (1996). In 1998 she made her first venture into the area of producing, and was the executive producer for the moving ...First Do No Harm (1997). A realist when she talks about her future years in film, she remarked that "...no matter what happens, my work will stand…..."