Meryl Streep

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in Summit, New Jersey, The United States

June 22, 1949

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female

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Mary Louise "Meryl" Streep is an American actress who has worked in theatre, television, and film. She is widely regarded as one of the most talented and respected movie actors of the modern era.

Streep made her professional stage debut in 1971's The Playboy of Seville, and her screen debut came in the made-for-television movie The Deadliest Season in 1977. In that same year, she made her film debut with Julia. Both critical and commercial success came soon with roles in The Deer Hunter (1978) and Kramer vs. Kramer (1979), the former giving Streep her first Oscar nomination and the latter her first win. She later won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Sophie's Choice (1982).

Streep has received 16 Academy Award nominatio...more

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Meryl Streep's Books

Average rating: 3.81 · 297 ratings · 66 reviews · 39 distinct works · Similar authors

	Share: The Cookbook That Celebrates Our Common Humanity 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The River Wild 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Night Before Christmas 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2007	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Plenty by Meryl Streep, Fred Schepisi 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2000	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1992	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	School: The Story of American Public Education by Sarah Mondale (Editor), Meryl Streep, Sarah B. Patton (Editor) 3.41 of 5 stars 3.41 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 2002	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Angels in America by Mike Nichols (Director), Emma Thompson, Meryl Streep 4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 2006	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Velveteen Rabbit Book and CD by Margery Williams, David Jorgensen (Illustrator), Meryl Streep (Narrator) 4.27 of 5 stars 4.27 avg rating — 99,771 ratings — published 1922 — 245 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Green Guide: The Complete Reference for Consuming Wisely by Green Guide Magazine (Editor), Meryl Streep (Foreword by) 3.21 of 5 stars 3.21 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2008	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Healthy Child Healthy World by Christopher Gavigan, Meryl Streep (Foreword by) 4.19 of 5 stars 4.19 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2008 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Meryl Streep

“The great gift of human beings is that we have the power of empathy, we can all sense a mysterious connection to each other.”
― Meryl Streep

tags: empathy, humanity

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“Acting is not about being someone different. It’s finding the similarity in what is apparently different, then finding myself in there.”
― Meryl Streep

tags: acting

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“I have a theory that movies operate on the level of dreams, where you dream yourself.”
― Meryl Streep

tags: charlie-rose, dreams, meryl-streep, movies, theory, yourself

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