Mary Louise Streep, most commonly known as Meryl Streep, is an American actress. She was born on June 22, 1949, in Summit, New Jersey, U.S. Meryl Streep age is 68 years old. Meryl Streep height is 5 feet 6 inches or 168 centimeters. Meryl Streep weight is 161 pounds or 73 kilograms. Her measurements are 38-30-39 and she wears a 36B bra size. Her trademarks are her eyes and her pronounced cheekbones. Her hair color is blonde and her eyes are green. Meryl Streep shoe size is 8.5 (US) and her dress size is 12 (US). Meryl Streep net worth in 2019 is $90 million.
Meryl Streep Education
She went to the Harding Township Middle School, and Bernards High School. After she graduated, she got admission at the Vassar College from where she graduated in 1971 with BA cum laude. In 1975, she completed her MFA studies from Yale School of Drama.
Meryl Streep Family
Meryl Streep father, Harry William Streep Jr., is a pharmaceutical executive. Meryl Streep mother, Mary Wolf Wilkinson, is a commercial artist and art director. Meryl has two younger siblings: Dana David Streep and Harry William III.
Meryl Streep Filmography/ Career
Her first important role was in the drama The Deer Hunter (1979) with Robert De Niro and Christopher Walken. The film’s success exposed Streep to a wider audience and earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Meryl Streep has been nominated 17 times for an Oscar. She has won on two different occasions Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) and Sophie’s Choice (1982).
Many people recollect Streep’s execution in The Devil Wears Prada (2006) co-featuring Anne Hathaway and Emily Blunt where she assumed the part of Miranda Priestly. She additionally featured in Mamma Mia! With Pierce Brosnan and Amanda Seyfried in 2008; the Margaret Thatcher biopic The Iron Lady (2011); and the drama Hope Springs (2012).
Meryl Streep won both the Golden Globes and the Academy Awards for her role as the Witch in the musical Into the Woods (2014) co-starring Anna Kendrick, Chris Pine, and Johnny Depp. She at that point featured in Ricki and the Flash (2015), Suffragette (2016). For her work in the last mentioned, she earned various assignments for Best Performance by an Actress in a Lead Role, including selections from the Academy Awards, BAFTA Awards, Golden Globe Awards and the SAG Awards.
For her part as Kay Graham in the genuine life dramatization The Post (2018) alongside Tom Hanks, she got her 31st Golden Globe nomination and 21st Academy Award.
Meryl is going to repeat her role in Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018) with Lily James plays the role of Young Donna.
Meryl Streep Net Worth
Meryl Streep net worth is estimated at $90 million. The net worth of Meryl Streep includes remuneration from movies and brand endorsement.
Meryl Streep Relationships/ Affair
Meryl Streep has had two major relationships. Her first important relationship was with the actor John Cazale. They met during an audition for New York City’s famed show Shakespeare in the Park and they grew close while working on the show. She remained with him even after he was diagnosed with lung cancer and until his death in March 1978.
Since 1987, Streep has been in a relationship with the sculptor Don Gummer. It has been said that Gummer had come with Meryl’s brother to help her pack up the apartment she shared with Cazale. Soon after they started dating and she moved in with him. About six months after Cazale’s death, Meryl had got married to Gummer. The couple has four children: Henry, Mamie, Grace, and Louisa.
Some Interesting and Unknown Facts About Meryl Streep
- Meryl is a good friend of Diane Keaton and Viola Davis.
- She has worked with 10 directors who have won a Best Director Oscar: Fred Zinnemann, Michael Cimino, Woody Allen, Robert Benton, Mike Nichols, Sydney Pollack, Robert Zemeckis, Jonathan Demme, Robert Redford, and Steven Spielberg.
- She was awarded the 2010 National Medal of the Arts for her services to drama.
- Streep is a great fan of Leonardo DiCaprio.
- When she was little, she studied to become an opera singer.
