Meryl Streep Birthday, Real Name, Age, Weight, Height, Family, Facts, Dress Size, Contact Details, Spouse(Husband), Children, Bio & More
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PERSONAL INFORMATION
REAL NAME
Mary Louise Streep
NICK NAMES
Meryl
BIRTHDAY
BORN ON DAY
Wednesday
NEXT BIRTHDAY ON
Sunday
BIRTHPLACE
Summit, New Jersey, United States
AGE
75 Years 10 Months 2 Days
NATIONALITY
PROFESSION
ZODIAC
CANCER
FEATURES
Blue eys and blonde hair
Physical Stats
WAIST
26 ''
Hip
36 ''
DRESS SIZE
12 ''
HEIGHT
5'6''(feet & inches)
1.6764 meters
167.64 cm
WEIGHT
63 kg
138.6 lbs
Meryl Streep Family Members
Parents
MOTHER
Mary Wolf Wilkinson
FATHER
Harry William Streep Jr
BROTHER(S) NAME
CHILDHOOD IMAGE
Meryl Streep Marriage, Affairs and Children
AFFAIR
John Cazale (1975- 1978)
SPOUSE
Don Gummer (1978-Present)
Child(ren) of Meryl Streep and Don Gummer
Mamie (3 August, 1983) (Daughter)
Grace (9 May, 1986) (Daughter)
Louisa (12 June, 1991) (Daughter)
Henry (13 November, 1979)
Fame & Address
SIGNATURE
DEBUT
FAMOUS FROM/AS
Music of the Heart (Film 1999), The Bridges of Madison County (1995)
Education, Net Worth & More
RELIGION
Non - Religious
SCHOOLING FROM
Harding Township Middle School
FAVOURITE ACTOR
Leonardo DiCaprio
NET WORTH
$90 Million
MERYL STREEP PICTURE
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Career of Meryl Streep
Meryl Streep had her first television appearance in the television film The Deadliest Season. She made her film debut in Julia. Her breakthrough role was of Linda in The Deer Hunter released in 1978.
Some Lesser Known Facts About Meryl Streep
- Does Meryl Streep takes alcohol? Yes.
- Is Meryl Streep in the habit of Smoking? No. She used to smoke in college days but now says it was stupid.
- The actress was two months pregnant with her daughter Grace when she finished with the movie Heartburn (1986).
- She shares her birthday with Lindsay Wagner, of Bionic Woman.
- The actress has a fear of helicopters.
- She is counted among the 4 actors to get a nomination in Oscar for her role in a film from Walt Disney Pictures, Into the Woods, released in 2014. The additional actors to have attained this accomplishment are Julie Andrews, Richard Farnsworth, and Johnny Depp.
- At age 12, she decided to study to become an opera singer. She has taken serious singing lessons from Estelle Liebling.
- Her acting career began on the stage and as a young actor, she performed at the Yale Repertory Theater with Christopher Lloyd. She got her stage debut in 1975, in Trelawny of the Wells.
- The actress took a different line by applying to Law School, but to the luck of her fans she slept on the day she had her interview, she thought it was a sign that she was fated for other things.
- The humanitarian lady donated her entire payment for biographical drama film 'The Iron Lady' (2011) to the Women's History Museum. She provided her clothes from the movie The Devil Wears Prada to a charity auction.
- She was a cheerleader at Bernards High School Mountaineers and also became homecoming queen for her senior year in the school.
- Although everyone knows her with her stage name Meryl Streep, she hasn't adopted the name in banks and signs her cheques under her real name Mary Louise Gummer.
- She is known for her perfection in roles, she gained as much as 15 pounds while filming the Julie & Julia (2009) movie.
- Her popular sunglasses from the movie Devil Wears Prada was taken by her after the filming of the movie which she has also used in other film titled Mamma Mia! (2008).
- Initially, she was advised for the role of Ellen Ripley in Alien, but eventually, the role was played by a good friend of her Sigourney Weaver.
- She is a part of the professional honorary organization Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS).
- Not many people are aware of the fact that she has taken acting classes with Michael Howard in New York City.
- According to the actress, she had a photographic memory when she was younger, which helped her to retain her lines after one reading.
- She is the spokeswoman for the Center for Reproductive Rights 'Draw the Line' campaign. The Center for Reproductive Rights is a non-profit organization that seeks to advance women's reproductive rights.
- On September 16, 1998, she got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7018 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California. She was also enshrined into the inaugural class of 2007 New Jersey Hall of Fame for her contribution to arts and entertainment.
- According to sources, when her partner John Cazale was too weak to read the newspapers in his last days, Streep used to read the paper to him emulating popular broadcaster Warner Wolf' voice.
- She was regarded with the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama on November 24, 2014.
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