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Meryl Streep - Biography, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Filmography
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The diva of American cinema with true English nobility, winner of three Oscars, one of the best and greatest actresses of our time - all this is about the inimitable Meryl Louise Streep. The future theater and film actress was born in the summer of 1949 in New Jersey, USA. Meryl's parents had Swiss, English and even Dutch roots and attended the Presbyterian church, which, of course, affected the upbringing of Meryl and her two brothers. After graduating from Bernards High School, Meryl Streep entered the drama department at Vassar College, where she was taught by Jean Arthur herself. However, the bachelor's degree was not enough for the ambitious girl, and she also received a master's degree, but already at the school of drama in Yale. After graduation, she moved to New York, where she began to conquer the theatrical stage - in the performances of Henry V, Measure for Measure, The Taming of the Shrew and others.
The first significant project in Meryl Streep's career is the film The Deer Hunter, where she played along with her beloved John Cazale, for whom this film was the last, since the actor died six months later due to cancer. The drama Deer Hunter paved the way for the actress to the very top of Hollywood Olympus, for the whole world learned about her unprecedented talent. After that, one after another, such films with the participation of Meryl Streep began to be released, such as Manhattan, Sophie's Choice, The Lovers and others. Awards and prizes fell on the young actress in an endless stream. In total, at the moment, Meryl has been nominated for an Oscar 19 times and received the coveted statuette three times, which is practically a record. The best films with Meryl Streep can be listed endlessly, however, if you single out the brightest works of the last 10 years, then this, of course, the comedy The Devil Wears Prada, the musical Mamma MIA !, the Julie and Julia melodrama, and the biopic The Iron Lady.
In 1978, Streep married Don Gummer, with whom they have four children.
Meryl Streep has blue eyes, naturally light hair, fair skin and medium lips. The shape of the face is oval, the forehead is medium, the hair is straight, soft. Meryl Streep does not change her hair color, preferring natural. The actress has a medium narrow nose and a pointed chin. Sometimes wears glasses. The growth of the actress is 168 cm, no tattoos.
