Meryl Streep is one of the most popular actresses of all time. She was born on June 22, 1949, in Summit, New Jersey. Her career spans over 5 decades, and she is known for her ability to portray a wide variety of characters. Over the years, she has worked in films of different genres, different eras, and accents. She is one of the most nominated actresses in the world, with 21 Academy Award nominations and 32 Golden Globe nominations.
Streep started her acting career with theatre and made her stage debut with the play Trelawny of the Wells in 1975. Over the years, she has appeared in more than 70 films, becoming one of the highest-paid actresses. She has been part of iconic films like Sophie's Choice (1982) and The Devil Wears Prada (2006).
List of Meryl Streep’s films
Meryl Streep made her film debut with Julia in 1977. She got her breakthrough role in 1978 with the film The Deer Hunter. The film was successful at the box office and earned her first Oscar nomination. She won Academy Awards for her performances in the films Kramer vs. Kramer (1979), Sophie's Choice (1982), and The Iron Lady (2011).
| Year | Film Title | Role |
| 1977 | Julia | Anne Marie |
| 1978 | The Deer Hunter | Linda |
| 1979 | Manhattan | Jill Davis |
| 1979 | The Seduction of Joe Tynan | Karen Traynor |
| 1979 | Kramer vs. Kramer | Joanna Kramer |
| 1981 | The French Lieutenant's Woman | Sarah / Anna |
| 1982 | Still of the Night | Brooke Reynolds |
| 1982 | Sophie's Choice | Sophie Zawistowski |
| 1983 | Silkwood | Karen Silkwood |
| 1984 | Falling in Love | Molly Gilmore |
| 1985 | Plenty | Susan Traherne |
| 1985 | Out of Africa | Karen Blixen |
| 1986 | Heartburn | Rachel Samstat |
| 1987 | Ironweed | Helen Archer |
| 1988 | Evil Angels | Lindy Chamberlain |
| 1989 | She-Devil | Mary Fisher |
| 1990 | Postcards from the Edge | Suzanne Vale |
| 1991 | Defending Your Life | Julia |
| 1991 | Age 7 in America | Narrator |
| 1992 | Death Becomes Her | Madeline Ashton |
| 1993 | The House of the Spirits | Clara del Valle Trueba |
| 1994 | The River Wild | Gail Hartman |
| 1995 | The Living Sea | Narrator |
| 1995 | The Bridges of Madison County | Francesca Johnson |
| 1996 | Before and After | Dr. Carolyn Ryan |
| 1996 | Marvin's Room | Lee |
| 1998 | One True Thing | Kate Gulden |
| 1998 | Dancing at Lughnasa | Kate Mundy |
| 1999 | Music of the Heart | Roberta Guaspari |
| 1999 | Ginevra's Story | Narrator |
| 2001 | A.I. Artificial Intelligence | Blue Mecha |
| 2002 | Adaptation. | Susan Orlean |
| 2002 | The Hours | Clarissa Vaughan |
| 2003 | Stuck on You | Herself |
| 2004 | The Manchurian Candidate | Sen. Eleanor Prentiss Shaw |
| 2004 | Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events | Aunt Josephine |
| 2005 | Prime | Lisa Metzger |
| 2005 | Stolen Childhoods | Narrator |
| 2006 | A Prairie Home Companion | Yolanda Johnson |
| 2006 | The Music of Regret | The Woman |
| 2006 | Hurricane on the Bayou | Narrator |
| 2006 | The Devil Wears Prada | Miranda Priestly |
| 2006 | The Ant Bully | Queen Ant |
| 2007 | Dark Matter | Joanna Silver |
| 2007 | Evening | Lila Ross |
| 2007 | Rendition | Corrine Whitman |
| 2007 | Lions for Lambs | Janine Roth |
| 2008 | Mamma Mia! | Donna Sheridan |
| 2008 | Doubt | Sister Aloysius Beauvier |
| 2009 | Julie & Julia | Julia Child |
| 2009 | Fantastic Mr. Fox | Felicity Fox |
| 2009 | It's Complicated | Jane Adler |
| 2010 | Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life | Jennie |
| 2011 | The Iron Lady | Margaret Thatcher |
| 2012 | To the Arctic 3D | Narrator |
| 2012 | Hope Springs | Kay Soames |
| 2013 | Wings of Life | Narrator |
| 2013 | Girl Rising | Narrator |
| 2013 | A Fierce Green Fire | Narrator |
| 2013 | Out of Print | Narrator |
| 2013 | August: Osage County | Violet Weston |
| 2014 | The Giver | Chief Elder |
| 2014 | The Homesman | Altha Carter |
| 2014 | Into the Woods | The Witch |
| 2015 | Ricki and the Flash | Ricki Rendazzo |
| 2015 | Suffragette | Emmeline Pankhurst |
| 2015 | Shout Gladi Gladi | Narrator |
| 2016 | Florence Foster Jenkins | Florence Foster Jenkins |
| 2017 | We Rise | Narrator |
| 2017 | Little Door Gods | Narrator |
| 2017 | The Post | Kay Graham |
| 2018 | Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again | Donna Sheridan |
| 2018 | This Changes Everything | Herself |
| 2018 | Mary Poppins Returns | Cousin Topsy |
| 2019 | The Laundromat | Ellen Martin / Elena / Herself |
| 2019 | Little Women | Aunt March |
| 2020 | Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth | Narrator |
| 2020 | Let Them All Talk | Alice Hughes |
| 2020 | The Prom | Dee Dee Allen |
| 2021 | Don't Look Up | President Janie Orlean |
Meryl Streep’s upcoming projects
According to Variety, Streep is set to star in the series adaptation of the novel The Corrections, written by Jonathan Franzen. Currently, the project is with CBS Studios and is in the early stages of development. Franzen is adapting his own work and will be the executive producer of the film. This is the second attempt at making a series adaptation of The Corrections since 2012.
According to NBC, Meryl Streep is likely to play the role of the older version of singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell in the upcoming biopic directed by Cameron Crowe. Streep has been good friends with Joni Mitchell, though the casting for the biopic has not been confirmed by the makers yet. According to Deadline, the sequel to The Devil Wears Prada is in the early stages of development, and the original cast of the film, including Meryl Streep, is likely to reprise their roles. The confirmation about the news is yet to come. Streep will also be seen reprising her role as Loretta in the upcoming 5th season of Only Murders in the Building.
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