Streep made her stage debut in Trelawny of the Wells and received a Tony Award nomination for 27 Wagons Full of Cotton and A Memory of Two Mondays in 1976. In 1977, she made her film debut in Julia. In 1978, she won a Primetime Emmy Award for her leading role in the miniseries Holocaust, and received her first Oscar nomination for The Deer Hunter. Streep won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for playing a troubled wife in Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) and went on to establish herself as a film actress in the 1980s. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for starring as a Holocaust survivor in Sophie's Choice (1982) and had her biggest commercial success to that point in Out of Africa (1985). She continued to gain critical and awards recognition for her work in the late 1980s and 1990s, but commercial success was varied, with the comedy Death Becomes Her (1992) and the drama The Bridges of Madison County (1995) becoming her biggest earners in that period.
Streep reclaimed her stardom in the 2000s and 2010s with starring roles in The Hours (2002), The Devil Wears Prada (2006), Mamma Mia! (2008), Julie & Julia (2009), It's Complicated (2009), and Into the Woods (2014). She also won her third Academy Award for her portrayal of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady (2011). Her stage roles include The Public Theater's 2001 revival of The Seagull, and her television roles include two projects for HBO, the miniseries Angels in America (2003), for which she won another Emmy Award, and the drama series Big Little Lies (2019).
Streep has been the recipient of many honorary awards. She was awarded the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2004, Gala Tribute from the Film Society of Lincoln Center in 2008, and Kennedy Center Honor in 2011 for her contribution to American culture, through performing arts. President Barack Obama awarded her the 2010 National Medal of Arts, and in 2014, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. In 2003, the government of France made her a Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters. She was awarded the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2017.
From: Photo Flash: Meryl Streep, Nina Arianda, & More Attend The NY Premiere of FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS
From: Photo Flash: Meryl Streep, Nina Arianda, & More Attend The NY Premiere of FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS
From: Photo Flash: Meryl Streep, Nina Arianda, & More Attend The NY Premiere of FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS
From: Photo Flash: Meryl Streep, Nina Arianda, & More Attend The NY Premiere of FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS
From: Photo Flash: Meryl Streep, Nina Arianda, & More Attend The NY Premiere of FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS
From: Photo Flash: Meryl Streep, Nina Arianda, & More Attend The NY Premiere of FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS
From: Photo Flash: Meryl Streep, Nina Arianda, & More Attend The NY Premiere of FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS
From: Photo Flash: Meryl Streep, Nina Arianda, & More Attend The NY Premiere of FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS
From: Photo Flash: Meryl Streep, Nina Arianda, & More Attend The NY Premiere of FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS
From: Photo Flash: Meryl Streep, Nina Arianda, & More Attend The NY Premiere of FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS
From: Photo Flash: Meryl Streep, Nina Arianda, & More Attend The NY Premiere of FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS
From: Photo Flash: Meryl Streep, Nina Arianda, & More Attend The NY Premiere of FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS
From: Photo Flash: Meryl Streep, Nina Arianda, & More Attend The NY Premiere of FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS
From: Photo Flash: Meryl Streep, Nina Arianda, & More Attend The NY Premiere of FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS
From: Photo Flash: Meryl Streep, Nina Arianda, & More Attend The NY Premiere of FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS
From: Photo Flash: Meryl Streep, Nina Arianda, & More Attend The NY Premiere of FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS
From: Photo Flash: Meryl Streep, Nina Arianda, & More Attend The NY Premiere of FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS
From: Photo Flash: Meryl Streep, Nina Arianda, & More Attend The NY Premiere of FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS
From: Photo Flash: Meryl Streep, Anna Kendrick, and More Celebrate Disney's Golden Globe Nominees
From: Photo Flash: Meryl Streep, Anna Kendrick, and More Celebrate Disney's Golden Globe Nominees
From: Photo Flash: Meryl Streep, Anna Kendrick, and More Celebrate Disney's Golden Globe Nominees
From: Photo Flash: Meryl Streep, Anna Kendrick, and More Celebrate Disney's Golden Globe Nominees
From: Photo Flash: Meryl Streep, Anna Kendrick, and More Celebrate Disney's Golden Globe Nominees
Meryl Streep, Mother Courage and Her Children
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Meryl Streep, The Seagull
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Meryl Streep, Secret Service
Meryl Streep, Trelawny of the "Wells"
Meryl StreepPhoenix Repertory Company
Meryl Streep27 Wagons Full of Cotton
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Meryl Streep has appeared on Broadway in 4 shows.
Meryl Streep has not appeared in the West End.
Meryl Streep has been nominated for several awards throughout her career, including Outstanding Actress in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for "Mother Courage and Her Children," Outstanding Solo Show (The Lortels) for "Sarah Jones: bridge & tunnel," Outstanding Actress - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for "The Seagull," Outstanding Actress - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for "Happy End," Outstanding Featured Actress - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for "The Cherry Orchard," Outstanding Actress - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for "27 Wagons Full of Cotton/Memory of Two Mondays," Outstanding Actress - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for "Secret Service," Outstanding Actress - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for "Trelawny of the Wells," Best Performances (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Phoenix Repertory Company, Performance (Theatre World Awards) for "27 Wagons Full of Cotton," and Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for "27 Wagons Full of Cotton."
Meryl Streep has won the Outstanding Actress - Play award at the Drama Desk Awards for her performance in The Seagull. She also received the Best Performances award from the Outer Critics Circle Awards for her work with the Phoenix Repertory Company. Additionally, she was honored with a Performance award at the Theatre World Awards for her role in 27 Wagons Full of Cotton.
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