Meryl Streep
Acting
Mary Louise "Meryl" Streep (born June 22, 1949) is an American actress. Often described as the best actress of her generation, Streep is particularly known for her versatility and accent adaptability. She has received numerous accolades throughout her career spanning over five decades, including a record 21 Academy Award nominations (winning three) and a record 32 Golden Globe Award nominations (winning eight). She has also received two British Academy Film Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and three Primetime Emmy Awards, in addition to nominations for a Tony Award and six Grammy Awards.
Known for
Acting205
movieA Sleigh of One's Own
2028
Mrs. Claus
movieMarty, Life Is Short
2026
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Devil Wears Prada 2
2026
Miranda Priestly
movieDo We Know Each Other?
2026
Miranda Priestly
movieHenry David Thoreau
2026
Various Voices (voice)
tvHenry David Thoreau
2026
Various Characters (voice)
movieProject Hail Mary
2026
Rejected Rocky Voice (voice)
movieHoppers
2026
Insect Queen (voice)
tvThe American Revolution
2025
Mercy Otis Warren (voice)
movieSchindler Space Architect
2024
Narrator (voice)
movieEscape from Extinction: Rewilding
2024
Narrator (voice)
tvCorridors of Power: Should America Police the World?
2024
Narrator (voice)
movieDon't Look Up
2021
President Orlean
tvOnly Murders in the Building
2021
Loretta Durkin
movieDear Elizabeth
2021
Elizabeth Bishop
tvHemingway
2021
Martha Gellhorn (voice)
movieLet Them All Talk
2020
Alice Hughes
movieThe Prom
2020
Dee Dee Allen
movieMeryl Streep: Mystery and Metamorphosis
2020
Self - Actress (archive footage)
movieHere We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
2020
Narrator (voice)
movieLittle Women
2019
Aunt March
movieThe Laundromat
2019
Ellen Martin / Elena
tvThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Self (archive footage)
movieMuseum Town
2019
Narrator (voice)
movieMary Poppins Returns
2018
Cousin Topsy
movieBeyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal
2018
Self (archive footage)
movieKeeping the Promise: AHF 30 Years Documentary
2018
Narrator (voice)
movieEvery Act of Life
2018
Maurine McElroy (voice)
movieThe Post
2017
Kay Graham
movieThe Words That Built America
2017
Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
movieFive Came Back
2017
Narrator (voice)
tvFive Came Back
2017
Self - Narrator (voice)
tvBig Little Lies
2017
Mary Louise Wright
movie100 Years
2017
Narrator (voice)
movieBright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds
2017
Suzanne Vale, Self (archive footage, uncredited)
movieFlorence Foster Jenkins
2016
Florence Foster Jenkins
movieEverybody Knows... Elizabeth Murray
2016
Elizabeth Murray (voice)
movieAktorka
2015
Self (archive footage)
movieSuffragette
2015
Emmeline Pankhurst
Shout Gladi Gladi
2015
Narrator (voice)
tvThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Self - Guest
movieRicki and the Flash
2015
Ricki Rendazzo
movieAuschwitz
2015
Narrator (voice)
tvThe Roosevelts: An Intimate History
2014
Eleanor Roosevelt (voice)
movieThe Giver
2014
Chief Elder
movieThe Homesman
2014
Altha Carter
movieAugust: Osage County
2013
Violet Weston
movieOut of Print
2013
Narrator (voice)
movieGirl Rising
2013
Narrator - Ethiopia (voice)
movieA Fierce Green Fire
2013
Narrator (voice)
tvMakers: Women Who Make America
2013
Narrator (voice)
movieClose Up
2012
Self (archive footage)
movieTo the Arctic 3D
2012
Narrator
movieFinal Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
(archive footage)
movieThe Iron Lady
2011
Margaret Thatcher
tvWeb Therapy
2011
Camilla Bowner
movieWings of Life
2011
Narrator (voice)
movieThis Place Knows Us
2010
Narrator
movieSky Island
2010
(voice)
movieIt's Complicated
2009
Jane Adler
movieFantastic Mr. Fox
2009
Felicity Fox (voice)
movieJulie & Julia
2009
Julia Child
tvWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Self - Guest
tvThe Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
2009
Self - Guest
movieDoubt
2008
Sister Aloysius Beauvier
movieMamma Mia!
2008
Donna Sheridan
movieDark Matter
2008
Joanna Silver
movieRibbon of Sand
2008
Narrator (voice)
movieLions for Lambs
2007
Janine Roth
movieRendition
2007
Corrine Whitman
movieEvening
2007
Lila Ross
movieHurricane on the Bayou
2006
Narrator (voice)
movieThe Ant Bully
2006
Queen (voice)
movieThe Devil Wears Prada
2006
Miranda Priestly
movieA Prairie Home Companion
2006
Yolanda Johnson
movieThe Music of Regret
2006
The Woman
Stolen Childhoods
2005
Narrator (voice)
movieKaren Blixen: Out of This World
2005
Self - Host
moviePrime
2005
Lisa Metzger
tvUnscripted
2005
Meryl Streep
movieLemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
2004
Josephine Anwhistle
movieThe Manchurian Candidate
2004
Senator Eleanor Prentiss Shaw (D-VA)
movieStuck on You
2003
Meryl Streep (uncredited)
tvAngels in America
2003
Hannah Pitt / Ethel Rosenberg / The Rabbi / The Angel Australia
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Self - Guest / Self
movieThe Hours
2002
Clarissa Vaughan
movieAdaptation.
2002
Susan Orlean
New York at the Movies
2002
Narrator (voice)
movieVermeer Master of Light
2001
Narrator (voice)
tvSchool: The Story of American Public Education
2001
Narrator (voice)
movieA.I. Artificial Intelligence
2001
Blue Mecha (voice)
Solving the Mysteries of Leonardo da Vinci's First Known Portrait
1999
Narrator (voice)
movieMusic of the Heart
1999
Roberta
movieChrysanthemum
1999
Narrator (voice)
movieOne True Thing
1998
Kate Gulden
movieDancing at Lughnasa
1998
Kate Mundy
tvThe View
1997
Self
movie...First Do No Harm
1997
Lori Reimuller
tvKing of the Hill
1997
Aunt Esme Dauterive (voice)
movieMarvin's Room
1996
Lee Wakefield Lacker
movieBefore and After
1996
Carolyn Ryan
movieThe Bridges of Madison County
1995
Francesca Johnson
movieThe Living Sea
1995
Self - Narrator (voice)
movieThe River Wild
1994
Gail Hartman
movieThe House of the Spirits
1993
Clara del Valle Trueba
tvGMTV
1993
Self
movieDeath Becomes Her
1992
Madeline Ashton Menville
Age 7 in America
1991
Narrator / Hostess
movieVoices That Care
1991
Self - Choir Member
moviePostcards from the Edge
1990
Suzanne Vale
movieThe Earth Day Special
1990
Concerned Citizen
tvThe Simpsons
1989
Jessica Lovejoy (voice)
movieShe-Devil
1989
Mary Fisher
movieEvil Angels
1988
Lindy Chamberlain
tvThis Morning
1988
Self - Guest
tvLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Self - Guest
movieIronweed
1987
Helen Archer
movieHeartburn
1986
Rachel
movieOut of Africa
1985
Karen Christence Dinesen Blixen
moviePlenty
1985
Susan Traherne
movieLittle Ears: The Velveteen Rabbit
1984
Narrator (voice)
movieFalling in Love
1984
Molly Gilmore
movieSilkwood
1983
Karen Silkwood
movieSophie's Choice
1982
Zofia "Sophie" Zawistowski
movieStill of the Night
1982
Brooke Reynolds
movieThe French Lieutenant's Woman
1981
Sarah / Anna
movieKiss Me, Petruchio
1981
Katherine
movieKramer vs. Kramer
1979
Joanna Kramer
movieThe Seduction of Joe Tynan
1979
Karen Traynor
tvHolocaust
1978
Inga Helms Weiss
movieJulia
1977
Anne Marie
movieThe Deadliest Season
1977
Sharon Miller
movieSecret Service
1977
Edith Varney
movieEverybody Rides the Carousel
1976
Stage 6 (voice)
tvGreat Performances
1971
Leilah / Self - Host
tv60 Minutes
1968
Self
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
tvGolden Globe Awards
1944
Self - Winner
Useful Idiots
Diane Castle
movieUntitled Joni Mitchell Biopic
Joni Mitchell
Production3
movieSell/Buy/Date
2022
Executive Producer
movie...First Do No Harm
1997
Executive Producer
The Corrections
Executive Producer