ACTOR
Meryl Streep
Known for The Simpsons · King of the Hill · Project Hail Mary
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…
Snapshot 2026-10-12
- Born
- Jun 22, 1949
- Birthplace
- Summit, New Jersey, USA
- Known For
- Acting
Biography
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.
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Known For
TV
The SimpsonsJessica Lovejoy (voice) · 1989
★ 8.0
★ 8.0
TV
King of the HillAunt Esme Dauterive (voice) · 1997
★ 7.4
★ 7.4
FILM
Project Hail MaryRejected Rocky Voice (voice) · 2026
★ 8.6
★ 8.6
FILM
The Devil Wears PradaMiranda Priestly · 2006
★ 7.4
★ 7.4
Filmography
Movies
Everybody Rides the CarouselStage 6 (voice)
1976
Secret ServiceEdith Varney
1977
The Deadliest SeasonSharon Miller
1977
JuliaAnne Marie
1977
The Deer HunterLinda
1978
ManhattanJill
1979
Uncommon Women and OthersLeilah
1979
The Seduction of Joe TynanKaren Traynor
1979
Kramer vs. KramerJoanna Kramer
1979
Kiss Me, PetruchioKatherine
1981
The French Lieutenant's WomanSarah / Anna
1981
Alice at the PalaceAlice
1982
Still of the NightBrooke Reynolds
1982
Sophie's ChoiceZofia "Sophie" Zawistowski
1982
SilkwoodKaren Silkwood
1983
Falling in LoveMolly Gilmore
1984
Little Ears: The Velveteen RabbitNarrator (voice)
1984
PlentySusan Traherne
1985
Out of AfricaKaren Blixen
1985
HeartburnRachel
1986
Rabbit Ears - The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher/The Tale of Peter RabbitNarrator
1987
IronweedHelen Archer
1987
RE
Rabbit Ears - The Tailor of GloucesterNarrator
1988
Evil AngelsLindy Chamberlain
1988
She-DevilMary Fisher
1989
The Earth Day SpecialConcerned Citizen
1990
Postcards from the EdgeSuzanne Vale
1990
Voices That CareSelf - Choir Member
1991
Defending Your LifeJulia
1991
Death Becomes HerMadeline Ashton Menville
1992
A7
Age 7 in AmericaNarrator / Hostess
1992
The House of the SpiritsClara del Valle Trueba
1993
AI
An Introduction to the Ketogenic DietSelf - Host
1994
A Century of CinemaSelf
1994
The River WildGail Hartman
1994
The Living SeaSelf - Narrator (voice)
1995
The Bridges of Madison CountyFrancesca Johnson
1995
The Halls of Vertebrate EvolutionNarrator
1995
Before and AfterCarolyn Ryan
1996
Marvin's RoomLee Wakefield Lacker
1996
...First Do No HarmLori Reimuller
1997
Dancing at LughnasaKate Mundy
1998
One True ThingKate Gulden
1998
ChrysanthemumNarrator (voice)
1999
Music of the HeartRoberta
1999
ST
Solving the Mysteries of Leonardo da Vinci's First Known PortraitNarrator (voice)
1999
A Song of AfricaSelf
2000
Finding the Truth: The Making of 'Kramer vs. Kramer'Self
2001
A.I. Artificial IntelligenceBlue Mecha (voice)
2001
Vermeer Master of LightNarrator (voice)
2001
There's Only One Paul McCartneySelf
2002
NY
New York at the MoviesNarrator (voice)
2002
Adaptation.Susan Orlean
2002
The HoursClarissa Vaughan
2002
Stuck on YouMeryl Streep (uncredited)
2003
Stuck Together: Bringing Stuck on You to the ScreenSelf
2004
The Manchurian CandidateSenator Eleanor Prentiss Shaw (D-VA)
2004
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate EventsJosephine Anwhistle
2004
PrimeLisa Metzger
2005
Karen Blixen: Out of This WorldSelf - Host
2005
SC
Stolen ChildhoodsNarrator (voice)
2005
Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony KushnerSelf
2006
The Music of RegretThe Woman
2006
A Prairie Home CompanionYolanda Johnson
2006
10 Most Excellent Things: The Devil Wears PradaSelf
2006
The Devil Wears PradaMiranda Priestly
2006
The Ant BullyQueen (voice)
2006
Hurricane on the BayouNarrator (voice)
2006
EveningLila Ross
2007
RenditionCorrine Whitman
2007
Lions for LambsJanine Roth
2007
Ribbon of SandNarrator (voice)
2008
Dark MatterJoanna Silver
2008
Theater of WarSelf
2008
An Old Fashioned Love Story: Making 'The Bridges of Madison County'Self
2008
Mamma Mia!Donna Sheridan
2008
DoubtSister Aloysius Beauvier
2008
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John CazaleSelf
2009
Doubt: Stage to ScreenSelf
2009
Julie & JuliaJulia Child
2009
Fantastic Mr. FoxMrs. Fox (voice)
2009
It's ComplicatedJane Adler
2009
Sky Island(voice)
2010
Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to LifeJennie
2010
This Place Knows UsNarrator
2010
America: The Story of UsHerself
2010
Wings of LifeNarrator (voice)
2011
The Iron LadyMargaret Thatcher
2011
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen(archive footage)
2012
To the Arctic 3DNarrator
2012
Joe Papp in Five ActsSelf
2012
Hope SpringsKay
2012
Close UpSelf (archive footage)
2012
RadiomanSelf
2012
A Fierce Green FireNarrator (voice)
2013
Girl RisingNarrator - Ethiopia (voice)
2013
Out of PrintNarrator (voice)
2013
Eastwood Directs: The Untold StorySelf
2013
August: Osage CountyViolet Weston
2013
The HomesmanAltha Carter
2014
The GiverChief Elder
2014
The Concert for ValorSelf
2014
Into the WoodsWitch
2014
AuschwitzNarrator (voice)
2015
Ricki and the FlashRicki Rendazzo
2015
EU
Emotional UncertaintiesSelf
2015
Everything Is CopySelf
2015
SG
Shout Gladi GladiNarrator (voice)
2015
SuffragetteEmmeline Pankhurst
2015
AktorkaSelf (archive footage)
2015
Starring Austin PendletonSelf
2016
Everybody Knows... Elizabeth MurrayElizabeth Murray (voice)
2016
Florence Foster JenkinsFlorence Foster Jenkins
2016
Mike Nichols: An American MasterSelf
2016
100 YearsNarrator (voice)
2017
TF
The Female Lead - A Selection of PortraitsSelf
2017
Five Came BackNarrator (voice)
2017
The Words That Built AmericaSelf - Reader: Declaration of Independence
2017
The PostKay Graham
2017
Every Act of LifeMaurine McElroy (voice)
2018
Keeping the Promise: AHF 30 Years DocumentaryNarrator (voice)
2018
Mamma Mia! Here We Go AgainDonna
2018
Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein ScandalSelf (archive footage)
2018
Paul McCartney: Live from NYCSelf
2018
Mary Poppins ReturnsCousin Topsy
2018
Museum TownNarrator (voice)
2019
This Changes EverythingSelf
2019
The LaundromatEllen Martin / Elena
2019
Alan Pakula: Going for TruthSelf
2019
Little WomenAunt March
2019
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet EarthNarrator (voice)
2020
Meryl Streep: Mystery and MetamorphosisSelf - Actress (archive footage)
2020
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween TakeoverMeryl Streep
2020
The PromDee Dee Allen
2020
Let Them All TalkAlice Hughes
2020
Stanislavski: Lust for LifeSelf
2021
Dear ElizabethElizabeth Bishop
2021
Die Tom Hanks StorySelf
2021
Don't Look UpPresident Orlean
2021
Rufus Wainwright: Dream Requiem Featuring Meryl StreepSelf
2024
Escape from Extinction: RewildingNarrator (voice)
2024
Schindler Space ArchitectNarrator (voice)
2024
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL MusicSelf
2025
SNL50: The Homecoming ConcertSelf
2025
HoppersInsect Queen (voice)
2026
Project Hail MaryRejected Rocky Voice (voice)
2026
Henry David ThoreauVarious Voices (voice)
2026
Do We Know Each Other?Miranda Priestly
2026
The Devil Wears Prada 2Miranda
2026
Marty, Life Is ShortSelf (archive footage)
2026
The Meryl Streep ProjectSelf (archive footage)
2026
Narnia: The Magician's NephewAslan (voice)
2027
A Sleigh of One's OwnMrs. Claus
2028
UI
Useful IdiotsDiane Castle
Untitled Joni Mitchell BiopicJoni Mitchell
Television
Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Winner · 1 eps
1944
The OscarsSelf · 6 eps
1953
The GrammysSelf · 1 eps
1959
The Merv Griffin ShowSelf · 1 eps
1962
TT
Titel, Thesen, TemperamenteSelf · 1 eps
1967
60 MinutesSelf · 1 eps
1968
Great PerformancesLeilah · 1 eps
1971
F'
Film '72Self · 5 eps
1971
Spécial cinémaSelf · 1 eps
1974
Saturday Night LiveSelf · 1 eps
1975
Ciné regardsSelf · 1 eps
1978
HolocaustInga Helms Weiss · 4 eps
1978
Friday Night, Saturday Morning1 eps
1979
GK
Goldene KameraSelf · 1 eps
1984
LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf - Guest · 2 eps
1988
This MorningSelf - Guest · 1 eps
1988
The SimpsonsJessica Lovejoy (voice) · 1 eps
1989
GMTVSelf · 1 eps
1993
Inside the Actors StudioSelf · 1 eps
1994
The Daily ShowSelf · 1 eps
1996
King of the HillAunt Esme Dauterive (voice) · 1 eps
1997
Leute heuteSelf · 1 eps
1997
The ViewSelf · 4 eps
1997
Vivement dimancheSelf · 1 eps
1998
The DirectorsSelf · 1 eps
1999
School: The Story of American Public EducationNarrator (voice) · 4 eps
2001
Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Guest · 2 eps
2003
The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelf · 3 eps
2003
Angels in AmericaHannah Pitt / Ethel Rosenberg / The Rabbi / The Angel Australia · 6 eps
2003
UnscriptedMeryl Streep · 3 eps
2005
The Colbert Report1 eps
2005
The Graham Norton ShowSelf · 3 eps
2007
The Tonight Show with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest · 1 eps
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest · 1 eps
2009
America: The Story of UsSelf · 2 eps
2010
Web TherapyCamilla Bowner · 2 eps
2011
Makers: Women Who Make AmericaNarrator (voice) · 3 eps
2013
奥斯维辛集中营讲述 · 6 eps
2013
The Roosevelts: An Intimate HistoryEleanor Roosevelt (voice) · 7 eps
2014
The Late Late Show with James CordenSelf · 1 eps
2015
The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf - Guest · 1 eps
2015
Big Little LiesMary Louise Wright · 7 eps
2017
Five Came BackSelf - Narrator (voice) · 3 eps
2017
You Quiz on the BlockSelf · 1 eps
2018
The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelf (archive footage) · 1 eps
2019
HemingwayMartha Gellhorn (voice) · 1 eps
2021
Only Murders in the BuildingLoretta Durkin · 11 eps
2021
Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic LegacySelf · 9 eps
2021
ExtrapolationsEve · 1 eps
2023
Corridors of Power: Should America Police the World?Narrator (voice) · 8 eps
2024
The American RevolutionMercy Otis Warren (voice) · 3 eps
2025
Henry David ThoreauVarious Characters (voice) · 3 eps
2026
TC
The Corrections1 eps
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