43 Award-Winning Facts About Meryl Streep
“Acting is not about being someone different. It's finding the similarity in what is apparently different, then finding myself in there.”
She’s beloved for a reason: Meryl Streep is outspoken, thoughtful, talented and fearless. She does it all: drama, comedy, romance, and everything in between. Here are 42 facts about the movie legend.
Meryl Streep Facts
1. The Basics
Meryl Streep’s full name is Mary Louise Streep; Meryl is her nickname, and is a combination of her first and middle names. Good thing too, because Mary Streep just doesn’t have the same ring to it.
2.Background Story
Streep was born on June 22, 1949 in Summit, New Jersey to Mary Wolf Wilkinson, an artist and editor, and Harry William Streep, a pharmaceutical executive.
3. A First For Everything
Streep’s first film role was opposite Jane Fonda in 1977’s Julia, an Oscar-winning film about two friends. Streep had a small role in a flashback sequence. Everybody’s gotta start somewhere!
