American actress Meryl Streep photos

Meryl Streep
Born :Mary Louise Streep
June 22, 1949 (1949-06-22) (age 60)
Summit, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation :Actress
Years active :1971–present
Spouse(s) Don Gummer (1978–present)

Meryl Streep
Mary Louise "Meryl" Streep (born June 22, 1949) is an American actress who has worked in theatre, television, and film. She is widely regarded as one of the most talented and respected movie actors of the modern era.


Meryl Streep Early life
Streep was born Mary Louise Streep in Summit, New Jersey, the daughter of Mary W. Streep, a commercial artist, and Harry William Streep, Jr., a pharmaceutical executive.Streep's mother was of Swiss, Irish, and English ancestry, and her father's family was of Dutch descent. Streep was raised Presbyterian; the name "Streep" means "straight line" in Dutch.She has two younger brothers, Dana and Harry.Streep was raised in Bernardsville, New Jersey, where she attended and graduated from Bernards High School.She received her B.A. in Drama at Vassar College in 1971 (where she briefly received instruction from Jean Arthur) but also enrolled as an exchange student at Dartmouth College for a semester before that school had become coeducational. She subsequently earned an M.F.A. from Yale School of Drama.

American actress Meryl Streep photos