How old is Meryl Streep, what are The Post actress’s biggest movies and who’s her husband Don Gummer?
She's played Margaret Thatcher, Julia Child and fictional magazine editor Miranda Priestly - get the lowdown on superstar Meryl Streep
MERYL Streep is one of Hollywood's most popular - and lauded actresses.
But, how old is she? What are her biggest movies, and what do we know about her husband Don Gummer? Let's get the lowdown on the legendary Devil Wears Prada star...
How old is Meryl Streep and who's her husband Don Gummer?
Meryl Streep - real name Mary Louise Streep - was born in on 22 June 22, 1949 - that makes her 68.
She has been nominated for a record 21 Academy Awards, and has won three.
Meryl has also received 31 Golden Globe nominations, and won eight — more nominations and competitive wins than any other actor.
She married sculptor Don Gummer in 1978, and the pair raised four children together - musician Henry (born 1979), actresses Mamie (born 1983) and Grace (born 1986), and model Louisa (born 1991).
Meryl and Don live together in Connecticut.
Other awards Streep has won include 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.
In 2010, President Barack Obama awarded her the 2010 National Medal of Arts, and in 2014, the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
As well as movies, she has also starred in several Broadway shows, including the musical Happy End. She also won an Obie for her performance in the off-Broadway play Alice at the Palace.
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What are Meryl Streep's biggest movies?
Meryl has starred in some of the world's most iconic movies - so the majority of her filmography includes some fairly large films.
These are probably her best-known box office efforts:
- Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
- Sophie's Choice (1982)
- Out of Africa (1985)
- A Cry in the Dark (1988)
- Death Becomes Her (1992)
- The Bridges of Madison County (1995)
- Dancing at Lughnasa (1998)
- The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
- The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
- Lions for Lambs (2007)
- Mamma Mia! (2008)
- Doubt (2008)
- Julie & Julia (2009)
- Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
- It's Complicated (2009)
- The Iron Lady (2011)
- August: Osage County (2013)
- Into the Woods (2014)
- Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)
- The Post (2017)
- Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018)
In April 2018, was launched by Star Wars fans to get Disney to hire Meryl for the role of Princess Leia following the death of Carrie Fisher.
The petition reads: "We believe that Meryl Streep would be an ideal candidate to play Leia in STAR WARS Episode IX.
"As a close friend of Carrie Fisher, Meryl Streep may have huge ton of pressure to play Leia. However, we strongly believe that she is the best hope for us to see the legacy of Carrie Fisher in Episode IX."