Meryl Streep is an American actress and philanthropist. Cited in the media as the "best actress of her generation" – a designation to which she objects – Streep is particularly known for versatility in her roles and her accent adaptation. Nominated for 20 Academy Awards, Streep has more nominations than any other actor, and is one of the six actors to have won three or more competitive Oscars for acting. Streep has also received 30 Golden Globe nominations, winning eight - more nominations and more competitive wins than any other actor.
In 2017, Streep received an Emmy Award nomination in the Outstanding Narrator category for her work on Netflix's Five Came Back.
Meryl Streep
Actress, philanthropist
June 22
Summit, New Jersey
6 Nominations
3 Emmys
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series - 2024
Meryl Streep, as Loretta Durkin
Hulu
20th Television
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series - 2020
Meryl Streep, as Mary Louise Wright
HBO
HBO Entertainment in association with Blossom Films, Hello Sunshine, David E. Kelley Productions and crazyrose Productions
Outstanding Narrator - 2017
Meryl Streep, as Narrator
The Price Of Victory
Netflix
Amblin Television, Scott Rudin, IACF Productions in association with Passion Pictures & Rock Paper Scissors Entertainment
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie - 2004
Meryl Streep, as Hannah Pitt, The Rabbi, Ethel Rosenberg & Continental Principality
HBO
2017 Television Academy Honors: We Will Rise: Michelle Obama's Mission to Educate Girls Around the World
Director Tony Gerber and CNN's Isha Sesay accept the Honors Award for CNN Films' We Will Rise: Michelle Obama's Mission to Educate Girls Around the World.
Television Academy Honors: We Will Rise: Michelle Obama's Mission to Educate Girls Around the World
Meryl Streep, Freida Pinto and Isha Sesay travel to Morrocco and Liberia to show us Michelle Obama's Let Girls Learn initiative in action.
Meryl Streep accepts the Emmy for Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
Meryl Streep accepts the Emmy for Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for Angels in America at the 56th Emmy Awards
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