Meryl Streep

1949 – 20??

Mary Louise "Meryl" Streep is an American actress widely regarded as one of the finest of her generation, with a record 21 Academy Award nominations and three wins—Kramer vs. Kramer (1979), Sophie's Choice (1982), and The Iron Lady (2011). She has earned 32 Golden Globe nominations with eight wins, more than any other performer, alongside the Cecil B. DeMille Award, the AFI Life Achievement Award, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Her command of dialect, characterization, and dramatic range has set the modern standard for screen acting across more than four decades.

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