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Mary Louise ("Meryl") Streep
(born June 22, 1949) is an American two-time Academy Award
winning actress who has worked in theatre, television, and film.
She made her professional stage debut in 1971's The Playboy of
Seville, and her screen debut came in 1977's made-for-television
movie, The Deadliest Season. Streep made her film debut in Julia
(1977), opposite Jane Fonda and Vanessa Redgrave.
Streep holds the record for the most Academy Award nominations of any actor,
having been nominated 14 times since her first nomination in 1979 for The Deer
Hunter (11 for Best Actress and 3 for Best Supporting Actress).
Meryl Streep also holds the record for actress with the most Golden Globe
Awards, with six wins. She is also the second-most nominated performer for a
Golden Globe Award (she has 21 nominations to Jack Lemmon's 22). Streep is also
tied with Jack Nicholson for most Golden Globes overall by an actor or actress
(six wins). Streep has received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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