Meryl Streep

Meryl Streep garnered her first Academy Award nomination for The Deer Hunter in 1978, swiftly establishing her as a formidable talent. Her feature film debut in Julia (1977) was followed by a Primetime Emmy Award win in 1978 for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for Holocaust. Streep continued this early success, earning an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) and a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for The French Lieutenant’s Woman (1981).

Her commercial success soared with The Devil Wears Prada (2006), her highest-grossing film at the time, soon surpassed by Mamma Mia! (2008). Further critical acclaim included a Golden Globe for Julie & Julia (2009) and her third Academy Award for Best Actress for The Iron Lady in 2011. The 2010s brought additional accolades, including a Kennedy Center Honor (2011), an Honorary Golden Bear (2012), and the Presidential Medal of Freedom (2014) from President Barack Obama.

She received a Critics’ Choice Movie Award for Best Actress in a Comedy for Florence Foster Jenkins (2016) and the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award (2017), the same year she earned her 21st Academy Award nomination for The Post. Streep continues high-profile television work, starring in Big Little Lies (2019) and Only Murders in the Building (2023–24). Her upcoming projects include her first appearance on Saturday Night Live (2025), reprising her iconic role in The Devil Wears Prada 2 (2026), and portraying Joni Mitchell in a highly anticipated biopic (2025).