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"How we looked was not important, instead how we thought was more important. How we argued, learned, discovered, laughed and joked mattered. I felt like a human being, not a woman or child, and felt the quality of my own character."<P> For <i>Sophie's Choice,</i> she learned Polish. For <i>Music of the Heart,</i> she learned the violin, and played five hours daily. She has been nominated for 13 Oscars, more than any other performer (<a href="/people/775/000023706/">Katharine Hepburn</a> is in second place, with 12 nominations). In the 25 years from 1978 to 2002, she was Oscar-nominated more years than she wasn't. She has taken home three of the statuettes, for <i>Kramer vs Kramer</i> and <i>Sophie's Choice</i> and most recently, <i>The Iron Lady</i>. After winning her first Oscar, she accidentally left it on top of a toilet after the awards ceremony.<P> Streep has become more outspoken politically in recent years, taking public stands against domestic violence, water pollution, nuclear power, and <a href="/people/360/000022294/">George W. Bush</a>. "What pushed me over the edge?" she asked. "Name a topic. Everything pushed me over the edge! The quiet dismantling of environmental regulations. The phoniness of No Child Left Behind. Everybody should be getting up and making a big fat noise... Yes, of course, I always question why anyone would listen to an actor. But it's not your profession that defines you so much as your personhood. I listen to all kinds of people whose qualifications to opine on anything are that they have a radio show or a degree in art history. Our most famous president of late was an actor. You don't jettison your citizenship because you're famous." <p><b>Father:</b> Harry Streep, Jr. (pharmaceutical executive)<br><b>Mother:</b> Mary Streep (commercial artist)<br><b>Brother:</b> Harry Streep III (dancer-choreographer)<br><b>Brother:</b> Dana Streep (stockbroker, b. 1957)<br><b>Boyfriend:</b> <a href="/people/252/000043123/">John Cazale</a> (actor, dated 1976-78, briefly engaged)<br><b>Husband:</b> Donald J. Gummer (sculptor, m. Sep-1978, four children)<br><b>Son:</b> Henry Gummer (b. 1979)<br><b>Daughter:</b> Louisa Jacobson Gummer (b. 12-Jun-1991)<br><b>Daughter:</b> <a href="/people/114/000160631/">Mamie Gummer</a> (actress, b. 3-Aug-1983)<br><b>Daughter:</b> Grace Jane Gummer (b. 1986)<br><p> High School: Bernards High School, Bernardsville, NJ<br> University: <a href="/edu/518/000068314/">BA Drama, Vassar College (1971)</a><br> University: <a href="/edu/436/000127055/">MFA Drama, Yale School of Drama (1975)</a><br><p> <a href="/org/499/000062313/">American Academy of Arts and Letters</a> <br> <a href="/org/218/000134813/">Equality Now</a> Advisory Council<br> <a href="/org/219/000134814/">Healthy Child Healthy World</a> Advisory Board<br> <a href="/org/970/000354905/">Obama Victory Fund 2012</a> <br> <a href="/honors/534/000044402/">Emmy</a> 1978, Best Actress for <i>Holocaust</i><br> <a href="/honors/035/000048888/">Oscar for Best Supporting Actress</a> 1980, for <i>Kramer vs. Kramer</i><br> <a href="/honors/636/000044504/">Golden Globe</a> 1980, Best Supporting Actress for <i>Kramer vs. Kramer</i><br> <a href="/honors/636/000044504/">Golden Globe</a> 1982, Best Actress for <i>The French Lieutenant's Woman</i><br> <a href="/honors/636/000044504/">Golden Globe</a> 1983, Best Actress for <i>Sophie's Choice</i><br> <a href="/honors/512/000032416/">Oscar for Best Actress</a> 1983, for <i>Sophie's Choice</i><br> <a href="/honors/636/000044504/">Golden Globe</a> 2003, Best Supporting Actress for <i>Adaptation</i><br> <a href="/honors/534/000044402/">Emmy</a> 2004, Best Actress for <i>Angels in America</i><br> <a href="/honors/636/000044504/">Golden Globe</a> 2004, Best Actress for <i>Angels in America</i><br> <a href="/honors/636/000044504/">Golden Globe</a> 2007, Best Actress for <i>The Devil Wears Prada</i><br> <a href="/honors/636/000044504/">Golden Globe</a> 2010, Best Actress for <i>Julie & Julia</i><br> <a href="/honors/636/000044504/">Golden Globe</a> 2012, Best Actress for <i>The Iron Lady</i><br> <a href="/honors/512/000032416/">Oscar for Best Actress</a> 2012 for <i>The Iron Lady</i><br> <a href="/honors/469/000032373/">American Film Institute Life Achievement Award</a> 2004<br> <a href="/honors/312/000044180/">Hollywood Walk of Fame</a> 7020 Hollywood Blvd. (1998)<br> <a href="/group/225/000353163/">Funeral: Nora Ephron (2012)</a> <br> <a href="/group/952/000116604/">Parodied As A Muppet</a> Meryl Sheep<br><p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR</font><br> <a href="/films/787/000404572/">Mary Poppins Returns (29-Nov-2018)</a> <br> <a href="/films/068/000404850/">Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (11-Jul-2018)</a> <br> <a href="/films/619/000404404/">Every Act of Life (23-Apr-2018)</a> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">[VOICE]</font><br> <a href="/films/278/000404063/">The Post (14-Dec-2017)</a> <br> <a href="/films/321/000402112/">Florence Foster Jenkins (23-Apr-2016)</a> <br> <a href="/films/385/000397191/">Suffragette (4-Sep-2015)</a> <br> <a href="/films/114/000395923/">Ricki and the Flash (5-Aug-2015)</a> <br> <a href="/films/185/000388018/">Into the Woods (8-Dec-2014)</a> <br> <a href="/films/978/000383826/">The Giver (11-Aug-2014)</a> <br> <a href="/films/654/000388487/">The Homesman (18-May-2014)</a> <br> <a href="/films/186/000377052/">August: Osage County (9-Sep-2013)</a> <br> <a href="/films/144/000385983/">Girl Rising (7-Mar-2013)</a> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">[VOICE]</font><br> <a href="/films/019/000354951/">Hope Springs (8-Aug-2012)</a> · Kay<br> <a href="/films/062/000346021/">To the Arctic (20-Apr-2012)</a> · Narrator <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">[VOICE]</font><br> <a href="/films/148/000380005/">A Fierce Green Fire (23-Jan-2012)</a> · Narrator<br> <a href="/films/155/000277321/">The Iron Lady (26-Dec-2011)</a> · Margaret Thatcher<br> <a href="/films/550/000211914/">It's Complicated (10-Dec-2009)</a> · Jane<br> <a href="/films/045/000209415/">Fantastic Mr. Fox (14-Oct-2009)</a> · Mrs. Fox <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">[VOICE]</font><br> <a href="/films/415/000206794/">Julie & Julia (7-Aug-2009)</a> <br> <a href="/films/279/000269469/">I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale (16-Jan-2009)</a> · Herself<br> <a href="/films/727/000179190/">Doubt (30-Oct-2008)</a> <br> <a href="/films/762/000173243/">Mamma Mia! (30-Jun-2008)</a> <br> <a href="/films/232/000274407/">Theater of War (Apr-2008)</a> · Herself<br> <a href="/films/452/000164957/">Lions for Lambs (22-Oct-2007)</a> · Janine Roth<br> <a href="/films/376/000163884/">Rendition (7-Sep-2007)</a> <br> <a href="/films/809/000141386/">Evening (9-Jun-2007)</a> · Lila Ross<br> <a href="/films/279/000204664/">Dark Matter (23-Jan-2007)</a> · Joanna Silver<br> <a href="/films/033/000272214/">Hurricane on the Bayou (29-Jul-2006)</a> · Narrator<br> <a href="/films/556/000118202/">The Ant Bully (28-Jul-2006)</a> · Queen <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">[VOICE]</font><br> <a href="/films/386/000118032/">The Devil Wears Prada (29-Jun-2006)</a> <br> <a href="/films/591/000117240/">A Prairie Home Companion (12-Feb-2006)</a> <br> <a href="/films/351/000261565/">Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner (Jan-2006)</a> · Herself<br> <a href="/films/515/000107194/">Prime (21-Sep-2005)</a> <br> <a href="/films/437/000073218/">Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (17-Dec-2004)</a> <br> <a href="/films/284/000058110/">The Manchurian Candidate (22-Jul-2004)</a> <br> <a href="/films/380/000107059/">Angels in America (7-Dec-2003)</a> <br> <a href="/films/201/000034099/">The Hours (18-Dec-2002)</a> · Clarissa Vaughan<br> <a href="/films/914/000033815/">Adaptation (6-Dec-2002)</a> · Susan Orlean<br> <a href="/films/082/000035974/">Artificial Intelligence: AI (26-Jun-2001)</a> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">[VOICE]</font><br> <a href="/films/376/000033277/">Music of the Heart (6-Sep-1999)</a> <br> <a href="/films/141/000037030/">One True Thing (18-Sep-1998)</a> <br> <a href="/films/992/000038878/">Dancing at Lughnasa (12-Sep-1998)</a> <br> <a href="/films/717/000088453/">...first Do No Harm (16-Feb-1997)</a> <br> <a href="/films/271/000035166/">Marvin's Room (18-Dec-1996)</a> · Lee<br> <a href="/films/264/000043135/">Before and After (23-Feb-1996)</a> · Carolyn Ryan<br> <a href="/films/133/000040013/">The Bridges of Madison County (2-Jun-1995)</a> · Francesca Johnson<br> <a href="/films/381/000033282/">The River Wild (30-Sep-1994)</a> · Gail<br> <a href="/films/334/000036226/">The House of the Spirits (21-Oct-1993)</a> · Clara<br> <a href="/films/791/000032695/">Death Becomes Her (31-Jul-1992)</a> · Madeline Ashton<br> <a href="/films/125/000034023/">Defending Your Life (22-Mar-1991)</a> <br> <a href="/films/753/000033654/">Postcards from the Edge (12-Sep-1990)</a> · Suzanne Vale<br> <a href="/films/419/000043290/">She-Devil (8-Dec-1989)</a> · Mary Fisher<br> <a href="/films/221/000083969/">A Cry in the Dark (4-Nov-1988)</a> <br> <a href="/films/403/000033304/">Ironweed (Feb-1988)</a> <br> <a href="/films/221/000035116/">Heartburn (25-Jul-1986)</a> · Rachel<br> <a href="/films/512/000036404/">Out of Africa (10-Dec-1985)</a> · Karen<br> <a href="/films/289/000084037/">Plenty (10-Sep-1985)</a> <br> <a href="/films/278/000042152/">Falling in Love (21-Nov-1984)</a> <br> <a href="/films/532/000037421/">Silkwood (14-Dec-1983)</a> <br> <a href="/films/159/000064964/">Still of the Night (26-Jan-1983)</a> · Brooke Reynolds<br> <a href="/films/569/000041446/">Sophie's Choice (8-Dec-1982)</a> · Sophie<br> <a href="/films/483/000043354/">The French Lieutenant's Woman (18-Sep-1981)</a> · Sarah and Anna<br> <a href="/films/710/000038596/">Kramer vs. Kramer (19-Dec-1979)</a> · Joanna Kramer<br> <a href="/films/254/000033155/">The Seduction of Joe Tynan (17-Aug-1979)</a> · Karen Traynor<br> <a href="/films/886/000032790/">Manhattan (14-Mar-1979)</a> · Jill<br> <a href="/films/677/000033578/">The Deer Hunter (8-Dec-1978)</a> · Linda<br> <a href="/films/782/000083533/">Holocaust (16-Apr-1978)</a> <br> <a href="/films/672/000038558/">Julia (2-Oct-1977)</a> · Anne Marie<br><p> <br> <p> <table> <tr> <td align=right valign=middle style="padding-right: 5px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; 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