Meryl Streep is an American actress considered to be the best actress of her generation. She was born on June 22, 1949 in Summit, a town in the state of New Jersey, in Union County. She has earned 21 Academy Award nominations in total, winning three of these prestigious awards.
Meryl Streep was honored during the opening ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival on May 14, 2024. She received a palm of honor for her remarkable work and her entire exceptional film career, which lasted nearly 50 years and has brought remarkable masterpieces to life.
Thirty-five years ago, at the Cannes Film Festival, Meryl Streep received the Best Actress Award for “A Cry in the dark ” by Fred Schepisi in 1989.
Meryl Streep on Radio France
Oscar-winning actress Meryl Streep was reciter on June 14 in a musical composition by Rufus Wainwright at the Radio France auditorium in Paris. This show is inspired by Verdi’s Requiem and highlighted the poem «The Darkness» by Lord Byron.
Top Meryl Streep films
Meryl Streep has starred in many films. These films highlighted her extraordinary talent and diversity as an actress. We have selected a few:
- The Devil Wears Prada (2006), directed by David Frankel where Meryl Streep is incredible in her role as a tyrannical editor-in-chief.
- The Bridges Madison county (1995), directed by Clint Eastwood, where Meryl Streep plays the role of a woman with a decisive destiny.
- Out of Africa (1985), directed by Sydney Pollack, with Meryl Streep and Robert Redford.
- Kramer vs. Kramer (1979), directed by Robert Benton, where Meryl Streep plays alongside Dustin Hoffman.
- Journey to the End of Hell (1978), directed by Michael Cimino, with Meryl Streep and Robert De Niro.
Meryl Streep penetrates the lives and skin of her characters with such precision and power that she brings us back to our own emotions.
Meryl made us laugh, cry and sing. Her acting is excellent and she will remain a mystery in the world of cinema.
