Seventy-six years ago today, on June 22, 1949 (May 26, 1949), American movie star Meryl Streep was born. Meryl Streep June 22, 1949 Meryl Streep was born in the United States. This big star doesn't look like a big star. The thing she hates the most is being recognized. The more successful she is, the more she hates her reputation, because it violates the world that belongs to her. Her top priority in life is not career, but family. Her husband and children are her most precious, and she is a real ordinary woman. She became a rapidly rising star in the American film industry because of her participation in the filming of "The Deer Hunter" and "The Kramers". She is also one of the few female celebrities in the United States to have received two master's degrees. Therefore, she has a strong ability to control language, especially for psychological portrayal of characters. A little Polish accent mixed with English in "Sophie's Choice" is more similar to the image of a Nazi concentration camp survivor. Some newspapers called her "the best actress of the 1980s," but she said modestly: "That was exaggerated for propaganda. "Main Works: The Kramers (KRAMERVS. KRAMER) (1979) 52nd Academy Awards Best Supporting Actress SOPHIE" SCHOICE (1982) 55th Academy Awards Best Actress Deer Hunter (THEDEERHUNTER) (1978) 51st Academy Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated French Lieutenant's Woman (THEFRENCHLIEUTENANT "SWOMAN) (1981) 54th Academy Awards Best Actress Nominated OUTOFAFRICA (1985) 58th Academy Awards Best Actress Nominated Covered Bridge Last Dream (THEBRIDGESOFMADISONCOUNTY) (1995) 68th Academy Awards Best Actress Nominated THERIVERWILD (1994) Meryl Streep" Out of Africa "1985" Covered Bridge Last Dream "" The Kramers "1979" Sophie's Choice "1982" French Lieutenant's Woman "1981