This block contains the information about Meryl Streep and provides an insight into the life of the celebrity. From here you can also learn when, how and why the profession of an actor was chosen. Some interesting facts are waiting for you here.

Meryl Streep was born in New Jersey; her father was working in a pharmaceutical company, while her mom was an artist. Meryl is saying that she got a very poor religious education and that is why she was even kicked out of school when she was 12, for the bad behavior. By the bad behavior was meant the fact that her drama talent woke up very early, and she was using it a lot in the school. After graduating the Vassar College, she went to Yell University and her major was drama. And here were hard times for Meryl, as each week all the student were getting in a line, and the professors were choosing whom will play in some plays. Meryl always was among those chosen that is why it was a kind of war between her, and the less lucky students. That physical pressure made her visit psychiatrist. Meryl Streep is married with an architect Don Gammer, they have four children: Henry, Mami, Grace and Louise. Meryl’s real name is Maryl Louise Streep. Meryl learnt how to play violin, practicing six hours per day before playing in “The Music of your Heart”. During more than 20 years in cinema, she got a large collection of awards, and there are even two Oscars between them for the movies “Cramer against Cramer” and “Sophie’s Choice”.

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Here you can learn about the movies Meryl Streep acted in. You can see the names of the movies, their budget, years of release and the money gained from the screening of the certain movie. It is always interesting to know.

Movies & Videos	Budget	Year	Opening weekend	US box Office
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events - Aunt Josephine	$140M	2004	$30.1M	$119M
A.I. Artificial Intelligence - Blue Mecha (voice)	$90M	2001	$29.4M	$78.6M
It's Complicated - Jane	$85M	2009	$22.1M	$113M
The Manchurian Candidate - Eleanor Shaw	$80M	2004	$20M	$65.9M
Stuck on You - Herself (uncredited), Special Thanks	$55M	2003	$9.41M	$33.8M
Death Becomes Her - Madeline Ashton, Soundtrack (performer: "I See Me")	$55M	1992		$58.4M
Mamma Mia! - Donna, Soundtrack (performer: "Money, Money, Money", "Mamma Mia", "Chiquitita", "Super Trouper", "Dancing Queen", "Our Last Summer", "SOS", "Slipping Through My Fingers", "The Winner Take	$52M	2008	$27.8M	$144M
The Ant Bully - Queen (voice)	$50M	2006	$8.43M	$28.1M
The River Wild - Gail Hartman	$45M	1994		$46.8M
Fantastic Mr. Fox - Mrs. Fox (voice)	$40M	2009	$266K	$21M
Julie & Julia - Julia Child	$40M	2009	$20M	$94.1M
Lions for Lambs - Janine Roth	$35M	2007	$6.7M	$15M
The Bridges of Madison County - Francesca Johnson	$35M	1995		$71M
The Devil Wears Prada - Miranda Priestly	$35M	2006	$27.5M	$125M
Out of Africa - Karen, Soundtrack (performer: "Missouri Waltz" (1914) (uncredited))	$31M	1985		$87.1M
One True Thing - Kate Gulden	$30M	1998	$6.61M	$23.2M
Rendition - Corrine Whitman	$27.5M	2007	$4.06M	$9.66M
Music of the Heart - Roberta Guaspari	$27M	1999	$3.65M	$14.8M
Ironweed - Helen Archer, Soundtrack (performer: "He's Me Pal")	$27M	1987		$7.39M
The House of the Spirits - Clara del Valle Trueba	$25M	1993		$6.27M