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| Meryl Streep | ||
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| Birth name | Mary Louise Streep | |
| Born | June 22, 1949 Summit, New Jersey | |
| Gender | Female | |
| In The Giver | The Chief Elder | |
Meryl Streep stars in The Giver, portraying The Chief Elder.
Meryl Streep has been nominated for the Academy Award an astonishing 18 times, and has won it three times. Born Mary Louise Streep in 1949 in Summit, New Jersey, Meryl's early performing ambitions leaned toward the opera. She became interested in acting while a student at Vassar and upon graduation she enrolled in the Yale School of Drama. She gave an outstanding performance in her first film role, Julia (1977), and the next year she was nominated for her first Oscar for her role in The Deer Hunter (1978). She went on to win the Academy Award for her performances in Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) and Sophie's Choice (1982), in which she gave a heart-wrenching portrayal of an inmate mother in a Nazi death camp.