(born 1949), US actress; born Mary Louise Streep. She won Oscars for her parts in Kramer vs Kramer (1980), Sophie's Choice (1982), and The Iron Lady (2011).
Definition of Streep, Meryl in US English:
Streep, Meryl
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(born 1949), US actress; born Mary Louise Streep. Notable movies: Kramer vs. Kramer (1980), The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981), Sophie's Choice (1982), Out of Africa (1986), The Hours (2002), and The Iron Lady (2011).