Meryl Streep

Actor, also producer and writer · Born June 22, 1949 (77) · Summit, New Jersey, USA

3 Oscars · 3 Primetime Emmys · 9 Golden Globes · 6 other major award bodies

Mary Louise "Meryl" Streep (born June 22, 1949) is an American actress. Often described as the best actress of her generation, Streep is particularly known for her versatility and accent adaptability. She has received numerous accolades throughout her career spanning over five decades, including a record 21 Academy Award nominations (winning three) and a record 32 Golden Globe Award nominations (winning eight). She has also received two British Academy Film Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and three Primetime Emmy Awards, in addition to nominations for a Tony Award and six Grammy Awards.

Biography from TMDB.

Born: June 22, 1949 (77)
From: Summit, New Jersey, USA
Works as: Actor, also producer and writer
Titles: 95 on MovieCove · 141 credits in all
Links: IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 3% in 30 days

What are Meryl Streep's films like?

Across their 79 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama24 titles72^nd

Comedy21 titles62^nd

Documentary11 titles76^th

Biography7 titles81^st

Adventure4 titles64^th

Animation4 titles78^th

Crime3 titles41^st

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight

Bonds

24%

Self

21%

Morality

18%

Society

11%

Survival

Ideas

Power

Family bonds23 Community13 Identity13 Purpose12 Romantic love12 Justice9 Grief9 Deception10

What they feel like to watch

their average across 76 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 3 · Wry 3 · Earnest 70

Serious

Tone · Weight

lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 32 · Serious 17 · Dark 27

Stylized

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 46 · Stylized 20 · Heightened 10

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

Gentle 24 · Charged 31 · Intense 21

Steady

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 42 · Shifting 27 · Whiplash 7

Some laughs

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 43 · Some laughs 24 · Funny 9

Slow burn

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

Slow burn 48 · Even-paced 27 · Relentless 1

Engaged

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 34 · Engaged 32 · Full focus 10

Affecting

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 26 · Affecting 22 · Heavy 28

Resolved

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 52 · Open-ended 14 · Ambiguous 10

Roles they play

60 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 23 of 60 analyzed roles.

Hero

23 of 60

Mentor

10 of 60

Ally

7 of 60

Shadow

6 of 60

Shapeshifter

5 of 60

Herald

4 of 60

Threshold guardian

4 of 60

Trickster

1 of 60

Show the 60 roles

Shapeshifteras Linda in The Deer Hunter (1978)
Shapeshifteras Joanna Kramer in Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
Allyas Karen Traynor in The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979)
Shapeshifteras Sarah / Anna in The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981)
Heroas Alice in Alice at the Palace (1982)
Heroas Sophie in Sophie's Choice (1982)
Heraldas Brooke Reynolds in Still of the Night (1982)
Heroas Karen Silkwood in Silkwood (1983)
Heroas Susan Traherne in Plenty (1985)
Heroas Karen in Out of Africa (1985)
Heroas Rachel in Heartburn (1986)
Allyas Helen in Ironweed (1987)
Heroas Lindy in A Cry in the Dark (1988)
Shadowas Mary Fisher in She-Devil (1989)
Heroas Suzanne Vale in Postcards from the Edge (1990)
Allyas Julia in Defending Your Life (1991)
Shadowas Madeline Ashton in Death Becomes Her (1992)
Heroas Gail Hartman in The River Wild (1994)
Heroas Francesca Johnson in The Bridges of Madison County (1995)
Shadowas Lee in Marvin's Room (1996)
Allyas Carolyn Ryan in Before and After (1996)
Heroas Lori Reimuller in ...First Do No Harm (1997)
Mentoras Kate Mundy in Dancing at Lughnasa (1998)
Mentoras Kate Gulden in One True Thing (1998)
Heroas Roberta in Music of the Heart (1999)
Shapeshifteras Susan Orlean in Adaptation. (2002)
Heroas Clarissa Vaughan in The Hours (2002)
Allyas Hannah Pitt in Angels in America (2003)
Threshold guardianas Lisa Metzger in Prime (2005)
Mentoras Lisa Metzger in Prime (2005)
Threshold guardianas Queen in The Ant Bully (2006)
Shadowas Miranda Priestly in The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
Mentoras Joanna Silver in Dark Matter (2007)
Tricksteras Janine Roth in Lions for Lambs (2007)
Heroas Sister Aloysius Beauvier in Doubt (2008)
Allyas Donna in Mamma Mia! (2008)
Threshold guardianas Mrs. Fox in Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
Heroas Julia Child in Julie & Julia (2009)
Heroas Jane Adler in It's Complicated (2009)
Mentoras Julia Child in Julie & Julia (2009)
Heroas Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady (2011)
Heroas Kay in Hope Springs (2012)
Mentoras Narrator in To the Arctic 3D (2012)
Shadowas Violet Weston in August: Osage County (2013)
Mentoras Eleanor Roosevelt in The Roosevelts: An Intimate History (2014)
Heraldas Witch in Into the Woods (2014)
Threshold guardianas Chief Elder in The Giver (2014)
Mentoras Witch in Into the Woods (2014)
Heroas Ricki in Ricki and the Flash (2015)
Heroas Florence Foster Jenkins in Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)
Heraldas Narrator in Five Came Back (2017)
Heroas Kay Graham in The Post (2017)
Shapeshifteras Cousin Topsy in Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
Heroas Ellen Martin in The Laundromat (2019)
Heroas Alice in Let Them All Talk (2020)
Allyas Dee Dee Allen in The Prom (2020)
Heraldas Narrator in Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth (2020)
Shadowas President Orlean in Don't Look Up (2021)
Mentoras Narrator in Escape from Extinction: Rewilding (2024)
Mentoras Miranda Priestly in The Devil Wears Prada 2 (2026)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic

Tense

Contemplative

Warm

Bittersweet

Other

How their films linger

Hopeful33 Bittersweet29 Thought-provoking26 Feel-good15 Haunting13 Rousing11

How their films end · 9 with a twist

Happy17
Bittersweet45
Tragic4
Ambiguous10
Cyclical3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Meryl Streep's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 57 of their 95 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (15).

Also on these channels

Lionsgate+3 titles, show their 3 titles on Lionsgate+
PBS Documentaries3 titles, show their 3 titles on PBS Documentaries
Sony Pictures Core3 titles, show their 3 titles on Sony Pictures Core
Cineverse2 titles, show their 2 titles on Cineverse
Howdy2 titles, show their 2 titles on Howdy
Kino Film Collection2 titles, show their 2 titles on Kino Film Collection
Curiosity Stream1 title, show their title on Curiosity Stream
Curiosity University1 title, show their title on Curiosity University
FOX One1 title, show their title on FOX One
MovieSphere+1 title, show their title on MovieSphere+
Shout! TV1 title, show their title on Shout! TV
The Great Courses1 title, show their title on The Great Courses
ViX1 title, show their title on ViX

Subscription and free streaming for Meryl Streep's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

141 credits, 95 with a MovieCove page; 68 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

A Sleigh of One's Own (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2028)
as Mrs. Claus
Narnia: The Magician's Nephew (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)
as Aslan (voice)
My Undesirable Friends: Part II - Exile(2026)
Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Devil Wears Prada 2(2026)
as Miranda
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Do We Know Each Other? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
as Miranda Priestly
Henry David Thoreau (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
as Various Voices (voice)
Henry David Thoreau (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Show 3 episodes · as Various Characters (voice)
Project Hail Mary(2026)
as Rejected Rocky Voice (voice)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Hoppers(2026)
as Insect Queen (voice)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
The American Revolution(2025)
Show 3 episodes · as Mercy Otis Warren (voice)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
Schindler Space Architect (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
as Narrator (voice)
Escape from Extinction: Rewilding(2024)
as Narrator (voice)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Corridors of Power: Should America Police the World? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Show 8 episodes · as Narrator (voice)
Extrapolations(2023)
Show 1 episode · as Eve
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows
Sell/Buy/Date(2022)
Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Don't Look Up(2021)
as President Orlean
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Only Murders in the Building(2021)
Show 11 episodes · as Loretta Durkin
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
Dear Elizabeth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
as Elizabeth Bishop
Hemingway(2021)
Show 1 episode · as Martha Gellhorn (voice)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
Let Them All Talk(2020)
as Alice Hughes
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
The Prom(2020)
as Dee Dee Allen
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
as Meryl Streep
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth(2020)
as Narrator (voice)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Little Women(2019)
as Aunt March
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
The Laundromat(2019)
as Ellen Martin / Elena
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Museum Town(2019)
as Narrator (voice)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Mary Poppins Returns(2018)
as Cousin Topsy
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again(2018)
as Donna
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Keeping the Promise: AHF 30 Years Documentary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
as Narrator (voice)
Every Act of Life(2018)
as Maurine McElroy (voice)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
The Post(2017)
as Kay Graham
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Five Came Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
as Narrator (voice)
Big Little Lies(2017)
Show 7 episodes · as Mary Louise Wright
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
100 Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
as Narrator (voice)
Florence Foster Jenkins(2016)
as Florence Foster Jenkins
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Everybody Knows... Elizabeth Murray(2016)
as Elizabeth Murray (voice)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Aktorka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Thanks · as Self (archive footage)
Suffragette(2015)
as Emmeline Pankhurst
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Shout Gladi Gladi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
as Narrator (voice)
Emotional Uncertainties (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Thanks · as Self
Ricki and the Flash(2015)
as Ricki Rendazzo
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Auschwitz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
as Narrator (voice)
Into the Woods(2014)
as Witch
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History(2014)
Show 7 episodes · as Eleanor Roosevelt (voice)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
The Giver(2014)
as Chief Elder
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
The Homesman(2014)
as Altha Carter
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
August: Osage County(2013)
as Violet Weston
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
奥斯维辛集中营 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Show 6 episodes · as 讲述
Out of Print(2013)
as Narrator (voice)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Girl Rising(2013)
as Narrator - Ethiopia (voice)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
A Fierce Green Fire: The Battle for A Living Planet(2012)
as Narrator (voice)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Makers: Women Who Make America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Show 3 episodes · as Narrator (voice)
Hope Springs(2012)
as Kay
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
To the Arctic 3D(2012)
as Narrator
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen(2012)
as (archive footage)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
The Iron Lady(2011)
as Margaret Thatcher
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Web Therapy(2011)
Show 2 episodes · as Camilla Bowner
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows
Disneynature: Wings of Life(2011)
as Narrator (voice)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
This Place Knows Us (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
as Narrator
Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
as Jennie
Sky Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
as (voice)
It's Complicated(2009)
as Jane Adler
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Fantastic Mr. Fox(2009)
as Mrs. Fox (voice)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Julie & Julia(2009)
as Julia Child
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Doubt(2008)
as Sister Aloysius Beauvier
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Mamma Mia!(2008)
as Donna Sheridan
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Dark Matter(2007)
as Joanna Silver
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Ribbon of Sand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
as Narrator (voice)
Lions for Lambs(2007)
as Janine Roth
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Rendition(2007)
as Corrine Whitman
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Evening(2007)
as Lila Ross
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Ocean Voyagers(2007)
as Narrator
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Hurricane on the Bayou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
as Narrator (voice)
The Ant Bully(2006)
as Queen (voice)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
The Devil Wears Prada(2006)
as Miranda Priestly
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
A Prairie Home Companion(2006)
as Yolanda Johnson
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
The Music of Regret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
as The Woman
Stolen Childhoods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
as Narrator (voice)
The Colbert Report (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Prime(2005)
as Lisa Metzger
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Unscripted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Show 3 episodes · as Meryl Streep
A Series of Unfortunate Events(2004)
as Josephine Anwhistle
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
The Manchurian Candidate(2004)
as Senator Eleanor Prentiss Shaw (D-VA)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Stuck on You(2003)
as Meryl Streep (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Angels in America(2003)
Show 6 episodes · as Hannah Pitt / Ethel Rosenberg / The Rabbi / The Angel Australia
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
The Hours(2002)
as Clarissa Vaughan
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Adaptation.(2002)
as Susan Orlean
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
New York at the Movies(2002)
as Narrator (voice)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Vermeer Master of Light (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
as Narrator (voice)
School: The Story of American Public Education (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Show 4 episodes · as Narrator (voice)
A.I. Artificial Intelligence(2001)
as Blue Mecha (voice)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Solving the Mysteries of Leonardo da Vinci's First Known Portrait (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
as Narrator (voice)
Music of the Heart(1999)
as Roberta
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Chrysanthemum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
as Narrator (voice)
One True Thing(1998)
as Kate Gulden
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Dancing at Lughnasa(1998)
as Kate Mundy
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
...First Do No Harm(1997)
Executive Producer · as Lori Reimuller
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
King of the Hill(1997)
Show 1 episode · as Aunt Esme Dauterive (voice)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows
Marvin's Room(1996)
as Lee Wakefield Lacker
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Before and After(1996)
as Carolyn Ryan
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
The Bridges of Madison County(1995)
as Francesca Johnson
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
The Halls of Vertebrate Evolution (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
as Narrator
The River Wild(1994)
as Gail Hartman
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
The House of the Spirits(1993)
as Clara del Valle Trueba
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Death Becomes Her(1992)
as Madeline Ashton Menville
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Age 7 in America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
as Narrator / Hostess
Defending Your Life(1991)
as Julia
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Postcards from the Edge(1990)
as Suzanne Vale
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
The Earth Day Special(1990)
as Concerned Citizen
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
The Simpsons(1989)
Show 1 episode · as Jessica Lovejoy (voice)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
She-Devil(1989)
as Mary Fisher
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
A Cry in the Dark(1988)
as Lindy Chamberlain
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Rabbit Ears - The Tailor of Gloucester (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
as Narrator
Ironweed(1987)
as Helen Archer
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Rabbit Ears - The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher/The Tale of Peter Rabbit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
as Narrator
Heartburn(1986)
as Rachel
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
Out of Africa(1985)
as Karen Blixen
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Plenty(1985)
as Susan Traherne
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Little Ears: The Velveteen Rabbit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
as Narrator (voice)
Falling in Love(1984)
as Molly Gilmore
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Silkwood(1983)
as Karen Silkwood
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Sophie's Choice(1982)
as Zofia "Sophie" Zawistowski
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Still of the Night(1982)
as Brooke Reynolds
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Alice at the Palace(1982)
as Alice
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
The French Lieutenant's Woman(1981)
as Sarah / Anna
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Kiss Me, Petruchio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
as Katherine
Kramer vs. Kramer(1979)
Writer · as Joanna Kramer
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Friday Night, Saturday Morning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Show 1 episode · Actor
The Seduction of Joe Tynan(1979)
as Karen Traynor
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Uncommon Women and Others (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
as Leilah
Manhattan(1979)
as Jill
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
The Deer Hunter(1978)
Writer · as Linda
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Holocaust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Show 4 episodes · as Inga Helms Weiss
Julia(1977)
as Anne Marie
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
The Deadliest Season (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
as Sharon Miller
Secret Service (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
as Edith Varney
Everybody Rides the Carousel(1976)
as Stage 6 (voice)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Great Performances (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Show 1 episode · as Leilah · as Self - Host
The Corrections (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Show 1 episode · Executive Producer · Actor
Untitled Joni Mitchell Biopic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
as Joni Mitchell
Useful Idiots (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
as Diane Castle

Career shape

Star power in the 99^th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 140 titles, 135 of them dated from 1971 to 2026; peak year 2008.

Biggest box office

Mamma Mia! (2008)

$708M worldwide

Highest rated

Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)

Midcredits 99^th

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination

19712026

Peak 2008 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 61 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

1977Screen debut· Julia
1978Oscar nomination· The Deer Hunter
1979BAFTA Award nomination· Manhattan
1979Oscar win· Kramer vs. Kramer
1981First top-billed film· The French Lieutenant's Woman
1981Golden Globe win· The French Lieutenant's Woman

Show 29 more milestones

1982Oscar win· Sophie's Choice
1983Oscar nomination· Silkwood
1985Oscar nomination· Out of Africa
1987Oscar nomination· Ironweed
1988Oscar nomination· Evil Angels
1989Golden Globe nomination· She-Devil
1990Oscar nomination· Postcards from the Edge
1992Golden Globe nomination· Death Becomes Her
1994Golden Globe nomination· The River Wild
1995Oscar nomination· The Bridges of Madison County
1996Golden Globe nomination· Marvin's Room
1998Oscar nomination· One True Thing
2002Golden Globe nomination· The Hours
2002Golden Globe win· Adaptation.
2004Golden Globe nomination· The Manchurian Candidate
2006Career best· The Devil Wears Prada
2006Golden Globe win· The Devil Wears Prada
2008Golden Globe nomination· Mamma Mia!
2008Screen Actors Guild Award win· Doubt
2009Golden Globe nomination· It's Complicated
2009Golden Globe win· Julie & Julia
2011Oscar win· The Iron Lady
2012Golden Globe nomination· Hope Springs
2013Oscar nomination· August: Osage County
2014Oscar nomination· Into the Woods
2017Career best· Big Little Lies
2017Primetime Emmy nomination· Big Little Lies
2017Oscar nomination· The Post
2021Screen Actors Guild Award nomination· Don't Look Up

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting136 of 140 · 74^thProducing4 of 140Other crew2 of 140

By decade

1970s12 · acting1980s17 · acting1990s18 · 18 acting · 1 crew2000s29 · acting2010s38 · 36 acting · 2 crew2020s21 · 19 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 1st · top billed in 53% of 70 roles

17%

57%

60%

100%

50%

55%

50%

46%

7782879297071217

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

3 Oscars, 3 Primetime Emmys, 9 Golden Globes, 2 BAFTA Awards, 2 Screen Actors Guild Awards and 9 other major awards from 122 major nominations, 1978–2024.

WinNomination

2024
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role on Television
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
- +3 other major bodies · 2 wins and 1 nomination
  - Cannes award, won
  - Grammy Award, nominated · Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording
  - Critics Choice Award, won · Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
2022
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
2021
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)
2020
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
- +1 other major body · 1 nomination
  - Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
2018
- Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
- +1 other major body · 1 nomination
  - Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actress
2017
- Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
- Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Narrator
- Golden Globe, won
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Leading Actress
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
2016
- Critics Choice Award, won · Best Actress in a Comedy
2015
- Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
- +1 other major body · 1 nomination
  - Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actress

Show 31 earlier years

2014
- Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
- +1 other major body · 1 nomination
  - Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actress
2013
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
2012
- Oscar, won · Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
- Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
- BAFTA Award, won · Best Leading Actress
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
- +2 other major bodies · 1 win and 1 nomination
  - Berlinale award, won
  - Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actress
2010
- Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
- Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Leading Actress
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
- +1 other major body · 1 win
  - Critics Choice Award, won · Best Actress
2009
- Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Leading Actress
- Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
- +2 other major bodies · 1 win and 2 nominations
  - Grammy Award, nominated · Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
  - Critics Choice Award, won · Best Actress
  - Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Acting Ensemble
2008
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Spoken Word Album for Children
2007
- Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
- Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actress in a Leading Role
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
- +1 other major body · 2 nominations
  - Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Acting Ensemble
  - Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actress
2005
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
2004
- Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
- Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television
- Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
2003
- Oscar, nominated · Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated ×2 · Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture
- +2 other major bodies · 1 win and 2 nominations
  - Berlinale award, won · Best Actress
  - Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Acting Ensemble
  - Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actress
2000
- Oscar, nominated · Best Actress in a Leading Role
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
1999
- Oscar, nominated · Best Actress in a Leading Role
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
- +1 other major body · 1 win
  - Berlinale award, won
1998
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
1997
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast
1996
- Oscar, nominated · Best Actress in a Leading Role
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
1995
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
1993
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
1991
- Oscar, nominated · Best Actress in a Leading Role
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
1990
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
1989
- Oscar, nominated · Best Actress in a Leading Role
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
- +2 other major bodies · 1 win and 2 nominations
  - Cannes award, won
  - Grammy Award, nominated ×2 · Best Recording for Children
1988
- Oscar, nominated · Best Actress in a Leading Role
1987
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actress
1986
- Oscar, nominated · Best Actress in a Leading Role
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
- +1 other major body · 1 nomination
  - Grammy Award, nominated · Best Recording for Children
1985
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actress
1984
- Oscar, nominated · Best Actress in a Leading Role
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actress
1983
- Oscar, won · Best Actress in a Leading Role
- Golden Globe, won · Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
1982
- Oscar, nominated · Best Actress in a Leading Role
- Golden Globe, won · Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
- BAFTA Award, won · Best Actress
1981
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actress
1980
- Oscar, won · Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- Golden Globe, won · Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Motion Picture
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actress
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actress
1979
- Oscar, nominated · Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Motion Picture
1978
- Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Meryl Streep's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 72^nd percentile, the median of all 85; across their 76 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 72^nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

72^ndpercentile

Typical film, the median of 76

Approval · how many liked their films

67^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 76

Reach · how many have seen their films

91^stpercentile

Typical film, the median of 76

Midcredits score across 95 titles, by percentile

75^th and up43
50^th to 74^th30
25^th to 49^th20
Below 25^th2

Shape of the crowd

47 of their 95 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

Universally Loved16
Divisive4
Cult Classic2
Crowd Pleaser47
Broadly Agreed9
Mixed17

Most divisive · actor

Escape from Extinction: Rewilding (2024)

99^th percentile spread · 30% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Project Hail Mary (2026)

Midcredits 99^th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 81/100 in their films, across 65 reviewed titles; fans 87, detractors 56. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Meryl Streep's work okay for kids?

Across up to 50 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore runs lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles

Violence & Gore43 titles4–68 · median 32 · mildlighter than most films

Sex & Nudity50 titles12–56 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all films

Profanity44 titles20–76 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all films

Alcohol & Drugs44 titles13–51 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all films

Frightening / Intense44 titles8–66 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all films

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Meryl Streep work with?

People who share at least 2 of Meryl Streep's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Scott Rudin shares the most, 7.

Directors

Mike Nichols4 titles See all 4 shared titles with Mike Nichols
David Frankel3 titles See all 3 shared titles with David Frankel
Jonathan Demme3 titles · 2 as director See all 3 shared titles with Jonathan Demme
Steven Soderbergh2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Steven Soderbergh

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