Knowra Meryl Streep Meryl Streep Meryl Streep is an American actor known for acclaimed performances across film, television, and theater, including Sophie’s Choice and The Devil Wears Prada.
Sophie's Choice : A 1982 drama film starring Meryl Streep as a Polish survivor of Auschwitz haunted by an impossible wartime decision. Streep won her first Academy Award for portraying Sophie Zawistowski.
John Cazale : An American actor known for five feature films, each nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. Streep’s partner from 1976 until his death, Cazale appeared with her in The Deer Hunter.
Vassar College : A private liberal arts college in Poughkeepsie, New York, founded in 1861. Streep studied drama and English at Vassar before graduate training.
Academy Award for Best Actress : An annual Academy Award honoring a leading performance by an actress in a film. Streep won it for Sophie's Choice and The Iron Lady.
The Devil Wears Prada : A 2006 comedy-drama film about a young journalist working for a formidable fashion magazine editor. Streep’s Miranda Priestly became one of her best-known comic performances.
Dustin Hoffman : An American actor whose film roles include The Graduate, Midnight Cowboy, and Kramer vs. Kramer. Hoffman co-starred with Streep in Kramer vs. Kramer and later in other films.
Yale School of Drama : A graduate conservatory for theater arts at Yale University, now known as the David Geffen School of Drama. Streep earned a Master of Fine Arts degree there in 1975.
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress : An annual Academy Award honoring a supporting performance by an actress in a film. Streep received it for Kramer vs. Kramer.
Kramer vs. Kramer : A 1979 drama about divorce and custody, starring Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep. Streep won her first Academy Award, for supporting actress, as Joanna Kramer.
Mike Nichols : A German-born American director and comedian known for work in film, theater, and television. Nichols directed Streep in Silkwood, Heartburn, and Angels in America.
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