Considered the pinnacle of acting talent, Meryl Streep has commanded both the big and small screen for nearly 50 years, leading to her surprisingly high net worth as of 2024. Streep rose to prominence in the 1970s, taking home her first Oscar put Kramer x Kramer at the beginning of his career. She also won Oscars for her work in Sofia's Choice and The Iron Ladyand Streep has been nominated a record 21 times. In addition to her illustrious film career, Streep has found success in television, earning acclaim for Big little lies and Only murders in the building.
Streep was born in Summit, New Jersey, to parents Mary and Harry, and has two younger brothers. In her personal life, Streep was in a relationship with acclaimed actor John Cazale from 1976-1978, until his untimely death. Later, in 1978, she married sculptor Don Gummer and together they have three daughters – actresses Mamie, Grace and Louisa. Streep and Gummer split in 2017, and she has been romantically linked to her ever since Just Murders co-star Martin Short, although the actors insist they are just friends.
Meryl Streep net worth
Streep is worth $100 million
From a financial point of view, it seems like Meryl Streep has had some pretty good years, and 2024 is no exception, as the Mom Mia! star is worth a whopping $100 million (through Celebrity Net Worth). Being such a bankable star, it has been reported that Streep may receive a salary of $20 million, but Stop reported that Streep's salary ultimately depends on the project, and her earnings fluctuated significantly from film to film.
For example, Streep reportedly earned $5 million in both 2006 The Devil Wears Pradaa highly successful mainstream comedy and 2020 Let everyone talka quieter film by Steven Soderbergh. She is also believed to have taken home $7 to $8 million for the 2008 Nancy Meyers romantic comedy It is complicated. However, she took a pay cut for The Iron Ladyand donated her entire $1 million salary to help fund the National Women's History Museum.
On the television side, Streep earned $800,000 per episode when she joined the Big little lies cast in season 2, a number that was supposedly transferred to his job in Only murders in the building.
Meryl Streep Age and Height
Streep is a cancer
Meryl Streep was born on June 22, 1949, making her 75 years old in 2024. Being born at the end of June means that Streep has the zodiac sign of Cancer, a water sign represented by the crab. Cancerians are described as caring and compassionate, while also having a silly sense of humor. These characteristics are present in Streep's versatile film roles, from Donna in Mom Mia! to Loretta in Only murders in the building.
However, Cancers can be extremely tempestuous when they are in a bad mood – characteristics of Streep Nails as Miranda Priestly in The Devil Wears Prada and Maria LuÃsa in Big little lies. Whether playing formidable villains like these roles or formidable protagonists like Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady or Sister Aloysius in Doubt, Streep dominates the screen, seemingly twice as tall as her actual 6-foot height.which is slightly above average for women.
Meryl Streep attended Yale Theater School with Sigourney Weaver
Weaver revealed she almost stopped acting because of Streep
Although Meryl Streep appeared in school plays during her youth, she was really bitten by the acting bug in 1969 when she appeared in Miss Julia while at Vassar College. From there, Streep decided to get her master's degree in acting and attended the Yale School of Drama.
She wasn't the only future famous face on the show, as Foreigner star Sigourney Weaver was in her class. The two became friends and acted together in more than a dozen productions (via AND! News). However, although they got along well, Weaver confessed that Streep's early success intimidated her and she almost left the profession. Weaver said Behind the scenes,
You know, Meryl Streep was at school with me. And she was obviously ready for success – more than me, at least. And it was difficult, because she went straight from Yale to Lincoln Center – without any showcase. But I learned that everyone has their own schedule and that's the way it is. Everyone has their own path. It may not be the path you want, but in the end it is best for you.
It's great that Weaver was able to realize that there was enough success in Hollywood, as audiences would have missed the actress' career-defining performance as Ellen Ripley in Foreigner. Ironically, Streep was reportedly cast in the role of Ripley, although sources disagree as to why she was not cast. But, of course, both Meryl Streep and Sigourney Weaver really found their own paths, and the cinema is all the better for it.