There&rsquo;s something about Meryl Streep that never fades&mdash;maybe it&rsquo;s the way she steps into a character and makes it unforgettable, or maybe it&rsquo;s the fact that she never needed to prove she&rsquo;s the greatest of all time&hellip; but somehow kept doing it anyway. Today, as she celebrates another birthday, we&rsquo;re taking a moment to appreciate the legacy she built&mdash;and why she&rsquo;s still not done.
It all started with The Deer Hunter in 1978, and by Kramer vs. Kramer she&rsquo;d already picked up her first Oscar. But it was Sophie&rsquo;s Choice that redefined everything. That performance didn&rsquo;t just win her a second Academy Award&mdash;it became a benchmark in emotional storytelling. And she kept going. Out of Africa, The Bridges of Madison County, Doubt, The Iron Lady, August: Osage County, The Post, Little Women&mdash;there&rsquo;s a reason why no serious conversation about acting skips her name.
And then, of course, there&rsquo;s Mamma Mia!&mdash;the one no one saw coming. She danced, belted ABBA hits, and somehow made us all believe in the magic of Greek islands and second chances. That wasn&rsquo;t just a role&mdash;it was proof that Meryl could lead a global box office hit at 58 and still pull off every emotional note with charm.
She holds a record-breaking 21 Oscar nominations, with 3 wins, and 34 Golden Globe nominations&mdash;more than anyone in history. She&rsquo;s picked up 8 Globes, 2 Emmys, a BAFTA, a SAG Award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and more lifetime achievement awards than we can list. And yet, she still feels like she&rsquo;s just getting started.
Now, let&rsquo;s talk Miranda Priestly. It&rsquo;s not just a role, it&rsquo;s a cultural reference point. The Devil Wears Prada gave us one of Meryl&rsquo;s most delicious performances&mdash;precise, quiet, terrifying&mdash;and it&rsquo;s coming back. The Devil Wears Prada 2 is officially happening, dropping May 1st, 2026, and we&rsquo;re getting more Miranda, more power plays, and possibly more from Emily Blunt and Anne Hathaway too. If you&rsquo;ve missed that update, I already broke it down for you here.
Meryl Streep doesn&rsquo;t just act&mdash;she elevates the screen. Her presence has shaped generations, her performances have stood the test of time, and her next move is still something we all look forward to. So happy birthday, Meryl. Hollywood may have many stars, but there&rsquo;s only one Streep.
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