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Meryl Streep

Best rated: The Deer Hunter (8.1)

Meryl Streep, illustrated
Films
60
Avg rating
6.71
Peak run
1977’79
Oscar wins
3 of 21
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The career

Meryl Streep, acting career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1977 to 1979, 7.36567819801990200020102020The Deer Hunter 8.1She-Devil 5.8Career avg 6.71

Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.

Meryl Streep's career barcodecoolhot
197760 films2026
Current formLast 5: 6.34 vs career 6.71 (−0.37)
  1. LThe Laundromat2019 · 6.3−0.4
  2. LThe Prom2020 · 5.9−0.8
  3. LLet Them All Talk2020 · 6.1−0.6
  4. WDon't Look Up2021 · 7.1+0.4
  5. LThe Devil Wears Prada 22026 · 6.3−0.4
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes

Meryl by the numbers

Average
6.71
59 rated films
Vote weighted
6.75
bigger films count more
Median
6.7
half are better
Consistency
±0.57
rating spread
Career
50y
1977 to 2026
Total votes
5.95M
across every film
Best
8.1
The Deer Hunter
Worst
5.8
She-Devil
Newest first

Filmography

Acting filmography
2026The Devil Wears Prada 2 posterThe Devil Wears Prada 2Miranda6.3119K
2021Don't Look Up posterDon't Look UpPresident Orlean7.1683K
2020The Prom posterThe PromDee Dee Allen5.930,859
2020Let Them All Talk posterLet Them All TalkAlice6.114,774
2019The Laundromat posterThe LaundromatEllen Martin6.358,744
2018Mary Poppins Returns posterMary Poppins ReturnsCousin Topsy6.6102K
2018Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again posterMamma Mia! Here We Go AgainDonna6.6123K
2017The Post posterThe PostKay Graham7.2174K
2016Florence Foster Jenkins posterFlorence Foster JenkinsFlorence Foster Jenkins6.862,737
2015Suffragette posterSuffragetteEmmeline Pankhurst6.946,782
2015Ricki and the Flash posterRicki and the FlashRicki6.026,150
2014The Giver posterThe GiverChief Elder6.4132K
2014Into the Woods posterInto the WoodsWitch5.9155K
2013August: Osage County posterAugust: Osage CountyViolet Weston7.2101K
2012Hope Springs posterHope SpringsKay6.346,289
2011The Iron Lady posterThe Iron LadyMargaret Thatcher6.4118K
2011Disneynature: Wings of LifeNarrator·819
2009Fantastic Mr. Fox posterFantastic Mr. FoxMrs. Fox7.9312K
2009Julie & Julia posterJulie & JuliaJulia Child7.0138K
2009It's Complicated posterIt's ComplicatedJane Adler6.6105K
Better together?

Meryl Streep's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.

Takes

On Meryl Streep

29 nominations, 11 wins

Awards record

  • Best Actress · Academy Awards 2018
    Meryl Streep
    Nominated
  • Best Actress · Academy Awards 2017
    Meryl Streep
    Nominated
  • Best Supporting Actress · Academy Awards 2015
    Meryl Streep
    Nominated
  • Best Actress · Academy Awards 2014
    Meryl Streep
    Nominated
  • Best Actress · Academy Awards 2012
    Meryl Streep
    Won
  • Best Actress, Drama · Golden Globe Awards 2012
    Meryl Streep
    Won
  • Best Actress · BAFTA Film Awards 2012
    Meryl Streep
    Won
  • Best Actress · Academy Awards 2010
    Meryl Streep
    Nominated
  • Best Actress, Musical or Comedy · Golden Globe Awards 2010
    Meryl Streep
    Won
  • Best Actress · Critics Choice Awards 2010
    Meryl Streep
    Won
  • Best Actress · Academy Awards 2009
    Meryl Streep
    Nominated
  • Best Actress · Critics Choice Awards 2009
    Meryl Streep
    Won
  • Female Actor in a Leading Role · Actor Awards (formerly SAG Awards) 2009
    Meryl Streep
    Won
  • Best Actress · Academy Awards 2007
    Meryl Streep
    Nominated
  • Best Actress, Musical or Comedy · Golden Globe Awards 2007
    Meryl Streep
    Won
  • Best Supporting Actress · Academy Awards 2003
    Meryl Streep
    Nominated
  • Best Supporting Actress · Golden Globe Awards 2003
    Meryl Streep
    Won
  • Best Actress · Academy Awards 2000
    Meryl Streep
    Nominated
  • Best Actress · Academy Awards 1999
    Meryl Streep
    Nominated
  • Best Actress · Academy Awards 1996
    Meryl Streep
    Nominated
  • Best Actress · Academy Awards 1991
    Meryl Streep
    Nominated
  • Best Actress · Academy Awards 1989
    Meryl Streep
    Nominated
  • Best Actress · Academy Awards 1988
    Meryl Streep
    Nominated
  • Best Actress · Academy Awards 1986
    Meryl Streep
    Nominated
  • Best Actress · Academy Awards 1984
    Meryl Streep
    Nominated
  • Best Actress · Academy Awards 1983
    Meryl Streep
    Won
  • Best Actress · Academy Awards 1982
    Meryl Streep
    Nominated
  • Best Supporting Actress · Academy Awards 1980
    Meryl Streep
    Won
  • Best Supporting Actress · Academy Awards 1979
    Meryl Streep
    Nominated

Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.