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Photos Check Out Some Rare Pics of Birthday Gal Meryl Streep Onstage, From High School Star to Oscar Winner! Academy Award winner Meryl Streep, who celebrates her birthday June 22, is certainly no stranger to the stage. We look back at some of her greatest theatrical roles.

By Matthew Blank

June 22, 2015

Look Back at Meryl Streep Onstage: From High School Prodigy to Broadway and Movie Star

Streep in <i>Trelawny of the Wells</i> on Broadway — Look Back at Meryl Streep Onstage: From High School Prodigy to Broadway and Movie Star

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Steep in her high school production of <i>Oklahoma!</i> — Steep in her high school production of Oklahoma!

Streep in her high school production of <i>Li'l Abner</i> — Streep in her high school production of Li'l Abner

Streep in <i>Miss Julie</i> at The Experimental Theatre of Vassar College — Streep in Miss Julie at The Experimental Theatre of Vassar College

Streep in <i>The Miser</i> at The Experimental Theatre of Vassar College — Streep in The Miser at The Experimental Theatre of Vassar College

Streep in <i>The London Merchant</i> in The Experimental Theatre of Vassar College — Streep in The London Merchant in The Experimental Theatre of Vassar College

Streep and the cast of <i>Major Barbara</i> at Yale Repertory Theatre — Streep and the cast of Major Barbara at Yale Repertory Theatre

Streep in <i>The Idiots Karamazov</i> at Yale Repertory Theatre — Streep in The Idiots Karamazov at Yale Repertory Theatre

Streep in <i>A Midsummer Night's Dream</i> at Yale Repertory Theatre — Streep in A Midsummer Night's Dream at Yale Repertory Theatre

Streep in <i>Trelawny of the Wells</i> on Broadway — Streep in Trelawny of the Wells on Broadway

Streep in <i>Trelawny of the Wells</i> on Broadway — Streep in Trelawny of the Wells on Broadway

Streep in <i>A Memory of Two Mondays</i> on Broadway — Streep in A Memory of Two Mondays on Broadway

Streep in <i>27 Wagons Full of Cotton</i> on Broadway — Streep in 27 Wagons Full of Cotton on Broadway

Streep in <i>Measure for Measure</i> at the Public — Streep in Measure for Measure at the Public

Meryl Streep and Paul Ryan Rudd in <i>Henry V</i> at the Public — Meryl Streep and Paul Ryan Rudd in Henry V at the Public

Streep in <i>Henry V</i> at the Public — Streep in Henry V at the Public

Streep and John Lithgow in <i>Secret Service</i> on Broadway — Streep and John Lithgow in Secret Service on Broadway

Streep and John Lithgow in <i>Secret Service</i> on Broadway — Streep and John Lithgow in Secret Service on Broadway

Streep in <i>Secret Service</i> on Broadway — Streep in Secret Service on Broadway

Streep in <i>The Cherry Orchard</i> on Broadway — Streep in The Cherry Orchard on Broadway

Streep in <i>Happy End</i> on Broadway — Streep in Happy End on Broadway

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Streep in <i>Happy End</i> on Broadway — Streep in Happy End on Broadway

Deborah Rush and Meryl Streep in <i>The Taming of the Shrew</i> at the Public — Deborah Rush and Meryl Streep in The Taming of the Shrew at the Public

Meryl Streep in <i>The Taming of the Shrew</i> at the Public — Meryl Streep in The Taming of the Shrew at the Public

Streep in <i>Taken in Marriage</i> at the Public — Streep in Taken in Marriage at the Public

Streep in <i>Alice in Concert</i> at the Public — Streep in Alice in Concert at the Public

Meryl Streep and Kevin Kline in <i>The Seagull</i> at the Public — Meryl Streep and Kevin Kline in The Seagull at the Public

Meryl Streep and Kevin Kline in <i>The Seagull</i> at the Public — Meryl Streep and Kevin Kline in The Seagull at the Public

Streep in <i>Mother Courage and Her Children</i> at the Public — Streep in Mother Courage and Her Children at the Public

Streep in <i>Mother Courage and Her Children</i> at the Public — Streep in Mother Courage and Her Children at the Public

Streep in <i>Mother Courage and Her Children</i> at the Public — Streep in Mother Courage and Her Children at the Public

Streep in the film adaptation of <i>Doubt</i> — Streep in the film adaptation of Doubt

Streep in the film adaptation of <i>Mamma Mia!</i> — Streep in the film adaptation of Mamma Mia!

Streep and Juliette Lewis in the film adaptation of <i>August: Osage County</i> — Streep and Juliette Lewis in the film adaptation of August: Osage County

Meryl Streep in "Into the Woods"

Meryl Streep in "Into the Woods"

The Prom_Netflix_Production Photos_2020_James Corden, Nicole Kidman, Andrew Rannells, and Meryl Streep_HR — James Corden, Nicole Kidman, Andrew Rannells, and Meryl Streep in The Prom

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The Prom_Netflix_Production Photos_2020_Meryl Streep and James Corden_HR — Meryl Streep and James Corden in The Prom

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The Prom_Netflix_Production Photos_2020_Meryl Streep_HR — Meryl Streep in The Prom

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The Prom_Netflix_Production Photos_2020_James Corden, Nicole Kidman, Meryl Streep, and Keegan-Michael Key_HR — James Corden, Nicole Kidman, Meryl Streep, and Keegan-Michael Key in The Prom

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The Prom_Netflix_Production Photos_2020_Andrew Rannells, James Corden, Meryl Streep, and Nicole Kidman_HR — Andrew Rannells, James Corden, Meryl Streep, and Nicole Kidman in The Prom

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