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

Three-time Academy Award winner Meryl Streep celebrates her birthday June 22.

Streep made her Broadway debut in 1975, starring in the Public Theatre's Trelawny of the Wells at the Vivian Beaumont Theater. Through out the course of her four and a half decade career, Streep starred Shakespearan classics like Henry V at the Public, musical comedies like Happy End, and more, earning a Tony Award nomination for her performance in A Memory of Two Mondays/27 Wagons Full of Cotton.

In addition to her stage work, Streep has become a seminal film actor, earning 21 Oscar Award nominations, winning her performances in Kramer vs. Kramer, Sophie's Choice, and The Iron Lady. The stage and screen star was also seen in the film versions of Doubt, Mamma Mia! and Into the Woods, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, and, most recently, The Prom.

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>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 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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