9 Fun Facts About Meryl Streep On Her 72nd Birthday
Her Real Name Isn’t Meryl She Was Raised In New Jersey She Has Two Daughters Who Are Also Actresses She Has Applied To Trademark Her Name She Has Won Many…
A known philanthropist, she auctioned off her wardrobe from the 2006 movie. She donated the proceeds to several charities, including Equality Now, a group that fights for the protection and promotion of the human rights of women and girls.
(Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images)Her Real Name Isn't Meryl
(Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)She was born Mary Louise. Meryl is a nickname given to her by her father.
She Was Raised In New Jersey
(Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)American actress Meryl Streep was raised in Somerset County, NJ
She Has Two Daughters Who Are Also Actresses
(Photo by Vince Bucci/Getty Images)HOLLYWOOD - JUNE 10: Actress Meryl Streep and her daughters attend the 32nd Annual AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Meryl Streep on June 10, 2004 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California.
She Has Applied To Trademark Her Name
(Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images)In 2018, Streep filed an application with the US Trademark Office to trademark her name, according to TMZ. It reportedly cost her $275 to file the application. This is very common amongst Hollywood elite.
She Has Won Many GRAMMY Awards, Academy Awards & Others
(Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 26: Actress Meryl Streep accepts the Best Actress Award for 'The Iron Lady' onstage during the 84th Annual Academy Awards held at the Hollywood & Highland Center on February 26, 2012 in Hollywood, California.
She Earned An Ivy League Degree
(Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images)She graduated from Vassar College and went on to earn a Master of Fine Arts from Yale School of Drama in 1975.
She Is A Distant Relative of William Penn
(Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)She is related to the founder of Pennsylvania, William Penn.
Her Husband Is A Sculptor
(Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images)Don Gummer and Meryl Streep have four children together, one son and three daughters
Auctioned Off Her 'Devil Wears Prada' Wardrobe
(Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images)A known philanthropist, she auctioned off her wardrobe from the 2006 movie. She donated the proceeds to several charities, including Equality Now, a group that fights for the protection and promotion of the human rights of women and girls.
