22 June,2011 07:29 AM IST | | Special Features
From theatre to television to films to musicu00a0-- there's nothing that Meryl Streep's not done. As the actor celebrates her 62nd birthday today, CS tells you more about this remarkable actor:
>>u00a0Meryl made her professional stage debut in 1971's The Playboy of Seville and her screen debut in the television movie The Deadliest Season in 1977. In that same year, she made her film debut with Julia.
>>u00a0She became famous with films like The Deer Hunter (1978) and Kramer vs Kramer (1979), the former giving Meryl her first Oscar nomination and the latter her first win.
>>u00a0She has received 16 Academy Award nominations, winning two, and 25 Golden Globe nominations, winning seven, more nominations than any other actor in the history of either award.
>>u00a0Meryl showed off her singing talent in the film Mamma Mia that worked wonders at the box-office. The actor once again defied age and looked stunning in the film. Seven men were required to help her into her white spandex jumpsuit that she wore in one scene.
>>u00a0In Jan 2007, Meryl was voted the world's third sexiest older woman.
>>u00a0She was considered for the role of Evita Peron in the film Evita. Madonna finally bagged it.
