Meryl Streep is arguably one of Hollywood’s most recognized actresses. The actress has had a long career and has always delivered excellent performances. In her personal life, Streep is a devoted mother to her children. Her children have grown, and her oldest daughter will make you do a double take. Meryl Streep is an actress who keeps her personal life very private. The actress rose to prominence in Hollywood throughout the 1970s. Back then, she was devoted to someone she met in the theater. She met John Cazale when she was in her 20s.
She was just 27 years old when she moved in with Cazale, who was 41. He was quite legendary at the time, and notable contemporaries such as Al Pacino had nothing but praise for Cazale. Streep and Cazale met while filming Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure, and according to stories, it was love at first sight. While the actress rarely discusses her personal life, she once stated that Cazale “wasn’t like anybody I’d ever met.” The couple soon moved into Cazale’s loft in Tribeca. They spent a few happy years together as they both worked in the entertainment industry and established careers for themselves.
But everything came to a halt in May 1977, when Cazale had to see a doctor in an emergency because he had become too ill to perform. Days later, he received the fatal diagnosis of lung cancer. The cancer had already spread to other parts of his body, and the prognosis was not good.Al Pacino was one of the only persons trusted with the facts regarding precisely how sick Cazale was. He even accompanied him to several of his appointments. Cazale was admitted to the hospital in March 1978 and died shortly thereafter. Streep stayed by his side the entire time.
When Streep relayed the information to Cazale’s brother he told her to vacate his brother’s apartment right away. With no place to go, Streep sought her brother Harry for aid. He put her in touch with his friend Don Gummer, who was in Pakistan at the time. Gummer rented Streep his apartment and the two began sending letters to one another. They soon fell in love and decided to be together.
Meryl Streep has been married to Don Gummer since 1978. The pair have had a successful marriage of over 44 years; a rarity in Hollywood. Gummer, a sculptor by trade, is always pleased to have the spotlight shine on his stunning wife.The actress has four children with Gummer. Her eldest child is her son Henry Wolfe Gummer, born in 1979. He is an actor and musician. He is married to Tamryn Gummer and they have two children together.
Mamie Gummer is Streep’s second child and the oldest of her daughters. She was born in 1983. She was a toddler when she appeared in her mother’s 1986 film Heartburn. She later made a cameo appearance in her mother’s well-known film The Devil Wears Prada.Following in her mother’s footsteps, she is also an actor now. She has appeared on shows such as The Good Wife, Emily Owens, M.D., and Elementary among others. She looks exactly like her mother.
Streep’s third child is daughter Grace Jane Gummer, born in 1986. She is also an actress much like her famed mother and older sister. She has also worked in Broadway and even earned a Theatre World Award for her Broadway debut.She has had recurring roles in major television shows such as The Newsroom and American Horror Story: Freak Show among others. In 2021, she married British-American DJ Mark Ronson of ‘Uptown Funk’ fame. Late last year the couple announced they are expecting their first child together.
Streep’s fourth and youngest child is Louisa Jacobson Gummer born in 1991. The 31-year-old is also an actress. After working in theater for a while, she appeared in the series The Gilded Age opposite Christine Baranski and Cynthia Nixon. All four of Meryl Streep’s children have followed in their mother’s footsteps with a career in the entertainment industry.