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I believe in imagination. I did Kramer vs Kramer before I had children. But the mother I would be was already inside me.

Meryl Streep

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Meryl Streep
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: June 22
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Mary Louise Streep
Meryl Louise Streep
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