How Many Kids Does Meryl Streep Have?

Henry Gummer

Henry Gummer, who also goes by Henry Wolfe (his middle name), was born on 13 Nov., 1979, in New York. He's Streep and Don's oldest child and only son. Compared to the rest of his family, Henry keeps a relatively low profile, as he didn't pursue acting like his iconic mum or sisters. Instead, he followed music.

Henry told The New York Daily News in 2011, "For me, music was more stimulating from day to day. It was something that I didn't need to be working on a project to practice. I can do it whenever and I get satisfaction from completing songs that I never really got from acting."

Henry also doesn't like to speak much about his famous mum in the press, telling the outlet, "The fact that my mom is who she is can be overshadowing. Sometimes I worry that my story isn't good enough. Sure, my mom is part of the story and I don't get pissed when people ask me about her, but I wish I had something that could eclipse that as far as compelling story lines."

According to NY Daily News, Henry tried to study acting at one point but dropped out of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts after two years to focus on music, becoming a guitarist and songwriter. He's released a handful of projects and singles through the years. According to People, he had songs appear on soundtracks for a few of Streeps's movies — including "Julie and Julia" and "Ricki and the Flash." Henry is also married to wife Tamryn Gummer, whom he wed in 2019, and the pair have two children: a daughter, Ida June Gummer, born in 2020; and a son, Quinn William Gummer, who was born in 2022.

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Mamie Gummer

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Mary "Mamie" Gummer, Streep and Don's oldest daughter, was born on 3 Aug., 1983, in New York City. Like her mum, Mamie is also an accomplished actor who's appeared in a dozen movies and TV shows — including some with Streep like "Evening" and "Ricki and the Flash." Her first time sharing the screen with her mother was in 1986 film "Heartburn" when she was only 20 months old, according to People. Mamie also dabbled in modelling in her 20s and scored a Broadway role in "Mr. Marmalade."

Mamie was previously married to fellow actor Ben Walker, whom she split from in 2013, per Us Weekly. She then welcomed her first child, a baby, with her now-husband, producer and writer Mehar Sethi, in February 2019, making her the first of Streep's children to make the actor a grandmother. Streep joked about her title to Interview Magazine in 2019, saying, "I've been working like mad for quite a while, so I'm getting ready for my first grandchild. My daughter's having a baby in February, so I'm going to go out and ruin her life. I specialise in unsolicited advice."

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Grace Gummer

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Grace Gummer, born in NYC on 9 May, 1986, also caught the acting bug from her mother and older sister. According to People, her first role was playing a younger version of Streep's character in 1993's "House of Spirits," but her name was listed as Jane Grey to shield her real identity. Some of Grace's other credits include films like "Larry Crowne" with Tom Hanks, "Frances Ha," and "The Homesman." She's also appeared in TV shows like "American Horror Story," "Gigantic," "The Hot Zone," and, most recently, "Let the Right One In."

Aside from her onscreen roles and some red carpet appearances, Grace leads a pretty low-key life. Previously, she was married to musician and actor Tay Strathairn, though they separated a little over a month after tying the knot in 2019, according to People. They divorced the following year. In June 2021, music producer Mark Ronson confirmed that he was engaged to Grace on his "The Fader Uncovered" podcast, and the two got married two months later. Then in March, Ronson's sister, Annabelle Dexter-Jones, revealed to People that the couple welcomed their first child together, a daughter.

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Louisa Jacobson

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Louisa Jacobson, born Louisa Gummer, is Streep and Don's youngest child who was born in Los Angeles on 12 June, 1991. According to People, she graduated from Vassar College, her mother and sister Grace's alma mater, in 2013 with a degree in psychology. She also earned a master's degree in acting from the Yale School of Drama and went to the British American Drama Academy in Oxford.

Unlike her older sisters, Louisa's acting career started out with stage plays before she made her onscreen debut in 2019 TV movie "Gone Hollywood" with "Game of Thrones" alum Nikolaj Coster-Waldau. However, her big break came in 2022 when she starred in Max's period drama "The Gilded Age."

Louisa has a lot of love for her famous mom, but during a March 2022 appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" she shared that sometimes Streep gets on her nerves — specifically when she uses her nickname, "Pickle." "Even today, she was like, 'All right, Pickle, is the car coming for you?' She's like, 'Do you have everything you need? Is someone coming to pick you up from the theatre?'" Louisa recalled. "I'm like, 'Yeah, Mom. I have it under control.' She's like, 'OK, yeah. Enough from me. Enough from me.'"

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