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Meryl Streep is a mom of 4: What to know about her kids

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ByShafiq Najib and Yi-Jin Yu
September 10, 2024, 2:35 PM

Actress Meryl Streep isn't just a TV and film star, she's also a mother of four kids, whom she shares with artist Don Gummer.

Streep is the mom of one son, Henry Wolfe Gummer, and three daughters, Grace Gummer, Mamie Gummer and Louisa Jacobson.

In 2019, Streep became a first-time grandmother when Mamie Gummer gave birth to a boy.

Streep, who is Emmy-nominated for her role in "Only Murders in the Building," has said previously that motherhood is much more difficult than acting.

Grace Gummer and Meryl Streep attend the Pre-GRAMMY Gala & GRAMMY Salute to Industry Icons Honoring Jon Platt in Los Angeles, Feb. 03, 2024.
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"Mothering. Definitely. Acting — that's praise, money, fulfillment," she told The Washington Post in a 1998 interview. "Mothering — they don't even say, 'Thank you ...' Real life, there's no comparison to acting. I can't really call acting work, since it's secretly so fun."

In the same interview, Streep recalled her own mom's role as a mom, saying, "I think my mother is a great model. Women are often devalued if they're not in the workplace. If you're a housewife, you're presumed to be nothing. Well, yeah -- you try to run a household with imagination and verve."

At the 2024 Grammy Awards, Streep made a rare red carpet appearance with family members, joining her daughter Grace Grummer and her husband Mark Ronson, an eight-time Grammy winner himself.

Meryl Streep, Billy Joel, Mark Ronson and Grace Gummer attend the 66th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on Feb. 4, 2024 in Los Angeles.
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Prior to the Grammys, Streep and her kids were last spotted attending the Academy Museum Gala in Los Angeles together in December 2023, where Streep was honored with the Academy Museum Gala Icon Award.

Mark Ronson, from left, Grace Gummer, Meryl Streep, Mamie Gummer, Louisa Jacobson, Henry Wolfe, and Tamryn Storm Hawker attend the third annual Academy Museum gala at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on Dec. 3, 2023 in Los Angeles.
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What to know about Meryl Streep's four kids

Henry Wolfe Gummer

Meryl Streep and son Henry Gummer at the Shakespeare in the Park's "Mother Courage And Her Children" Opening Night - After Party Arrivals, Aug. 21, 2006.
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Born Nov. 13, 1979, in New York, Henry is the oldest of the bunch. He pursued a music career while still keeping a low profile and can be heard on soundtracks for two of his mother's movies, "Julie & Julia" and "Ricki and the Flash."

Married to his wife Tamryn, the couple share two children, daughter Ida June Gummer, who was born in 2020, and son Quinn William Gummer, who was born in 2022.

Mamie Gummer

PHOTO: Mamie Gummer and Meryl Streep attend the  2015 Citymeals-On-Wheels Power Lunch For Women at The Plaza Hotel on Nov. 20, 2015 in New York City.
Mamie Gummer and Meryl Streep attend the 2015 Citymeals-On-Wheels Power Lunch For Women at The Plaza Hotel on Nov. 20, 2015 in New York City.
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Mamie Gummer is Streep's oldest daughter and was born Mary Gummer Aug. 3, 1983, in New York City.

Following in her mother's footsteps, she began acting as a child and appeared in her mother's 1986 film "Heartburn" when she was just a toddler.

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Grace Gummer and mom Meryl Streep arrive at the Los Angeles Premiere Of Focus Features' "Suffragette" at Samuel Goldwyn Theater on Oct. 20, 2015 in Beverly Hills, Calif.
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Grace Gummer is Streep's second daughter and was born May 9, 1986.

Just like her older sister and her mom, Grace Gummer also pursued a career in acting. She landed her first role playing a younger version of Streep's character in the movie "House of Spirits" in 1993.

Grace Gummer and Ronson welcomed a daughter in 2023, according to People.

Louisa Jacobson

Actress Meryl Streep and daughter Louisa Jacobson Gummer arrives at the 81st Annual Academy Awards held at The Kodak Theatre on Feb. 22, 2009 in Hollywood, Calif.
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Louisa Jacobson is the youngest of Streep's four children and was born June 12, 1991, in Los Angeles.

Known for her breakout role in the HBO drama "The Gilded Age," Jacobson also became an actress, getting her start in stage plays before making her big screen debut in the TV movie "Gone Hollywood" in 2019.

She does not use her last name -- Gummer -- for professional reasons. During an interview on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" in 2022, Jacobson revealed her mom calls her by the nickname "Pickle."

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