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MERYL STREEP
Date of Birth: June 22, 1949
Opera's loss was the cinema's gain when Streep, who began taking voice lessons for opera at 12, developed an interest in acting
PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN
Date of Birth: July 23, 1967
Raised by his mother after his parents divorced in Rochester, New York, Philip Seymour Hoffman's spare time in high sc
AMY ADAMS
Date of Birth: August 20, 1974
Growing up in Denver, Amy Adams began her acting career doing musicals such as Crazy for You. She was spotted by a d
VIOLA DAVIS
Date of Birth: August 11, 1965
A graduate of Juilliard, Viola Davis built an exceptional background in theater productions and has continued to perf