Actress Meryl Streep will be awarded at the Kennedy Center Honours for her contribution to performing arts in American culture.
Oscar-winning actress Meryl Streep has been told she will receive a Kennedy Center Honours award at a gala ceremony hosted later this year in recognition of her contribution towards American culture. The announcement was made on Thursday and is considered the highlight of the Washington cultural Year.
The Kennedy Center Honours celebrates its 40th anniversary this year and has announced its five honourees for their contribution to the performing arts. A State Department dinner hosted by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will take place on Saturday December 3, and the honourees will receive medallions the night before the gala.
Meryl Streep, 62, is known for her work in film, theatre and television. She has received more Academy Award nominations than any other actress, receiving 16 nominations since 1979.
In 2010 she received an honorary Doctor of Arts degree by Harvard University, after being elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters, only has 250 members.
Performers Yo yo Ma, Sonny Rollins, Neil Diamond and Barbara Cook, will also be recognised for their work in the arts in the gala on December 4.
Chairman of the Kennedy Center, David Rubenstein, has praised Meryl Streep’s performances as “”the most exhilarating cultural spectacles of our time”.
Her most recent film will show her taking on the role of former PM Margaret Thatcher in ‘The Iron Lady’, which is currently in post production.
By Bethan Hâf Marsh
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