Who Is Meryl Streep's Husband? All About Don Gummer and the Oscar Winner's Love Life
Meryl Streep and husband Don Gummer
Meryl Streep's husband Don Gummer tends to fly under the radar—until October 2023, when it was announced that Streep and Gummer actually split quietly several years prior.
On Oct. 20, 2023, a rep for the Oscar winner told Page Six that Streep and Gummer separated six years ago, but still care for one another despite living apart.
Here's everything to know about Streep and Gummer's marriage, as well as her love life before they got together.
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Who is Meryl Streep's husband?
Streep was married to sculptor Don Gummer. Gummer is from Louisville, Kentucky. They reportedly met when Streep was mourning the heartbreaking death of her boyfriend, The Godfather actor John Cazale, in March 1978. Gummer came with Streep's brother to help her move out of the apartment she and Cazale had shared before his passing.
The pair communicated through letters initially, and she moved into Gummer's apartment while filming Kramer vs. Kramer. They married six months after they first met at Streep's parents' home.
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Is Meryl Streep still with her husband?
In October 2023, Streep's rep announced that Streep and Gummer separated six years earlier and that they live apart but still care about each other.
Did Meryl Streep ever have kids?
Streep and Gummer share daughters Mamie Gummer, Grace Gummer and Louisa Jacobson, all of whom followed Streep's footsteps into Hollywood, as well as son Henry Wolfe, who is a musician.
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Is Meryl Streep married?
Legally, Streep may still be married to Gummer, as they haven't actually divorced—but in terms of being together with Gummer romantically, they're dunzo.
When did Meryl Streep get married?
Streep married Gummer on Sept. 30, 1978.
Who was the love of Meryl Streep's life?
That's a toss-up!
Streep was achingly devoted to Cazale before he died and stayed by his side throughout his battle with lung cancer. The couple met while filming The Deer Hunter, with Streep still being a relative unknown actress at the time.
After Cazale's death, however, she built her life with Gummer, and she honored him in her 2012 Oscar acceptance speech.
"First I'm going to thank Don, because when you thank your husband at the end of the speech they play him out with the music," she said while accepting the Best Actress trophy for playing Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady. "And I want him to know that everything I value most in our lives you've given me."
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Was Meryl Streep in love with Robert Redford?
Streep and Robert Redford were never in a romantic relationship offscreen, despite playing a couple in Out of Africa. She did, however, say he was the best onscreen kisser she'd ever smooched!
Who was Meryl Streep's first husband?
Gummer was Streep's first husband, and they were together for about four decades before separating.
