Meryl Streep known for her remarkable work on-screen has become a topic of conversation concerning her marriage of more than 45 years. The actress has been married to the famous sculptor Don Gummer. The couple first met in the late 1970s via Streep’s brother and soon got married and have been together for 45 years. However, recent reports have revealed that they have been separated for more than six years.
Meryl Streep And Don Gummer Have Been Separated For Years
Meryl Streep doesn’t usually speak up about her life behind the camera. However, the actress has been accompanied by her husband Don Gummer on several occasions over the years. Sources have recently revealed that they have been separated for over six years.
Page Six broke the news after a source revealed that Streep and Gummer have “chosen lives apart.” The source said,
“Don Gummer and Meryl Streep have been separated for more than 6 years, and while they will always care for each other, they have chosen lives apart.”
As per the outlet, they were last seen together at the 2018 Oscars. The news came as a surprise to many as the Oscar-winning actress was recently seen wearing her wedding ring at the Princesa de Asturias Awards 2023. Neither Streep nor Gummer has said anything about their separation so far.
Many are shocked as the star couple was among some of the longest-married couples in Hollywood. The Mamma Mia! star and the famous sculptor share a son and three daughters and are also grandparents to five grandchildren as well.
Meryl Streep And Don Gummer’s Children
Meryl Streep opened up about her marriage during an interview with Vogue. The actress shared that their “goodwill and willingness to bend— and to shut up every once in a while” has been the secret behind their decades-long relationship. The couple share four children, a son Henry Gummer, and daughters Mamie Gummer, Gracie Gummer, and Louisa Gummer. The actress’ children have followed in her famous footsteps in one way or another.
Henry Wofle Gummer
Born on November 13, 1979, Henry Wofle Gummer is the eldest and the only son among their children. He is known for keeping a low profile than the rest of his family and opted for a career in music. Talking about his interest in music, he said during an interview with The New York Daily News, “I get satisfaction from completing songs that I never really got from acting.”
His songs have been featured in Streep’s movies Julie and Julia and Ricki and the Flash. However, he has been quite open about having a star parent as he believes that it could be “overshadowing” sometimes. Henry Wofle Gummer has been married to Tamryn Gummer since 2019, and the couple share two children, three-year-old daughter Ida June Gummer and one-year-old son Quinn William Gummer.
Mamie Gummer
Meryl Streep and Don Gummer welcomed their second child and eldest daughter in August 1983. She made her on-screen debut in her mother’s 1986 film Heartburn and was credited as Natalie Stern to keep her identity under wraps. After finishing her graduation, the actress made her Broadway debut with Mr. Marmalade.
She again starred alongside her mother in the 2007 film Evening and the 2015 film Ricki and the Flash. Over the years, Gummer has starred in several movies and TV shows, including The Good Wife and True Detective.
Talking about her mother, the actress once said in an interview with Hello!, “At home, she’s not Meryl Streep — she’s Mum; she’s great, and I love her a lot.” Mamie Gummer was married to Benjamin Walker for two years before they split in 2013. She is now married to writer Mehar Sethi, and the couple share two children, a son and a daughter.
Grace Gummer
Following in the footsteps of her sister and her mother, Grace Gummer made her debut in the 1993 movie House of Spirits, in which she played the younger version of her mother’s character. She was born on May 9, 1986, and after graduating from Vassar College in art history and Italian, she starred in The Sexual Neuroses of Our Parents.
The actress was reportedly initially asked to help with costumes but landed a role after auditioning. She has since starred in several TV shows, including Zero Hour, The Newsroom, American Horror Story, Extant, and Mr. Robot, along with several movies.
She was briefly married to Tay Strathairn in 2021. The actress confirmed her relationship and engagement with music producer Mark Ronson in 2021 and got married in August 2021. The couple welcomed their daughter in early 2023.
Louisa Jacobson
Louisa Jacobson is the youngest among Meryl Streep and Dan Gummer, who was born on June 12, 1991. She got a degree in psychology from Vassar College and a fine arts master’s degree in acting from the Yale School of Drama.
Starting her acting career with stage plays, she got her on-screen breakout in the HBO MAX drama The Gilded Age. The actress uses her middle name as a surname due to Screen Actors Guild rules.
Talking about her mother during an interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, she shared her mother’s one of the habits that drive her crazy. “If she starts to speak to someone who has an accent, she’ll just start doing the accent,” she shared while calling her mother “very sweet.”
Meryl Streep’s children have inherited not only their mother’s genes but also her passion for the arts. Neither the couple nor either of their children has said anything about the reported separation of the Little Women actress and Don Gummer so far.
