Overview
- Meryl Streep and her husband, sculptor Don Gummer, have been living separately for over six years, despite being married for 45 years and sharing four children.
- The couple's separation has been kept private, and Streep continues to wear her wedding ring; they were last spotted together in public at the 2018 Academy Awards.
- Their children: Henry Wolfe, Mamie Gummer, Grace Gummer, and Louisa Jacobson, have all pursued careers in the arts, following in their mother's footsteps.
- Streep continues to acknowledge Gummer publicly; during her Best Actress Oscar acceptance speech for 'The Iron Lady' in 2012, she thanked Gummer for 'everything [she] value[s] most in [her] life.'
- Streep and Gummer have not filed for divorce, and according to a representative for Streep, they 'will always care for each other,' indicating a peaceful separation.