Meryl Streep began acting professionally in 1980.
Streep made her professional stage debut in Trelawny of the Wells in 1975 , and in 1976 received a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Play for 27 Wagons Full of Cotton .	Trelawny of the Wells	Trelawny of the Wells	Tony Award	Tony Award	Best Featured Actress in a Play	Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play	27 Wagons Full of Cotton	27 Wagons Full of Cotton
