Meryl Streep is an American actress who has been recognized with numerous accolades for her work on screen and stage having been one of few individuals to be nominated for both the Triple Crown of Acting and EGOT. Streep has won three Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, nine Golden Globe Awards, four Emmy Awards, and two Actor Awards as well as nominations for seven Grammy Awards and a Tony Award. She received numerous honorary accolades including an Honorary César in 2003, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2004, the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2004, the Kennedy Center Honor in 2011, the Honorary Golden Bear in 2012, and the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2017. She was presented with the National Medal of Arts in 2010 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2014 from Barack Obama.