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Streep, a three-time Oscar winner, will be presented with the
Cecil B. DeMille award in recognition of her 40 years in the
industry.
"She has always taken roles with strong female leads, creating
art by showing vulnerability and portraying truth on the big
screen. Simply put, she is a trailblazer, having paved the way
for women in television, film and stage," Hollywood Foreign
Press Association (HFPA) President Lorenzo Sofia said in a
statement.
"For shattering gender and age barriers, all with finesse and
grace, the HFPA is humbled to bestow this honor upon her," Sofia
added.
The HFPA organizes the Golden Globes awards for film and
television, one of the biggest ceremonies in Hollywood's long
awards season. The 2017 ceremony will take place in Beverly
Hills on Jan. 8.
Streep's most recent film was the 2016 comedy "Florence Foster
Jenkins" in which she plays a rich, elderly American with no
talent for singing but big ambitions.
The 67 year-old actress won Oscars for her performances in "The
Iron Lady," "Sophie's Choice" and "Kramer vs. Kramer." She has
received a record-setting 19 Oscar nominations during her
career.
Streep joins Denzel Washington, George Clooney, Woody Allen and
Jodie Foster as recipients of the Cecil B. DeMille award.
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant; Editing by Jonathan Oatis
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