When Elizabeth Warren turned 70 on Saturday, she took some time out from the campaign trail to call Meryl Streep.

Why? She’s a birthday buddy. Not only the same day, but the same year.

The presidential candidate and the Oscar-winning actress who grew up in Bernardsville and Basking Ridge were both born on June 22, 1949.

“Fun fact,” Warren, the senior United States senator from Massachusetts, tweeted on Saturday afternoon. “Meryl Streep and I share a birthday down to the year. (One of us has won multiple Oscars. Hint: It was definitely not me.) Happy birthday, Meryl!”

Nora Kate Keefe, an aide to Warren, tweeted a photo of Warren on the phone in a car.

“@ewarren⁩ is ready to celebrate her birthday with South Carolina today,” she said. “but first thing’s first - a call to her birthday twin, Meryl Streep!”

.⁦@ewarren⁩ is ready to celebrate her birthday with South Carolina today. but first thing’s first - a call to her birthday twin, Meryl Streep! pic.twitter.com/V5mqX8LHCj — Nora Kate Keefe (@norakatekeefe) June 22, 2019

Streep is currently starring as Mary Louise Wright in HBO’s “Big Little Lies," which airs at 9 p.m. on Sunday. “Big Little Lies” author Liane Moriarty wrote the character with Streep in mind and even named Wright after her (Streep was born Mary Louise Streep in Summit).

(*"Big Little Lies"* spoilers ahead) The three-time Oscar winner has delighted audiences in the first two episodes of the show with her stone-cold put-downs, contentious conversations with her daughter-in-law Celeste Wright (Nicole Kidman) and juicy tangles with Madeline Mackenzie (Reese Witherspoon).

In one particularly show-stopping moment, Mary Louise lets out a howl of a scream to show her grandsons how she has mourned her son and their father.

In the first round of debates for the 2020 presidential campaign on NBC June 26, Warren will face off against other hopefuls for the Democratic Party nomination.

Debating Warren will be Democrats U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, N.J.; former Rep. Beto O’Rourke, Texas; Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota; New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio; Julián Castro, former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under Obama; former Rep. John Delaney (who grew up in Wood-Ridge), Maryland; Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, Hawaii; Rep. Tim Ryan, Ohio; and Washington Gov. Jay Inslee.

Fun fact: Meryl Streep and I share a birthday down to the year. (One of us has won multiple Oscars. Hint: It was definitely not me.) Happy birthday, Meryl! https://t.co/ugYk8udQvn — Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) June 22, 2019

Tweets marked the Streep-Warren birthday convergence on Twitter as stars wished Streep a happy 70th birthday.

“Happy birthday, Meryl Streep!” tweeted Ellen DeGeneres, 61. “I’m so glad you’re my friend and extra glad you’re not my mother-in-law," she said, referencing Streep’s fearsome “Big Little Lies” character.

“Happy Birthday, Meryl!” Streep’s co-star Reese Witherspoon, 43, posted on Instagram. “Sending so much birthday love to this talented creature!” She shared videos from Streep’s last birthday, when the cast of “Big Little Lies," then on set filming, listed their favorite Meryl Streep movies.

Nicole Kidman’s picks: “Kramer vs. Kramer,” “Silkwood" “Postcards from the Edge,” “Out of Africa,” “Adaptation," “The Deer Hunter” and “Sophie’s Choice.” The actress celebrated her 52nd birthday on Thursday.'

Laura Dern’s picks: “Julia,” “Kramer vs. Kramer” and “The Deer Hunter.”

Zoe Kravitz’s favorite: “Sophie’s Choice."

Adam Scott’s: “Defending Your Life.”

Witherspoon: “Sophie’s Choice” and “The Devil Wears Prada.”

Dern — who, like Kidman, won an Emmy for her role in the first season of the series (Witherspoon and Kidman also won Emmys as executive producers of the series) — also paid tribute to the veteran actress on her birthday.

“This girl became my legend,” Dern, 52, said on Instagram, sharing a throwback photo of Streep. “And I do declare today an international holiday. Muse Day! Here here! Then I actually got to not only meet my hero but work with her. I thank the Gods.”

The lesson here is that Elizabeth Warren has Meryl Streep’s number: https://t.co/d7mvoO0CLo — DJ Judd (@DJJudd) June 22, 2019

ALERT: I just found out I have the same birthday as Meryl Streep AND Elizabeth Warren. Plan your babies for June 22. — Elena Nicolaou (@elenawonders) June 22, 2019

Me, an intellectual: people shouldn’t pick candidates based on silly facts



Me, a fangirl: Meryl Streep and Elizabeth Warren were born the exact same day, IT IS DECIDED. pic.twitter.com/SALKkaBiCL — Kathleen Smith (@fangirltherapy) June 22, 2019

Sending big birthday wishes to this remarkably talented woman!✨Meryl, it was an absolute dream getting to work with you on #BigLittleLies.❤️ pic.twitter.com/BU62Nq4o9U — Reese Witherspoon (@ReeseW) June 22, 2019

Happy Birthday to Elizabeth Warren and Meryl Streep! Two women who I am very glad I don't personally know because I would most certainly disappoint them. — Andy Herren (@AndyHerren) June 22, 2019

Happy birthday, Meryl Streep! I’m so glad you’re my friend and extra glad you’re not my mother-in-law. #BigLittleLies — Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) June 21, 2019

Happy birthday to a person whose heart, kindness and bravery is beyond compare!❤️ pic.twitter.com/AggaZEarf1 — Viola Davis (@violadavis) June 22, 2019

MY DARLING♥️MARY LOUISE,

HAPPY🎂‼️

YOU ARE💡YEARS AHEAD OF ALL OF US,…YOU ARE A👑,

YOU ARE MY FRIEND💕 — Cher (@cher) June 22, 2019

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