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Barbra Streisand

Barbra Streisand

Acting

Born: April 24, 1942Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York, USA

Barbara Joan 'Barbra' Streisand (born April 24, 1942) is an American singer, actress and director. With a career spanning over six decades, she has achieved success in multiple fields of entertainment, and is among the few performers awarded an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony (EGOT). With sales exceeding 150 million records worldwide, she is one of the best-selling recording artists of all time. According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), she is the second highest-certified female artist in the United States, with 68.5 million certified album units. Billboard ranked her as the greatest female artist on the Billboard 200 chart and the top Adult Contemporary female artist of all time. Her accolades include two Academy Awards, 10 Grammy Awards including the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and the Grammy Legend Award, five Emmy Awards, four Peabody Awards, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and nine Golden Globes. She began her career by performing in nightclubs and Broadway theaters in the early 1960s. Following her guest appearances on various television shows, she signed to Columbia Records, insisting that she retain full artistic control, and accepting lower pay in exchange, an arrangement that continued throughout her career, and released her debut The Barbra Streisand Album (1963), which won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. Throughout her recording career, she has topped the US Billboard 200 chart with 11 albums—a record for a woman—including People (1964), The Way We Were (1974), Guilty (1980), and The Broadway Album (1985). She also achieved five number-one singles on the US Billboard Hot 100—"The Way We Were", "Evergreen", "You Don't Bring Me Flowers", "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)", and "Woman in Love". Following her established recording success in the 1960s, she ventured into film by the end of that decade. She starred in the critically acclaimed Funny Girl (1968), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. Additional fame followed with films including the extravagant musical Hello, Dolly! (1969), the screwball comedy What's Up, Doc? (1972), and the romantic drama The Way We Were (1973). She won a second Academy Award for writing the love theme from A Star Is Born (1976), the first woman to be honored as a composer. With the release of Yentl (1983), she became the first woman to write, produce, direct, and star in a major studio film. The film won an Oscar for Best Score and a Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture Musical. She also received the Golden Globe Award for Best Director, becoming the first (and for 37 years, the only) woman to win that award. She later directed The Prince of Tides (1991) and The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996).

Known For
Filmography
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

Self (archive footage)

2025
Funny Girl: Barbra Streisand

Funny Girl: Barbra Streisand

Narrator

2024
Bella!

Bella!

Self

2023
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend

Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend

Self (archive footage)

2022
Sidney

Sidney

Self

2022
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

Self (archive footage)

2022
Never Stop Dreaming: The Life and Legacy of Shimon Peres

Never Stop Dreaming: The Life and Legacy of Shimon Peres

Self

2022
Live at Mister Kelly's

Live at Mister Kelly's

Self

2021
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

Self (archive footage)

2020
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart

The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart

Self (archive footage/photos)

2020
Disclosure

Disclosure

Yentl (archive footage)

2020
Together in Pride: You Are Not Alone

Together in Pride: You Are Not Alone

Self

2020
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

Self

2019
David Foster: Off the Record

David Foster: Off the Record

Self

2019
Mike Wallace Is Here

Mike Wallace Is Here

(archive footage)

2019
Sid & Judy

Sid & Judy

Self (archive footage)

2019
Bergman: A Year in a Life

Bergman: A Year in a Life

Self

2018
Barbra: The Music ... The Mem'ries ... The Magic!

Barbra: The Music ... The Mem'ries ... The Magic!

Self

2017
Barbra Streisand: Becoming an Icon 1942–1984

Barbra Streisand: Becoming an Icon 1942–1984

Self

2017
Hamilton's America

Hamilton's America

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2016
Michael Buble's Christmas in New York

Michael Buble's Christmas in New York

Herself

2014
Six by Sondheim

Six by Sondheim

Self (archive footage)

2013
Barbra: Back to Brooklyn

Barbra: Back to Brooklyn

Self

2013
Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love

Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love

Self

2013
The Guilt Trip

The Guilt Trip

Joyce Brewster

2012
Palme

Palme

Self (archive footage)

2012
A MusiCares Tribute To Barbra Streisand

A MusiCares Tribute To Barbra Streisand

Self - Honoree

2011
Little Fockers

Little Fockers

Rozalin Focker

2010
One Night Only: Barbra Streisand and Quartet at the Village Vanguard

One Night Only: Barbra Streisand and Quartet at the Village Vanguard

Performer

2010
Streisand: The Concerts

Streisand: The Concerts

Self (archive footage)

2009
Streisand: Live in Concert 2006

Streisand: Live in Concert 2006

Self

2009
Tony Bennett: Duets - The Making of an American Classic

Tony Bennett: Duets - The Making of an American Classic

Self

2007
Tony Bennett: An American Classic

Tony Bennett: An American Classic

Self

2006
Judy Garland Duets

Judy Garland Duets

Self (archive footage)

2005
Streisand: Guilty Pleasures

Streisand: Guilty Pleasures

Self - vocal

2005
Meet the Fockers

Meet the Fockers

Rozalin Focker

2004
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies

Self

2004
Barbra Streisand: The Concert - Live at the MGM Grand

Barbra Streisand: The Concert - Live at the MGM Grand

Self

2004
Barbra Streisand: The Movie Album

Barbra Streisand: The Movie Album

Barbra Streisand

2003
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s

Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s

Esther Hoffman (archive footage)

2002
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand

AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand

self

2001
Barbra Streisand: Timeless - Live in Concert

Barbra Streisand: Timeless - Live in Concert

Herself

2001
The Way We Were: Looking Back

The Way We Were: Looking Back

Self

1999
The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle

The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle

Self (archive footage)

1997
The Mirror Has Two Faces

The Mirror Has Two Faces

Rose Morgan

1996
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way

Sinatra: 80 Years My Way

Self - Presenter

1995
Barbra: The Concert

Barbra: The Concert

Self

1994
The Prince of Tides

The Prince of Tides

Susan Lowenstein

1991
Here's Looking At You, Warner Bros.

Here's Looking At You, Warner Bros.

Self

1991
The Earth Day Special

The Earth Day Special

Self

1990
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

Self (archive footage)

1988
Nuts

Nuts

Claudia Draper

1987
Citizen Steve

Citizen Steve

Self - Actress / Singer

1987
Barbra Streisand: One Voice

Barbra Streisand: One Voice

Self - Performer

1986
Directed by William Wyler

Directed by William Wyler

Self

1986
Putting It Together: The Making of the Broadway Album

Putting It Together: The Making of the Broadway Album

Self

1986
Yentl

Yentl

Yentl

1983
I Love Liberty

I Love Liberty

Self

1982
All Night Long

All Night Long

Cheryl Gibbons

1981
The Main Event

The Main Event

Hillary Kramer

1979
Rona Barrett Looks at 1978

Rona Barrett Looks at 1978

Self

1979
A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born

Esther Hoffman

1976
Funny Lady

Funny Lady

Fanny Brice

1975
Funny Girl to Funny Lady

Funny Girl to Funny Lady

Self

1975
For Pete's Sake

For Pete's Sake

Henrietta 'Henry' Robbins

1974
Barbra Streisand... and Other Musical Instruments

Barbra Streisand... and Other Musical Instruments

Self

1973
The Way We Were

The Way We Were

Katie Morosky

1973
Up the Sandbox

Up the Sandbox

Margaret Reynolds

1972
What's Up, Doc?

What's Up, Doc?

Judy Maxwell

1972
Screwball Comedies... Remember Them?

Screwball Comedies... Remember Them?

Self

1972
Singer Presents Burt Bacharach

Singer Presents Burt Bacharach

Herself

1971
Fight of the Century

Fight of the Century

Self-(Audience Member)

1971
The Owl and the Pussycat

The Owl and the Pussycat

Doris

1970
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

Daisy Gamble

1970
Hello, Dolly!

Hello, Dolly!

Dolly Levi

1969
Funny Girl

Funny Girl

Fanny Brice

1968
A Happening in Central Park

A Happening in Central Park

Performer

1968
The Belle of 14th Street

The Belle of 14th Street

Performer

1967
Color Me Barbra

Color Me Barbra

Performer

1966

[Untitled: #16]

1966
My Name Is Barbra

My Name Is Barbra

Performer

1965
A Bob Hope Comedy Special

A Bob Hope Comedy Special

Performer

1963