Name: Barbra Streisand

Birth Name: Barbara Joan Streisand

Birthdate: April 24, 1942

Birthplace: Brooklyn, N.Y.

One of the most commercially and critically successful female entertainers in modern entertainment history, Streisand first tasted fame as a teenage nightclub singer after a boyfriend helped her create an act. She fulfilled her dream of becoming an actor by appearing onstage over the years but it was her first film, Funny Girl (1968), based on her Broadway hit of the same name, that introduced her to a whole new audience and garnered her the Academy Award for Best Actress. Musicals like Hello, Dolly! (1969), screwball comedies such as What's Up, Doc? (1972) and dramatic turns in The Way We Were (1973) and A Star Is Born (1976) only increased her celebrity. As a triple-threat producer/director/star, "Babs" is best known for Yentl (1983) and The Prince of Tides (1991) and as Ben Stiller's mother in 2004's Meet the Fockers.


1. She and singer/songwriter Neil Diamond attended the same high school, sang together in choir and together released the smash hit duet, "You Don't Bring Me Flowers."
2. She and Shirley MacLaine celebrate their shared birthday together every year.
3. She was the first person ever to receive a Grammy, an Emmy, an Oscar and a Tony, the latter being a non-competitive award for Star of the Decade which is why many people attribute this first to others.
4. She has recorded more than 60 albums, almost all with the Columbia Records label and has sold 70 million records worldwide.
5. She was once a switchboard operator.


"I hate tooting my own horn, but after Steven Spielberg saw Yentl, he said, 'I wish I could tell you how to fix your picture, but I can't. It's the best film I've seen since Citizen Kane."


Husband: James Brolin, married July 1, 1998
Husband: Elliott Gould, married March 21, 1963, divorced July 9, 1971
Son: (with Gould) Jason Gould, born December 29, 1966

2000: Golden Globe: Cecil B. DeMille Award

1997: Academy Award nomination: Best Music, Original Song, "I've Finally Found Someone," The Mirror Has Two Faces; Golden Globe nomination: Best Original Song (Motion Picture), "I've Finally Found Someone." The Mirror Has Two Faces; Golden Globe nomination: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture (Comedy/Musical), The Mirror Has Two Faces

1992: Academy Award nomination: Best Picture, The Prince of Tides; Golden Globe nomination: Best Director (Motion Picture), The Prince of Tides

1988: Golden Globe nomination: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture (Drama), Nuts

1984: Golden Globe: Best Director (Motion Picture), Yentl; Golden Globe nomination: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture (Comedy/Musical), Yentl

1978: Golden Globe: Henrietta Award, World Film Favorite (Female)

1977: Academy Award: Best Music, Original Song, "Evergreen (Love Theme From A Star Is Born)," A Star Is Born; Golden Globe: Best Motion Picture Actress (Musical/Comedy), A Star Is Born; Golden Globe: Best Original Song (Motion Picture), "Evergreen (Love Theme From A Star Is Born)," A Star Is Born

1976: Golden Globe nomination: Best Motion Picture Actress (Musical/Comedy), Funny Lady

1975: Golden Globe: Henrietta Award, World Film Favorite (Female)

1974: Academy Award nomination: Best Actress in a Leading Role, The Way We Were; Golden Globe nomination: Best Motion Picture Actress (Drama), The Way We Were

1971: Golden Globe: Henrietta Award, World Film Favorite (Female); Golden Globe nomination: Best Motion Picture Actress (Musical/Comedy), The Owl and the Pussycat

1970: Golden Globe: Henrietta Award, World Film Favorite (Female); Golden Globe nomination: Best Motion Picture Actress (Musical/Comedy), Hello, Dolly!

1969: Academy Award: Best Actress in a Leading Role, Funny Girl; Golden Globe: Best Motion Picture Actress (Musical/Comedy), Funny Girl

 

FILMS

Meet the Fockers - (2004) - Actor
Varian's War - (2001) - Executive Producer
Frankie and Hazel - (2000) - Executive Producer
Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Families - (1999) - Producer
Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Couples - (1998) - Executive Producer
The Mirror Has Two Faces - (1996) - Actor, Director, Producer, Lyricist
Hollywood Musicals of the 60s 3 tape set - (1996) - Actor
The Prince of Tides - (1991) - Director, Actor
Nuts - (1987) - Actor
Yentl - (1983) - Director, Actor
All Night Long - (1981) - Actor
The Main Event - (1979) - Producer, Actor
For Pete's Sake - (1977) - Actor
Funny Lady - (1975) - Actor
The Way We Were - (1973) - Actor
Up the Sandbox - (1972) - Actor
What's Up Doc? - (1972) - Actor
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever - (1970) - Actor
The Owl and the Pussycat - (1970) - Actor
Hello, Dolly! - (1969) - Actor
Funny Girl - (1968) - Actor