Barbra Streisand
Barbara Joan "Barbra" Streisand ( STRY-sand; born April 24, 1942) is an American singer, actress, songwriter, film and television producer, 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). Streisand's career began in the early 1960s when she started performing in nightclubs and Broadway theaters. Following 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, Streisand has topped the US Billboard 200 chart with 11 albums—a record for a woman until 2023—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, Streisand 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). Streisand 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), Streisand became the first woman to write, produce, direct, and star in a major studio film. The film won an Oscar for Best Original Score and a Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture Musical. Streisand also received the Golden Globe Award for Best Director, becoming the first (and for 37 years, the only) woman to win that award. Streisand later produced and directed The Prince of Tides (1991) and The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996). With sales exceeding 150 million records worldwide, Streisand 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 Streisand as the greatest solo 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; the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award and nine Golden Globes.
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Richard Perry | ... records followed including Barbra Streisand's Stoney ... | |
Covering Harry | ... next few years, Perry Como , Barbra Streisand , the 5th ... | |
Maybe (performed by Barbra Streisand) | Barbra Streisand recorded Harry Nilsson's "Maybe " for her ... | |
John Uribe | ... with Jim Price , B. B. King , Barbra Streisand , and ... | |
From Brooklyn to Hollywood | ... Diamond , Harry Nilsson , and Barbra Streisand as well ... | |
Stoney End | Barbra Streisand recorded Harry Nilsson's "Maybe " for her ... |
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- From Barbra Streisand to Barry Sullivan in 18 Steps
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- April 24 is the birthday of Barbra Streisand
- Barbra Streisand was born on April 24
- Barbra Streisand was born in Brooklyn, New York
- Barbra Streisand recorded Maybe
- Barbra Streisand attended high school with Neil Diamond
- Brooklyn, New York is the birthplace of Barbra Streisand
- Maybe was recorded by Barbra Streisand
- Neil Diamond attended high school with Barbra Streisand