Barbra Streisand's biography

Barbra Streisand is 80 years old film actor born on on Friday 24th of April 1942. She is often nicknamed as Babs. According to year of birth 1942 she belongs to Silent Generation. Birthday on 24th of April means she is Taurus. Taurus is most stable sign of Zodiac, that is the reason it is also included in the earthy sign of the Zodiac Belt. One born with this Moon Sign (Not a Rising Sign) is very stable and balanced through their mind.She was married 2 times.

Barbra Streisand's spouse

She is married to James Brolin

She is native english speaker. She is citizen of United States of America. Her primary profession is to be film actor. You can know her also as singer, film director, singer-songwriter, film producer, writer, jazz musician, screenwriter, stage actor, television actor, actor, recording artist. She is recently known as director.

Barbra Streisand's dad

Barbra Streisand's father's name is Emanuel Streisand.

Barbra Streisand's family

Barbra Streisand's spouse

He is known as actor. Her spouse was born on Thursday 18th of July 1940 in Los Angeles.

Barbra Streisand's ex spouses

Elliott Gould

Barbra Streisand and Elliott Gould have been together since 1963 for 8 years. He is known as television actor. Her ex spouse was born on Monday 29th of August 1938 in Brooklyn.

She has 1 son.

Barbra Streisand's son: Jason Gould

Barbra Streisand's son's name is Jason Gould. He is known as film producer. Her son was born on Thursday 29th of December 1966 in New York City.

Barbra Streisand's schools

We found 4 schools She attended. Complete list of schools: Erasmus Hall High School, Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, The Center for Early Education, HB Studio.

Detailed informations about her schools

Attended Bais Yakov School in Brooklyn, New York as a child.
Attended and graduated from Erasmus Hall High School in Brooklyn, New York (1959).

Barbra Streisand's career

Her main focus is to be film actor and composing. She is famous thanks to Yentl. You could see her also in Funny Girl.

Barbra Streisand's partners

Jon Peters

Barbra Streisand and Jon Peters have been together since 1973 for 9 years. He is known as film producer. Her partner was born on Saturday 2nd of June 1945 in Van Nuys.

Richard Baskin

Barbra Streisand and Richard Baskin have been together since 1983 for 4 years. He is known as film director. Her partner was born on Wednesday 1st of December 1948 in Pasadena.

Awards and competitions

Barbra Streisand's Awards

Artist with Grammy Award nominations in the most categories -- 9.
Only artist to receive Oscar, Tony, Emmy, Grammy, Golden Globe, CableACE and Peabody awards.
She was awarded the American National Medal of the Arts by the National Endowment of the Arts in Washington, D.C. [2000]
Lost the 1964 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical (nominated for "Funny Girl") to Carol Channing, who won for "Hello, Dolly"--a role Streisand played in the movie version (Hello, Dolly! (1969)).
She turned down the role of call girl Bree Daniels in Alan J. Pakula's Klute (1971), which won Jane Fonda an Academy Award for Best Actress.
She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6925 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on December 17, 1976.
Was the first choice for Sally Bowles in Cabaret (1972), which she turned down because she wanted to move away from musicals. As a result, the role was given to second choice Liza Minnelli, who went on to win an Academy Award for her performance.
She was the first woman to ever win a Golden Globe Award as Best Director. As of 2013, she still remains as sole winner.
Presented John Wayne with his only Oscar at the 42nd Academy Awards.
Is one of 8 actresses to have won an Academy Award for their performance in a musical. The others in chronological order are; Rita Moreno, Julie Andrews, Liza Minnelli, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Jennifer Hudson, Anne Hathaway and Emma Stone.

Barbra Streisand's Rankings

Ranked #31 on VH1's 100 Greatest Women of Rock N Roll

Barbra Streisand's Nominations

She was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actress for work The Way We Were in 1973
She was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actress
She was nominated for Academy Award for Best Picture
She was nominated for Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress for work All Night Long in 1982
She was nominated for Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor for work Yentl in 1984

What Barbra Streisand has done for a first time

When she and Neil Diamond had a smash hit in 1978 with "You Don't Bring Me Flowers", it was not the first time that the Brooklyn-born superstars had sung together. While students at New York City's Erasmus High School, they both sang in the school choir.
Solo artist with longest time span between first #1 and latest #1 albums (45 years between "People" and "Love is the Answer").
First woman since the silent era to direct, produce, write and star in a feature film; she also sings (Yentl (1983)).
One of the elite actors who have nabbed an Oscar for their first film role.
In a controversial decision, she was allowed to become a voting member of the Academy before her first film, Funny Girl (1968), even being released and won the Oscar in a tie with Katharine Hepburn in The Lion in Winter (1968) a few months later.
She turned down the role of Eva Peron in Evita (1996). She was the first choice of Ken Russell, who was the first director attached to the film.
(July 14, 2007) Played her first ever concert in Ireland in the palatial grounds of Castletown House, County Kildare.
Was the first choice for Sally Bowles in Cabaret (1972), which she turned down because she wanted to move away from musicals. As a result, the role was given to second choice Liza Minnelli, who went on to win an Academy Award for her performance.
She was the first woman to ever win a Golden Globe Award as Best Director. As of 2013, she still remains as sole winner.

Barbra Streisand's Donations

In 2006, she donated $11,750,000 to the Barbra Streisand Foundation, numerous civil liberties, environmental and civil rights organizations "dedicated to democratic values".

Barbra Streisand's quotes

Oh God, don't envy me, I have my own pains.
The audience is the barometer of the truth.
I am simple, complex, generous, selfish, unattractive, beautiful, lazy, and driven.
I hate tooting my own horn, but after Steven Spielberg saw Yentl (1983), 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 (1941)".
One thing's for sure: now when I look at Funny Girl (1968), I think I was gorgeous. I was too beautiful to play Fanny Brice.
I arrived in Hollywood without having my nose fixed, my teeth capped, or my name changed. That is very gratifying to me.
[on connecting] What is exciting is not for one person to be stronger than the other . . . but for two people to have met their match and yet are equally as stubborn, as obstinate, as passionate, as crazy as the other.
My niece saw Funny Girl (1968) and said, "How come you're singing so many songs from Glee (2009)?".
[on the lack of Academy recognition of Yentl (1983)] In Hollywood a woman can be an actress, a singer, a dancer. But don't let her be too much more.
When I sing, people shut up.
[on Dustin Hoffman] We were in the same acting school when I was 16, 17 years old. I used to babysit to get free acting lessons, and he was the janitor.
I just became a singer, because I could never get work as an actress.
My friend Quincy Jones says we won our first Grammys together in 1963. I have no recollection. I don't even remember the room. When he showed me the picture, I remembered what I wore. But it's like awards don't mean anything.
[on Marlon Brando] The finest actor who ever lived. He was my idol when I was 13. He's done enough work to last two lifetimes. Everything I do, I think: Can Brando play this with me?
If I hear a record once, I usually never listen to it again. I rarely listen to music - unless it's Billie Holiday.
My mother never really thought I could become anything.

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