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\"Streisand\" redirects here. For her tour, see Streisand (concert tour). For the phenomenon named after her, see Streisand effect.

For other uses, see Barbra Streisand (disambiguation).

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Barbra Streisand
Streisand in 2018
Born	Barbara Joan Streisand (1942-04-24) April 24, 1942 (age 82) New York City, U.S.
Education	Erasmus Hall High School
Occupations	Singer actress filmmaker songwriter
Works	Discography Filmography
Spouses	\n Elliott Gould \n (m. 1963; div. 1971) \n James Brolin (m. 1998)
Partners	Jon Peters (1973\u20131982) Richard Baskin (1983\u20131987)
Children	Jason Gould
Relatives	Roslyn Kind (half-sister) Adam Streisand (second cousin) Josh Brolin (stepson)
Awards	Full list
Musical career
Genres	Broadway traditional pop disco jazz
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	1960\u2013present
Labels	Columbia
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Website	barbrastreisand.com
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Barbara Joan \"Barbra\" Streisand (/\u02c8stra\u026as\u00e6nd/ STRY-sand; born April 24, 1942) is an American singer, actress, songwriter, producer, and director. With a career spanning over six decades, she has achieved success across multiple fields of entertainment, being the first performer awarded Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony awards.\n

Streisand's career began in the early 1960s performing in nightclubs and Broadway theaters. Following guest appearances on various television shows, she signed to Columbia Records\u2014retaining full artistic control in exchange for accepting lower pay, an arrangement that continued throughout her career.^[1] Her studio debut The Barbra Streisand Album (1963) won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. Throughout her recording career, Streisand has topped the US Billboard 200 chart with 11 albums (the record for a woman until 2023),^[2] including People (1964), The Way We Were (1974), Guilty (1980), and The Broadway Album (1985).^[3] She also topped the US Billboard Hot 100 with five singles: \"The Way We Were\", \"Evergreen\", \"You Don't Bring Me Flowers\" (with Neil Diamond), \"No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)\" (with Donna Summer), and \"Woman in Love\".\n

Following her established recording success, Streisand ventured into film by the end of the 1960s.^[4] She starred in the critically acclaimed Funny Girl (1968), winning the Academy Award for Best Actress at the 41st Academy Awards.^[5] Additional fame on the big screen followed with 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 the Academy Award for Best Original Song for writing the love theme from A Star Is Born (1976), the first woman to be honored as a composer.^[6] With the release of Yentl (1983), Streisand became the first woman to write, produce, direct, and star in a major studio film.^[7] 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).\n

With sales exceeding 150 million records worldwide, Streisand is one of the best-selling recording artists of all time.^[8]^[9] 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.^[10] Billboard ranked Streisand as the greatest solo artist on the Billboard 200 chart and the top Adult Contemporary female artist of all time.^[11]^[12]\n

Her accolades span ten Grammy Awards, including the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and the Grammy Legend Award;^[13] nine Golden Globe Awards;^[14] five Emmy Awards; four Peabody Awards;^[15] two Academy Awards;^[16] the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award;^[17] and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.^[18]\n

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Year\n	Title\n	Continents\n	Box-office proceeds\n	Total audience\n
1966\n	An Evening with Barbra Streisand Tour\n	North America\n	$480,000\n	67,500\n
1993\u20131994\n	Barbra Streisand in Concert\n	North America and Europe\n	$50 million\n	400,000\n
1999\u20132000\n	Timeless\n	North America and Australia\n	$70 million\n	200,000\n
2006\u20132007\n	Streisand\n	North America and Europe\n	$119.5 million\n	425,000\n
2012\u20132013\n	Barbra Live\n	North America and Europe\n	$66 million\n	254,958\n
2016\u20132017\n	Barbra: The Music, The Mem'ries, The Magic\n	North America\n	$53 million\n	203,423\n

v t e Barbra Streisand
\n Discography \n Filmography \n Accolades \n
Studio albums	\n The Barbra Streisand Album (1963) \n The Second Barbra Streisand Album (1963) \n The Third Album (1964) \n People (1964) \n My Name Is Barbra (1965) \n My Name Is Barbra, Two... (1965) \n Color Me Barbra (1966) \n Je m'appelle Barbra (1966) \n Simply Streisand (1967) \n A Christmas Album (1967) \n What About Today? (1969) \n Stoney End (1971) \n Barbra Joan Streisand (1971) \n Barbra Streisand...and Other Musical Instruments (1973) \n The Way We Were (1974) \n ButterFly (1974) \n Lazy Afternoon (1975) \n Classical Barbra (1976) \n Superman (1977) \n Songbird (1978) \n Wet (1979) \n Guilty (1980) \n Emotion (1984) \n The Broadway Album (1985) \n Till I Loved You (1988) \n Back to Broadway (1993) \n Higher Ground (1997) \n A Love Like Ours (1999) \n Christmas Memories (2001) \n The Movie Album (2003) \n Guilty Pleasures (2005) \n Love Is the Answer (2009) \n What Matters Most (2011) \n Partners (2014) \n Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway (2016) \n Walls (2018) \n
Live albums	\n A Happening in Central Park (1968) \n Live Concert at the Forum (1972) \n One Voice (1987) \n Barbra: The Concert (1994) \n Timeless: Live in Concert (2000) \n Live in Concert 2006 (2007) \n Back to Brooklyn (2013) \n The Music...The Mem'ries...The Magic! (2017) \n Live at the Bon Soir (2022) \n
Compilations	\n Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits (1970) \n Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits Volume 2 (1978) \n Memories (1981) \n A Collection: Greatest Hits...and More (1989) \n Just for the Record... (1991) \n The Essential Barbra Streisand (2002) \n Duets (2002) \n Barbra: The Ultimate Collection (2010) \n Release Me (2012) \n The Classic Christmas Album (2013) \n Release Me 2 (2021) \n Evergreens: Celebrating Six Decades on Columbia Records (2023) \n
Cast recordings and soundtracks	\n I Can Get It for You Wholesale (1962) \n Funny Girl (1964) \n Funny Girl (1968) \n Hello, Dolly! (1969) \n The Owl and the Pussycat (1970) \n On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970) \n The Way We Were (1974) \n Funny Lady (1975) \n A Star Is Born (1976) \n Yentl (1983) \n Nuts (1987) \n
Television specials and videos	\n My Name Is Barbra (1965) \n Timeless: Live in Concert (2001) \n One Night Only: Barbra Streisand and Quartet at The Village Vanguard (2010) \n
Tours	\n Barbra Streisand in Concert \n Timeless \n Streisand \n Barbra Live \n Barbra: The Music, The Mem'ries, The Magic \n
Films directed	\n Yentl (1983) \n The Prince of Tides (1991) \n The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996) \n
Related articles	\n Streisand effect \n \"Mecha-Streisand\" \n Harold Sings Arlen (With Friend) (featuring album) \n Elliott Gould (first husband) \n Jason Gould (son) \n James Brolin (second husband) \n Roslyn Kind (half-sister) \n My Name Is Barbra (2023 memoir) \n
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v t e Barbra Streisand songs
\n Discography \n
1960s singles	\n \"Miss Marmelstein\" \n \"Happy Days Are Here Again\" \n \"People\" \n \"I Am Woman\" \n \"My Man\" \n \"Second Hand Rose\" \n \"Sleep in Heavenly Peace (Silent Night)\" \n \"Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)\" \n \"Jingle Bells?\" \n \"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas\" \n \"The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)\" \n \"I'd Rather Be Blue over You (Than Be Happy with Somebody Else)\" \n \"What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?\" \n \"Hello, Dolly!\" \n
1970s singles	\n \"On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever)\" \n \"Stoney End\" \n \"Flim Flam Man\" \n \"Where You Lead\" \n \"Mother\" \n \"Sweet Inspiration\" / \"Where You Lead\" \n \"Sing\" / \"Make Your Own Kind of Music\" \n \"Didn't We\" \n \"If I Close My Eyes\" \n \"The Way We Were\" \n \"All in Love Is Fair\" \n \"Guava Jelly\" \n \"Jubilation\" \n \"How Lucky Can You Get\" \n \"My Father's Song\" \n \"Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over)\" \n \"Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)\" \n \"My Heart Belongs to Me\" \n \"Songbird\" \n \"Prisoner (Love Theme from Eyes of Laura Mars)\" \n \"You Don't Bring Me Flowers\" \n \"Superman\" \n \"The Main Event/Fight\" \n \"No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)\" \n
1980s singles	\n \"Woman in Love\" \n \"Guilty\" \n \"What Kind of Fool\" \n \"Promises\" \n \"Comin' In and Out of Your Life\" \n \"Memory\" \n \"The Way He Makes Me Feel\" \n \"Papa, Can You Hear Me?\" \n \"Left in the Dark\" \n \"Make No Mistake, He's Mine\" \n \"Emotion\" \n \"Somewhere\" \n \"Send In the Clowns\" \n \"Till I Loved You\" \n \"All I Ask of You\" \n \"What Were We Thinking Of\" \n \"We're Not Makin' Love Anymore\" \n \"Someone That I Used to Love\" \n
1990s singles	\n \"Speak Low\" \n \"The Music of the Night\" \n \"As If We Never Said Goodbye\" \n \"I've Got a Crush on You\" \n \"I Finally Found Someone\" \n \"Tell Him\" \n \"I've Dreamed of You\" \n \"If You Ever Leave Me\" \n
2000s singles	\n \"I Won't Be the One to Let Go\" \n \"Stranger in a Strange Land\" \n \"Night of My Life\" \n \"Come Tomorrow\" \n \"In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning\" \n
2010s singles	\n \"I'll Be Home for Christmas\" \n \"When You Wish Upon a Star\" \n \"It Had to Be You\" \n \"What Kind of Fool\" \n \"Enough Is Enough 2017\" \n \"Don't Lie to Me\" \n
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v t e People who have won Academy, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Awards
listed by duration and year of completion
Competitive EGOTs	\n Richard Rodgers (1946\u20131962) \n Helen Hayes (1932\u20131977) \n Rita Moreno (1962\u20131977) \n John Gielgud (1948\u20131991) \n Audrey Hepburn (1954\u20131994) \n Marvin Hamlisch (1974\u20131995) \n Jonathan Tunick (1978\u20131997) \n Mel Brooks (1967\u20132001) \n Mike Nichols (1961\u20132001) \n Whoopi Goldberg (1985\u20132002) \n Scott Rudin (1984\u20132012) \n Robert Lopez (2004\u20132014) \n John Legend (2006\u20132018) \n Andrew Lloyd Webber (1980\u20132018) \n Tim Rice (1980\u20132018) \n Alan Menken (1990\u20132020) \n Jennifer Hudson (2007\u20132022) \n Viola Davis (2001\u20132023) \n Elton John (1987\u20132024) \n Benj Pasek (2017\u20132024) \n Justin Paul (2017\u20132024) \n
Honorary recipients	\n Barbra Streisand (1964\u20131970) \n Liza Minnelli (1965\u20131990) \n James Earl Jones (1969\u20132011) \n Harry Belafonte (1954\u20132014) \n Quincy Jones (1964\u20132016) \n Frank Marshall (2019\u20132023) \n

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