Barbara Joan “Barbra” Streisand is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and filmmaker. She was born on April 24, 1942, in Brooklyn, New York, United States.
In her career she got two Academy Awards, ten Grammy Awards including the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and the Grammy Legend Award, five Emmy Awards including one Daytime Emmy, a Special Tony Award, an American Film Institute award, a Kennedy Center Honors prize, four Peabody Awards, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and nine Golden Globes.
Barbra is one of the most selling recording artists of all time with 150 million albums and singles sold worldwide. Other than recording she also worked in the movies. Barbra is the first woman to be honored as a composer. In 1983, after the release of the movie Yentl Streisand 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; Streisand received the Golden Globe Award for Best Director, the first (and to date only) woman to win that award. She also holds the record for the most top 10 albums of any female recording artist: a total of 34 since 1963.
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Barbra Streisand Biography, Age, Weight, Height & More
Real Name | Barbra Streisand |
Nickname | Babs |
Profession | Singer, Writer, Composer |
Height | 5’3″ |
Weight | 58 Kg |
Hair Colour | Blonde |
Eye Colour | Grey |
Date of Birth | 24-Apr-42 |
Birth Place | Brooklyn, New York, United States |
Nationality | American |
Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Taurus |
Hometown | Brooklyn, New York, United States |
School | Not Known |
College | Not Known |
Educational Qualification | Not Known |
Debut | Not Known |
Father | Emanuel Streisand |
Mother | Diana Streisand |
Sister | Not Known |
Brother | Not Known |
Marital Status | Married |
Wife/Spouse | Elliott Gould (1963-1971), James Brolin (1998-) |
Children | Jason (29 Dec 1966) (Son) |
Net Worth | $370 Million |
Salary | Not Known |
Religion | Christian |
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