Barbra Streisand Add to My Celebs Age 70 Birthday Apr. 24th, 1942 Born in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York, USA Height 5' 5"

Barbra Streisand's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) The Keefe Brasselle Show Barbra Stre… The Mike Walsh Show (AU) Barbra Stre…

Main Movie Roles 2010 - Little Fockers 2007 - Heckler 2004 - Meet the Fockers 1996 - The Mirror Has Two Faces 1991 - The Prince of Tides 1983 - Yentl 1979 - The Main Event 1976 - A Star Is Born 1975 - Funny Lady 1974 - For Pete's Sake 1973 - The Way We Were 1972 - Up the Sandbox 1972 - What's Up, Doc? 1970 - The Owl and the Pussycat 1970 - On a Clear Day You Can See Forever 1969 - Hello, Dolly! 1968 - Funny Girl

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB


BIOGRAPHY:

Barbra Streisand was born on April 24, 1942, in Brooklyn, New York. She is an actress, director, producer and writer. Among her many films are Hello, Dolly! (1969), A Star Is Born (1976), Yentl (1983) and The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996). As a child she attended the Beis Yakov Jewish School in Brooklyn. She is good friends with singer/songwriter Neil Diamond (I), with whom she dueted on the smash hit song, "You Don't Bring Me Flowers". They both attended the same high school and sang together in the school choir. Barbra has one son, Jason Gould (I), with ex-husband Elliott Gould. She is now married to James Brolin. She has won many awards including two Oscars, five Emmys, eight Golden Globes, three People's Choice Awards, two Women in Film Crystal Awards and two ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards. Barbra has also received an American Film Institute award and a Cecil B. DeMille Award.


TRIVIA:

• While a struggling artist in the early 1960s, she lived at 1157 Third Avenue in Manhattan over Oscar's Salt of the Sea Restaurant. She shared the tiny $62- per-month apartment with 'Elliott Gould' (qv) who would later become her husband
• Born at 5:08 AM EST
• Solo artist with longest time span between first #1 and latest #1 albums (33 years between "People" and "Higher Ground").
• Has a great fear of performing live.
• Second single largest grossing American concert engagement, with $16.6 million, seven performances, Madison Square Garden, 1994 (#1: $19 million, 'Bruce Springsteen' (qv) & The E Street Band, 15 performances, Continental Airlines Arena, 1999).
• Dated former Canadian Prime Minister 'Pierre Trudeau' (qv).
• Is good friends with 'Shirley MacLaine' (qv) and 'Donna Karan' (qv).
• [June 8, 2005] Manager 'Martin Erlichman' (qv) announced 2006 20 City Fall Charity Tour.

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