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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

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:

• Directed 4 different actors in Oscar-nominated performances: 'Amy Irving' (qv), 'Nick Nolte' (qv), 'Kate Nelligan' (qv) and 'Lauren Bacall' (qv).
• Named the best selling female singer of the 20th Century. She has sold more than 68 million records, with 47 Gold, 28 Platinum and 13 Multi-Platinum.
• (2000) Supported 'Al Gore (I)' (qv)'s bid for the presidency.
• Has sold 70 million records worldwide.
• While attending the funeral for President 'Bill Clinton (I)' (qv)'s mother, she heard a Church choir sing a song titled "On Holy Ground". The song was written by the choir director, Geron Davis. Upon hearing it, she was so moved that she wanted to record it. The song appeared on her album "Higher Ground".
• Singer/actress/director.
• Is good friends with 'Shirley MacLaine' (qv) and 'Donna Karan' (qv).
• Interviewed in "Directors Close Up: Interviews with Directors Nominated for Best Film by the Directors Guild of America", ed. by 'Jeremy Kagan' (qv), Scarecrow Press, 2006.