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!, A Star Is Born, Yentl and The Mirror Has Two Faces. As a child she attended the Beis Yakov Jewish School in Brooklyn. She is good friends with singer/songwriter Neil Diamond, 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, 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.


The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996): $20,000,000plus percentage of profits
All Night Long (1981): $4,000,000
A Star Is Born (1976): $15,000,000 (including %)
The Owl and the Pussycat (1970): $1,000,000
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970): $350,000
Hello, Dolly! (1969): $750,000
Funny Girl (1968): $200,000

She and Shirley MacLaine celebrate their joint birthday together every year. Attended Bais Yakov School in Brooklyn, New York as a child. Has an older brother, Sheldon Streisand. Mother of actor Jason Gould. Loves Chinese food and coffee ice cream. Supported Al Gore's bid for the presidency. [2000] Spoke out against the nomination of former Missouri Senator John Ashcroft for Attorney General. [2001] Born at 5:08 AM EST Mary Martin, Anne Bancroft and Carol Burnett were all considered for the Broadway role of Fanny Brice before Barbra nabbed it. Singer Eydie Gormé was also considered but balked when they would not cast husband Steve Lawrence as Nicky Arnstein. Female artist with most albums sold in U.S. Solo artist with longest time span between first #1 and latest #1 albums (33 years between "People" and "Higher Ground"). Second most Gold album certifications (47) {#1: Elvis Presley}. Fourth most top 10 albums (26) {#1: Frank Sinatra}. Fifth top Billboard-charting artist {#1: Elvis Presley}. Second single largest grossing American concert engagement, with $16.6 million, seven performances, Madison Square Garden, 1994 (#1: $19 million, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, 15 performances, Continental Airlines Arena, 1999). Artist with Grammy nominations in the most categories -- 9. Only Oscar recipient for both acting and songwriting. Measurements: 36-25-36 (1960s measures), 34 1/2B-27 1/2-33 1/2 (filming The Main Event (1979)), 34B-25-36 (1995 stats). (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine). Was once a switchboard operator. 3 December 2003 - Her invasion-of-privacy suit over aerial photos taken of her Malibu home and shown on a web site dedicated to the California coastline was thrown out of court by a California judge. She claimed it would encourage stalkers. She was voted the 54th Greatest Movie Star of all time by Entertainment Weekly. Godmother of Caleigh Peters Stepmother of Josh Brolin 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 who would later become her husband One of the elite actors who have nabbed an Oscar for their first film role. She was awarded the American National Medal of the Arts in 2000 by the National Endowment of the Arts in Washington D.C. Interviewed in "Directors Close Up: Interviews with Directors Nominated for Best Film by the Directors Guild of America", ed. by Jeremy Kagan, Scarecrow Press, 2006. 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 in Hello, Dolly! (1969). 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. Is close friends with Dustin Hoffman and Dick Van Dyke. In 2006, she donated $11,750,000 to the Barbra Streisand Foundation, numerous civil liberties, environmental, and civil rights organizations "dedicated to democratic values". While attending the funeral for President Bill Clinton'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". Favorite color is white. Is good friends with Shirley MacLaine and Donna Karan. Was considered for the role of Liliane La Fleur in Nine (2009), but the part was eventually given to Judi Dench. Her favorite modern actress is Meryl Streep.