- Real Name:Barbara Joan Streisand
- Date of Birth:4/24/1942
- Birth Place:Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Gender:F
- Occupation:Singer, actress
- Horoscope:Taurus
Barbra Streisand
Trivia:
Is a Singer/actress/director.
Spoke out against the nomination of former Missouri Senator John Ashcroft for Attorney General. [2001]
Was the first person ever to receive a Grammy, an Emmy, an Oscar and a Tony. She won her first Grammy in 1963, her first Emmy in 1965, her first Oscar in 1968, and her one Tony in 1970.
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.
Female artist with most albums sold in U.S.
Only artist to achieve Billboard #1 albums in five decades, the '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s, and 2000's.
Artist with Grammy nominations in the most categories -- 9.
Only artist to receive Oscar, Tony, Emmy, Grammy, Golden Globe, CableACE and Peabody awards.
Only Oscar recipient for both acting and songwriting.
Ranked #31 on VH1's 100 Greatest Women of Rock N Roll
She was voted the 54th Greatest Movie Star of all time by Entertainment Weekly.
She was awarded the American National Medal of the Arts in 2000 by the National Endowment of the Arts in Washington D.C.
