biography
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Streisand, Barbra
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originally Barbara Joan Streisand
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pronunciation:
[striysand]
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| female
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| lived:
| (1942– )
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| biography:
| Singer, actress, and director, born in New York City, USA. Starting as a nightclub singer, stage and television appearances brought her the lead in the Broadway show Funny Girl (1964), which she repeated in the 1968 film version to win an Oscar. Later films include Hello Dolly (1969), The Way We Were (1973), A Star Is Born (1976), which she produced, Yentl (1983), which she co-scripted, composed, directed and starred in, Prince of Tides (1991), which she co-produced and directed, and The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996). A multi-talented entertainer, her 1965 television special, My Name is Barbra, won five Emmy Awards, and she has been the recipient of numerous Grammy Awards, including three as best female vocalist (1964, 1965, 1978). Later albums include Concert Highlights (1995) and Higher Ground (1997). She has maintained parallel careers as a recording artist and film actress. |
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