Biography
An iconic entertainer with over 70 million albums sold and Grammy, Oscar, Tony, Emmy and Golden Globe awards for acting and directing, Barbra Streisand's popularity and creative output spanned over four decades. The New York cabaret singer first hit big as a pop singer and Broadway star in the 1960s. By the 1970s, she was the No. 1 female box office draw with a succession of gold albums that symbolized a new potential success for women in the …
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Career Milestones
1960 | Achieved success as a singer at The Lion, a popular gay nightclub in Manhattan's Greenwich Village |
1960 | Stage acting debut, "The Insect Comedy" |
1961 | First television appearance, "The Tonight Show" (NBC) with host Jack Paar |
1961 | Made off-Broadway debut in the revue "Another Evening with Harry Stoones" |
1962 | Made Broadway debut as the secretary Miss Marmelstein in "I Can Get It For You Wholesale"; received a Tony nomination |
1962 | Put under contract by Columbia Records in October |
1963 | Released first solo album The Barbra Streisand Album |
1964 | Breakthrough stage role, played Fanny Brice in "Funny Girl"; received second Tony nomination |
1966 | Made London stage debut reprising her Broadway success in "Funny Girl" |
1968 | Made film debut in director William Wyler's adaptation of "Funny Girl" |
1969 | Starred in the overblown film version of "Hello, Dolly!" directed by Gene Kelly |
1972 | Delivered a fine comic turn in "What's Up, Doc?"; first screen teaming with Ryan O'Neal |
1972 | Formed Barwood Films; first Barwood-produced film, "Up the Sandbox" |
1973 | Appeared opposite Robert Redford in "The Way We Were"; also sang the theme song; earned a Best Actress Oscar nomination |
1974 | Reprised role of Fanny Brice in the sequel "Funny Lady" |
1976 | First film as executive producer, "A Star Is Born"; also starred and composed some of the songs |
1979 | Produced first film "The Main Event"; re-teamed on screen with Ryan O'Neal |
1983 | Made feature directorial and screenwriting (co-writer) debut with "Yentl"; also produced and played the title role of a woman who poses as a boy to study the Talmud |
1985 | Returned to theatrical roots with The Broadway Album |
1987 | Starred as an upper-class woman forced into prostitution and accused of murdering one of her clients in "Nuts"; also served as producer and composer |
1991 | Directed Oscar-nominated Best Picture "The Prince of Tides"; also starred and served as a producer |
1993 | Received reported $12 million for two concerts in Las Vegas, NV |
1993 | Released second recording of theater music Back to Broadway |
1994 | Headlined landmark multi-city concert tour; concerts were taped and aired first on HBO and in a slightly revised form on CBS |
1995 | Executive produced Emmy-winning TV movie "Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story" (NBC) |
1996 | Directed third film "The Mirror Has Two Faces"; also starred, produced, and contributed to the score |
1999 | Headlined a "farewell" concert tour with concerts in Las Vegas on New Year's Eve 1999 and New Year's Day 2000; aired on Fox in 2001 as "Barbra Streisand - Timeless" |
2000 | Executive produced Showtime original movie "Frankie and Hazel" |
2000 | Executive produced a series of PBS specials that aired under the umbrella title "The Living Century" |
2001 | Executive produced Showtime original movie "Varian's War" |
2001 | Served as executive producer of Lifetime lesbian-themed movie "What Makes a Family" |
2003 | Received Grammy nomination for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for The Movie Album |
2004 | Teamed with Dustin Hoffman to play Ben Stiller's parents in "Meet the Fockers" |
2010 | Reprised role of Ben Stiller's mother Roz Focker in "Little Fockers" |
2012 | Co-starred with Seth Rogen as a mother-and-son duo driving cross-country in "The Guilt Trip"; also executive produced |
2012 | Compiled previously unreleased tracks into the album Release Me |
Awards
1963 | Grammy Award for Album of the Year (Other Than Classical) |
1963 | Grammy Award for Best Vocal Performance, Female |
1964 | Grammy Award for Best Vocal Performance, Female |
1964 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performance In a Variety or Musical Program in The Judy Garland Show |
1965 | Grammy Award for Best Vocal Performance, Female |
1968 | Academy Award for Actress in Funny Girl |
1968 | Golden Globe Award for Actress in a Leading Role - Musical Or Comedy in Funny Girl |
1969 | BAFTA Award for Actress in Hello, Dolly! |
1969 | Golden Globe Award for Actress in a Leading Role - Musical Or Comedy in Hello, Dolly! |
1969 | Golden Globe Award for Henrietta Award (World Film Favorites) |
1970 | Golden Globe Award for Actress in a Leading Role - Musical Or Comedy in The Owl and the Pussycat |
1970 | Golden Globe Award for Henrietta Award (World Film Favorites) |
1970 | Tony Award for Special Award |
1973 | Academy Award for Actress in The Way We Were |
1973 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama in The Way We Were |
1974 | BAFTA Award for Actress in The Way We Were |
1974 | Golden Globe Award for Henrietta Award (World Film Favorites) |
1974 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy-Variety, Variety or Music Special in Barbra Streisand and Other Musical Instruments |
1975 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical in Funny Lady |
1976 | Academy Award for Music (Original Song) in A Star Is Born |
1976 | Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song - Motion Picture in A Star Is Born |
1976 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical in A Star Is Born |
1977 | BAFTA Award for Anthony Asquith Award in A Star Is Born |
1977 | Golden Globe Award for Henrietta Award (World Film Favorites) |
1977 | Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female |
1980 | Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals |
1983 | Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Motion Picture in Yentl |
1983 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical in Yentl |
1986 | Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female |
1987 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama in Nuts |
1991 | Academy Award for Best Picture in The Prince of Tides |
1991 | Directors Guild of America Award for Feature Film in The Prince of Tides |
1991 | Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Motion Picture in The Prince of Tides |
1994 | Directors Guild of America Award for Musical Variety in Barbra: The Concert |
1995 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Made For Television Movie in Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story |
1996 | Academy Award for Music (Original Song) in The Mirror Has Two Faces |
1996 | Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song - Motion Picture in The Mirror Has Two Faces |
1996 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical in The Mirror Has Two Faces |
1999 | Golden Globe Award for Cecil B. DeMille Award |
2001 | Directors Guild of America Award for Musical Variety in Barbra Streisand -- Timeless |
2001 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Performance In a Variety or Music Program in Barbra Streisand -- Timeless |