Barbara Jean Streisand

Barbra Joan Streisand (English: Barbra Joan Streisand, /ˈstraɪsænd/ STRY-sand; April 24, 1942 -), American female singer, actress, director and producer. In the nearly 60 years since her debut, she has won two Academy Awards (the first woman to win the original song award), ten Grammy Awards (including the Lifetime Achievement Award and the Legend Award), five Emmy Awards, a Special Tony Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award and nine Golden Globe Awards (including the Lifetime Achievement Award, and she is also the only woman to win the Best Director before 2021). In 2015, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the United States, by President Obama for her status as a pioneer Jewish woman and her many years of charity work. Streisand was born in Brooklyn, New York, and began singing in restaurants and performing on Broadway at the age of 16. She received her first Tony Award nomination in 1962, released her first album in 1963, and won three Grammy Awards. In 1964, she performed "Girls" on Broadway and achieved unprecedented success. In 1968, "Girls" was made into a movie. Streisand won the Academy Award for Best Actress in her first movie appearance. In the 1970s, Streisand won the Oscar for Best Actress again with "The Pretty Man" in 1973. In 1976, she performed in "A Star on a Star"/"Evergreen" and won the Oscar for Best Original Song for the theme song "Evergreen", becoming the first woman to win this honor. Since the 1980s, Streisand has devoted herself to producing and directing. "Yentl" (1983) became the first studio film to be produced, directed, written, and performed by women. At the same time, Streisand became the only woman to win the Golden Globe Award for Best Director. "Streisand" (1991), which was also produced, directed and starred, was nominated for 7 Oscars, including Best Picture. Along with her successful film career, Streisand's music career has not been left out. She has released 36 albums since 1963. In the past 60 years, she has had one US number one album in each decade. The gap is from 1964 to 2016. The record is unmatched. She has had 5 singles top the US charts, and is the first female singer to top both the album and singles charts. In terms of album sales recognized by the Recording Industry Association of America, Streisand is the highest-selling female singer in history. Streisand was one of the pioneers of the era in using her Jewish birth name in her acting career. She has a large number of gay fans and is regarded as a gay icon