Known for
Biography
Barbra Streisand is an American singer and actress born on 24 April 1942 in Brooklyn. Her best-known titles on this site are Meet the Fockers (2004) and The Way We Were (1973).
Early life
She studied at HB Studio, The Center for Early Education and Erasmus Hall High School.
Career
In all, 78 albums and 23 singles are listed under her name between 1962 and 2025. From I Can Get It for You Wholesale (1962) to The Secret of Life: Partners, Volume Two (2025), the list follows her releases year by year. Her recordings are classed as traditional pop and jazz. Her recordings came out on Columbia Records.
Dustin Hoffman appears in two of her listed titles, including Little Fockers (2010). Other co-stars who recur in her credits are Robert De Niro (two titles) and Omar Sharif (two titles).
On YouTube, she has 613K subscribers (as of October 2025). Yentl, Funny Girl and A Star Is Born are listed among her notable work.
Recognition
Wins include two Academy Awards (1969 and 1977). Further recognition came with the Honorary Palme d'Or and a Grammy Legend Award (1992). She has also been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1974 for The Way We Were. Her awards record shows 18 wins and 7 nominations.
Personal life
She has been married to James Brolin since 1998. Earlier marriages on record are to Elliott Gould (1963 to 1971, divorced). She is the mother of Jason Gould.
Discography
101 releases| Year | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Secret of Life: Partners, Volume Two | Album |
| 2021 | Release Me 2 | Album |
| 2018 | Walls | Album |
| 2017 | Life Cycle of a Woman | Album |
| 2017 | The Music… The Mem'ries… The Magic! | Album |
| 2016 | Encore – Movie Partners Sing Broadway | Album |
| 2014 | Partners | Album |
| 2013 | Back to Brooklyn | Album |
| 2013 | The Classic Christmas Album | Album |
| 2012 | Release Me | Album |
| 2011 | What Matters Most – Barbra Streisand Sings the Lyrics of Alan & Marilyn Bergman | Album |
| 2010 | One Night Only: Barbra Streisand and Quartet at The Village Vanguard | Album |
| 2010 | The Ultimate Collection | Album |
| 2009 | Love Is the Answer | Album |
| 2007 | Live in Concert 2006 | Album |
Show all 101 releases
| Year | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Guilty Pleasures | Album |
| 2003 | The Movie Album | Album |
| 2002 | Duets | Album |
| 2002 | The Essential Barbra Streisand | Album |
| 2001 | Christmas Memories | Album |
| 2000 | Timeless: Live in Concert | Album |
| 1999 | A Love Like Ours | Album |
| 1999 | If You Ever Leave Me | Single |
| 1999 | The King and I | Album |
| 1997 | Higher Ground | Album |
| 1997 | Tell Him | Single |
| 1996 | I Finally Found Someone | Single |
| 1996 | The Mirror Has Two Faces: Music From the Motion Picture | Album |
| 1995 | The Concert: Highlights | Album |
| 1994 | The Concert | Album |
| 1993 | Back to Broadway | Album |
| 1992 | Highlights from Just For the Record | Album |
| 1991 | Just for the Record | Album |
| 1991 | The Prince of Tides: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Album |
| 1989 | A Collection: Greatest Hits...and More | Album |
| 1988 | Till I Loved You | Album |
| 1987 | Nuts | Album |
| 1987 | One Voice | Album |
| 1985 | Emotion | Single |
| 1985 | The Broadway Album | Album |
| 1984 | Emotion | Album |
| 1984 | Left in the Dark | Single |
| 1983 | The Way He Makes Me Feel | Single |
| 1983 | Yentl | Album |
| 1981 | Comin' In and Out of Your Life | Single |
| 1981 | Guilty | Single |
| 1981 | Memories | Album |
| 1981 | What Kind of Fool | Single |
| 1980 | Guilty | Album |
| 1980 | Guilty / Life Story | Single |
| 1979 | Superman / A Man I Loved | Single |
| 1979 | The Main Event: Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Album |
| 1979 | The Main Event/Fight | Single |
| 1979 | Wet | Album |
| 1978 | Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits Volume 2 | Album |
| 1978 | Prisoner (Love Theme from Eyes of Laura Mars) | Single |
| 1978 | Songbird | Album |
| 1978 | Songbird | Single |
| 1978 | You Don't Bring Me Flowers | Single |
| 1977 | My Heart Belongs to Me | Single |
| 1977 | Streisand Superman | Album |
| 1977 | Superman | Album |
| 1976 | A Star Is Born | Album |
| 1976 | Classical Barbra | Album |
| 1976 | Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born) | Single |
| 1975 | Funny Lady – Original Soundtrack Recording | Album |
| 1975 | How Lucky Can You Get | Single |
| 1975 | Lazy Afternoon | Album |
| 1975 | My Father's Song | Single |
| 1974 | ButterFly | Album |
| 1974 | The Way We Were | Album |
| 1974 | The Way We Were | Single |
| 1974 | The Way We Were: Original Soundtrack Recording | Album |
| 1973 | Barbra Streisand... and Other Musical Instruments | Album |
| 1972 | Live Concert at the Forum | Album |
| 1972 | Sweet Inspiration / Where You Lead | Single |
| 1971 | Barbra Joan Streisand | Album |
| 1971 | Stoney End | Album |
| 1970 | Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits | Album |
| 1970 | On a Clear Day You Can See Forever – Original Soundtrack Recording | Album |
| 1970 | The Owl and the Pussycat | Album |
| 1969 | Hello, Dolly! | Album |
| 1969 | What About Today? | Album |
| 1968 | A Happening in Central Park | Album |
| 1968 | Funny Girl – The Original Sound Track Recording | Album |
| 1967 | A Christmas Album | Album |
| 1967 | Simply Streisand | Album |
| 1966 | Color Me Barbra | Album |
| 1966 | Je m'appelle Barbra | Album |
| 1966 | Sleep In Heavenly Peace (Silent Night) / Gounod's Ave Maria | Single |
| 1965 | My Name Is Barbra | Album |
| 1965 | My Name Is Barbra, Two… | Album |
| 1964 | Funny Girl – Original Broadway Cast Recording | Album |
| 1964 | People | Single |
| 1964 | People | Album |
| 1964 | The Third Album | Album |
| 1963 | The Barbra Streisand Album | Album |
| 1963 | The Second Barbra Streisand Album | Album |
| 1962 | I Can Get It for You Wholesale | Album |
| 1962 | Pins and Needles | Album |
| Live at the Bon Soir | Album |
Awards and nominations
18 won, 7 nominated| Year | Award | For | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Presidential Medal of Freedom | Won | |
| 2011 | MusiCares Person of the Year | Won | |
| 2010 | California Hall of Fame | Won | |
| 2001 | AFI Life Achievement Award | Won | |
| 1995 | Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award | Won | |
| 1992 | Grammy Legend Award | Won | |
| 1984 | Crystal Award | Won | |
| 1977 | Academy Award for Best Original Song | Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born) | Won |
| 1969 | Academy Award for Best Actress | Funny Girl | Won |
| Daytime Emmy Award | Won | ||
| honorary doctor of Brandeis University | Won | ||
| Honorary Palme d'Or | Won | ||
| Kennedy Center Honors | Won | ||
| Library of Congress Living Legend | Won | ||
| National Medal of Arts | Won |
Show all 25 entries
| Year | Award | For | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Officer of the Legion of Honour | Won | ||
| Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program | Won | ||
| star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | Won | ||
| 1997 | Academy Award for Best Original Song | I Finally Found Someone | Nominated |
| 1992 | Academy Award for Best Picture | The Prince of Tides | Nominated |
| 1984 | Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor | Yentl | Nominated |
| 1982 | Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress | All Night Long | Nominated |
| 1974 | Academy Award for Best Actress | The Way We Were | Nominated |
| 1969 | Academy Award for Best Actress | Funny Girl | Nominated |
| 1964 | Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical | Nominated |
Filmography
28 credits| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound | Film | |
| 2017 | Barbra: The Music ... The Mem'ries ... The Magic! | Director | Film |
| 2012 | Palme | Film | |
| 2012 | The Guilt Trip | Film | |
| 2010 | Little Fockers | Film | |
| 2008 | No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos | Film | |
| 2004 | Meet the Fockers | Film | |
| 2001 | Timeless: Live in Concert | Director | Film |
| 1996 | The Mirror Has Two Faces | Director | Film |
| 1994 | Barbra: The Concert | Director | Film |
| 1991 | Here's Looking at You, Warner Bros. | Film | |
| 1991 | The Prince of Tides | Director | Film |
| 1990 | Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones | Film | |
| 1987 | Nuts | Film | |
| 1983 | Yentl | Director, Writer | Film |
Show all 28 credits
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | All Night Long | Film | |
| 1979 | The Main Event | Film | |
| 1976 | A Star Is Born | Film | |
| 1975 | Funny Lady | Film | |
| 1974 | For Pete's Sake | Film | |
| 1973 | The Way We Were | Film | |
| 1972 | Up the Sandbox | Film | |
| 1972 | What's Up, Doc? | Film | |
| 1970 | On a Clear Day You Can See Forever | Film | |
| 1970 | The Owl and the Pussycat | Film | |
| 1969 | Hello, Dolly! | Film | |
| 1968 | A Happening in Central Park | Film | |
| 1968 | Funny Girl | Film |
Barbra Streisand on Social Media
Counts with the date they were readInstagram stats
- Followers
- 1.9M @barbrastreisand
- Engagement rate
- 1.67% above average for accounts this size
- Average likes
- 30,970
- Average comments
- 544 Based on the last 12 posts
Figures from public Instagram data via the official Meta API; refreshed about every 30 days.
Barbra Streisand Photos
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Frequently asked questions
How old is Barbra Streisand?
Barbra Streisand is 84 years old, born on 24 April 1942 in Brooklyn.
What is Barbra Streisand known for?
Barbra Streisand is known for Meet the Fockers (2004) and The Way We Were (1973).
What is Barbra Streisand’s nationality?
Barbra Streisand is American, born in Brooklyn.
Who is Barbra Streisand married to?
Barbra Streisand is married to James Brolin; they married in 1998.
What is Barbra Streisand’s net worth?
Barbra Streisand’s net worth is estimated at $390 million (2016 figure).
Has Barbra Streisand won any awards?
Yes. 18 awards are on record, including Presidential Medal of Freedom (2015).
Sources
- Wikidata (Q4636), accessed October 2026
- Follower counts: dated individually above
- Photo: NIH Image Gallery from Bethesda, Maryland, USA · Public domain
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