“When I was maybe 5 or 6 years old, the neighborhood girls would sit on the stoop and sing. I was known as the kid who had a good voice and no father.”

American singer, songwriter, actress, author, and filmmaker

Barbra Streisand is an American singer, songwriter, actress, author, and filmmaker. Born in 1942, she has worked across entertainment for more than six decades and is known for achieving success in several fields. She has built a career that spans recording, performance, writing, and filmmaking. Streisand is also noted for earning all four major performing arts awards, the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony, a rare distinction that reflects the reach of her work.