Barbra Streisand
Appearance
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Background information | |
Birth name | Barbara Joan Streisand |
Born | April 24, 1942 |
Origin | Brooklyn, New York City, United States |
Genres | Traditional pop, adult contemporary, vocal, showtunes, disco |
Occupation(s) | Singer, actress, producer, director |
Years active | 1960–present |
Labels | Columbia Records |
Website | BarbraStreisand.com |
Barbara Joan "Barbra" Streisand (born April 24, 1942) is an American singer, actress, producer, and director. She has won multiple Emmy Awards, Grammy Awards and Golden Globe awards.
Her grandparents on her father's side of the family were from Galicia. (That region is now in Ukraine and Poland.).[1][2] She is of Jewish descent.[3]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Andersen, Christopher (2006). Barbra: The Way She Is. pp. 20–22. ISBN 9780060562564.
- ↑ Cords, Suzanne (April 24, 2017). "Barbra Streisand at 75: A girl from Brooklyn makes it big". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
- ↑ Barbra: The Way She Is, Christopher Andersen, 2006
Other websites
[change | change source] Media related to Barbra Streisand at Wikimedia Commons
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