ACTOR
Barbra Streisand
92 archived facts 4 topics 1 source Last reviewed Oct 2026
23 Facts From Barbra Streisand's Career
- #002
She is one of the elite actors who won an Oscar for their first film roles.
- #003
On December 17, 1976, she was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6925 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
- #005
She is the only artist to have won Oscar, Tony, Emmy, Grammy, Golden Globe, CableACE and Peabody awards.
- #013
She lost the 1964 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical (for which she was nominated for "Funny Girl") to Carol Channing, who won for "Hello, Dolly" — the same role Streisand played in the film version (Hello, Dolly! (1969)).
- #014
She is the only Oscar winner for both acting and songwriting.
- #015
She is one of the 12 people who are EGOTs, holding at least one of the four major entertainment awards: Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony. In chronological order, the others are Richard Rodgers, Helen Hayes, Rita Moreno, Liza Minnelli, John Gielgud, Audrey Hepburn, Marvin Hamlisch, Jonathan Tunick, Mel Brooks, Mike Nichols and Whoopi Goldberg. However, Barbra won a non-competitive Special Tony Award, and Minnelli won a Special Grammy.
- #018
She is one of five actors/actresses who have both a number-one single and an Oscar in the best actor/actress category. The others are Frank Sinatra (Best Supporting Actor), Jamie Foxx, Cher and Bing Crosby.
- #036
Asked whether she had any regrets looking back on her career, Streisand said in an Extra (1994) interview (while promoting The Guilt Trip (2012)) that she wished she had made more films. Joking, she said she had given Jane Fonda her award-winning career by turning down They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969), Klute (1971) and Julia (1977).
- #040
She was the first choice for Sally Bowles in Cabaret (1972) and turned it down because she wanted to move away from musicals. The role went instead to the second choice, Liza Minnelli, who won an Oscar for her performance.
- #042
At the 42nd Academy Awards, she presented John Wayne with his only Oscar.
- #046
She is one of four actresses to win the Best Actress Oscar for her first film (Funny Girl (1968)). The others are Shirley Booth (for Come Back, Little Sheba (1952)), Julie Andrews (for Mary Poppins (1964)) and Marlee Matlin (for Children of a Lesser God (1986)).
- #050
She has appeared in three films nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Funny Girl (1968), Hello, Dolly! (1969) and The Prince of Tides (1991). She also directed The Prince of Tides, which was a Best Picture nominee.
- #052
She directed four actors in Oscar-nominated performances: Amy Irving, Nick Nolte, Kate Nelligan and Lauren Bacall.
- #059
Barbra Streisand is one of eight actresses who have won an Oscar for a performance in a musical. The others, in chronological order, are Rita Moreno, Julie Andrews, Liza Minnelli, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Jennifer Hudson, Anne Hathaway and Emma Stone.
- #060
Entertainment Weekly named Barbra Streisand the 54th Greatest Movie Star of All Time.
- #067
Barbra Streisand opposed former Missouri Senator John Ashcroft's nomination for Attorney General.
- #068
Barbra Streisand was awarded the National Medal of Arts by the National Endowment for the Arts in Washington, DC.
- #072
Barbra Streisand is one of 22 Oscar-winning actresses born in New York State. The others are Alice Brady, Teresa Wright, Anne Revere, Celeste Holm, Claire Trevor, Judy Holliday, Shirley Booth, Susan Hayward, Patty Duke, Anne Bancroft, Jane Fonda, Lee Grant, Beatrice Straight, Whoopi Goldberg, Mercedes Ruehl, Marisa Tomei, Mira Sorvino, Susan Sarandon, Jennifer Connelly, Melissa Leo and Anne Hathaway.
- #079
Barbra Streisand is one of 27 actors nominated for an Oscar for a performance in a musical; hers was for Funny Girl (1968). The others, in chronological order, are: Bessie Love (The Broadway Melody (1929)), Grace Moore (One Night of Love (1934)), Jean Hagen (Singin' in the Rain (1952)), Marjorie Rambeau (The Torch Song (1953)), Dorothy Dandridge (Carmen Jones (1954)), Deborah Kerr (The King and I (1956)), Rita Moreno (West Side Story (1961)), Gladys Cooper (My Fair Lady (1964)), Julie Andrews (Mary Poppins (1964), The Sound of Music (1965) and Victor/Victoria (1982)), Debbie Reynolds (The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964)), Peggy Wood (The Sound of Music (1965)), Carol Channing (Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967)), Kay Medford (Funny Girl (1968)), Liza Minnelli (Cabaret (1972)), Ronee Blakley (Nashville (1975)), Lily Tomlin (Nashville (1975)), Ann-Margret (Tommy (1975)), Lesley Ann Warren (Victor/Victoria (1982)), Amy Irving (Yentl (1983)), Nicole Kidman (Moulin Rouge! (2001)), Queen Latifah (Chicago (2002)), Catherine Zeta-Jones (Chicago (2002)), Renée Zellweger (Chicago (2002)), Jennifer Hudson (Dreamgirls (2006)), Penélope Cruz (Nine (2009)), Anne Hathaway (Les Misérables (2012)), Meryl Streep (Into the Woods (2014)) and Emma Stone (La La Land (2016)).
- #083
Barbra Streisand is one of 15 actors who won both the Academy Award for Best Actress and the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Comedy/Musical for the same performance; hers was for Funny Girl (1968). The others, in chronological order, are: Judy Holliday for Born Yesterday (1950), Julie Andrews for Mary Poppins (1964), Liza Minnelli for Cabaret (1972), Glenda Jackson for A Touch of Class (1973), Diane Keaton for Annie Hall (1977), Sissy Spacek for Coal Miner's Daughter (1980), Cher for Moonstruck (1987), Jessica Tandy for Driving Miss Daisy (1989), Helen Hunt for As Good as It Gets (1997), Gwyneth Paltrow for Shakespeare in Love (1998), Reese Witherspoon for Walk the Line (2005), Marion Cotillard for La Vie En Rose (2007), Jennifer Lawrence for Silver Linings Playbook (2012) and Emma Stone for La La Land (2016).
- #084
Barbra Streisand turned down the role of the call girl Bree Daniels in Alan J. Pakula's Klute (1971), which won Jane Fonda the Oscar for Best Actress.
- #085
Barbra Streisand is one of 13 actresses who won the Oscar for Best Actress for playing a character who is pregnant at some point in the film; hers was for Funny Girl (1968). The others are Helen Hayes for The Sin of Madelon Claudet (1931), Luise Rainer for The Good Earth (1937), Vivien Leigh for Gone with the Wind (1939), Ginger Rogers for Kitty Foyle (1940), Olivia de Havilland for To Each His Own (1946), Jane Wyman for Johnny Belinda (1948), Anna Magnani for The Rose Tattoo (1955), Julie Christie for Darling (1965), Liza Minnelli for Cabaret (1972), Sissy Spacek for Coal Miner's Daughter (1980), Frances McDormand for Fargo (1996) and Jessica Chastain for The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021).
- #088
Barbra Streisand is one of 12 actresses who won the Oscar for Best Actress for a film in which they sang as the character; hers was for Funny Girl (1968). The others are Luise Rainer, Ingrid Bergman, Julie Andrews, Liza Minnelli, Ellen Burstyn, Diane Keaton, Sissy Spacek, Reese Witherspoon, Emma Stone, Renée Zellweger and Jessica Chastain. Marion Cotillard could be argued to belong on this list, but instead of using her own voice she mimed Édith Piaf for La Vie En Rose (2007).
Continue through the archive
Sources & editorial notes
Reference databases
Sources for the entries on this page
- IMDb IMDb kaydı
Information from external sources is independently selected, consolidated and edited by Arka Evren. Sources are listed for verification and further reading. Encyclopedia text is used under its licence (CC BY-SA). How we work