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The actress and singer Barbra Joan Streisand, b. Brooklyn,
N.Y., Apr. 24, 1942, is perhaps the most versatile superstar
of recent decades. Streisand's first (1963) and succeeding
albums have been very successful, and she has won several
Grammy awards. Her 1965 portrayal of the comedienne Fanny
Brice in the Broadway musical Funny Girl made her a stage
star, and her 1968 film performance of the role won an Oscar.
During the 1970s she made a series of popular films, including
Hello, Dolly! (1969), The Owl and the Pussycat (1970), What's
Up Doc (1972), The Way We Were (1973), Funny Lady (1975),
the sequel to Funny Girl; A Star Is Born (1976), and The Main
Event (1979). For Yentl (1983), Streisand co-wrote the script
and both directed and starred in the film. In her 1985 recording
of Broadway standard melodies in "The Broadway Album"
she returned to her theatrical roots, leaving behind the popular/rock
emphasis of her commercially successful albums of the 1970s.
The album remained on best-selling lists well into 1986. In
the film Nuts (1987), Streisand played a serious role in a
non-musical, further illustrating her versatility as a performer.
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