Her name was also used with blasphemous intent: Who is Barbra Streisand?

When she forgot the lyrics of her song during a public concert she gave to 100,000 people in New York's Central Park in 1967, she began to suffer from stage fright and could not give a public concert until the 90s. Barbra Streisand is one of the most hated people in the cartoon series South Park.

The actress, who is also known for her strong and passionate voice and the romantic songs she sings (The Way We Were), was born on April 24, 1942, in Brooklyn (New York). She went to Erasmus Hall High School. She did not go to university, but in 1995 Brandeis University awarded her an 'Honorary Doctorate' for her music work.

Barbra Streisand began her career working in various clubs in New York in the early 1960s. She took her first step into the music world by releasing 'The Barbra Streisand Album' in 1963. With this album, Streisand participated in the television program of her idol, Judy Garland, and had the chance to perform a duet with Garland and became known to the masses.

Barbara Joan "Barbra" Streisand (born April 24, 1942) is an American singer, actress, and director. With a career spanning over six decades, she has achieved success in multiple fields of entertainment and is among the few performers awarded an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony (EGOT).

Her breakthrough came in 1964, with her role as Fanny Brice in the musical Funny Girl and her chart-topping song People. In 1968, she accepted the offer to play this musical on the big screen and won the Academy Award for Best Actress for this role.

Streisand, who performed nearly 200 performances in the musical Funny Girl, began to suffer from stage fright when she forgot the lyrics of her song during the public concert she gave to 100,000 people in New York's Central Park in 1967, and she was not able to give a public concert until the 90s.

Barbra Streisand, who had a 'concert phobia', said goodbye to her active stage life with two giant concerts, stating that she now gave importance to charity work. Meanwhile, Streisand, who gave her first public concert in Las Vegas on December 31, 1993, for the first time in 26 years, also holds the title of the artist who gave the most expensive concert with the ticket prices of her concert.

The Way We Were, which she directed with Robert Redford in 1973, brought Streisand great success both in terms of musicality and acting. Streisand, who showed her acting skills to everyone again with this film, managed to make her name among the unforgettable ones with the song The Way We Were, which she sang for the film. In 1976, she received her second Academy Award for the song Evergreen, which she composed for the film A Star Is Born.

The awards Streisand has received in her artistic life are quite significant. Her first TV show, My Name is Barbra, won Emmy and Peabody awards in 1965. Barbra Streisand in 1995; received two more Emmy awards for her music program The Concert. She became the first female composer to win an Academy Award with her song Evergreen.

In the 1980s, Streisand made her name among the great divas with Cher and Tina Turner. In 1983, Streisand shot Yentl, a film dedicated to her father, and directed as well as acting in this film. In 1991, her second directorial effort, The Prince of Tides, earned her co-star Nick Nolte a Best Actor Academy Award nomination. In 1996, with her third directorial project, The Mirror Has Two Faces, she earned legendary actress Lauren Bacall her first Academy Award nomination.

Before the invasion of Iraq, US President George Bush displayed an opposing attitude, saying that she was "reluctant to resort to peaceful solutions and that a possible war would cause irreparable damage to both countries." Streisand is also a close friend of former US President Bill Clinton. It is known that she was very happy that Barack Obama became president and that she organized a dinner and a concert on behalf of Obama to raise money while he was running for president.

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She changed her name, which was Barbara, to Barbra 'so that she wouldn't sound like anyone else'. She devoted years to growing her own special rose, which she named after herself.

In 1968, she shared the Best Actress Oscar with Katherine Hepburn.

Barbra Streisand is one of the most hated people in the cartoon series South Park. Her name was also used with 'expletive' intent in The Simpsons.

Barbra Streisand has been married to actor James Brolin since 1998.

She has many compositions. She received many awards for these compositions.