Barbra Streisand’s biography, fact, career, awards, net worth & life story

  • Source of Wealth: Music, Songwriting, Film, Television
  • Age: 77
  • Birth Place: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
  • Height: 5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
  • Weight: 145 lbs (66 kg)
  • Marital Status: Married (James Brolin)
  • Full Name: Barbra Joan Streisand
  • Nationality: United States
  • Date of Birth: April 24, 1942
  • Ethnicity: Jewish
  • Occupation: Singer-Songwriter, Actress, Writer, Film Producer, Director
  • Education: Erasmus Hall High School
  • Children: 1 (Jason Gould)

With 33 studio albums to her name, popular singer, songwriter and actress Barbra Streisand has a net worth of $370 million in June 2016, according to Forbes.

She began her journey to fame when still a teenager, singing in nightclubs  and making guest appearances on shows such as the Tonight show. She has won a total of eight Grammy awards, a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and a Grammy Legend Award. She is no stranger to the Grammy Hall of Fame, with her name inducted there three times. Guilty is her most successful album of all time having sold over 22 million copies internationally.

Streisand’s acting career took off after featuring in Broadway’s play, Funny Girl in which she won the Academy Award for best actress. She filmed a couple of successful commercials before producing, directing and starring in films such as the Prince of Tides. She boasts of four people choice awards, four Emmy awards and one peabody award.

 

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