- Has put hundreds of items from her films and personal life on auction to benefit several charities. (June 7, 2004)
- Must pay $177,000 in legal fees incurred by an amateur photographer who fended off a $10 million lawsuit over aerial photographs he took showing her Malibu estate. (May 29, 2004)
- A judge has ordered Streisand to hand over $154,000 to a man she lost a court battle to, after months of delay in reaching a payment agreement. She took photographer Ken Adelman to court for $10 million last year in her quest to have two photographs of her Malibu, California, home removed from his environmental website. (May 25, 2004)
- Is called "Boob" by actress Teri Polo while filming the sequel to MEET THE FOCKERS.
- Hundreds of pieces of memorabilia from Streisand's career will be auctioned off June 5, with proceeds going to charities that the Streisand Foundation supports. (April 28, 2004)
- Is reading a script for a possible role in MEET THE FOCKERS, the sequel to 2000's MEET THE PARENTS. (January 28, 2004)
- A judge said Wednesday that two photographs of Streisand's Malibu estate posted on a conservation Web site do not violate the entertainer's privacy. (December 5, 2003)
- Has slammed the decision to axe her actor husband James Brolin's new TV movie THE REAGANS, calling it a sad day for artistic freedom. (November 7, 2003)
- Sting, Eric Clapton and Barbra Streisand are among the artists who have donated songs to a new compilation aimed at raising funds for Save the Children. (November 5, 2003)
- Said she dreams of being a good cook. (October 20, 2003)
- Will receive a Human Rights Campaign award on March 6 for her support of gay and lesbian issues, religious freedom, and racial and gender equality. (October 16, 2003)
- Says she finds listening to her own songs is so boring that it was one of the reasons she gave up public performing three years ago. (September 24, 2003)
- Streisand insists she's a close friend of Republican politician Arnold Schwarzenegger even though she's against his race to become Governor of California. (September 11, 2003)
- Streisand has had plastic surgery after years of insisting she'd never go under the knife -- A representative for Streisand confirms that the star had a small procedure tightening the jawline. (August 25, 2003)
- Lawyers for Kenneth Adelman, an aerial photographer sued by Streisand for posting photographs of her Malibu estate on the Internet, asked a judge to throw out the case, arguing the millionaire-environmentalist was attempting to document the coastline for preservation, not harass the star. (July 16, 2003)
- Streisand is in the middle of a fresh controversy after allegedly telling a big-mouthed interior decorator that she thought Minnesota senator Paul Wellstone's fatal plane crash wasn't an accident -- the designer couldn't keep her comments private, and told a New York Post reporter about her conspiracy theory. (November 6, 2002)
- Streisand is brushing up on her Shakespeare after being left red- faced by wrongly attributing a quote to the Bard during her comeback show on Sunday night. (October 5, 2002)
- Concert footage of Streisand's latest comeback performance was kept clear of TV networks because it was too political. (October 2, 2002)
- Streisand came out of retirement for about two hours on Sunday to back the Democratic Party's bid to win back control of the House of Representatives and the national political agenda. (October 1, 2002)
- Has often confessed that she suffers from severe stage fright and hates singing live.
- As a friend of the Clinton administration, she supported Al Gore's 2000 bid for the presidency with an appearance at the Shrine Auditorium that raised $5 million.
- Streisand's gold-beaded gown shown in the Harmonia Gardens set weighed 40 pounds and cost $8000. Twice during rehearsal, Barbara tripped over its 2.5 foot train. Others dancers tripped during rehearsal also. So, the train was taken off the dress. The train is shown intact when Barbra starts down the stairs, but later disappears (HELLO, DOLLY! (1969)).
- While filming the whipping scene of INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM (1984), the crew played a practical joke on Harrison Ford. Chained to a large stone, she appeared, dressed in a leather dominatrix outfit. She proceeded to whip him, saying That's for HANOVER STREET (1979), the worst movie I ever saw. She continued whipping him for STAR WARS (1977), and making all of that money. Carrie Fisher then threw herself in front of Ford to protect him, and Irvin Kershner chided director Steven Spielberg. Is this how you run your movies? This entire sequence was filmed.
- Barbra's brother designed a huge art deco mausoleum for the Streisands in Flushing New York, Mount Hebron Cemetery.
- (2001) She spoke out against the nomination of former Missouri Senator John Ashcroft for Attorney General.
- Her favorite colour is white and she loves Chinese food and coffee icecream but hates performing live.
- She and Shirley MacLaine celebrate their joint birthday together every year.
- She was the first person ever to receive a Grammy, an Emmy, an Oscar, and a Tony. She won her first Grammy in 1963, her first Emmy in 1965, her first Oscar in 1968, and her one Tony in 1970. Her Tony was a non-competitive award for Star of the Decade, which is why most people attribute this first to others (such as Rita Moreno) who won all 4 awards in competitive categories.
- She's a staunch Democrat.
- Nominated for Best Original Song - Motion Picture at Golden Globe Awards for THE MIRROR HAS TWO FACES (1997)
- Nominated for Best Music, Original Song at Academy Awards for THE MIRROR HAS TWO FACES (1997)
- Nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical at Golden Globe Awards for THE MIRROR HAS TWO FACES (1997)
- Nominated for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Directing for a Variety or Music Program at Emmy Awards for Barbra Streisand: The Concert (1995)
- Nominated for Outstanding Made for Television Movie at Emmy Awards for SERVING IN SILENCE: THE MARGARETHE CAMMERMEYER STORY (1995)
- Nominated for Best Director - Motion Picture at Golden Globe Awards for THE PRINCE OF TIDES (1992)
- Nominated for Best Picture at Academy Awards for THE PRINCE OF TIDES (1992)
- Nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama at Golden Globe Awards for NUTS (1988)
- Nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical at Golden Globe Awards for YENTL (1984)
- Nominated for Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music at BAFTA Awards for A STAR IS BORN (1978)
- Nominated for Best Album of Original Score written for a Motion Picture or Television Special at Grammy Awards for A STAR IS BORN (1978)
- Nominated for Best Motion Picture Actress - Musical/Comedy at Golden Globe Awards for FUNNY LADY (1976)
- Nominated for Best Actress at BAFTA Awards for THE WAY WE WERE (1975)
- Nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role at Academy Awards for THE WAY WE WERE (1974)
- Nominated for Best Motion Picture Actress - Drama at Golden Globe Awards for THE WAY WE WERE (1974)
- Nominated for Best Motion Picture Actress - Musical/Comedy at Golden Globe Awards for THE OWL AND THE PUSSYCAT (1971)
- Nominated for Best Actress at BAFTA Awards for FUNNY GIRL (1970)
- Nominated for Best Actress at BAFTA Awards for HELLO, DOLLY! (1970)
- Nominated for Best Motion Picture Actress - Musical/Comedy at Golden Globe Awards for HELLO, DOLLY! (1970)
- Nominated for Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Musical Program or Series at Emmy Awards for The Judy Garland Show (1964)
Quotes- In defense of stars against the war with Iraq: "I find it tragic that the (American President George W.) Bush administration's attempts at diplomacy failed so miserably and have led us to the point of starting a war that might have been avoided. How dare the media call people who speak out against the war unpatriotic. Exercising freedom of speech is an extremely patriotic act. I have been arguing that point for years now that artists have just as much of a right to speak out as every other citizen. In 1995, I gave a speech at Harvard called 'The Artist as Citizen.' I made the point then and many times since that artists are citizens first and artists second. We have opinions and ideas, just like anybody else. The difference is that we are given more visibility from which to speak - so we have to be informed and we have to be responsible, but it doesn't mean we have to be quiet."
- Responding America media sources which slammed her a traitor after she made outspoken anti-George W. Bush and anti-war statements: "I, for one, am a patriotic American who loves this country. Saddam Hussein is a horrific dictator who should disarm. . . But I do not think war is the answer right now. It used to be in politics that there was a certain amount of class and eloquence, even though there were strong disagreements over deeply important questions. But, as usual, the Republicans have resorted to name-calling and mean-spiritedness."
- "I am simple, complex, generous, selfish, unattractive, beautiful, lazy, and driven."
- "Oh God, don't envy me, I have my own pains."
- "The audience is the barometer of the truth."
Awards- American Film Institute: Life Achievement Award (2001)
- Emmy Awards: Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program, Timeless: Live in Concert (2001)
- Golden Globe Awards: Cecil B. DeMille Award (2000)
- ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards: Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures, THE MIRROR HAS TWO FACES (1998)
- Emmy Awards: Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program, BARBRA STREISAND: THE CONCERT (1995)
- Emmy Awards: Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special, Barbra Streisand: The Concert (1995)
- Women in Film Crystal Awards: Dorothy Arzner Special Recognition (1992)
- ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards: Most Performed Feature Film Standards, A STAR IS BORN (1988)
- Golden Globe Awards: Best Director - Motion Picture, YENTL (1984)
- Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists: Special Silver Ribbon - best new director of a foreign film, YENTL (1984)
- Women in Film Crystal Awards: Crystal Award (1984)
- Golden Globe Awards: World Film Favorite - Female (1978)
- People's Choice Awards: Favorite Motion Picture Actress (1978)
- Academy Awards: Best Music, Original Song, A STAR IS BORN (1977)
- Golden Globe Awards: Best Motion Picture Actress - Musical/Comedy, A STAR IS BORN (1977)
- Golden Globe Awards: Best Original Song - Motion Picture, A STAR IS BORN (1977)
- People's Choice Awards: Favorite Motion Picture Actress (1977)
- Golden Globe Awards: World Film Favorite - Female (1975)
- People's Choice Awards: Favorite Motion Picture Actress (1975)
- David di Donatello Awards: David - Best Foreign Actress, THE WAY WE WERE (1974)
- Golden Globe Awards: World Film Favorite - Female (1971)
- Golden Globe Awards: World Film Favorite - Female (1970)
- Laurel Awards: Golden Laurel - Female Comedy Performance, FUNNY GIRL (1970)
- Academy Awards: Best Actress in a Leading Role, FUNNY GIRL (1969)
- David di Donatello Awards: David - Best Foreign Actress, FUNNY GIRL (1969)
- Golden Globe Awards: Best Motion Picture Actress - Musical/Comedy, FUNNY GIRL (1969)
- Golden Apple Awards: Golden Apple - Female Star of the Year (1968)
- Emmy Awards: Outstanding Individual Achievements in Entertainment - Actors and Performers, MY NAME IS BARBRA (1965)
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