Now in her 80s, the superstar has wowed audiences for decades, receiving accolades from Grammys and Emmys to Oscars. As she releases 'My Name is Barbra,' she still sees herself as the girl next door.
has been celebrated for over 60 years for her acting, singing and stagecraft, winning a swag of Oscar, Emmy, Golden Globe and Tony awards along the way.
Open-hearted, funny, headstrong and charming, she talks in her memoir about her career, her friendships with personalities ranging from fellow actor Marlon Brando to former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, to her social commitment. And, sometimes, the girl who grew up in poor circumstances in Brooklyn comes to light.A concert in Central Park in 1967 attracted 135,000 people. Image: picture-alliance/Express NewspapersThe New Yorker is not an unapproachable diva.
"There's something about growing up in Brooklyn and living in New York so many years. It's a very realistic point of view, earthy," she told Streisand's father died when she was just 15 months old. Her mother, a singer, set aside her own dreams to support the family by taking on a job as a school secretary. continued to dream, however, signing up for acting classes at the age of 14. At the same time, she sang in the school choir and, later, in small nightclubs.
Her favorite leading man, however, was Robert Redford in the 1973 romance "The Way We Were." "We never quite knew what the other one was going to do. I think the audience felt that," she said about the movie.In 1983, Streisand was the combined producer, director, lead actress and singer in the film "Yentl."
Many of her songs, like "Woman In Love," "The Way We Were," "A Star Is Born" and "Guilty," are evergreen hits.
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