She was born in Brooklyn in the pre-1942 year. Since birth, the red-haired girl has been too vociferous, too noisy. To her the definition "too" was most appropriate. Barbra was not beautiful. This fact embarrassed anyone, but not her. Thanks to her amazing voice, she successfully pooled in the school choir, but the songs were for her only one way to be alive, like air. At the age of 14, Barbra wanted to get more than what she herself had to go to her. It was then that she began attending the theater circle, although, with her appearance, the main roles and brilliant prospects, seemed inaccessible.
An ugly Jewess used to do everything herself. As a child, she did not receive support from her parents. Her own father died early, and the mother, who remarried, gave more time to her younger daughter and her new husband than to Barbra. Their life was hard, the lack of money turned ordinary trifles into inadmissible luxury. Despite this, Barbra managed to combine the work-earnings with successful studies and victories in singing competitions. She was persistent and already a year after graduation she was on the stage of Broadway.
It was the fact that from the very beginning she practically had no chance to achieve more than the career of a provincial singer, helped to use all the reserves to achieve the goal. She confidently overcame any obstacles, breaking stereotypes. Yes, a Jewess, yes, from a poor family, yes, not a beauty, but infinitely talented, she became a subject for imitation. Already in 1963 she released her first album "The Barbra Streisand Album", which brought her two Grammy Awards.
In the same year, authoritative theater critics noted her brilliant play in the musical "I'll get you that in bulk", giving her another prize. This was a recognition that brought new roles and popularity to Barbra.
The following years were years of fruitful work. None of the current glossy magazines in America has not ignored the beginning actress. Interviews with Barbra went to "Time", "Life", "Cosmopolitan". And in 1968, the actress appeared on television, starring in the Hollywood kinozyukle "funny girl." This debut brought her the "Oscar" and the Golden Globe Award, and the audience had the opportunity to see the beauty behind the informal appearance.
When Barbre was not yet thirty, she had already become the most successful actress of the decade, receiving the Tony Award.
The personal life of Barbra was not easy. She married in 1963 for the actor Eliot Gould. This marriage brought her a lot of disappointments and Jason's only son. The actress did not have the opportunity to spend enough time with her son, all her strength was occupied by work. So it turned out that Jason became gay, and Barbra began to participate in his life only 25 years after his birth. Since then, she has become an active participant in the movement for gay rights.
Among her lovers were famous people, millionaires, politicians, and the rumor attributed ties even to the presidents. The second time, Barbra decided to marry only 56 years old for the director and producer James Brolin.
Her creative career brought her the dozens of the most prestigious awards. Movies with this participation were doomed to success, many of its discs became platinum and multi-platinum. But besides that, Barbra always left room for self-improvement. She watched her figure, trying to lead a healthy lifestyle and go in for sports. Barbra Streisand is in many organizations to fight AIDS, violence, helping not only with active work, but also financing many projects aimed at improving the quality of life of those who need it.
Now she is 65, she does not appear on stage, does not act in films and does not release new CDs, but admirers of her talent all over the world are sure that their beloved will still announce herself and her return to the stage will be another triumph of this talented woman.