Profile of the Day: Barbra Streisand

Posted April 24, 2023 by Amanda | No Comment

On April 24, 1942, legendary singer and actress Barbra Streisand was born in Brooklyn, New York.

Image: Barbra Streisand / National Institutes of Health

Over her long career, Streisand has sold over 150 million albums worldwide, making her one of the best-selling recording artists of all time. She has amassed a great number of music and acting awards, including 2 Academy Awards and 10 Grammys. She is also one of the few entertainers who can claim to have won an award in all four major American entertainment awards – an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony. In 2015, Streisand was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama.

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