Barbara Streisand
Singer/Actress/Director
Biography
Legendary singer, actress, and filmmaker with a career spanning over six decades. Winner of two Academy Awards, ten Grammy Awards, and five Emmy Awards, she is one of the best-selling recording artists of all time.
Follow-up Statement
"After Trump's 2024 victory, Streisand posted on X: 'There are no words left.' She has not moved to England despite her previous statements."
Departure Details
Streisand said in an interview with Stephen Colbert in November 2023, "I can't live in this country if [Trump] becomes president," adding she might move to England. She also made similar statements before the 2016 election.
Quick Facts
Career Highlights
- First-ever EGOT winner (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony)
- Sold over 150 million records worldwide, making her one of the best-selling artists of all time
- First woman to write, produce, direct, and star in a major studio film (Yentl, 1983)
- Won two Academy Awards: Best Actress for Funny Girl (1968) and Best Original Song
- Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Obama in 2015
- Winner of 10 Grammy Awards and the 2024 SAG Life Achievement Award
Did You Know?
She has a shopping mall replica in the basement of her Malibu home, complete with storefronts for her collections.
She was the first woman to win the Academy Award for Best Original Song as a composer for 'A Star Is Born' (1976).
Her debut album won the Grammy for Album of the Year in 1963 - she was only 21 years old.
She is the only artist to have a number one album on the Billboard 200 in six consecutive decades.
Departure Threats Timeline
In an interview with the Australian version of '60 Minutes', Streisand said: 'He has no facts. I don't know, I can't believe it. I'm either coming to your country [Australia], if you'll let me in, or Canada.'
On 'The Late Show' with Stephen Colbert while promoting her memoir 'My Name Is Barbra', Streisand declared: 'I can't live in this country if he becomes president.' When Colbert asked where she would move, she replied: 'Probably England, I like England.'