Biography
Barbara Joan 'Barbra' Streisand (born April 24, 1942) is an American singer, actress and director. With a career spanning over six decades, she has achieved success in multiple fields of entertainment, and is among the few performers awarded an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony (EGOT). With sales exceeding 150 million records worldwide, she is one of the best-selling recording artists of all time. According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), she is the second highest-certified...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
as Self
Untold stories behind the culture-defining and newsmaking musical performances, sketches and cameos of the past 50 years.
Funny Girl: Barbra Streisand
2024
as Narrator
In this audio essay, recorded for the Criterion Collection in July 2024, Funny Girl star Barbra Streisand discusses the original Broadway play, the ma...

Bella!
2023
as Self
Bella! tells the story of Bella Abzug, who first rose to prominence as a scrappy grassroots activist in New York's West Village, and then went on to c...

Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
2022
as Self (archive footage)
The portrait of the last cowboy Hollywood legend dives into the 65 years of an extraordinary career in Hollywood, highlighted iconic films like The Go...

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
2022
as Self (archive footage)
An intimate and revealing look at the world-changing musician, presented through a lens of archival footage and never-before-heard home recordings and...

Sidney
2022
as Self
This revealing documentary honors the legendary Sidney Poitier—iconic actor, filmmaker, and civil rights activist. Featuring interviews with Denzel Wa...

Live at Mister Kelly's
2021
as Self
The iconic Mister Kelly’s bedazzled the country by launching superstars like Barbra Streisand, Richard Pryor, Bette Midler, and Steve Martin. It smash...

Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Besieged by cancer and nearing the end, the genius Argentine-Brazilian filmmaker Héctor Babenco (1946-2016) asks Bárbara Paz, his wife, for one last w...

The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
2020
as Self (archive footage/photos)
The story of the triumphs and hurdles of brothers Barry, Maurice, and Robin Gibb, otherwise known as the Bee Gees. The iconic trio, who found early fa...

Disclosure
2020
as Yentl (archive footage)
An investigation of how Hollywood's fabled stories have deeply influenced how Americans feel about transgender people, and how transgender people have...

Together in Pride: You Are Not Alone
2020
as Self
Online special co-hosted by Billy Eichner and Lilly Singh in response to COVID-19 featuring celebrities and live performances raising funds for LGBTQ ...

Siempre, Luis
2020
as Self (archive footage)
A story that embodies the tenacity and passion of the American Dream, this documentary is a portrait of the pioneering activist Luis A. Miranda Jr. Lu...

Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
2019
as Self
The history of cinematic sound, told by legendary sound designers and visionary filmmakers.

David Foster: Off the Record
2019
as Self
A documentary about Canadian music icon David Foster.

Mike Wallace Is Here
2019
as (archive footage)
For over half a century, 60 Minutes' fearsome newsman Mike Wallace went head-to-head with the world's most influential figures. Relying exclusively on...

Sid & Judy
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Explore the dramatic career and personal struggles of the talented and tragically short-lived entertainer Judy Garland through rare concert footage, n...

Bergman: A Year in a Life
2018
as Self
The year 1957 was one of the most prolific for the Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman: he shot two films, released two of his most celebrated films and ...

Never Stop Dreaming: The Life and Legacy of Shimon Peres
2018
as Self
A look back on the life of Nobel Peace Prize winner, Shimon Peres, who served as prime minister of Israel twice and negotiated the 1994 Israel-Jordan ...

Barbra: The Music ... The Mem'ries ... The Magic!
2017
as Self
Iconic songstress Barbra Streisand culminates her 13-city tour in Miami with dazzling ballads, Broadway standards and stories from behind the scenes.

Barbra: The Music ... The Mem'ries ... The Magic!
2017
Executive Producer, Writer, Director
Iconic songstress Barbra Streisand culminates her 13-city tour in Miami with dazzling ballads, Broadway standards and stories from behind the scenes.

Barbra Streisand: Becoming an Icon 1942–1984
2017
as Self
Barbra Streisand grew up in working class Brooklyn, dreaming of escape from her tough childhood. A stellar student, she resisted the pressure to go to...

Hamilton's America
2016
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
This documentary delves deeper into the creation of the Hamilton musical, revealing Lin-Manuel Miranda's process of absorbing and then adapting Hamilt...

Michael Buble's Christmas in New York
2014
as Herself
Multi Grammy Award-winning singer Michael Bublé celebrates the holiday season with his fourth annual NBC Christmas special, "Michael Bublé's Christmas...

And the Oscar Goes To...
2014
as Self (archive footage)
The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy ...

Six by Sondheim
2013
as Self (archive footage)
This intimate documentary explores the life and career of the stage legend Stephen Sondheim through six of his best-known songs.

Barbra: Back to Brooklyn
2013
as Self
Barbra Streisand was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. Still in her teens, she left home to pursue her dreams of becoming an actress. She went on to co...

Barbra: Back to Brooklyn
2013
Director, Executive Producer, Writer
Barbra Streisand was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. Still in her teens, she left home to pursue her dreams of becoming an actress. She went on to co...

Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love
2013
as Self
When Marvin Hamlisch passed away in August 2012 the worlds of music, theatre and cinema lost a talent the likes of which we may never see again. Seemi...

The Guilt Trip
2012
as Joyce Brewster
An inventor and his mom hit the road together so he can sell his latest invention.

The Guilt Trip
2012
Executive Producer
An inventor and his mom hit the road together so he can sell his latest invention.

A MusiCares Tribute To Barbra Streisand
2012
as Self
On February 11, 2011, Barbra Streisand was honored as the 2011 MusiCares Person of the Year. At a gala event in Los Angeles, Barbra and an all-star ca...

Palme
2012
Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme was openly shot to death on a February evening 1986 on the streets of Stockholm. In one night, the country of Sweden...

Paul Williams Still Alive
2011
as Self (archive footage)
Filmmaker and longtime fan Stephen Kessler's portrait of the award-winning 1970s singer-songwriter-actor, who disappeared for much of the 1980s and '9...

Little Fockers
2010
as Rozalin Focker
It has taken 10 years, two little Fockers with wife Pam and countless hurdles for Greg to finally get in with his tightly wound father-in-law, Jack. A...

One Night Only - Barbra Streisand and Quartet at the Village Vanguard
2010
as Herself
In 2009, in celebration of her new album Love Is the Answer, Barbra Streisand announced she would perform one special concert at the Village Vanguard...

We Are the World 25 For Haiti
2010
as Self (singing voice)
In late 2009, it was suggested to writer Lionel Richie and producer Quincy Jones that a re-cut version of "We Are the World" be re-released under the ...

Streisand: The Concerts
2009
as Self (archive footage)
A front-row seat to two historic, recocrd-breaking performances: Live in Concert 2006 and The Concert Live At The Arrowhead Pond 1994.

Streisand: Live in Concert 2006
2009
as Self
Filmed during her North American concert tour in 2006, legendary vocalist Barbra Streisand captivates her audience with renditions of her best-loved h...

Streisand: Live in Concert 2006
2009
Director
Filmed during her North American concert tour in 2006, legendary vocalist Barbra Streisand captivates her audience with renditions of her best-loved h...

Tony Bennett: Duets - The Making of an American Classic
2007
as Self
Tony Bennett's most recent album Duets: An American Classic featured Bennett recording duets of his greatest hits with today's greatest stars includin...

Tony Bennett: An American Classic
2006
as Self
A celebration of the life of musical icon Tony Bennett on the occasion of his 80th birthday. The special charts Bennett’s career by faithfully re-crea...

Judy Garland Duets
2005
as Self (archive footage)
Judy performs beloved musical numbers with Barbra Streisand, Liza Minnelli, and more in this series of classic duets from The Judy Garland Show.

Barbra Streisand - Guilty / Guilty Pleasures
2005
as Self - vocal
Guilty Pleasures is an album by Barbra Streisand in conjunction with Barry Gibb released in September 2005. In Ireland and the United Kingdom, the alb...

Meet the Fockers
2004
as Rozalin Focker
Hard-to-crack ex-CIA man Jack Byrnes and his wife Dina head for the warmer climes of Florida to meet the parents of their son-in-law-to-be, Greg Focke...

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
2004
as Self
The top 100 songs of the past 100 years chosen by the American Film Institute are presented by host-actor John Travolta.

Barbra Streisand: The Concert - Live at the MGM Grand
2004
as Self
Barbra Streisand returned to regular concert performances with this lavish production at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas. Performing on New Years Eve...

Barbra Streisand: The Concert - Live at the MGM Grand
2004
Director, Producer, Writer
Barbra Streisand returned to regular concert performances with this lavish production at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas. Performing on New Years Eve...

Barbra Streisand: The Movie Album
2003
as Barbra Streisand
Bonus DVD accompanying the special edition CD "The Movie Album". The DVD contains Barbra performing "Wild Is The Wind" & "I'm In The Mood For Love", w...

101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
2003
From Disturbing Discoveries to Astonishing Arressts, and Tragic Endings. In this tv-special, E! countdowns the greatest moments in the entertainment i...

Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s
2002
as Esther Hoffman (archive footage)
A look at "rock and roll" and other pop music based film of the 1970s.

Trailers Schmailers
2002
as (Archival)
From the Marx Brothers to Schindler's List, this compilation of Jewish film trailers offers a glimpse at the history of Jews in American cinema. A mix...

Varian's War
2001
Executive Producer
Varian Fry rescues more than 2,000 artists from Nazi persecution during World War II.

Barbra Streisand: Timeless - Live in Concert
2001
as Herself
Timeless: Live in Concert, recorded at her Las Vegas show on New Year's Eve 1999, takes as its subject the star herself. It opens with a dramatization...

Barbra Streisand: Timeless - Live in Concert
2001
Producer, Director, Writer
Timeless: Live in Concert, recorded at her Las Vegas show on New Year's Eve 1999, takes as its subject the star herself. It opens with a dramatization...

What Makes a Family
2001
Executive Producer
Janine and Sandy are a lesbian couple who decide to have a baby, but after a few years Sandy dies. This tragedy is exploited by Sandy's parents to sna...
Frankie & Hazel
2000
Executive Producer
Actress JoBeth Williams directed this Showtime family feature starring The Sixth Sense's Mischa Barton for Barbra Streisand's Barwood Films. Barton is...

The Way We Were: Looking Back
1999
as Self
A behind-the-scenes look at the making of the classic film about romance set against a backdrop of war and political differences. Includes interviews ...

Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Couples
1998
Executive Producer
Two fact-based tales about citizens who risked everything, including their lives, to save Holocaust victims.

The Long Island Incident
1998
Executive Producer
On December 7, 1993, a gunman opened fire in a crowded commuter train on Long Island. This fact-based story focuses on the events that swell around Ca...

Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Families
1998
Executive Producer
Two compassionate stories about two remarkable families who risk everything to help Jewish refugees during the Holocaust.

The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle
1997
as Self (archive footage)
A profile of composing team John Kander and Fred Ebb, who have written many Broadway musicals. Highlights include interviews with Lauren Bacall, Joel ...

Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women
1997
Executive Producer
First in a series of anthology films dealing with Christians who put their lives on the line to help rescue Jews from the Holocaust. In the first of ...

The Mirror Has Two Faces
1996
as Rose Morgan
Rose Morgan, who still lives with her mother, is a professor of Romantic Literature who desperately longs for passion in her life. Gregory Larkin, a m...

The Mirror Has Two Faces
1996
Director, Producer, Theme Song Performance
Rose Morgan, who still lives with her mother, is a professor of Romantic Literature who desperately longs for passion in her life. Gregory Larkin, a m...

The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
1996
as Self (archive footage)
A documentary reflecting on women in film and the entertainment industry through the ages led and hosted by some of its most beloved female icons.

Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
1995
as Self - Presenter
'Ol' Blue Eyes' eightieth birthday celebration; star-studded entertainment, tributes by a diverse company of guests, songs closely associated with Sin...

Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story
1995
Executive Producer
After serving in the military for more than twenty years, including a tour of duty in Vietnam, Colonel Margarethe Cammermeyer (Glenn Close) had seen h...

Barbra: The Concert
1994
as Self
HBO broadcast the final Anaheim show from Barbra Streisand in Concert (taped July 24, 1994) as Barbra: The Concert on August 21, 1994, garnering a tel...

The Prince of Tides
1991
as Susan Lowenstein
A troubled Southern man talks to his suicidal sister's psychiatrist about their family history and falls in love with her (and New York City) in the p...

The Prince of Tides
1991
Producer, Director
A troubled Southern man talks to his suicidal sister's psychiatrist about their family history and falls in love with her (and New York City) in the p...

Here's Looking At You, Warner Bros.
1991
as Self
This documentary provides a behind the scenes glimpse into the history of the Warner Bros. Studios. It begins with a look at the silent movies and end...

The Earth Day Special
1990
as Self
The Earth Day Special is a television special revolving around Earth Day that aired on ABC on April 22, 1990. Sponsored by Time Warner, the two hour s...

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988
as Self (archive footage)
Stars celebrate Bob Hope's 50 years with NBC.

On s'est tous défilé
1988
Music
A rare short done in much of the same vein of “Puissance de la Parole”, where there is no shortage of cross-dissolve and rapid montage effects. Here, ...

Nuts
1987
as Claudia Draper
A high-class call girl accused of murder fights for the right to stand trial rather than be declared mentally incompetent.

Nuts
1987
Original Music Composer, Producer
A high-class call girl accused of murder fights for the right to stand trial rather than be declared mentally incompetent.

Citizen Steve
1987
as Self - Actress / Singer
On the occasion of the 40th birthday of the almighty filmmaker Steven Allan Spielberg, inquisitive reporter Clip Maxwell attempts to uncover the truth...

Barbra Streisand: One Voice
1986
as Self - Performer
Originally broadcast as an exclusive special on HBO, Barbra Streisand launched her September 6, 1986 concert One Voice, in part, as a protest against ...

Barbra Streisand: One Voice
1986
Writer
Originally broadcast as an exclusive special on HBO, Barbra Streisand launched her September 6, 1986 concert One Voice, in part, as a protest against ...

Directed by William Wyler
1986
as Self
Documentary about the famed Hollywood director.

Putting It Together: The Making of the Broadway Album
1986
as Herself
In 1985, Barbra Streisand released "The Broadway Album," which remains one of her most popular records. Barbra's first television special on HBO debut...

Putting It Together: The Making of the Broadway Album
1986
Director
In 1985, Barbra Streisand released "The Broadway Album," which remains one of her most popular records. Barbra's first television special on HBO debut...

Yentl
1983
as Yentl
In a time when girls were forbidden to study religious scriptures, a Jewish girl masquerades as a boy to enter religious training and unexpectedly fin...

Yentl
1983
Director, Screenplay, Producer
In a time when girls were forbidden to study religious scriptures, a Jewish girl masquerades as a boy to enter religious training and unexpectedly fin...

I Love Liberty
1982
as Self
An all-star variety special saluting America.

All Night Long
1981
as Cheryl Gibbons
Executive George Dupler loses his temper and is demoted to the night manager at a 24 hour drugstore. After he suggests to his teenage son Freddie that...

The Main Event
1979
as Hillary Kramer
A bankrupt entrepreneur attempts to recoup some of her losses by getting a washed-out boxer she picked up as a tax loss back into the ring — an idea h...

The Main Event
1979
Producer
A bankrupt entrepreneur attempts to recoup some of her losses by getting a washed-out boxer she picked up as a tax loss back into the ring — an idea h...

Rona Barrett Looks at 1978
1979
as Self
Rona Barrett looks back at 1978 and reflects on the news and entertainment highlights of the year. Includes interviews with John Travolta, Robin Willi...

Eyes of Laura Mars
1978
Theme Song Performance
A famous fashion photographer develops a disturbing ability to see through the eyes of a serial killer.

A Star Is Born
1976
as Esther Hoffman
Drunken, has-been rock star John Norman Howard falls in love with unknown singer Esther Hoffman after seeing her perform at a club. He lets her sing a...

A Star Is Born
1976
Executive Producer, Songs
Drunken, has-been rock star John Norman Howard falls in love with unknown singer Esther Hoffman after seeing her perform at a club. He lets her sing a...

Funny Lady
1975
as Fanny Brice
Famous singer Fanny Brice has divorced her first husband Nicky Arnstein. During the Great Depression she has trouble finding work as an artist, but me...

Funny Girl to Funny Lady
1975
as Self
A benefit concert for the Special Olympics and an opportunity to promote Streisand's upcoming film (Funny Lady), this special was a combination of Str...

For Pete's Sake
1974
as Henrietta 'Henry' Robbins
Henrietta Robbins borrows money from a loan shark to finance her husband's investment in the stock market. However, when their stock plummets, she scr...

Barbra Streisand... and Other Musical Instruments
1973
as Self
A mulitcultural musical potpourri, Barbra's fifth television spectacular is her most adventurous. Performing a startling array of new songs and classi...

Barbra Streisand... and Other Musical Instruments
1973
Music
A mulitcultural musical potpourri, Barbra's fifth television spectacular is her most adventurous. Performing a startling array of new songs and classi...

The Way We Were
1973
as Katie Morosky
Opposites attract when, during their college days, Katie Morosky, a politically active Jew, meets Hubbell Gardiner, a feckless WASP. Years later, in t...

Up the Sandbox
1972
as Margaret Reynolds
Bored with day-to-day life in New York City and neglected by her husband, a young wife and mother slips into increasingly outrageous fantasies: her mo...

What's Up, Doc?
1972
as Judy Maxwell
The accidental mix-up of four identical plaid overnight bags leads to a series of increasingly wild and wacky situations.

Screwball Comedies... Remember Them?
1972
as Self
A documentary about the making of Peter Bogdanovich's screwball comedy "What's Up Doc?" starring Barbra Streisand and Ryan O'Neal.

Singer Presents Burt Bacharach
1971
as Herself
On March 14, 1971, SINGER PRESENTS BURT BACHARACH was shown on CBS and featured Barbra Streisand joining the composer at the piano for an intimate con...

Fight of the Century
1971
as Self-(Audience Member)
Legendary boxing match between Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali in Madison Square Garden on March 8, 1971.

The Owl and the Pussycat
1970
as Doris
Meek, owlish Felix and strident, catty Doris live in the same apartment building. His incessant typing bothers her; her gentlemen callers bother him. ...

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
1970
as Daisy Gamble
Daisy Gamble, an unusual woman who hears phones before they ring, and does wonders with her flowers, wants to quit smoking to please her fiancé, Warre...

Hello, Dolly!
1969
as Dolly Levi
Dolly Levi is a strong-willed matchmaker who travels to Yonkers, New York in order to see the miserly "well-known unmarried half-a-millionaire" Horace...

Funny Girl
1968
as Fanny Brice
The life of famed 1930s comedienne Fanny Brice, from her early days in the Jewish slums of New York, to the height of her career with the Ziegfeld Fol...

A Happening in Central Park
1968
as Herself (Singer)
A Happening in Central Park was performed and taped by video cameras on Saturday, June 17, 1967. The concert, sponsored by Rheingold Beer, and free to...

The Belle of 14th Street
1967
as Self
Her first television special to feature guest-stars, The Belle of 14th Street celebrates, in ways both comedic and heartfelt, "The Golden Age of Song"...

Color Me Barbra
1966
as Herself
Barbra Streisand's second television special, aired in 1966 just after the singer-songwriter had completed a successful Broadway run of hit show 'Funn...

My Name Is Barbra
1965
as Herself
Barbra Streisand's first television special, featuring a medley of her hit songs, such as "People," "Happy Days Are Here Again" and "My Man."

A Bob Hope Comedy Special
1963
as Self
Hosted by Jack Benny and Bing Crosby, as Bob Hope was unable to perform due to an eye surgery to remove a blood clot. Hope appeared in pre-recorded pi...
Untitled Barbra Streisand Documentary
N/A
An intimate and comprehensive exploration of every facet of the iconic multi-hyphenate, with full access to the personal archives of the singer, actor...
Catherine the Great
N/A
Director
Sophia Augusta's marriage to Peter III, the Emperor of Russia, is anything but the fairy-tale life that she had been promised. In a historical tale of...