Barbara Joan "Barbra" Streisand is an American singer, actress, film producer, and director. With a career that spans over six decades, she has achieved success in multiple fields of entertainment and is among the few performers to be awarded an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony (EGOT).

Streisand began her career by performing in nightclubs and Broadway theaters in the early 1960s. After guest appearances on various television shows, she signed with Columbia Records and released her debut, The Barbra Streisand Album (1963), which won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. Streisand has topped the US Billboard 200 chart with 11 albums and achieved five number-one singles on the US Billboard Hot 100.

Streisand's film career includes the critically acclaimed Funny Girl (1968), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. She also received acclaim for Hello, Dolly! (1969), What's Up, Doc? (1972), and The Way We Were (1973). Making history with A Star Is Born (1976), she became the first woman to be honored as a composer with an Academy Award. With the release of Yentl (1983), she became the first woman to write, produce, direct, and star in a major studio film.

As a recording artist, Streisand is one of the best-selling artists of all time, with sales exceeding 150 million records worldwide. She is ranked as the greatest solo artist on the Billboard 200 chart and the top Adult Contemporary female artist of all time. Her accolades include two Academy Awards, 10 Grammy Awards, five Emmy Awards, four Peabody Awards, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and nine Golden Globes.