Barbra Streisand News

Barbra Streisand auctions items for charity

Oct 19, 2009 2:00 am PDT

A robe worn by Barbra Streisand in "The Way We Were" sold for nearly $6,000 and an outfit from "Meet the Fockers" went for $3,500 at an auction of hundreds of the entertainer's personal items. A Stickley china cabinet brought in $15,000 a...

Barbra Streisand tops U.S. pop chart for ninth time

Oct 7, 2009 8:00 pm PDT

Barbra Streisand scored her ninth No. 1 album on the U.S. pop chart on Wednesday with a jazz release that overshadowed high-profile releases by some much-younger artists. Streisand's "Love Is the Answer," her first studio recording in...

Barbra Streisand gets nostalgic on latest CD

Sep 29, 2009 7:00 am PDT

When Barbra Streisand was a 19-year-old ingenue, she never had a problem performing in front of small crowds — it was her livelihood. The Brooklyn girl could only get gigs in clubs that sat a few dozen people. As she got more famous ...

Streisand talks 'Yentl,' new CD and politics

Feb 2, 2009 3:00 pm PST

Barbra Streisand remembers the buzz generated before she started filming the musical "Yentl," and it wasn't particularly good. Despite her superstar status and two Oscars (one best actress trophy, another for composing) she recalls hearin...

Streisand, President Bush share awkward smooch

Dec 8, 2008 4:00 am PST

Barbra Streisand got an awkward kiss on the cheek from the president, and yes, she gave him a smooch back. Streisand, a vocal critic of President George W. Bush, was a guest Sunday at the White House just before one of Washington's few A-...