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  • Streisand confirms Gypsy role - 9 February 2011
    -Barbra Streisand has confirmed reports she's returning to the big screen to star in the film adaptation of musical Gypsy - about stripper Gypsy Rose Lee.- -The singer/actress admits the news leaked "a little early" but she is onboard.- - She tells the Los Angeles Times,


  • Streisand to return to musical movies with Gypsy remake - 7 January 2011
    -Barbra Streisand is in negotiations to star in a remake of 1962 burlesque movie musical Gypsy.- -The singer/actress has stayed away from starring roles since her turn in 1996's The Mirror Has Two Faces, only appearing on the big screen in a supporting role in 2004's Meet


  • Streisand is a 'very lazy' actress - 17 December 2010
    -Veteran entertainer Barbra Streisand considers herself to be a "very lazy" actress because she's only made 18 films in her decades-long career.- -The superstar reprises her role as Ben Stiller's mother in the new comedy Little Fockers, the sequel to 2004's Meet The Focke

Barbra Streisand - what members say


  • The Mirror Has Two Faces
  • The Mirror Has Two Faces review by from Aberystwyth, Wales
    Rated - 1.0 stars Barbra's worst 21 August 2004
    ...I'm a great fan of Barbra Streisand, but this has to be the worst film she's ever made! It starts off fairly promisingly, along the lines of her early screwball comedies (with ...   Read customer review
  • The Way We Were
  • The Way We Were review by lotts from Mitcham
    Rated - 5.0 stars the way we were 29 July 2009
    ...ets into your heart and the sadness of lost love makes your chest ache. while Barbra Streisand can be a little over dramatic/over bearing the mesmerizing portrayal of hubble ...   Read customer review
  • For Pete's Sake
  • For Pete's Sake review by from London, England
    Rated - 5.0 stars Arousing and provoking laughter 26 April 2005
    ...Barbra Streisand is a housewife concerned about her husband's bad financial luck, borrows money from the Mafia so he can act on a tip to buy pork-belly futures. Take it from t...   Read customer review

Barbra Streisand - filmography


  • One Night Only - Barbra Streisand (2009)
    Starring: Barbra Streisand
    Director: Scott Floyd Lochmus
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    One Night Only was the once-in-a-lifetime event at the historic Village Vanguard to an audience of 100 of her luckiest fans from around the world. The free concert was attended by notables including former President Bill Clinton, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Nicole Kidman and Sarah ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 10 members
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  • Meet The Fockers on DVD (2004)
    Starring: Robert De Niro,  Ben Stiller,  Dustin Hoffman
    Director: Jay Roach
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Following the knee-slapping hit MEET THE PARENTS, director Jay Roach once again keeps audiences roaring with laughter as he presents MEET THE FOCKERS. This time, young engaged couple Pam (Teri Polo) and Greg (Ben Stiller) are getting their parents together a few months before the wedding. Greg ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 64% from 93,292 members
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  • Barbra Streisand - The Concert on DVD (1999)
    Director: Barbra Streisand
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    Barbra Streisand's celebration concert for the new millennium recorded at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas on December 31, 1999. Tracklisting: 'Something's Coming', 'The Way We Were', 'Cry Me a River', 'Lover, Come Back To Me', 'A Sleepin' Bee', 'Something Wonderful/Being Alive', 'As Time Goes By/..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 61% from 31 members
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  • Barbra Streisand - The Concert on DVD (1994)
    Starring: Barbra Streisand
    Director: Dwight Hemion
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    Recorded on New Years Eve 1993, and New Years Day 1994, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, these concerts saw Barbra welcome in the New Year with spectacular style. Joined by comedian Mike Myers to add a touch of humor to the shows, this is Barbra at her frivolous best. Bonus footage includes clips ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 372 members
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  • The Prince Of Tides on DVD (1991)
    Starring: Barbra Streisand,  Nick Nolte,  Blythe Danner
    Director: Barbra Streisand
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Tom Wingo, a disillusioned football coach, leaves his wife and sets off for New York in an effort to uncover his tortured childhood, to help his psychologically- troubled sister. His sister's psychiatrist, Susan Lowenstein, gains the courage to resolve her own marital strife.
    3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 879 members
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  • A Star Is Born (1976)
    Starring: Barbra Streisand,  Kris Kristofferson
    Director: Frank Pierson
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Barabara Streisand reprise the role made famous by Judy Garland in this remake. Rock star John Norman has seen his popularity dwindle. He meets Esther, a talented young singer, and helps get a contract with a record company. As her fame rises so does his depression deepen.
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 125 members
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  • Funny Lady on DVD (1975)
    Starring: Barbra Streisand,  Omar Sharif,  Kay Medford
    Director: William Wyler,  Herbert Ross
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Funny Lady Barbra Streisand is back and she's better than ever as the exuberant Fanny Brice in Funny Lady, sequel to acclaimed Academy Award winner Funny Girl. This lively, lavish musical opens a new chapter in Fanny's career and love life. Now divorced from wealthy Nick Arnstein (Omar Sharif), she ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 619 members
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  • For Pete's Sake on DVD (1974)
    Starring: Barbra Streisand,  Michael Sarrazin,  Estelle Parsons
    Director: Peter Yates
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Barbra Streisand stars as Henry, a spirited Brooklyn housewife, in this hysterical romantic comedy. Her husband, Pete (Michael Sarrazin), is a down-on-his-luck cabbie who happens upon an investment tip for pork-belly futures. With no money of their own, the young couple attempts to borrow from a ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 58% from 237 members
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  • The Way We Were on DVD (1973)
    Starring: Patrick O'Neal,  Lois Chiles,  Robert Redford
    Director: Sydney Pollack
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Sydney Pollack directs Robert Redford and Barbra Streisand in this sensitive and moving tale of the romance of two individuals whose political ideologies are exact opposites. Streisand won an Academy Award nomination for her performance as Katie Morosky, a Jewish student radical who falls in love ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 6,239 members
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  • What's Up Doc (1972)
    Starring: Barbra Streisand,  Ryan O'Neal,  Madeline Kahn
    Director: Peter Bogdanovich
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Four guests staying at the San Francisco Hilton appear to have nothing in common - or do they? Aside from the fact that they are all a little strange - they happen to own identical travelling cases.Naturally the cases get mixed up and the ensuing results are one hilarious situation after another, ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 74% from 739 members
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  • The Owl And The Pussycat on DVD (1970)
    Starring: George Segal,  Barbra Streisand,  Robert Klein
    Director: Herbert Ross
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Meek, owlish writer Felix (George Segal) and strident, catty prostitute Doris (Barbra Streisand) live in the same apartment building. His incessant typing bothers her; her gentlemen callers bother him. When Felix reports Doris's rowdy activity to their landlord, she gets evicted. The free-spirited ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 57% from 255 members
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  • Hello Dolly on DVD (1969)
    Starring: Tommy Tune,  Barbra Streisand,  Walter Matthau
    Director: Gene Kelly
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    Twenty-seven-year-old Barbra Streisand seemed an inappropriate choice for middle-aged, match-making widow Dolly Levi, but her energy carries her right through the role and dominates the lackluster movie around her. The plot, drawn from Thornton Wilder's The Matchmaker (itself based on a 19th-..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 2,267 members
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  • Funny Girl on DVD (1968)
    Starring: Barbra Streisand,  Omar Sharif,  Kay Medford
    Director: William Wyler
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    One of the most popular movie musicals ever made, Funny Girl follows the early career of stage comedienne Fanny Brice - a role that earned Barbra Streisand the 1968 Oscar for Best Actress. As the film opens, only her mother believes Fanny can make it in show business. When she gets her first break ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 1,739 member
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  • Barbra Streisand - A Happening In Centra... on DVD (1967)
    Starring: Barbra Streisand
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    Barbra performs over 18 songs in this landmark farewell-to-New York concert filmed in 1967 in Central Park. Featured songs include 'Silent Night', 'Cry Me a River' and 'Second Hand Rose'.
    3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 43 members
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  • Barbra Streisand - The Television Specials (5 discs) on DVD (1965)
    Starring: Barbra Streisand
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    The five spectacular DVD's in this set speak volumes about the vision and integrity, fearless instinct and a passion for discovery. You'll be stunned at the sheer amount of affection, imagination and energy that went into the creation of each program.
    3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 139 members
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  • Barbra Streisand - Putting It Together
    Starring: Barbra Streisand
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Entertaining music footage and interview. Five tracks, 'Something's Coming', 'Putting It Together', 'Can't Help Lovin' That Man', 'If I Loved You' and 'Somewhere'.
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 3 members
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  • Barbra Streisand - The Concerts (3 discs) on DVD
    Starring: Barbra Streisand
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    A magnificent 3 Disc DVD box set capturing one of the world’s greatest music icons, Barbra Streisand, live in concert. In October 2006 Streisand embarked on her first North American tour in over a decade and her first tour of continental Europe ever. Thrilling both audiences and critics alike and ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 75% from 24 members
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