The Most Glamorous Throwback Photos of Barbra Streisand

Mar. 15, 2025

Barbra Streisand.Photo:Fairchild Archive/Penske Media via Getty

Fairchild Archive/Penske Media via Getty

Barbra Streisand’s star has been shining for over six decades.TheEGOT winnershot to fame in the early ’60s, first breaking into Broadway then making her way onto screens big and small. She’sdominated the entertainment industryfor her career’s entirety and remains revered as a multi-talented performer. At the2024 Screen Actors Guild Awardson Feb. 24, Streisand celebrates her many years in the spotlight asthe recipient of the Life Achievement Award.Look back on Streisand’s younger years with throwback photos from her earliest appearances to her career-defining roles inFunny GirlandA Star Is Born.

Barbra Streisand’s star has been shining for over six decades.

TheEGOT winnershot to fame in the early ’60s, first breaking into Broadway then making her way onto screens big and small. She’sdominated the entertainment industryfor her career’s entirety and remains revered as a multi-talented performer. At the2024 Screen Actors Guild Awardson Feb. 24, Streisand celebrates her many years in the spotlight asthe recipient of the Life Achievement Award.

Look back on Streisand’s younger years with throwback photos from her earliest appearances to her career-defining roles inFunny GirlandA Star Is Born.

01of 12Broadway BeginningsBarbra Streisand.Underwood Archives/GettyIn 1962, Streisand broke into show business in the Broadway musicalI Can Get It for You Wholesale, which earned the 20-year-old up-and-comer her first Tony nomination.The play launched her career and her love life: the show’s leading man,Elliott Gould, became Streisand’s first husband.

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Broadway Beginnings

Barbra Streisand.Underwood Archives/Getty

In 1962, Streisand broke into show business in the Broadway musicalI Can Get It for You Wholesale, which earned the 20-year-old up-and-comer her first Tony nomination.

The play launched her career and her love life: the show’s leading man,Elliott Gould, became Streisand’s first husband.

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Commanding the Stage

Barbra Streisand.CBS Photo Archive/Getty

CBS Photo Archive/Getty

03of 12New FriendsBarbra Streisand.National Archive/NewsmakersAs her star rose, Streisand became acquainted with some of the biggest names in the entertainment industry and beyond. In 2018, she reflected on meeting the president with athrowback Instagram post.“I never ask for autographs but I made an exception when I met President John F. Kennedy in 1963,” she captioned the moment.

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New Friends

Barbra Streisand.National Archive/Newsmakers

As her star rose, Streisand became acquainted with some of the biggest names in the entertainment industry and beyond. In 2018, she reflected on meeting the president with athrowback Instagram post.

“I never ask for autographs but I made an exception when I met President John F. Kennedy in 1963,” she captioned the moment.

04of 12Another Star Is BornBarbra Streisand.Stanley Bielecki MovieIn 1966, the multi-hyphenate talent nabbed her greatest role yet: mom. Streisand and Elliott Gould welcomed their only son,Jason. During his younger years, he appeared alongside his mother in a few of her projects, includingUp the SandboxandThe Prince of Tides.As an adult, Jason has pursued a music career of his own and even joined Streisand on tour in 2012 to perform a duet of “How Deep is the Ocean.”

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Another Star Is Born

Barbra Streisand.Stanley Bielecki Movie

In 1966, the multi-hyphenate talent nabbed her greatest role yet: mom. Streisand and Elliott Gould welcomed their only son,Jason. During his younger years, he appeared alongside his mother in a few of her projects, includingUp the SandboxandThe Prince of Tides.

As an adult, Jason has pursued a music career of his own and even joined Streisand on tour in 2012 to perform a duet of “How Deep is the Ocean.”

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Dismissing Any Doubt

“I thought,Isn’t my talent enough?A nose job would hurt and be expensive,” the performer wrote in her book. “Besides, how could I trust anyone to do exactly what I wanted and no more?”

06of 12Self LoveBarbra Streisand.Michael Ochs Archives/GettyIn her memoir, she shared that she’s always appreciated her “long” nose andfeared any surgery could affect her vocal talent. Ultimately, Streisand shook off her critics and made confident strides in showbiz without altering her facial features.“It was too much of a risk," she reflects in her book. “And who knew what it might do to my voice? Once a doctor told me I had a deviated septum…maybe that’s why I sound the way I do.”

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Self Love

Barbra Streisand.Michael Ochs Archives/Getty

Michael Ochs Archives/Getty

In her memoir, she shared that she’s always appreciated her “long” nose andfeared any surgery could affect her vocal talent. Ultimately, Streisand shook off her critics and made confident strides in showbiz without altering her facial features.

“It was too much of a risk," she reflects in her book. “And who knew what it might do to my voice? Once a doctor told me I had a deviated septum…maybe that’s why I sound the way I do.”

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Broadway’s Best

Barbra Streisand.Silver Screen Collection/Getty

08of 12On the Big ScreenBarbra Streisand.Silver Screen Collection/GettyIn 1968,Funny Girlbecame a movie musical, and Streisand took home her first Oscar for her big-screen performance as Fanny.

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On the Big Screen

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In 1968,Funny Girlbecame a movie musical, and Streisand took home her first Oscar for her big-screen performance as Fanny.

09of 12Highest HonorsBarbra Streisand.Bettmann/GettyStreisand has since earned four more Oscar nods, and she took home the win for Best Song with “Evergreen” in 1977. With several other major awards under her belt, the “Woman in Love” singer isone of the few stars to earn an EGOT(Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony).

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Highest Honors

Barbra Streisand.Bettmann/Getty

Streisand has since earned four more Oscar nods, and she took home the win for Best Song with “Evergreen” in 1977. With several other major awards under her belt, the “Woman in Love” singer isone of the few stars to earn an EGOT(Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony).

10of 12Born for StardomBarbra Streisand.Tony Korody/Sygma/Sygma/GettyThe megastar made a massive impact on the movie industry, starring in several acclaimed feature films likeHello, Dolly!,The Way We WereandYentl, which she also directed, produced and wrote. She stepped into one of her most iconic roles in 1976, when she played the lead in a third remake ofA Star Is Born.

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Born for Stardom

Barbra Streisand.Tony Korody/Sygma/Sygma/Getty

The megastar made a massive impact on the movie industry, starring in several acclaimed feature films likeHello, Dolly!,The Way We WereandYentl, which she also directed, produced and wrote. She stepped into one of her most iconic roles in 1976, when she played the lead in a third remake ofA Star Is Born.

11of 12Looking BackBarbara Streisand.Universal Archive/Universal Images Group via GettyThough she boasts dozens of awards and a career full of highlights — enough to fill a 970-page memoir — Streisand has acknowledged what she missed out on. Speaking to theBBCin November 2023, the A-listerdetailed how her desires have evolvedsince stepping back from screens and stages.“I want to live life. I want to get in my husband’s truck and just wander, hopefully with the children somewhere near us," said Streisand, who has been married toJames Brolinsince 1998.She continued, “I haven’t had much fun in my life, to tell you the truth. And I want to have more fun.”

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Looking Back

Barbara Streisand.Universal Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty

Universal Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty

Though she boasts dozens of awards and a career full of highlights — enough to fill a 970-page memoir — Streisand has acknowledged what she missed out on. Speaking to theBBCin November 2023, the A-listerdetailed how her desires have evolvedsince stepping back from screens and stages.

“I want to live life. I want to get in my husband’s truck and just wander, hopefully with the children somewhere near us," said Streisand, who has been married toJames Brolinsince 1998.

She continued, “I haven’t had much fun in my life, to tell you the truth. And I want to have more fun.”

12of 12Closing Old ChaptersBarbra Streisand.Fairchild Archive/Penske Media via GettStreisand last starred in the 2012 comedyThe Guilt Trip, and she told PEOPLE there’sno rush to get back on any set. In fact, the 10-time Grammy winner doesn’t know if she has the energy to make another movie at all.“It gets exhausting, trying to come up with the structure of the movie and then have it not happen,” she said in December 2023.

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Closing Old Chapters

Barbra Streisand.Fairchild Archive/Penske Media via Gett

Fairchild Archive/Penske Media via Gett

Streisand last starred in the 2012 comedyThe Guilt Trip, and she told PEOPLE there’sno rush to get back on any set. In fact, the 10-time Grammy winner doesn’t know if she has the energy to make another movie at all.

“It gets exhausting, trying to come up with the structure of the movie and then have it not happen,” she said in December 2023.

source: people.com