Barbra Streisand

Barbra Streisand’s trademarks are her piercing gaze and her prominent nose. She never fit the Hollywood ideal and was often mocked as an “ugly duckling.” Yet her voice propelled the girl from the poor New York neighborhood of Brooklyn to the very top, making the actress and singer a star through numerous films (“Funny Girl,” “Yentl,” “A Star Is Born”) And songs like “Woman in Love,” “Tell Him,” and “Memory” are world-famous. In April 2022, the actress and singer celebrated her 80th birthday.

Her voice also carried weight on political and social issues: she made a name for herself as an uncompromising, liberal advocate for environmental protection as well as against weapons of mass destruction, drug use, and discrimination against homosexuals.