Supported Al Gore's bid for the presidency. [2000]
Third most top 40 albums (45) {#1: Frank Sinatra}.
Turned down the role of call girl Bree Daniels in Klute (1971), which won Jane Fonda an Oscar.
Turned down the role of Eva Peron in Evita (1996). She was the first choice of Ken Russell, who was the first director attached to the film.
Was considered for the part of Dwan in King Kong (1976).
Was considered for the role of Liliane La Fleur in Nine (2009), but the part was eventually given to Judi Dench.
Was once a switchboard operator.
Was the first choice for Sally Bowles in Cabaret (1972) but Streisand turned it down because she wanted to move away from musicals. As a result the part was given to second choice Liza Minnelli, who went on to win an Academy Award for her performance.
When she and Neil Diamond had a smash hit in 1978 with "You Don't Bring Me Flowers", it was not the first time that the Brooklyn-born superstars had sung together. While students at New York City's Erasmus High School, they both sang in the school choir.
While a struggling artist in the early 1960s, she lived at 1157 Third Avenue in Manhattan over Oscar's Salt of the Sea Restaurant. She shared the tiny $62- per-month apartment with Elliott Gould who would later become her husband
While attending the funeral for President Bill Clinton's mother, she heard a Church choir sing a song titled "On Holy Ground". The song was written by the choir director, Geron Davis. Upon hearing it, she was so moved that she wanted to record it. The song appeared on her album "Higher Ground".