Barbra Streisand through the years.

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Actress Barbra Streisand speaks onstage at the women's march in Los Angeles on Jan. 21, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.

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(L-R) Pattie Sellers, Sheryl Sandberg, Priscilla Chan, Barbara Streisand and Nina Easton attend the Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit 2016 at Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel on Oct. 18, 2016 in Dana Point, California.

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Singer Barbra Streisand speaks onstage during the 70th Annual Tony Awards at The Beacon Theatre on June 12, 2016 in New York City.

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Actress Lea Michele (L) and singer/actress Barbra Streisand attend the 67th Annual Directors Guild Of America Awards at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza on Feb. 7, 2015 in Century City, California.

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Barbra Streisand and James Brolin attend the "And So It Goes" premiere at Guild Hall on July 6, 2014 in East Hampton, New York.

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Barbra Streisand performs during "Barbra - The Music... The Mem'ries... The Magic!" at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016.

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Barbra Streisand performs during "Barbra - The Music... The Mem'ries... The Magic!" at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016.

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Barbra Streisand performs at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016.

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Barbra Streisand performs during "Barbra - The Music... The Mem'ries... The Magic! Tour" at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016.

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Entertainer Barbra Streisand speaks onstage at the 67th annual Directors Guild Of America Awards at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Century City, Calif., on Feb. 7, 2015.

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Singer Barbra Streisand speaks on stage during the Women in the World Summit held in Manhattan on April 23, 2015.

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President Barack Obama presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer Barbra Streisand during an East Room ceremony at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 24, 2015.

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In her first appearance on the show in more than 50 years, Barbra Streisand performs on "The Tonight Show" on Monday, Sept. 15, 2014.

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Barbra Streisand attends a special screening of "And So It Goes" at Guild Hall in East Hampton, on July 6, 2014.

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Barbra Streisand performs in a concert in Tel Aviv, Israel, on June 20, 2013.

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Barbra Streisand received the Film Society of Lincoln Center's 40th annual Chaplin Award in Manhattan on April 22, 2013.

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Honoree Barbra Streisand attends the 23rd annual Glamour Women of the Year Awards hosted by Glamour Magazine at Carnegie Hall in Manhattan on Nov. 11, 2013.

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Barbra Streisand performs on stage at the O2 arena in London, on June 1, 2013.

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Barbra Streisand attends the Los Angeles premiere of "The Guilt Trip" at the Regency Village Theater on Dec. 11, 2012.

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Singer Barbra Streisand poses at the Waldorf-Astoria following her performance at the Village Vanguard in Manhattan on Sept. 26, 2009.

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Barbra Streisand at the first concert of a European tour in Zurich, Switzerland, on June 18, 2007.

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Barbra Streisand arrives for a film premiere in the Universal City section of Los Angeles on Dec. 16, 2004.

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Barbra Streisand sings "You'll Never Walk Alone" at the end of the 53rd annual Primetime Emmy Awards at the Shubert Theatre in Los Angeles on Nov. 4, 2001.

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Actor James Brolin and wife Barbra Streisand share an intimate moment after Brolin received a star on the Walk of Fame in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on Thursday, Aug. 27, 1998.

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Glenn Close and Barbra Streisand with their Emmys at the 47th annual Primetime Emmy Awards at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 10, 1995.

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Barbra Streisand greets the audience at the beginning of her concert series at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan on June 20, 1994.

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Singer, actress and director Barbra Streisand arrives for the 64th annual Academy Awards at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles on Monday, March 30, 1992.

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Actresses Shirley MacLaine and Barbra Streisand with their awards at the 41st annual Golden Globes presentation in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Jan. 29, 1984.

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Barbra Streisand and Jon Peters at the Golden Globe Awards in Hollywood, Calif., Jan. 29, 1977.

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Barbra Streisand and co-star Robert Redford in the 1973 romantic drama "The Way We Were."

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Barbra Streisand wins an Oscar for her performance in "Funny Girl" in Hollywood, Calif., on April 14, 1969.

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Barbra Streisand shows off the Emmy she won for her TV special "My Name Is Barbra," at Manhattan's Hilton hotel on Sept.12, 1965.

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Barbra Streisand poses after being crowned Miss Ziegfeld of 1965 at the Ziegfeld Club Ball at New York's Waldorf Astoria Hotel on Nov. 20, 1964.

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Barbra Streisand, age 21, in rehearsal for "Funny Girl" in Manhattan, on Jan. 16, 1964.

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Barbra Streisand in 1962.

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