What an idea — moving pictures on a screen,” Streisand said. Barbra Streisand (PA)Her breakout performance came with the musical and film versions of Funny Girl, which scored her an Oscar for best actress in 1969. It is a once-in-a-lifetime talent, and how lucky that it is in our lifetime,” lifetime Streisand fan Aniston said in her opening tribute. Aniston said Streisand didn’t clear a path but “bulldozed a clearing” for women in the industry. The SAG Award comes months after Streisand published an almost 1,000-page memoir titled My Name Is Barbra, which chronicles her rise from working-class Brooklyn to global fame.