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Barbara Streisand played the lead role of Fanny Brice. Omar Sharif acted as Nick Arnstein, who she married in the move. Other important roles were Rose Brice, played by Kay Medford, and Georgia James played by Anne Francis.

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The movie which starred Barbara Streisand, was adapted from the famous musical play. it is ,essentially a dramatized biography of the comedienne Fanny Brice. The songstress Streisand also pulled the main in the movie version of Hello, Dolly- both Dolly Levine and Fanny Brice are Jewish characters in the plays.

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The cast of Funny Lady - 1975 includes: Jack Angel as Radio announcer Paul Bryar as Ben, Cleaning man James Caan as Billy Rose Lilyan Chauvin as Mademoiselle Louis Da Pron as Choreographer Dick DeBenedictis as Pianist Todd Durwood as Photographer Matt Emery as Buck Bolton Corey Fischer as Conductor Ben Freedman as Newspaper Vendor Jack Frey as Aquacade Assistant Larry Gates as Bernard Baruch Phil Gray as Radio Singer Raymond Guth as Buffalo Handler Brett Hadley as Aquacade Assistant Toni Kaye as Tap Dancer Jodean Lawrence as Woman at Wedding Garrett Lewis as Production Singer Maggie Malooly Bert May as Assistant Set Manager Roddy McDowall as Bobby Moore Gary Menteer as Tap Dancer Tom Northam Cliff Norton as Set Manager Ty Randolph as Chorus Girl Ken Sansom as Frederick Martin Omar Sharif as Nicky Arnstein Joshua Shelley as Painter Alana Stewart as Woman with Nick Hank Stohl as Radio Director Jackie Stoloff as Mrs. Arnstein Barbra Streisand as Fanny Brice Maralyn Thuma as Radio Singer Don Torres as Man at Wedding Jerry Trent as Tap Dancer Eugene Troobnick as Ned Jadeen Vaughn as Aquacade Assistant Ben Vereen as Bert Robbins Donald Wayne Byron Webster as Crazy Quilt Stage Director Carole Wells as Norma Butler Dick Winslow as Fritz

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Barbra Streisand, Omar Sharif and Kay Medford starred in the 1968 movie.

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Barbra Streisand

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I assume you are talking about Fanny Brice, the main character in the musical Funny Girl. She was first portrayed by Barbra Streisand in 1964.


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