Roslyn Kind

Roslyn Kind (born January 9, 1951) is an American actress, singer, and songwriter. She is the younger half-sister of Barbra Streisand. She has been performing on Broadway and other venues since her teenage years.[1]

Roslyn Kind
Lorenzo Tartamella and Roslyn Kind
Born (1951-01-09) January 9, 1951
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
OccupationActress, singer, songwriter
Years active1967-present
RelativesBarbra Streisand (half-sister)
Jason Gould (nephew)

Early life

Kind was born in 1951. Her father was Louis Kind.[2] She was brought up in the Conservative movement of Judaism, going to temple and Yeshivah as a child.[3]

Career

Kind's inspiration from being a singer came from her grandfather, who was a cantor, and her mother. Kind recorded her debut album two months after graduating from high school in June 1968. The album, titled "Give Me You," was released in January 1969, at the same time as her first professional performance, at the Hungry I in San Francisco.

Kind's New York debut was at the Plaza Hotel’s legendary Persian Room in 1969, where she played to a packed house that included her sister, Barbra Streisand. She performed on the April 16, 1977, episode of Saturday Night Live.

Kind has spent the past several decades touring internationally as a cabaret singer and entertainer. She was featured in Barbra Streisand's 2012 national tour, Back to Brooklyn, and 2013 European tour, Barbra Streisand LIVE, during which she sang a duet with her sister. A few of Kind's shows are directed by her sister Barbra's concert director, Richard Jay Alexander.[4]

Kind released her new single, "Light of Love", on 17th January 2020.

Theater credits

Broadway:

  • 3 from Brooklyn

Off-Broadway:

  • Show Me Where the Good Times Are
  • Leader of the Pack
  • Ferguson the Tailor
  • William Finn's Elegies

Selected television credits
  • Ed Sullivan Show (2 appearances 1969/70)
  • For Me...Formidable (1969 - Charles Aznavour special)
  • Saturday Night Live (season 2) (April 16, 1977)
  • "Gimme a Break! (1983/84)
  • "Throb" (1986)
  • The Howard Stern Show (1994)
  • The Nanny (1996) (This appearance also showcased her talent as a songwriter in her performance of her own composition, Light of Love.)
  • The Florence Henderson Show (2007)
  • you & me (2013)
  • TODAY show (April 2, 2014)

Film credits
  • Vocalist - Title song for the made-for-TV movie Not Just Another Affair (1982)
  • I'm Going To Be Famous (1983)
  • The Underachievers (1987)
  • Switched at Birth (film) (1991 made-for-TV movie)
  • Ladies of the House (2008 Hallmark TV movie)
  • Vocalist - Hold On for the award-winning film Tru Loved (2008)

Discography
  • Give Me You, RCA Victor LSP-4138 (1969)
  • This Is Roslyn Kind, RCA Victor LSP-4256 (1969)
  • Come What May, Right Kind Music (1994), re-release with bonus track (2007)
  • Light of Love, re-released on 17th January 2020

Guest appearance

  • Cabaret Noel: A Broadway Cares Christmas

References
  1. "Streisand's sister: Stressful being compared to Barbra". Today Show. NBC. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  2. "Streisand's sister has come to terms with superstar's shadow". Las Vegas Sun. Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  3. "Striesand's kid sister is happy as one of a kind". Jewish Chronicle. Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  4. "Barbra Streisand's sister Roslyn Kind to perform in concert in Aventura..." Miami Herald. Miami Herald. Retrieved 27 July 2018.


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