Barbra Streisand Pays Tribute to ‘Mirror Has Two Faces’ Co-Star Lauren Bacall

Bacall’s performance as Streisand’s overbearing mother in the 1996 film earned the movie icon her only Academy Award nomination

Lauren Bacall and Barbra Streisand
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After the passing of Lauren Bacall on Tuesday, Barbra Streisand remembered her on-screen partner and friend. The two entertainment icons co-starred in the 1996 romantic comedy “The Mirror Has Two Faces,” for which Bacall earned her only Academy Award nomination for best supporting actress.

“What a terrible loss for us all,” Streisand said in a statement. “First Robin [Williams], who was a genius, and now Lauren. It was my privilege to have known her, to have acted with her and to have directed her. And, most of all, to have had her as a wise and loving friend.”

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