▁She ▁made ▁her ▁singing ▁debut ▁at ▁a ▁P TA ▁assembly , ▁where ▁she ▁became ▁a ▁hit ▁to ▁everyone ▁but ▁her ▁mother , ▁who ▁was ▁mostly ▁critical ▁of ▁her ▁daughter . ▁Stre is and ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁sing ▁at ▁wed d ings ▁and ▁summer ▁camp , ▁along ▁with ▁having ▁an ▁un success ful ▁aud ition ▁at ▁M GM ▁records ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁nine . ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁she ▁was ▁th ir teen , ▁her ▁mother ▁began ▁supporting ▁her ▁talent , ▁helping ▁her ▁make ▁a ▁four - song ▁demo ▁t ape , ▁including ▁" Z ing ! ▁W ent ▁the ▁Str ings ▁of ▁My ▁Heart ", ▁and ▁" You ' ll ▁Never ▁Know ". ▁ ▁Be coming ▁an ▁actress ▁was ▁her ▁main ▁objective . ▁That ▁desire ▁was ▁made ▁stronger ▁when ▁she ▁saw ▁her ▁first ▁Broadway ▁play , ▁The ▁Di ary ▁of ▁Anne ▁Frank ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁ 1 4 . ▁The ▁star ▁in ▁the ▁play ▁was ▁Susan ▁Str as berg , ▁whose ▁acting ▁she ▁wanted ▁to ▁em ulate . ▁Stre is and ▁began ▁sp ending ▁her ▁spare ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁library , ▁studying ▁the ▁bi ograph ies ▁of ▁various ▁stage ▁actress es ▁such ▁as ▁Ele an ora ▁D use ▁and ▁Sarah ▁Bern hardt . ▁In ▁addition , ▁she ▁began ▁reading ▁nov els ▁and ▁plays ▁and ▁studying ▁the ▁acting ▁theories ▁of ▁Konst antin ▁Stanis lav ski ▁and ▁Michael ▁Che kh ov . ▁ ▁She ▁attended ▁Er as mus ▁Hall ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁Brook lyn ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁where ▁she ▁became ▁an ▁honor ▁student