LOS ANGELES, March 1 (Xinhua) -- American singer and actress Barbra Streisand had her beloved dog Samantha cloned after her death in 2017, and now has two new puppies, according to local media.

In an interview with Hollywood trade publication Variety published on Tuesday, Streisand revealed that two of her three Coton de Tulear dogs were clones. The magazine said that the dogs had been cloned from cells taken from the mouth and stomach of her 14-year-old Samantha.

"They have different personalities," Streisand said. "I'm waiting for them to get older so I can see if they have her brown eyes and her seriousness."

Streisand said that when the cloned dog arrived, she dressed them in red and lavender to tell them apart, which is how they got their names: Miss Scarlett and Miss Violet.

Streisand's third dog, Miss Fanny, is a distant cousin of Samantha's, the magazine said.