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Barbara Eden
Actor, Producer
Born August 23, 1931 (93 years)
Barbara Eden (born August 23, 1931, height 5' 3¾" (1,62 m)) is an American film, stage, and television actress and singer. She is best known for her starring role of "Jeannie" in the sitcom I Dream of Jeannie. Eden was born Barbara Jean Morehead in Tucson, Arizona, the daughter of Alice Mary (née Franklin) and Hubert Henry Morehead. Her parents divorced when she was three; she and her mother, Alice, moved to San Francisco, where later her mother married Harrison Connor Huffman, a telephone lineman. The Great Depression deeply affected the Huffman family, and as they were unable to afford many luxuries, Barbara's mother entertained the children by singing songs. This musical background left a lasting impression on the actress, who began taking acting classes because she felt it might help her improve her singing.
Her first public performance was singing in the church choir, where she sang the solos. When she was 14 she sang in local bands for $10 a night in night clubs. At age 16, she became a member of Actor's Equity. She studied singing at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and acting with the Elizabeth Holloway School of Theatre. She graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School in San Francisco in the Spring Class of 1949 and studied theater for one year at City College of San Francisco. She was then elected Miss San Francisco, as Barbara Huffman, in 1951. Barbara also entered the Miss California pageant, but did not win.
Her first public performance was singing in the church choir, where she sang the solos. When she was 14 she sang in local bands for $10 a night in night clubs. At age 16, she became a member of Actor's Equity. She studied singing at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and acting with the Elizabeth Holloway School of Theatre. She graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School in San Francisco in the Spring Class of 1949 and studied theater for one year at City College of San Francisco. She was then elected Miss San Francisco, as Barbara Huffman, in 1951. Barbara also entered the Miss California pageant, but did not win.
Known For
Filmography
| 2023 | Being Mary Tyler Moore · as Jeannie |
| 2019 | My Adventures with Santa · as Mrs. Claus |
| 2015 | Shimmer and Shine (TV Series) · as Empress Caliana |
| 2014 | Army Wives: A Final Salute · as Victoria Grayson |
| 2010 | Worst Cooks in America (TV Series) |
| 2009 | Always and Forever · as Mary Anderson |
| 2007 | Army Wives (TV Series) · as Victoria Grayson |
| 2003 | Carolina · as Daphne St. Claire |
| 2003 | Loco Love · as Jackie |
| 2002 | George Lopez (TV Series) · as Ruth |
| 2002 | Teamo Supremo (TV Series) · as Evelyn |
| 1996 | Sabrina, The Teenage Witch (TV Series) · as Irma |
| 1996 | A Very Brady Sequel · as Jeannie (uncredited) |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story (TV Series) |
| 1996 | Dead Man's Island · as Henrietta O'dwyer Collins |
| 1994 | Eyes of Terror · as Dr. Jesse Newman |
| 1993 | Bob Hope's Bag Full of Christmas Memories · as Christmas Guest |
| 1993 | Visions of Murder · as Dr. Jesse Newman |
| 1991 | I Still Dream of Jeannie · as Jeannie |
| 1991 | Hell Hath No Fury · as Terri Ferguson |
| 1991 | Her Wicked Ways · as Tess O'brien |
| 1990 | Opposites Attract · as Charlie Mckeon |
| 1989 | Brand New Life (TV Series) |
| 1989 | Your Mother Wears Combat Boots · as Brenda Andersen |
| 1988 | The Secret Life of Kathy McCormick · as Kathy Mccormick |
| 1987 | The Stepford Children · as Laura Harding |
| 1985 | I Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years Later · as Jeannie |
| 1984 | Chattanooga Choo Choo · as Maggie Jones |
| 1981 | Return of the Rebels · as Mary Beth Allen |
| 1981 | Harper Valley P.T.A. (TV Series) · as Stella Johnson |
| 1980 | Condominium (TV Series) · as Barbara Messenger |
| 1979 | The Girls in the Office · as Lee Rawlins |
| 1978 | Harper Valley P.T.A. · as Stella Johnson |
| 1978 | Dallas (TV Series) · as Lee Ann De La Vega |
| 1977 | Stonestreet: Who Killed the Centerfold Model? · as Liz Stonestreet |
| 1976 | The Amazing Dobermans · as Justine |
| 1976 | How to Break Up a Happy Divorce · as Ellen Dowling |
| 1976 | The Sonny & Cher Show (TV Series) |
| 1975 | Let's Switch! · as Lacy Colbert |
| 1974 | The Stranger Within · as Ann Collins |
| 1973 | Guess Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed? · as Francine Gregory |
| 1972 | The Woman Hunter · as Dina Hunter |
| 1971 | A Howling in the Woods · as Liza Crocker |
| 1971 | The Feminist and the Fuzz · as Jane Bowers |
| 1967 | Off to See the Wizard (TV Series) · as Melinda |
| 1965 | I Dream of Jeannie (TV Series) · as Jeannie |
| 1964 | 7 Faces of Dr. Lao · as Angela Benedict |
| 1964 | Slattery's People (TV Series) · as Lucrezia Kirk |
| 1964 | The Rogues (TV Series) · as Sally Cardew |
| 1964 | Ride the Wild Surf · as Augie (augusta) Poole |
| 1964 | The Brass Bottle · as Sylvia Kenton |
| 1964 | The New Interns · as Nurse Laura Rogers |
| 1964 | The Confession · as Pia Pacelli |
| 1963 | Burke's Law (TV Series) · as Sylvia Hanson |
| 1963 | The Yellow Canary · as Lissa Paxton |
| 1962 | The Virginian (TV Series) · as Samantha Fry |
| 1962 | Saints and Sinners (TV Series) · as Nora Love |
| 1962 | Five Weeks in a Balloon · as Susan Gale |
| 1962 | The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm · as Greta Heinrich |
| 1961 | Target: The Corruptors (TV Series) |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildare (TV Series) · as Nurse Judy Gail |
| 1961 | Cain's Hundred (TV Series) · as Terri Emson |
| 1961 | Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea · as Lieutenant Cathy Conners |
| 1961 | Swingin' Along · as Carol Walker |
| 1961 | All Hands on Deck · as Sally Hobson |
| 1960 | Flaming Star · as Roslyn Pierce |
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| 1960 | The Andy Griffith Show (TV Series) · as Ellen Brown |
| 1960 | From the Terrace · as Clemmie Shreve |
| 1960 | Twelve Hours to Kill · as Lucy Hall |
| 1959 | A Private's Affair · as Sgt. Katie Mulligan |
| 1959 | Adventures in Paradise (TV Series) · as Ginny Grant |
| 1959 | Rawhide (TV Series) · as Goldie Rogers |
| 1957 | How To Marry A Millionaire (TV Series) |
| 1957 | The Wayward Girl · as Molly |
| 1957 | Perry Mason (TV Series) · as Carla Adrian |
| 1957 | Bachelor Father (TV Series) · as Patricia 'patty' Robbins |
| 1957 | Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? · as Miss Carstairs (uncredited) |
| 1957 | Bailout at 43,000 · as Blonde With Mike At Nightclub (uncredited) |
| 1956 | West Point (TV Series) |
| 1956 | Back from Eternity · as Student Newspaper Photographer |
| 1955 | Crossroads (1955) (TV Series) · as Polly Grant |
| 1955 | Highway Patrol (1955) (TV Series) |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke (TV Series) · as Judy Pierce |
| 1955 | The Millionaire (TV Series) · as Billie Walker |
| 1954 | December Bride (TV Series) |
| 1954 | Father Knows Best (TV Series) |
| 1954 | The Lineup (TV Series) · as Eleanor |
| 1953 | The Johnny Carson Show (TV Series) · as Baba |
| 1951 | I Love Lucy (TV Series) · as Diana Jordan (uncredited) |