Barbara Eden
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2019 · My Adventures with Santa as Mrs. Claus
- 2010 · Worst Cooks in America as
- 2009 · Always and Forever as Mary Anderson
- 2004 · TV Revolution as
- 2003 · Carolina as Daphne St. Claire
- 2003 · Loco Love as Jackie
- 2002 · NBC 75th Anniversary Special as Self
- 2002 · George Lopez as Ruth
- 1999 · Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1 as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1996 · Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace as Self
- 1996 · Sabrina, the Teenage Witch as Irma
- 1996 · A Very Brady Sequel as Jeannie (uncredited)
- 1996 · E! True Hollywood Story as
- 1996 · The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self
- 1996 · Dead Man's Island as Henrietta O'Dwyer Collins
- 1994 · Eyes of Terror as Dr. Jesse Newman
- 1993 · Intimate Portrait as Self
- 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 as
- 1989 · Your Mother Wears Combat Boots as Brenda Andersen
- 1988 · The Secret Life of Kathy McCormick as Kathy McCormick
- 1987 · The Great American Quiz Show as
- 1987 · The Stepford Children as Laura Harding
- 1986 · The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal as Self
- 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. as Stella Johnson
- 1981 · Harper Valley as Stella Johnson
- 1980 · Men Who Rate a 10 as Self
- 1980 · Condominium as Barbara Messenger
- 1979 · The Girls in the Office as Lee Rawlins
- 1978 · Harper Valley P.T.A. as Stella Johnson
- 1978 · Dallas 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 · Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby? as Self
- 1976 · The Sonny & Cher Show as
- 1976 · Donny & Marie as Self
- 1975 · Let's Switch! as Lacy Colbert
- 1974 · Out to Lunch as Self
- 1974 · Tony Orlando and Dawn as Self
- 1974 · The Stranger Within as Ann Collins
- 1973 · Guess Who's 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
- 1971 · The Pet Set as Self
- 1970 · Honor America Day as Self
- 1967 · Kismet as Lalumne
- 1967 · The Carol Burnett Show as Self - Guest / Various Characters
- 1965 · I Dream of Jeannie as Jeannie
- 1965 · I Dream of Jeannie as Self
- 1964 · The Rogues as Sally Cardew
- 1964 · Ride the Wild Surf as Augie (Augusta) Poole
- 1964 · The New Interns as Nurse Laura Rogers
- 1964 · The Confession as Pia Pacelli
- 1964 · The Brass Bottle as Sylvia Kenton
- 1964 · 7 Faces of Dr. Lao as Angela Benedict
- 1964 · The Hollywood Palace as Self - Singer
- 1963 · Burke's Law as Marni Lee
- 1963 · Burke's Law as Vanessa Barrett
- 1963 · Burke's Law as Sylvia Hanson
- 1963 · Burke's Law as Linda Murray
- 1963 · The Yellow Canary as Lissa Paxton
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- 1962 · The Virginian as Samantha Fry
- 1962 · Five Weeks in a Balloon as Susan Gale
- 1962 · The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm as Greta Heinrich
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self - Co-host
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self - Co-Host
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self
- 1961 · Target: The Corruptors! as
- 1961 · Dr. Kildare as Nurse Judy Gail
- 1961 · Cain's Hundred 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
- 1960 · Route 66 as Margo Stiles
- 1960 · Route 66 as Margo Tiffin
- 1960 · The Andy Griffith Show as Ellen Brown
- 1960 · From the Terrace as Clemmie Shreve
- 1960 · Twelve Hours to Kill as Lucy Hall
- 1959 · Adventures in Paradise as Ginny Grant
- 1959 · A Private's Affair as Sgt. Katie Mulligan
- 1959 · Rawhide as Crystal Simpson
- 1959 · Rawhide as Goldie Rogers
- 1958 · Kraft Music Hall as Self
- 1957 · How to Marry a Millionaire as
- 1957 · The Wayward Girl as Molly
- 1957 · Perry Mason as Carla Adrian
- 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 as
- 1956 · Back from Eternity as Student Newspaper Photographer
- 1955 · Highway Patrol as
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Judy Pierce
- 1955 · The Millionaire as Billie Walker
- 1954 · December Bride as
- 1954 · Father Knows Best as
- 1951 · I Love Lucy as Diana Jordan (uncredited)
- 1950 · The Bob Hope Show as Self
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter