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  • BIRTH 23/08/1931
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 12
  • MOVIES 13

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.

Barbara Eden

Shows (12)

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Irma
Dallas
Dallas
Lee Ann De La Vega
I Love Lucy
I Love Lucy
Diana Jordan (uncredited)
I Dream of Jeannie
I Dream of Jeannie
Jeannie
Perry Mason
Perry Mason
Carla Adrian
The Virginian
The Virginian
Samantha Fry
The Carol Burnett Show
The Carol Burnett Show
Self - Guest / Various Characters
The View
The View
Self
Rawhide
Rawhide
Crystal Simpson / Goldie Rogers
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
Judy Pierce
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare
Nurse Judy Gail
Burke's Law
Burke's Law
Linda Murray / Marni Lee / Sylvia Hanson / Vanessa Barrett

Movies (13)

Carolina
Carolina
Daphne St. Claire
Always and Forever
Always and Forever
Mary Anderson
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Lieutenant Cathy Conners
From the Terrace
From the Terrace
Clemmie Shreve
Back from Eternity
Back from Eternity
Student Newspaper Photographer
Five Weeks in a Balloon
Five Weeks in a Balloon
Susan Gale
The Wayward Girl
The Wayward Girl
Molly
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
Angela Benedict
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
Greta Heinrich
My Adventures with Santa
My Adventures with Santa
Mrs. Claus
Flaming Star
Flaming Star
Roslyn Pierce
Ride the Wild Surf
Ride the Wild Surf
Augie (Augusta) Poole
The Woman Hunter
The Woman Hunter
Dina Hunter