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.
Acted in
My Adventures with Santa
2019
as Mrs. Claus
Worst Cooks in America
2010
Always and Forever
2009
as Mary Anderson
TV Revolution
2004
Carolina
2003
as Daphne St. Claire
Loco Love
2003
as Jackie
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002
as Self
George Lopez
2002
as Ruth
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1
1999
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace
1996
as Self
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996
as Irma
A Very Brady Sequel
1996
as Jeannie (uncredited)
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Dead Man's Island
1996
as Henrietta O'Dwyer Collins
Eyes of Terror
1994
as Dr. Jesse Newman
Intimate Portrait
1993
as Self
Visions of Murder
1993
as Dr. Jesse Newman
I Still Dream of Jeannie
1991
as Jeannie
Hell Hath No Fury
1991
as Terri Ferguson
Her Wicked Ways
1991
as Tess O'Brien
Opposites Attract
1990
as Charlie McKeon
Brand New Life
1989
Your Mother Wears Combat Boots
1989
as Brenda Andersen
The Secret Life of Kathy McCormick
1988
as Kathy McCormick
The Great American Quiz Show
1987
The Stepford Children
1987
as Laura Harding
The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal
1986
as Self
I Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years Later
1985
as Jeannie
Chattanooga Choo Choo
1984
as Maggie Jones
Return of the Rebels
1981
as Mary Beth Allen
Harper Valley
1981
as Stella Johnson
Harper Valley P.T.A.
1981
as Stella Johnson
Men Who Rate a 10
1980
as Self
Condominium
1980
as Barbara Messenger
The Girls in the Office
1979
as Lee Rawlins
Harper Valley P.T.A.
1978
as Stella Johnson
Dallas
1978
as Lee Ann De La Vega
Stonestreet: Who Killed the Centerfold Model?
1977
as Liz Stonestreet
The Amazing Dobermans
1976
as Justine
How to Break Up a Happy Divorce
1976
as Ellen Dowling
Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby?
1976
as Self
The Sonny & Cher Show
1976
Let's Switch!
1975
as Lacy Colbert
Out to Lunch
1974
as Self
Tony Orlando and Dawn
1974
as Self
The Stranger Within
1974
as Ann Collins
Guess Who's Sleeping in My Bed?
1973
as Francine Gregory
The Woman Hunter
1972
as Dina Hunter
A Howling in the Woods
1971
as Liza Crocker
The Feminist and the Fuzz
1971
as Jane Bowers
Honor America Day
1970
as Self
Kismet
1967
as Lalumne
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
as Self - Guest / Various Characters
I Dream of Jeannie
1965
as Jeannie
I Dream of Jeannie
1965
as Self
The Rogues
1964
as Sally Cardew
Ride the Wild Surf
1964
as Augie (Augusta) Poole
The New Interns
1964
as Nurse Laura Rogers
The Confession
1964
as Pia Pacelli
The Brass Bottle
1964
as Sylvia Kenton
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
1964
as Angela Benedict
The Hollywood Palace
1964
as Self - Singer
Burke's Law
1963
as Marni Lee
Burke's Law
1963
as Vanessa Barrett
Burke's Law
1963
as Sylvia Hanson
Burke's Law
1963
as Linda Murray
The Yellow Canary
1963
as Lissa Paxton
The Virginian
1962
as Samantha Fry
Five Weeks in a Balloon
1962
as Susan Gale
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
1962
as Greta Heinrich
Target: The Corruptors!
1961
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Nurse Judy Gail
Cain's Hundred
1961
as Terri Emson
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1961
as Lieutenant Cathy Conners
Swingin' Along
1961
as Carol Walker
All Hands on Deck
1961
as Sally Hobson
Flaming Star
1960
as Roslyn Pierce
Route 66
1960
as Margo Stiles
Route 66
1960
as Margo Tiffin
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Ellen Brown
From the Terrace
1960
as Clemmie Shreve
Twelve Hours to Kill
1960
as Lucy Hall
Adventures in Paradise
1959
as Ginny Grant
A Private's Affair
1959
as Sgt. Katie Mulligan
Rawhide
1959
as Crystal Simpson
Rawhide
1959
as Goldie Rogers
Kraft Music Hall
1958
as Self
How to Marry a Millionaire
1957
The Wayward Girl
1957
as Molly
Perry Mason
1957
as Carla Adrian
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
1957
as Miss Carstairs (uncredited)
Bailout at 43,000
1957
as Blonde with Mike at Nightclub (uncredited)
West Point
1956
Back from Eternity
1956
as Student Newspaper Photographer
Highway Patrol
1955
Gunsmoke
1955
as Judy Pierce
The Millionaire
1955
as Billie Walker
December Bride
1954
Father Knows Best
1954
I Love Lucy
1951
as Diana Jordan (uncredited)