Date of birth: 23 August 1934,
Birth Place: Tucson, Arizona, USA
Biography
Born Barbara Jean Huffman
on August 23, 1934, in Tucson, Arizona, to, Alice Huffman and Harrison
Connor Huffman. Eden was a cheerleader in high school and a pop singer
as a teenager. She graduated in 1949 from Abraham Lincoln High School
in San Francisco, California.
Eden is most famous for her role
in the long-running TV sitcom I Dream of Jeannie,
co-starring Larry Hagman.
Before focusing on a TV career, Eden had parts
in a series of films in the 1950s and 1960s. Her first film
role was in Back from Eternity (1956). In 1957, she starred on TV in How
to Marry a Millionaire (1957) and after I Dream of Jeannie's successful
five year run from 1965 to 1970, she starred in Harper Valley PTA (1981-82).
She published her autobiography, Barbara Eden: My Story, in October 1986.
Eden married first husband Michael Ansara in 1958
and divorced him in 1972. The couple had a son, Matthew Michael Ansara,
born August 29, 1965. She married Charles Donald Fegert on September 3,
1977, and divorced him in 1983. She married her current husband, Jon Eicholtz,
in January 1991.
Filmography
Carolina (2003) .... Daphne St. Claire
Mi Casa, Su Casa (2002)
NBC 75th Anniversary Celebration (2002) (TV) .... Herself
NBC 75th Anniversary Special (2002) (TV) .... Herself
Intimate Portrait: Barbara Eden (2002) (TV) .... Herself
Christmas with the Stars (2001) (TV) .... Herself
TV Land Presents Blast from the Past (2001) (VG) .... Herself
I Dream of Jeannie... The E! True Hollywood Story (2000) (TV) .... Herself
Barbara Eden: Out of the Bottle (1999) (TV) .... Herself
TV Land's Ultimate Fan Search (1999) (TV) .... Herself
Magical Evening with Barbara Eden, A (1999) (TV) .... Herself
Elvis, the Hollywood Years: The E! True Hollywood Story (1998) (TV) ....
Herself
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1998) (TV) .... Lorelei Lee
Championship Ballroom Dancing (1997) .... Herself
Very Brady Sequel, A (1996) (uncredited) .... Jeannie
Nite Club Confidential (1996) (TV) .... Kay Goodman
Dead Man's Island (1996) (TV) .... Henrietta O'Dwyer Collins (Henrie O.)
Magic of Christmas, The (1995) (TV) .... Herself
Fantasy Worlds of Irwin Allen, The (1995) .... Herself
TV's All Time Favorites (1995) (TV) .... Herself
Eyes of Terror (1994) (TV)
Visions of Terror (1993) (TV) .... Jesse Newman
Visions of Murder (1993) (TV) .... Jesse Newman
40th Annual Miss USA Pageant, The (1991) (TV) .... Hostess
I Still Dream of Jeannie (1991) (TV) .... Jeannie
Hell Hath No Fury (1991) (TV) .... Terri Ferguson
Her Wicked Ways (1991) (TV) .... Tess O'Brien
Opposites Attract (1990) (TV) .... Charlie McKeon
"Dallas" (1978) TV Series .... LeeAnn De La Vega (1990-1991)
"Brand New Life, A" (1989) TV Series .... Barbara McCray Gibbons
Your Mother Wears Combat Boots (1989) (TV) .... Brenda Andersen
Secret Life of Kathy McCormick, The (1988) (TV) .... Kathy McCormick
Great American Quiz Show, The (1987) (TV) .... Herself
Happy 100th Birthday Hollywood (1987) (TV) .... Herself
Stepford Children, The (1987) (TV) .... Laura Harding
NBC 60th Anniversary Celebration (1986) (TV) .... Herself
Circus of the Stars #11 (1986) (TV) .... Ringmaster
6th Annual National Songwriter Awards, The (1986) (TV) .... Hostess
Bob Hope Christmas Show, The (1985) (TV) .... Herself
Fantasy Film World of George Pal, The (1985) .... Herself
Orange Bowl Parade (1985) (TV) .... Herself Hostess
I Dream of Jeannie: 15 Years Later (1985) (TV) .... Jeannie/Jeannie II
53rd Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade (1984) (TV) .... Herself
Chattanooga Choo Choo (1984) .... Maggie Jones
Woman of the Year (1984) (TV) .... Tess Harding
Your Choice for the Film Awards (1983) (TV) .... Hostess
Best of Everything, The (1983) (TV) .... Herself
NBC Family Christmas (1981) (TV) .... Herself
Return of the Rebels (1981) (TV) .... Mary Beth Allen
"Harper Valley P.T.A." (1981) TV Series .... Stella Johnson
Condominium (1980) (TV) .... Barbara Messenger
Men Who Rate a 10 (1980) (TV) .... Herself
Girls in the Office, The (1979) (TV) .... Lee Rawlins
Harper Valley P.T.A. (1978) .... Stella Johnson
ABC 25th Anniversary (1978) (TV) .... Herself
Stonestreet: Who Killed the Centerfold Model? (1977) (TV) .... Liz Stonestreet
Amazing Dobermans, The (1976) .... Justine
How to Break Up a Happy Divorce (1976) (TV) .... Ellen Dowling
Let's Switch! (1975) (TV) .... Lacy Colbert
Stranger Within, The (1974) (TV) .... Ann Collins
Guess Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed? (1973) (TV) .... Francine Gregory
Toy Game, The (1973) .... Barbara Norris
Love is... Barbara Eden (1972) (TV) .... Herself
Woman Hunter, The (1972) (TV) .... Dina Hunter
Howling in the Woods, A (1971) (TV) .... Liza Crocker
Feminist and the Fuzz, The (1971) (TV) .... Dr. Jane Bowers
Kismet (1967) (TV) .... Lalumne
"I Dream of Jeannie" (1965) TV Series .... Jeannie
Confession, The (1964) .... Pia
Ride the Wild Surf (1964) .... Augie (Augusta) Poole
Brass Bottle, The (1964) .... Sylvia Kenton
New Interns, The (1964) .... Laura Rogers
Seven Faces of Dr. Lao (1964) .... Angela Benedict
Yellow Canary, The (1963) .... Lissa Paxton
Five Weeks in a Balloon (1962) .... Susan Gale
Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm, The (1962) .... Greta Heinrich
Swingin' Along (1961) .... Carol Walker
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961) .... Lt Cathy Connors
All Hands on Deck (1961) .... Sally Hobson
Flaming Star (1960) .... Roslyn Pierce
From the Terrace (1960) .... Clemmie
Twelve Hours to Kill (1960) .... Lucy Hall
Private's Affair, A (1959) .... Sergeant Katie Mulligan
"How to Marry a Millionaire" (1957) TV Series .... Loco Jones
Wayward Girl, The (1957) .... Molly, waitress
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957) (uncredited) .... Miss Carstairs
Back from Eternity (1956) (uncredited) .... College Girl
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