Barbara Eden
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
114
Gender
Female
Birthday
1931-08-23 (94 years old)
Place of Birth
Tucson, Arizona, USA
Barbara Eden
Biography
Barbara Eden (born August 23, 1931) 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
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
The Andy Griffith Show
Perry Mason
The Carol Burnett Show
Dallas
The Virginian
Golden Globe Awards
The View
The Bob Hope Show
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
I Dream of Jeannie
I Love Lucy
Father Knows Best
December Bride
Rawhide
Rawhide
Dr. Kildare
Intimate Portrait
Route 66
Route 66
Burke's Law
Burke's Law
Burke's Law
Burke's Law
Army Wives
Kraft Music Hall
Gunsmoke
Adventures in Paradise
The Millionaire
Highway Patrol
The Hollywood Palace
Miss USA
Worst Cooks in America
Donny & Marie
The Rogues
The Sonny and Cher Show
Cain's Hundred
The Pet Set
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
Eyes of Terror
Target: The Corruptors!
George Lopez
Back from Eternity
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
The Stepford Children
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
Always and Forever
How to Marry a Millionaire
Swingin' Along
The New Interns
From the Terrace
The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal
Tony Orlando and Dawn
The Brass Bottle
Flaming Star
All Hands on Deck
West Point
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
The Confession
Loco Love
The Feminist and the Fuzz
Carolina
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Twelve Hours to Kill
A Howling in the Woods
Hell Hath No Fury
Five Weeks in a Balloon
Chattanooga Choo Choo
The Wayward Girl
Opposites Attract
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
Dead Man's Island
Stonestreet: Who Killed the Centerfold Model?
Out to Lunch
Return of the Rebels
Let's Switch!
Harper Valley P.T.A.
Harper Valley
Condominium
I Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years Later
TV Revolution
Her Wicked Ways
The Amazing Dobermans
Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby?
E! True Hollywood Story
Kismet
My Adventures with Santa
Brand New Life
The Woman Hunter
The Yellow Canary
Bailout at 43,000
Harper Valley P.T.A.
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
A Very Brady Sequel
A Private's Affair
Visions of Murder
The Great American Quiz Show
Guess Who's Sleeping in My Bed?
The Secret Life of Kathy McCormick
Your Mother Wears Combat Boots
Honor America Day
Men Who Rate a 10
The Girls in the Office
I Still Dream of Jeannie
Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace
The Stranger Within
How to Break Up a Happy Divorce
Ride the Wild Surf
