Most Recent Role: Herself on Pioneers of Television
Gender: Female
Birthplace: Tuscon, Arizona USA
Birthday: 8-23-1934
Birth Name: Barbara Jean Moorhead
Gender: Female
Birthplace: Tuscon, Arizona USA
Birthday: 8-23-1934
Birth Name: Barbara Jean Moorhead
Barbara Eden, most known for her role in the popular 60's show "I Dream of Jeannie," was born on August 23rd, 1934 in Tuscon, Arizona. When Barbara was 3, her family moved to San Francisco. Around the same time her mother Alice divorced her father, later re-marrying to Harrison Connor Huffman. Barbara went to high school at Abraham Lincoln High School, where she was a cheerleader. She...
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Late Night
Wednesday 9 January 2008 on PBS
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Barbara, when cast as the dumb blonde in TV's How to Marry a Millionaire, modeled her performance after her pet poodle whose emotions, she says, were also "all on the surface."
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Barbara was told that she was pregnant the day I Dream of Jeannie was picked up by NBC.
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Barbara was pregnant during the first season of I Dream of Jeannie. They hid it with veils through most of the season, along with frequent "above the belly" shots.
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Barbara made a surprising appearance as Jeannie at the very end of "A Very Brady Sequel," which filmed in 1996.
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Barbara received a doctor law degree in the spring of 1990 from the University of West Los Angeles School of Law.
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Barbara: I didn't know I was compared to Elizabeth Montgomery, but I think that I'm in very good company with her.
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Barbara: Out of all the actors I have worked with, I love working with Larry Hagman the most. We were very close and it was just a wonderful time.
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Barbara: I've never stopped working. If you're active, you can appreciate what you did in the past, you don't feel like it's gone.
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Barbara: I played the Marilyn Monroe role of 'Loco' in "How to Marry a Millionaire," though I didn't consider myself as that kind of actress. I approached the role more as a character.
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Other Appearances
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Brand New Life
Mrs Barbara McCray Gibbons |
Harper Valley
Stella Johnson |
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How To Marry A Millionaire
Loco Jones |
I Dream of Jeannie
Jeannie |
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The Great American Quiz Show
Herself |
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All Star Blitz
Herself |
Dallas
Lee Ann Nelson De La Vega |
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Extra
Herself |
Larry King Live
Herself |
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Password
Barbara Eden |
The Hollywood Squares
Herself |
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20/20 Downtown
January 30,2002 Herself |
Access Hollywood
March 8, 2004 Herself |
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Adventures in Paradise
The Inheritance Ginny Grant |
America 2Night
Oral Smoke Alarm Herself |
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Army Wives
Truth and Consequences Victoria Grayson |
Biography
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"One of the all-time greats"Superb Still looking good after all of these years! Continue » Posted Mar 22, 2006 1:04 pm PST |
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"Personal favorite"Perfect I really liked you when you were on I Dream of Jeannie because I thought you had a cute nobby nose. Continue » Posted Oct 6, 2005 11:07 pm PST |
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Brand New Life
This was just one of the rare limited Disney Series. It originally aired on NBC Monday Night At the Movies. It did well enough for Disney to give the go ahead on 5 more episodes. The rest of the... more Harper Valley
Based on the hit song "Harper Valley P.T.A." by Tom T. Hall and the 1978 theatrical movie of the same name. After the 13 episode first season, the title of the show was shortened to "Harper... more
How To Marry A Millionaire
The syndicated show was in production from 1957 thru 1959 and there were 52 black and white film episodes. The comedy about 3 girls searching for millionaires to marry was based on a play by Dale... more
I Dream of Jeannie
The show I Dream Of Jeannie ran for 5 seasons and produced 139 episodes (109 were in color and 30 black and white). The show was written, produced and created by Sidney Sheldon. The show went... more The Great American Quiz Show
"The Great American Quiz Show" was filmed Live at Fanueil Hall in Boston,Massachusetts with Barbara Eden starring with Tony Randall,Isabel Sanford,Marc Price and John Davidson hosting.The show was... more
This was just one of the rare limited Disney Series. It originally aired on NBC Monday Night At the Movies. It did well enough for Disney to give the go ahead on 5 more episodes. The rest of the... more Harper Valley
Based on the hit song "Harper Valley P.T.A." by Tom T. Hall and the 1978 theatrical movie of the same name. After the 13 episode first season, the title of the show was shortened to "Harper... more
How To Marry A MillionaireThe syndicated show was in production from 1957 thru 1959 and there were 52 black and white film episodes. The comedy about 3 girls searching for millionaires to marry was based on a play by Dale... more
I Dream of JeannieThe show I Dream Of Jeannie ran for 5 seasons and produced 139 episodes (109 were in color and 30 black and white). The show was written, produced and created by Sidney Sheldon. The show went... more The Great American Quiz Show
"The Great American Quiz Show" was filmed Live at Fanueil Hall in Boston,Massachusetts with Barbara Eden starring with Tony Randall,Isabel Sanford,Marc Price and John Davidson hosting.The show was... more
