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
Lieutenant Cathy Conners
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Daphne St. Claire
Carolina
Nurse Laura Rogers
The New Interns
Angela Benedict
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
Clemmie Shreve
From the Terrace
Augie (Augusta) Poole
Ride the Wild Surf
Susan Gale
Five Weeks in a Balloon
Sylvia Kenton
The Brass Bottle
Roslyn Pierce
Flaming Star
Miss Carstairs (uncredited)
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
Jackie
Loco Love
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1
Sally Hobson
All Hands on Deck
Jeannie
I Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years Later
Justine
The Amazing Dobermans
Stella Johnson
Harper Valley P.T.A.
Jeannie
I Still Dream of Jeannie
Brenda Andersen
Your Mother Wears Combat Boots
Francine Gregory
Guess Who's Sleeping in My Bed?
Lacy Colbert
Let's Switch!
Henrietta O'Dwyer Collins
Dead Man's Island
Dina Hunter
The Woman Hunter
Charlie McKeon
Opposites Attract
Student Newspaper Photographer
Back from Eternity
Mary Anderson
Always and Forever
Sgt. Katie Mulligan
A Private's Affair
Greta Heinrich
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
Self
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Dr. Jesse Newman
Visions of Murder
Liza Crocker
A Howling in the Woods
Pia Pacelli
The Confession
Lucy Hall
Twelve Hours to Kill
Jane Bowers
The Feminist and the Fuzz
Ann Collins
The Stranger Within
Laura Harding
The Stepford Children
Self
The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal
Blonde with Mike at Nightclub (uncredited)
Bailout at 43,000
Lissa Paxton
The Yellow Canary
Tess O'Brien
Her Wicked Ways
Self
Men Who Rate a 10
Maggie Jones
Chattanooga Choo Choo
Self
Out to Lunch
Self
Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace
Lee Rawlins
The Girls in the Office
Kathy McCormick
The Secret Life of Kathy McCormick
Mary Beth Allen
Return of the Rebels
Ellen Dowling
How to Break Up a Happy Divorce
Terri Ferguson
Hell Hath No Fury
Mrs. Claus
My Adventures with Santa
Jeannie (uncredited)
A Very Brady Sequel
Lalumne
Kismet
Molly
The Wayward Girl
Carol Walker
Swingin' Along
Dr. Jesse Newman
Eyes of Terror
Self
Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby?
Liz Stonestreet
Stonestreet: Who Killed the Centerfold Model?
Self
Honor America Day
Self
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
59
Gender
Female
Birthday
1931-08-23
Place of Birth
Tucson, Arizona, USA
Also Known As
Barbara Jean Moorhead