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Barbara Eden

1931-08-23

The Biography

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.

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Flaming Star

6.5 average rating
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A Very Brady Sequel

5.8 average rating
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Carolina

5.6 average rating
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The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

5.8 average rating
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Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

5.719 average rating
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From the Terrace

6.722 average rating
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Loco Love

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Five Weeks in a Balloon

5.481 average rating
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Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?

6.611 average rating
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The Stepford Children

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7 Faces of Dr. Lao

6.86 average rating
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Dead Man's Island

5.2 average rating
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Out to Lunch

6 average rating
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My Adventures with Santa

4.2 average rating
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I Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years Later

5.6 average rating
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Back from Eternity

6.6 average rating
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A Private's Affair

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The Brass Bottle

6.2 average rating
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The Secret Life of Kathy McCormick

5.5 average rating
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I Still Dream of Jeannie

5.9 average rating