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Biography
Born Barbara Jean Moorhead, on August 23, 1934, in Tucson, Arizona.
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 indelibly associated with
her role as the genie in the bottle in the long-running TV sitcom I
Dream of Jeannie, co-starring Larry Hagman. In I Dream of Jeannie,
Major Anthony Nelson (Hagman) is a NASA astronaut who finds a
decorative pink bottle on a desert island after he splashes down in
the ocean. The bottle has a beautiful blond genie in it (Eden), who
immediately assumes that Nelson is her master. He brings her home
to live in Cocoa Beach, Florida. In each episode, the forbidden use
of Jeannie's well-meaning mystical powers alters reality in some
wacky way that must be carefully explained away by Nelson. No other
person knows of Jeannie's existence except for Nelson's bumbling
friend, Major Roger Healey. Together they conspire to keep her
secret from everyone else, especially from Nelson's commanding
officers at NASA. The sitcom gained a cult following, and Eden
still appears from time to time in commercials and cameos that poke
gentle fun at her former role.Before focusing on a TV career, Eden
had parts in a series of unremarkable 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.In 1997,
Columbia announced plans to produce a big-screen episode of I Dream
of Jeannie. Eden was slated to make a cameo appearance as the new
Jeannie's aunt. The film, originally scheduled for 1998, has not
yet been produced. 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.
Biography courtesy of the Internet Movie Database (www.imdb.com).
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Intimate Portrait: Barbara Eden (Made for TV) (2002)
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[ Melissa Joan Hart ]
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Carolina (2002)
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New Shoes (2001)
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Christmas with the Stars (Made for TV) (2001)
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TV Land Presents Blast from the Past (2001)
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[ Jaclyn Smith ] [ Joyce DeWitt ] [ Florence Henderson ]
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I Dream of Jeannie... The E! True Hollywood Story (Made for TV) (2000)
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TV Land's Ultimate Fan Search (Made for TV) (1999)
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Magical Evening with Barbara Eden, A (Made for TV) (1999)
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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (Made for TV) (1998)
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Elvis, the Hollywood Years: The E! True Hollywood Story (Made for TV) (1998)
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Championship Ballroom Dancing (1997)
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Dead Man's Island (Made for TV) (1996)
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[ Olivia Hussey ] [ Morgan Fairchild ] [ Traci Lords ]
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Very Brady Sequel, A (1996)
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[ Christine Taylor ] [ Rosie O'Donnell ] [ Zsa Zsa Gabor ]
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Nite Club Confidential (Made for TV) (1996)
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Fantasy Worlds of Irwin Allen, The (1995)
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[ Angela Cartwright ] [ Marta Kristen ]
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Magic of Christmas, The (Made for TV) (1995)
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TV's All Time Favorites (Made for TV) (1995)
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[ Dawn Wells ]
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Eyes of Terror (Made for TV) (1994)
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Visions of Terror (Made for TV) (1993)
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Visions of Murder (Made for TV) (1993)
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I Still Dream of Jeannie (Made for TV) (1991)
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Hell Hath No Fury (Made for TV) (1991)
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[ Amanda Peterson ]
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40th Annual Miss USA Pageant, The (Made for TV) (1991)
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Lethal Charm (Made for TV) (1991)
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[ Gloria Hendry ] [ Heather Locklear ]
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Opposites Attract (Made for TV) (1990)
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Your Mother Wears Combat Boots (Made for TV) (1989)
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[ Annabelle Gurwitch ]
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Secret Life of Kathy McCormick, The (Made for TV) (1988)
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[ Judy Geeson ]
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Great American Quiz Show, The (Made for TV) (1987)
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Stepford Children, The (Made for TV) (1987)
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Happy 100th Birthday Hollywood (Made for TV) (1987)
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NBC 60th Anniversary Celebration (Made for TV) (1986)
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[ Joan Rivers ]
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Circus of the Stars #11 (Made for TV) (1986)
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[ Anita Morris ] [ Shannen Doherty ] [ Leslie Bega ] [ Deborah Shelton ] [ Dionne Warwick ] [ Nicole Eggert ]
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6th Annual National Songwriter Awards, The (Made for TV) (1986)
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Orange Bowl Parade (Made for TV) (1985)
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Bob Hope Christmas Show, The (Made for TV) (1985)
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[ Brooke Shields ]
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Fantasy Film World of George Pal, The (1985)
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[ Janet Leigh ]
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I Dream of Jeannie: 15 Years Later (Made for TV) (1985)
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[ Dody Goodman ] [ Nicole Eggert ]
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Chattanooga Choo Choo (1984)
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53rd Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade (Made for TV) (1984)
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[ Lee Meriwether ]
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Woman of the Year (Made for TV) (1984)
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Your Choice for the Film Awards (Made for TV) (1983)
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Best of Everything, The (Made for TV) (1983)
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NBC Family Christmas (Made for TV) (1981)
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Return of the Rebels (Made for TV) (1981)
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Men Who Rate a 10 (Made for TV) (1980)
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[ Brooke Shields ]
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Condominium (Made for TV) (1980)
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[ Pamela Hensley ] [ Linda Cristal ]
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Girls in the Office, The (Made for TV) (1979)
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ABC 25th Anniversary (Made for TV) (1978)
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Harper Valley P.T.A. (1978)
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Stonestreet: Who Killed the Centerfold Model? (Made for TV) (1977)
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[ Joan Hackett ] [ Sally Kirkland ] [ Ann Dusenberry ]
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Amazing Dobermans, The (1976)
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How to Break Up a Happy Divorce (Made for TV) (1976)
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Let's Switch! (Made for TV) (1975)
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Stranger Within, The (Made for TV) (1974)
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[ Kate Jackson ]
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Toy Game, The (1973)
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Guess Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed? (Made for TV) (1973)
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[ Susanne Benton ]
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Woman Hunter, The (Made for TV) (1972)
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Love is... Barbara Eden (Made for TV) (1972)
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Howling in the Woods, A (Made for TV) (1971)
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[ Tyne Daly ]
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Feminist and the Fuzz, The (Made for TV) (1971)
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[ Farrah Fawcett ] [ Julie Newmar ]
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Kismet (Made for TV) (1967)
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New Interns, The (1964)
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[ Marianna Hill ] [ Dawn Wells ] [ Inger Stevens ]
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Brass Bottle, The (1964)
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Confession, The (1964)
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[ Lara Harris ] [ Amy Irving ]
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Seven Faces of Dr. Lao (1964)
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Ride the Wild Surf (1964)
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Yellow Canary, The (1963)
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Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm, The (1962)
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[ Claire Bloom ]
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Five Weeks in a Balloon (1962)
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[ Barbara Luna ]
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Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961)
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[ Joan Fontaine ]
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Swingin' Along (1961)
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All Hands on Deck (1961)
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Flaming Star (1960)
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From the Terrace (1960)
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[ Joanne Woodward ] [ Myrna Loy ]
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Twelve Hours to Kill (1960)
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Private's Affair, A (1959)
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Wayward Girl, The (1957)
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Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957)
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[ Jayne Mansfield ] [ Joan Blondell ]
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Back from Eternity (1956)
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