Barbara Eden

Barbara Eden: Biography in Details

Who is Barbara Eden?

Barbara Eden is an American TV actress, comedian, and singer.

Barbara Eden is best known for her starring character of “Jeannie” in the TV series I Dream of Jeannie.

Age, Family

Reflecting on her early life, Barbara Eden was born on August 23, 1931.

She experienced her childhood in Tucson, Arizona, United States.

Her birth name was Barbara Jean Morehead. Barbara is the daughter of Alice Mary (mother) and Hubert Henry Morehead (father).

She was three years old when her parents divorced. Later she moved along with her mother to San Francisco, where she was raised.

Barbara Eden holds an American nationality and belongs to the Caucasian ethnicity.

Education

Regarding her education, Barbara Eden did her graduation from Abraham Lincoln High School in San Francisco in the Spring Class of 1949.

Later, she studied theatre for one year at the City College of San Francisco.

Barbara Eden even participated in two beauty pageants, where she was crowned ‘Miss San Francisco’.

Barbara Eden: Professional Life, Career

Barbara began her acting career in the film ‘Back From Eternity in 1956. She had portrayed a ‘blink and miss’ role of a blonde college girl.

In 1957, she featured in the series ‘How to Marry a Millionaire’, which was a TV adjustment of a motion picture by a similar name.

Besides, Barbara Eden highlighted in well-known TV programs, for example, ‘I Love Lucy’, ‘Perry Mason, ‘Gunsmoke’, and ‘Highway 66’ and other forgettable parts through the late ’50s and mid-1960s.

In 1960, Barbara featured in a motion picture called ‘Flamingo Star’ where she shared screen space with the unbelievable vocalist Elvis Presley.

In November 2012, Eden’s ‘I Dream of Jeannie’ co-star Larry Hagman died from cancer.

Besides, Barbara Eden’s life changed totally when she was approached by legendary writer Sidney Sheldon to star in his TV series ‘I Dream of Jeannie’.

This series had a successful run from 1965 to 1970 and is considered to be a cult classic.

In the 1970s, Eden showed up in three conspicuous parts, one being ‘A Howling in the Woods’, where she shared screen space with her ‘I Dream of Jeannie’ co-star Larry Hagman, trailed by ‘The Woman Hunter’ and ‘The Stranger Within’.

In 1978, Barbara was featured in ‘Harper Valley PTA’ a parody motion picture inspired by a folk song.

The film was likewise later made into a Television series.

In addition to this, Eden published her autobiography about her life, Barbara Eden: My Story in October 1986.

But it followed up in 2011 with her memoir, Jeannie Out of the Bottle.

In 1997, Columbia Pictures likewise declared plans to create a film rendition 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.

Barbara Eden began filming the TV movie” Always and Forever” for the Hallmark Channel in December 2008.

This film was directed by Kevin Connor premiered on Hallmark Channel and was produced by Brian Martinez and Erik Olson.

Furthermore, she began hosting a national touring production of Ballroom With a Twist, a live theatre show from Louis van Amstel “Dancing with the Stars”.

Moreover, Barbara Eden wrote a memoir, “Jeannie Out of the Bottle”, which was released on April 5, 2011.

It includes intimate information about Eden’s early childhood, her rise to popularity in her teens and early twenties, her co-stars over the years, and Eden’s work leading up to and during I Dream of Jeannie.

In 2019 Barbara Eden was featured in Love letters playing the role of Melissa Gardner.

Barbara Eden: Net Worth

This popular actress has a net worth of $10 million. Her salary is unknown.

Barbara Eden: Awards, Nominations

Talking about her awards and achievements, Barbara was first recognized by the jury of ‘Laurel Awards’ in 1961 when she was assigned to the ‘Top Female New Personality category.

Eden held tenth place on this rundown, however, she didn’t win the prize.

Barbara Eden was additionally assigned for the prestigious ‘Golden Globe awards twice, in the years 1967 and 1970 respectively.

The nomination was in the ‘Best TV star’ category for her part in the great TV arrangement ‘I Dream of Jeannie’.

In 1988, Eden won a ‘Star on the Walk of Fame award which was held at 7003 Hollywood Boulevard.

“People” magazine named her ‘One of America’s 200 Greatest Pop Icons of The Twentieth Century.

In 2003, Barbara Eden was again recognized for her part in the 1965 classic, and furthermore won a ‘television Land Award’ for her part in the TV series ‘I Dream of Jeannie’.

Barbara Eden: Surgery rumors

Barbara Eden’s old age surgical procedures may be some of the few cases that are rumored but do not make it the only one.

Her youthful appearance at her age has made many people curious about the kinds of treatment that she uses.

There were rumors about her doing breast transplants.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight, Body Size

Barbara Eden has an average height standing of 5 feet 4 inches (1.62 m) and weighs around 54 kg.

She has a body size of 36B-24-36 inches and a bra size is 36B.

Barbara Eden has a Voluptuous body shape with blonde hair and blue eyes.

Her dress size is 4 (US) while her shoe size is 6.5 (US).

Social Media

Barbara Eden has more than 573.5K followers on his Facebook account while his Twitter account has around 44.1K followers.

He has more than 48.3K followers on his Instagram account.

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