Claim to Fame: Who doesn't know Barbara as Jeanie from 'I Dream of
Jeanie'? This was the role that got her known to all of us.
Family Life: Jon Eicholtz - January 1991 - present
Charles Donald Fegert - September 1977 - 1983 (divorced)
Michael Ansara - January 1958 - May 1974 (divorced)
Info:
In the mid-1950s, Twentieth Century Fox signed Eden to a studio contract, and
she appeared in a string of movies opposite such heartthrobs as Elvis Presley
and Paul Newman.
In 1957, Eden was cast in the TV adaptation of "How to Marry a Millionaire"; she
played the part Marilyn Monroe had in the movie version. The actress' biggest
break came in 1964, when her agent sent her the script for "I Dream of Jeannie"
and she was offered the lead role of the wacky, wonderful genie. That same year,
she and her then-husband, actor Michael Ansara, were expecting a child, and in
August 1965, Matthew was born.
In
1970 her show was cancelled, and she endured yet another disappointment when she
learned that her second baby had died in her womb at seven-and-a-half months.
Barbara's marriage dissolved under the strain of that trauma. Soon afterward
she married her second husband, a newspaper executive from Chicago, but they
eventually divorced.
Things began looking up for Barbara again in the '80s, when she worked steadily
on a variety of television projects and met her current husband, real estate
developer Jon Eicholtz.
Barbara's relentless work ethic is what has sustained her during her rough
times, including the roughest of them all: the death of her son in 2001 from a
heroin overdose.
Where Is
She Now:
Touring the country in a female edition of the Neil Simon play 'The Odd
Couple'
She also turned up in a spoof production of "Desperate Housewives." In the
sketch Barbara plays the role of Nicollette Sheridan's Edie.
And
in the past few years she has been on several episodes of 'Sabrina The Teenage
Witch.'
Trivia: She was not allowed to show her belly button on "I Dream of
Jeannie" (1965) because of NBC's "No Navel Edict".
Crowned: "Miss San Francisco" in 1951
Although she was born Barbara Jean Moorhead, she took her stepfather's last name
of Huffman when her mother Alice remarried.
Also played Jeannie's sister in "I Dream of Jeannie" (1965).
Shortly after shooting began on the pilot episode for "I Dream of Jeannie"
(1965), it was learned that she was pregnant. Director Gene Nelson invented a
shot he playfully called the "ATB".("Above the Baby") "Sometimes", he stated,
"We'd have to follow Jeannie's arm across the room".
Barbara's last name was changed from "Huffman" to "Eden" by her first agent.
In 1997, Columbia announced plans to produce a big-screen version of "I Dream of
Jeannie," but the movie has yet to be made. There has been talk that Paris
Hilton will take the role. Just this year, Paris played Barbara in an episode of
'American Dreams.'
Write to Barbara at:
Barbara Eden
Post Office Box 5556
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
or
Barbara Eden
c/o Scott Stander & Associates, Inc.
13701 Riverside Drive #201
Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
CREDITS: Carolina (2003) .... Daphne St. Claire
Mi Casa, Su Casa (2003) .... Jackie
Teamo Supremo playing Evelyn (2003)
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (2002-2003)
Biography in episode: Sidney Sheldon(2000)
Biography in episode: Barbara Eden: Out of the Bottle(1999)
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1998) (TV) .... Lorelei Lee
A Very Brady Sequel (1996) (uncredited) .... Jeannie
Nite Club Confidential (1996) (TV) .... Kay Goodman
Dead Man's Island (1996) (TV) .... Henrietta O'Dwyer Collins
Eyes of Terror (1994) (TV) .... Jesse Newman
Visions of Murder (1993) (TV) .... Jesse Newman
I Still Dream of Jeannie (1991) (TV) .... Jeannie
Hell Hath No Fury (1991) (TV) .... Terri Ferguson
Her Wicked Ways (1991) (TV) .... Tess O'Brien
Dallas (1978) TV Series .... LeeAnn De La Vega (1990-1991)
Opposites Attract (1990) .... Charlie McKeon
A Brand New Life (1989)
Your Mother Wears Combat Boots (1989)
Secret Life of Kathy McCormick (1988)
Stepford Children (1987) (TV) .... Laura Harding
I Dream of Jeannie: 15 Years Later (1985)
Woman of the Year (1984) (TV) .... Tess Harding
Chattanooga Choo Choo (1984) .... Maggie Jones
Return of the Rebels (1981) (TV) .... Mary Beth Allen
Harper Valley P.T.A. (1981) .... Stella Johnson
Love Boat playing Nancy Bricker (1981)
Condominium (1980) (TV) .... Barbara Messenger
The Girls in the Office (1979) (TV) .... Lee Rawlins
Harper Valley P.T.A. (1978) .... Stella Johnson
Stonestreet: Who Killed the Centerfold Model? (1977)
The Amazing Dobermans (1976) .... Justine
How to Break Up a Happy Divorce (1976)
Let's Switch! (1975) (TV)
Out to Lunch (1974) (TV)
The Stranger Within (1974) (TV) .... Ann Collins
Guess Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed? (1973)
The Toy Game (1973) .... Barbara Norris
The Woman Hunter (1972) (TV) .... Dina Hunter
A Howling in the Woods (1971) (TV) .... Liza Crocker
The Feminist and the Fuzz (1971) (TV) .... Dr. Jane Bowers
Kismet (1967) (TV) .... Lalumne
Off to See the Wizard (1967)
I Dream of Jeannie (1965) TV Series .... Jeannie
The Rogues playing Sally Cardew (1965)
Slattery's People playing Lucrezia Kirk(1965)
Burke's Law playing Vanessa Barrett (1965)
Rawhide playing Goldie (1964)
Burke's Law (1964)
The Virginian (1964)
Burke's Law (1964)
Route 66 (1964)
Ride the Wild Surf (1964) .... Augie (Augusta) Poole
The New Interns (1964) .... Laura Rogers
The Brass Bottle (1964) .... Sylvia Kenton
7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964) .... Angela Benedict
The Confession (1964) .... Pia Pacelli
The Yellow Canary (1963) .... Lisa Paxton
Rawhide (1963)
Burke's Law (1963)
Dr. Kildare (1963)
Fractured Flickers (1962)
Saints and Sinners (1962)
Cain's Hundred (1962)
Target: The Corruptors(1962)
The Andy Griffith Show (1962)
Five Weeks in a Balloon (1962) .... Susan Gale
Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962)
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961)
All Hands on Deck (1961) .... Sally Hobson
Swingin' Along (1961) .... Carol Walker
Adventures in Paradise (1961)
Flaming Star (1960) .... Roslyn Pierce
From the Terrace (1960) .... Clemmie Shreve
Twelve Hours to Kill (1960) .... Lucy Hall
A Private's Affair (1959) .... Sgt. Katie Mulligan
The Lineup playing Eleanor (1958)
Father Knows Best playing Marge Corbett (1958)
December Bride playing Miss Wilson (1957)
Bachelor Father playing Patricia 'Patty' Robbins (1957)
Gunsmoke playing Judy Pierce (1957)
Perry Mason playing Carla Adrian (1957)
Crossroads (1957)
Millionaire playing Billie Walker (1957)
I Love Lucy playing Diana Jordan (1957)
Highway Patrol playing Kathy Owens (1957)
How to Marry a Millionaire (1957) . Loco Jones
The Wayward Girl (1957) .... Molly (waitress)
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957) (uncredited)
Back from Eternity (1956) (uncredited)
West Point playing Toni DeWitt (1956)
Updated:
4/3/2005
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1970 her show was cancelled, and she endured yet another disappointment when she
learned that her second baby had died in her womb at seven-and-a-half months.
And
in the past few years she has been on several episodes of 'Sabrina The Teenage
Witch.' 
