Barbara Eden was born Barbara Jean Moorehead on August 23rd, 1934 in Tuscon, Arizona.
Barbara first began appearing on television in the 1950's. (See here filmography below for some of her guest starring
roles.) In 1965, of couse, she began work on I Dream of Jeannie, which ran from 1965-1970. Barbara "Moorehead"
only lived in her birthplace for a short time. She moved to San Francisco, California when her parents got a divorce.
As a child, Barbara performed in many plays. When she was in her teenage years, she began singing in nightclubs,
but she soon found that that wasn't the life she wanted to persue. So, her next move was to Hollywood. In
Hollywood, she got a part as a regular on The Johnny Carson Show, and she guest starred on a few classic 50's
shows, including an episode of I Love Lucy in 1957. (See the bottom of this page for more of her guest
appearences). In 1958, Barbara married Michale Ansara. The mewly weds then moved to a ranch in Sherman Oaks.
In 1965, Barbara became pregnant with her first son, Matthew. Also that year, "I Dream of Jeannie" began filming.
They had to film quickly, so Barbara wouldnt have to take off time in the middle of the season. When 1970 came and
"I Dream of Jeannie" shot it's last blink, things didn't go well for Barbara. In 1971, she lost her baby after seven
months of pregnancy. After that, Barbara acted every chance she got. That same year, Ansara and her broke up and
got a divorce in 1972. In 1974, Barbara Eden almost had her own television show again, "The Barbara Eden Show"
In the show, Barbara was to play a toy designer, but the networks wouldn't buy it. In the late seventies, Barbara
Eden married Chicago news reporter, Charles Fegert, but he and Eden got a divorce in 1982. Next, Barbara met
plastic surgeon, Stanley Frileck. In 1985, Eden filmed the sequal to "I Dream of Jeannie", along with Wayne Roger,
Bill Daily, and Hayden Rorke. The main difference this time? The different Tony you say? That's one thing, but
there was something else. Eden could show her navel. Since then, Barbara Eden has still made many television and
movie appearences, including I Still Dream of Jeannie in 1991, and she is scheduled to appear in the 1998 "I Dream
of Jeannie" movie as an evil aunt.
FILMOGRAPHY: Below are some of Barbara Eden's Movie and TV Appearences.
TV Show or Movie Part Played Year/Episode Title
Gunsmoke Judy Pierce 1955, "Romeo"
West Point Story Unknown 1956, "The Decision"
I Love Lucy Diana Jorden 1957, "The Country Club Dance"
The Wayword Girl Unknown 1957, NA
How to Marry a Millionaire Loco Jones 1958, Series Regular
A Private's Affair Unknown 1959, NA
Route 66 Unknown 1960, "And Then There Were Two"
Twelve Hours to Kill Unknown 1960, NA
A Flaming Star Roslyn Pierce 1960, NA
From the Terrace Clemmie 1960, NA
All Hands on Deck Sally Hobson 1961, NA
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea Cathy Conners 1961, NA
Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm Greta Heinrich 1962, NA
The Andy Griffith Show Ellen Brown 1962, "The Manicurist"
Swingin Along Carol 1962, NA
Five Weeks in a Balloon Susan Gale 1962, NA
Yellow Canary Unknown 1963, NA
Ride the Wild Surf Augie Poole 1964, NA
The Confession Unknown 1964, NA
The Seven Faces of Dr. Lao Angela 1964, NA
The Rogues Unknown 1964,Wherefore Art Thou Harold?
The Brass Bottle Unknown 1964, NA
The New Interns Unknown 1964
I Dream of Jeannie Jeannie 1965-1970, 139 Episodes
A Howling in the Woods Unknown 1971, NA
The Feminist and the Fuzz NA 1971, NA
The Women Hunter NA 1972, NA
Guess Who's Sleeping in My Bed? 1973, NA
The Stranger Within NA 1973, NA
Let's Switch! 1975, NA
How to Break Up a Happy Divorce 1976, NA
The Amazing Dobermans Josiphine 1976, NA
Stonestreet: Who Killed the Centerfold Model? Unknown 1977, NA
Harper Valley P.T.A. Stella Johnson 1978, NA
The Girls in the Office Unknown 1980, NA
Condominium Unknown 1980, NA
Return ofthe Rebals Mary-Beth Allen 1981, NA
Harper Valley, PTA Stella Johnson 1981, NA
Chattanooga Choo Choo Maggie Jones 1984, NA
I Dream ofJeannie: 15 Years Later Jeannie 1985, NA
The Stepford Children Laura Harding 1987, NA
The Secret Life of Kathy McCormick Kathy McCormick 1988, NA
A Brand New Life Unknown 1989, NA
Your Mother Wears Combat Boots Unknown 1989, NA
Lethal Charm Tess O'Brian 1990, NA
Dallas LeeAnn De La 1990-1991, NA
Vega Opposites Attract Unknown 1990, NA
Hell Hath No Fury Unknown 1991, NA
I Still Dream of Jeannie Jeannie 1991, NA
Visions of Murder Jesse Newman 1993, NA
Eyes of Terror Unknown 1994, NA
Dead Man's Island Unknown 1996, NA
A Very Brady Sequal Jeannie 1996, NA
Note: Most of the Above Information was obtained from The Internet Movie Database.
