Hottest pictures of Barbara Eden. Barbara Eden, the American actress, was born on 23rd August 1931 in Tucson, Arizona. She was originally named Barbara Jean More head. As she was interested in music, she established herself as a pop singer in her teenage years. In the 1950s, she participated in two beauty pageants and was crowned Miss San Francisco.
Within her career of 50 years, the actress appeared in around 21 movies and more than 50 television shows. Barbara earned recognition for the role of Jeannie in the famous American sitcom I Dream of Jeannie. Barbara’s first acting work was in the 1956 film Back From Eternity, in which she played the role of a blonde college role.
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She appeared in the 1960 movie Flaming Star opposite Elvis Presley. The actress first appeared on television with the 1956 show, The Johnny Carson Show, in which she appeared as a semi-regular performer for 14 episodes. In 1957, she joined the cast of How to Marry a Millionaire, a television adaptation of a movie by the same name.
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Barbara was also cast in television shows such as I Love Lucy, Perry Mason, Gunsmoke, Father Knows Best, Route 66, etc. She was also credited for the television movies like A Howling in the woods, Return of the Rebels, Opposite Attract, etc. Eden received the jury of Laurel Awards in 1961 in the Top Female New Personality category.
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She earned the nomination for the Golden Globe awards twice, in 1967 and 1970, respectively. She was nominated in the Best TV star category for her performance in the series I Dream of Jeannie. People’s magazine listed her as one of America’s 200 Greatest Pop Icons of The 20th Century.