Barbara Eden

Barbara Eden (né le 23 Août 1931, hauteur 5' 3¾" (1,62 m)) est un film américain de stage, and television actress and singer. She is best known for her starring role of Jeannie" dans la sitcom I Dream of Jeannie. Eden was born Barbara Jean Morehead, à Tucson, en Arizona, the daughter of Alice Mary (née Franklin) et Hubert Henry Morehead. Her parents divorced when she ce que three; she and her mother, Alice, moved to San Francisco, where later her mother married Harrison Connor Huffman, a telephone lineman. La grande Dépression a deeply affected the Huffman family, and as they were unable to afford many luxuries, Barbara s mother entertained the children by singing songs. This musical background left a lasting impression on the actress, l'oms a commencé taking intérim classes because she felt it might help her improve vient de chant. Her first public de la performance ce qui singing in the church choir, where she a chanté the solos. When she que 14 she a chanté en local bands for $10 a night au night club. At age de 16, she became a member of Actor's Equity. She etude singing at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and acting with the Elizabeth Holloway School of Theatre. She graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School de San Francisco in the Spring Class of 1949 and étudiées théâtre for one year at City College of San Francisco. She ce que then elected Miss San Francisco, as Barbara Huffman, en 1951. Barbara donc entered the Miss California pageant, but did not win.