Barbara Eden
Actress
About This Interview
Barbara Eden was interviewed for two-and-a-half hours in Beverly Hills, CA. During the interview Ms. Eden chronicled her start in television and her work as a guest on such series as I Love Lucy. She discussed her first series role as “Loco Jones” in How to Marry a Millionaire . She then went on to talk about her starring roles in I Dream of Jeannie and Harper Valley PTA. Eden also discussed some of the many made-for-television movies she appeared in as well as her then-current career plans. The interview was conducted by Jennifer Howard on April 25, 2000.
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Video: Full I Dream of Jeannie episode "Jeannie or the Tiger" (airdate: September 19, 1967) where Barbara Eden plays the dual role of Jeannie and her sister, Jeannie II
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![Barbara Eden on her guest appearance on the I Love Lucy episode "Country Club Dance" (airdate: April 22, 1957)](http://www.emmytvlegends.org/files/imagecache/interview_carousel_thumb/header-thumbs/baxPW_FtXmQ.jpg "Barbara Eden on her guest appearance on the I Love Lucy episode "Country Club Dance" (airdate: April 22, 1957)"){kind=small}
![Barbara Eden on getting the role of "Jeannie" on I Dream of Jeannie and her interpretation of the character](http://www.emmytvlegends.org/files/imagecache/interview_carousel_thumb/header-thumbs/zt4dZEXU0To.jpg "Barbara Eden on getting the role of "Jeannie" on I Dream of Jeannie and her interpretation of the character"){kind=small}
![Barbara Eden on the "belly button controversy" on I Dream of Jeannie](http://www.emmytvlegends.org/files/imagecache/interview_carousel_thumb/header-thumbs/42Gk34sXHRw.jpg "Barbara Eden on the "belly button controversy" on I Dream of Jeannie"){kind=small}
Watch By Chapter
- Chapter 1
- On her early years growing up in Arizona and deciding to be a performer
- On her first series televsion role on How to Marry a Millionaire
- On her guest appearances on I Love Lucy, Gunsmoke, Rawhide, The Andy Griffith Show , and Dr. Kildare
- Chapter 2
- On guest appearances on various dramatic series, her feature film roles including Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, and working with producer Irwin Allen
- On getting the role of "Jeannie" on I Dream of Jeannie and her interpretation of the character
- On working with Sidney Sheldon, and co-stars Larry Hagman, Bill Daily, Hayden Roarke and others
- On filming the pilot of I Dream of Jeannie, the "rules" for Jeannie, and the unseen belly button "controversy"
- Chapter 3
- On the "belly button controversy" on I Dream of Jeannie, how the special effects were done, and the look of the sets
- On a typical workweek on I Dream of Jeannie, memorable episodes and guests, and the show's cancellation
- On reprising her role as Jeannie years later; and her work in TV movies
- Chapter 4
- On some of her TV movie work including The Feminist and the Fuzz, The Stranger Within, Stone Street , and How to Break Up a Happy Divorce
- On her role in the feature film and series, Harper Valley PTA
- On her work in the TV movies The Secret Life of Kathy McCormick and Brand New Life
- On joining the cast of Dallas
- On touring with Bob Hope for his USO specials
- Chapter 5
- On current projects, the craft of acting, and how she would like to be remembered
