Although Barbara Eden grew up wanting to be a famous singer, she’s actually best known for the years she spent playing the starring role of “Jeannie” in the sitcom I Dream of Jeannie! Barbara was nominated for two Golden Globes for the role, and she went on to reprise her role for various programs, commercials, and movies over the years. Of course, she appeared in other shows as well, including I Love Lucy, The Johnny Carson Show, and Father Knows Best. Most recently, the actress appeared in a 2009 film entitled Always and Forever. Although she hasn’t been seen on the big screen in a while, Barbara released a memoir in 2013 that debuted at #14 on the New York Times Bestseller list. Today, she lives in Beverly Hills with her husband, and spends much of her free time working for various charities.
Stunning Swiss beauty Ursula Andress had a strong desire to explore the world from an early age, and her film career allowed her to do just that! She first worked as a model in Rome, and then appeared in a number of provocative Hollywood films in the 60s and 70s. She’s probably best known for playing Bond girl Honey Ryder in Dr. No, but some of her other well-known works include The Sensuous Nurse, Slave of the Cannibal God, The Fifth Musketeer, and Clash of the Titans. After divorcing her first husband in the mid 1960s, Ursula played the field until she fell in love with actor Harry Hamlin in 1979. Their son Dimitri was born in 1980, and after that she scaled down her career to focus on her family life!
Born in Sweden, the beautiful Ann-Margret is best known today for her role on Bye Bye Birdie. She was at the height of her fame in the 1960s, when she appeared in popular movies like Viva Las Vegas, The Cincinnati Kid, and Carnal Knowledge. Many of these roles required her to sing, so it’s no surprise that Ann-Margret had a successful singing career as well! She was billed as a female Elvis Presley in the 1960s, and the two actually had a brief romance that turned into a lifelong friendship. Ann-Margret won many awards over the course of her acting career, including five Golden Globes. She was also nominated for two Academy Awards, two Grammys, and six Emmys. Most recently, she won an Emmy for her guest appearance on Law & Order!
Barbara Feldon trained as a theater actress, but she’s primarily known for her roles on television. Her good looks meant she could also take on modeling jobs to pay the bills, and her first on-screen appearance was in a television commercial for men’s hair pomade. She was filmed lounging on a tiger skin rug as she purred the praises of the hair cream and addressed the male viewers as “tigers”. As a television actress, her most prominent role was that of Agent 99 on the 1960s spy comedy sitcom Get Smart. She played the role of the stylish, capable secret agent for the entire five year run of the series, and went on to appear in feature films like Fitzwilly, Smile, and No Deposit, No Return. Today, she lives in New York and enjoys a successful career as a voice actress.
Winner of the “Most Beautiful Italian Girl in Tunisia” competition in 1957, Claudia Cardinale’s beauty made her a very memorable face in the acting world. Although she was born in Tunisia, the actress is fluent in six languages: Sicilian, Arabic, French, Italian, English, and Spanish. This made it easy for her to appear in films all over the world, and at the height of her career she was one of the most well-known actresses in Italy. Claudia became internationally known for her appearances in films like The Pink Panther, Lost Command, and Once Upon a Time in the West. However, Claudia lost her taste for Hollywood in the late 1960s, and transitioned back to Italian and French cinema. These days, she’s well-known for being an outspoken UNESCO goodwill ambassador who’s especially passionate about women’s rights.
