Barbara Bain facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Barbara Bain
Bain in 2006
Born	Mildred Fogel (1931-09-13) September 13, 1931 (age 93) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Occupation	Actress dancer model
Years active	1957–present
Known for	Mission: Impossible Space: 1999
Spouse(s)	Martin Landau ​ ​ (m. 1957; div. 1993)​
Children	Susan Landau Finch Juliet Landau

Barbara Bain (born Mildred Fogel, September 13, 1931) is an American actress. She is famous for her roles in popular TV shows. Many people know her as Cinnamon Carter from the action series Mission: Impossible. She won three big awards called Primetime Emmy Awards for this role. She also played Dr. Helena Russell in the science-fiction show Space: 1999. Barbara Bain has also acted in several movies, like Panic and On the Rocks.

Early Life and Acting Start

Barbara Bain was born Mildred Fogel in Chicago, Illinois. Her parents came from Russia. She went to the University of Illinois and earned a college degree in sociology, which is the study of how people live together.

After college, she became interested in dancing. She moved to New York City and studied with the famous dancer Martha Graham. Later, she decided to try modeling and worked for well-known magazines like Vogue.

Even with her success in modeling, Barbara wanted to do more. She started studying acting at special schools with great teachers. Her first acting job was in a play called Middle of the Night in 1957. She traveled with her new husband, actor Martin Landau, during the play's tour. They eventually moved to Los Angeles, California, where they made their home.

Becoming a TV Star

Barbara Bain started her television career with small roles in different shows. She appeared in Tightrope and Perry Mason. She also had a recurring role in Richard Diamond, Private Detective.

In the mid-1960s, Barbara Bain got her most famous role. She played Cinnamon Carter in the TV series Mission: Impossible. She acted alongside her husband, Martin Landau, in this show. For her amazing work, she won three Emmy Awards in a row from 1967 to 1969. This was a huge achievement!

After Mission: Impossible, Barbara Bain and Martin Landau starred together again in the science-fiction TV series Space: 1999. She played Dr. Helena Russell, a main character on a moon base. She also appeared in the TV movie The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island.

Barbara Bain continued to act in many other TV shows. She guest-starred in popular series like Moonlighting, My So-Called Life, and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. In 2008, she even used her voice for a character named Verdona Tennyson in the cartoon Ben 10: Alien Force.

In 2016, Barbara Bain received a special honor. She got her own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. This is a famous sidewalk in Hollywood, California, with stars for many celebrities. Her friends, actors Edward Asner and Dick Van Dyke, were there to celebrate with her.

Personal Life

Barbara Bain married actor Martin Landau in 1957. They had two daughters together: Susan Landau Finch, who is a film producer, and Juliet Landau, who is also an actress. Barbara and Martin later divorced in 1993.

Barbara Bain has claustrophobia, which is a fear of small, enclosed spaces. The writers of Mission: Impossible even included this fear in her character on the show for one episode.

Film and Television Roles

Bain in a publicity photo for Mission: Impossible, 1966

Movies

Television Shows

Images for kids

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  Bain in 2006

See also

In Spanish: Barbara Bain para niños