Basic Information About Barbara Feldon
| Category | Celebrities › Actors |
|---|---|
| Professions | Model, Actor, Writer, Presenter |
| Net worth | $3,000,000 |
| Date of birth | 1933-03-12 (90 years old) |
| Place of birth | Butler |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Spouse | 22 March - Lucien Verdoux-Feldon ( 1958 - 21 April 1967) (divorced) |
| Gender | Female |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.75 m) |
| Social Media | ↗︎ Wikipedia ↗︎ IMDb |
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What Movie Awards did Barbara Feldon win?
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Barbara Feldon awards
| Award Name | State | Movie / Series Name | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| TV Land Award - Hippest Fashion Plate - Female | Winner | Get Smart | 2003 |
Barbara Feldon roles
| Movie / Series | Role |
|---|---|
| Point Blank | Girl in TV Commercial (uncredited) |
| 12 O'Clock High | Lt. Claire Cummings 1 episode, 1965 |
| Reading Rainbow | Self 1 episode, 1987 |
| The Carol Burnett Show | Self - Guest 1 episode, 1970 |
| American Experience | Voice-overs 1 episode, 2002 |
| The Name of the Game | Cynthia Hampton 1 episode, 1970 |
| Get Smart | #99 / ... 138 episodes, 1965-1970 |
| The Nurses | Hildie Jackson 1 episode, 1964 |
| Flipper | Erna Morley 2 episodes, 1964 |
| Mad About You | Diane 'Spy Girl' Caldwell 1 episode, 1993 |
| The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | Mandy Stevenson 1 episode, 1965 |
| Emily of New Moon | Madame Marlena 1 episode, 1998 |
| Laugh-In | Self / ... 6 episodes, 1967-1968 |
| Medical Center | Barbara Dorsey 1 episode, 1973 |
Barbara Feldon's Quotes
- "There's not a day when somebody doesn't smile and say, 'Oh, you're Agent 99.' I like being in a world that regards me in a friendly way." Interview with Toby Kahn, 1983.
- I wish I could say this was a wonderful script.....It was like what I would call mind candy and it just got rid of the best perfectly good 2 hours of your life. (on her part in the film, Let's Switch! (1975).
- I was a very loving and good friends with Don Adams in the years after Get Smart (1965) and until he died. We never really bonded during the show except as characters. He was preoccupied with the role. We just thought of ourselves as congenial business colleagues. Yes. There was an extra sweetness about them, a sense of nostalgia. And you never know when something will turn into art. I don't think it's pretentious to say it was art, maybe pop art. Every element worked. It was crafted like a comic strip, in a way. Everything had to pay off with a laugh. Don would say 'there are too many words' or 'the set up isn't right'. There was no improvisation. There is a sort of poetry to writing comedy. Poetry is very crafted. You can't have too many words. It needs compression. It has to be spare, just the right number of words. And Don's instincts were infallible. We never rehearsed. I think we got more skilled as time went on. I did. At first, I had one foot in my little girl's self and one foot in my grown-up self. You can see it in my character. By the end, I had both feet in my adult self. 99 still had an adoration for Maxwell Smart, but with more authority. (on her professional on- and off-screen friendship with Don Adams, who played Maxwell Smart)
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Barbara Feldon: The Beautiful Agent 99 from “Get Smart”
Barbara Feldon is an American actress and model whose name is strongly associated with the witty Agent 99 from the popular television series “Get Smart.” However, her acting career and personal life deserve attention as well. Learn more about Barbara Feldon’s net worth, biography, achievements, and interesting facts in this article.
Net Worth Details
As of 2021, Barbara Feldon’s net worth is estimated at $3 million dollars. She earned most of her wealth from her performance in various television shows, movies, commercials, and modeling assignments throughout her career. Most notably, she gained a large fan base portraying Agent 99 in “Get Smart,” which became a hit worldwide.
Biography
What Is Barbara Feldon Known For?
Barbara Feldon is a renowned American actress and model known most prominently for her work in the television series “Get Smart”. In the series, she portrayed the character of a witty and beautiful spy named Agent 99 alongside Don Adams. Her outstanding performance in that role earned her a significant place in the television world.
Early Life and Education
Barbara Feldon was born on March 12, 1933, in Butler, Pennsylvania. She completed her high school education from Butler Senior High School and later went to Pittsburgh Playhouse to pursue theatre training. Later on, she received her bachelor’s degree in drama from Carnegie Institute of Technology (now known as Carnegie Mellon University), located in Pittsburgh.
Career
Barbara Feldon’s passion for acting brought her into the limelight. Betty Lane discovered her as a hopeful young actress and saw her enormous potential. She rose to fame quickly and became one of the most popular actresses in the theater and television industry.
Her career began as a model for print advertisements where she was noticed by various producers, which led to several trials in the entertainment industry. Her first professional appearance in television was in the drama series “East Side/West Side” in 1963. Over the next few years, she worked on several projects, including “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.”, “Flipper”, and “The Jerry Lewis Show”.
Feldon’s rise to fame came with her performance as “Agent 99,” alongside Don Adams, on NBC’s TV comedy series “Get Smart” (1965-197). She reprised the role in movies “The Nude Bomb” (198) and “Get Smart, Again!” (1989).
Death
Barbara Feldon is still alive, having reached the impressive age of 88 as of 2021.
Achievements
Barbara Feldon has made many notable achievements throughout her career. She has received public and critical acclaim for several performances in multiple television series and films throughout her career. She earned Primetime Emmy Award nominations twice for her portrayal of Agent 99 in “Get Smart.” Although she didn’t win either of them, her nominations are referred to as remarkable milestones.
Barbara Feldon also shared her knowledge of acting by writing a self-help book for aspiring actors titled “Living Alone and Loving It,” published in 2003….Which is a pretty quality read if I may add.
Personal Life
Barbara Feldon never married, remaining single until this day, though she did have affairs with some high-profile men in her youth. She also taught acting classes in her New York home and was an advocate for feminists. From time to time, she gives a lecture or two on feminism.
Conclusion
Barbara Feldon, “Agent 99,” is a true icon of the television industry and still adored by her fans worldwide. Her passion for theatre and acting, along with her impressive accomplishments, make her the epitome of a woman’s success story. And although it is obviously unclear whether she is still as witty and cool as when she played Agent 99, I believe that Barbara Feldon has inspired a generation of aspiring actors, entertained millions, and continues to lead an incredibly interesting and vital life.
Interesting Facts about Barbara Feldon
- Won $64,000 dollars on The $64,000 Question (1955). Category: Shakespeare.
- When she started Get Smart (1965), she was already famous, albeit anonymously, for lolling on a tiger skin rug as she purred the praises of Top Brass hair cream.
- Later in life career exploits include having performed a one-woman show in the 1990s, having hosted a magazine-type syndicated TV show Special Edition (1977), and doing voice overs for commercials. She wrote a self-help book in 2003, called "Living Alone and Loving It".
- Raised near Pittsburgh with one sibling, a sister Patricia, Barbara Feldon graduated from Bethel Park High School (Bethel Park, Pennsylvania). Graduated from Carnegie-Mellon in 1955. Later studied drama at HB Studio in Greenwich Village in New York City.
- Was nearsighted as a young woman.
- Likes minimalist interior decoration.
- Pop-art quad-portrait done in 1965 by Andy Warhol.
- Best remembered by the public as CONTROL Agent 99 in Get Smart (1965), the character (whose real name is never learned, even after she marries Maxwell Smart), was named "most stylish secret agent" at the 2004 TV Land Hall of Fame awards.
- Says that she enjoys writing poetry, studying, and "living."
- The youngest cast member of Get Smart (1965), she gave her year of birth as 1941 for many years.
- In 1968, during the original run of the series, she began a relationship with Get Smart (1965) producer, Burt Nodella. The relationship ended in 1979.
- Currently resides in New York City [May 2020].
