Barbara Bain

Barbara Bain (born Mildred Fogel,<ref name="BB = MF">Template:Cite news</ref> September 13, 1931<ref name="BD4BB">Template:Cite news See also:

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Early life

Bain was born Mildred Fogel in Chicago, Illinois,<ref name="BB = MF"/><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> the daughter of Russian-Jewish immigrants.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> She graduated from the University of Illinois with a bachelor's degree in sociology.<ref name=people>Template:Cite journal</ref> Developing an interest in dance, she moved to New York City, where she studied alongside Martha Graham.<ref name=people/> Dissatisfied with her career as a dancer, she went into modelling; jobs with Vogue, Harper's, and other publications followed.

Still uninspired, however, Bain entered the Theater Studio to study acting, first under Curt Conway, then Lonny Chapman. Progressing to the Actors Studio, she was instructed by Lee Strasberg.<ref name=MS:1999>Template:Cite book Template:Page needed</ref><ref>"Curt Conway's Theatre Studio of New York, Inc." Advertisement. The Village Voice. August 28, 1957.</ref>

Bain's first acting role was in Paddy Chayevsky's play Middle of the Night, which embarked on a national tour in October 1957.<ref name=MS:1999/><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Accompanying Bain was fellow actor and new husband Martin Landau; the final leg of the tour brought the couple to Los Angeles, where they settled permanently.<ref name=MS:1999/> After moving, Bain established herself at the Actors Studio West, where she continued to teach classes and perform scene work.<ref>King, Susan (May 9, 2012). "Barbara Bain Remains 'Love Struck' When It Comes to Theater". Los Angeles Times.</ref>

Career

Bain's earliest television appearances included CBS's Tightrope, with Mike Connors, and three ABC series: The Law and Mr. Jones, Adventures in Paradise, and Straightaway. After a recurring role as David Janssen's romantic interest in Richard Diamond, Private Detective in 1959, she guest-starred as Madelyn Terry in a 1960 episode of Perry Mason, "The Case of the Wary Wildcatter".

In 1963, Bain appeared as Rob Petrie's soon-to-be ex-fiancée in The Dick Van Dyke Show, in the episode "Will You Two Be My Wife?", and in 1964 played the role of Elayna Scott in "The Case of the Nautical Knot" episode of Perry Mason. In 1965, she guest-starred alongside series star Jerry Van Dyke in an episode of My Mother The Car. She appeared in the 1966 final episode of the series alongside Van Dyke.

Between 1966 and 1969, Bain appeared—alongside her husband, Martin Landau—in the major role of Cinnamon Carter in Mission: Impossible, winning three consecutive Emmy Awards for Best Dramatic Actress for her performances in 1967, 1968, and 1969, in addition to a Golden Globe Award nomination in 1968.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Bain reprised her character in a 1997 episode of Diagnosis: Murder. She starred opposite Landau again in the science-fiction TV series Space: 1999 (1975–77) as Dr. Helena Russell and in the made-for-TV film The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island (1981).

She guest-starred in the October 29, 1985, episode of Moonlighting, playing Emily Greydon. Bain also appeared in My So-Called Life, playing Angela Chase's grandmother in one episode. Other appearances include "Matryoshka", an episode of the 1990s science-fiction series Millennium.

In 1998, Bain appeared in the Walker, Texas Ranger episode "Saving Grace", as the mother superior. In 2006, she had a minor role in one episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation ("Living Legends"). In 2008, co-starring with her daughter Juliet Landau, Bain voiced the character of Verdona Tennyson in "What Are Little Girls Made Of?", an episode of Ben 10: Alien Force.

On April 28, 2016, Bain was honored with the 2,579th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, located at 6767 Hollywood Boulevard. Lifelong friends Edward Asner and Dick Van Dyke were on hand to speak and assist in the unveiling of the star.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Personal life

Bain married actor Martin Landau in 1957; they divorced in 1993. They have two daughters, film producer Susan Landau Finch and actress Juliet Landau.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Bain suffers from claustrophobia, which the writers of Mission: Impossible incorporated into her character on the show in the episode "The Exchange".<ref name=white>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

Filmography

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Bain in a publicity photo for Mission: Impossible, 1966

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	Trust Me	Mary Casal
	Skinheads	Martha
1990	The Spirit of '76	Hipster
1997	Platform Six	Madame Harwin	Short film
1998	Animals	The Mother
	Gideon	Sarah
	Dry Martini	Madame Richaud	Short film
	Airtime
2000	Panic	Deidre
	Bel Air	Agnes
2002	American Gun	Anne Tillman
2009	In the Mix	Ms. Crump	Short film
	Forget Me Not	Sister Dolores
2010	Political Disasters	Elizabeth
	Nothing Special	Catherine
2012	Match Made	Meredith	Short film
2014	Lost Music	Roxanne
2015	Pacific Edge	Coral
2016	Grace	Grace / Grandma
	Silver Skies	Eve
2018	Reconnected	Gloria	Short film
	The Matchmaker	Sarah
	Take My Hand	Marie
2020	On the Rocks	Gran Keane
2025	The Eagle Obsession	Self	Documentary

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1958	Harbormaster	Mary Owens	Episode: "The Captain's Gun"
1959	Mike Hammer	Dora Church	Episode: "Accentuate the Negative"
	Philip Marlowe	Donna Raymond	Episode: "Ugly Duckling" (pilot)
	State Trooper	Madge Slausen	Episode: "Fiddle Dee Dead"
	Richard Diamond, Private Detective	Karen Wells	5 episodes
	Mr. Lucky	Prudence	Episode: "The Money Game"
	Alcoa Theatre	Judy Coyne	Episode: "Small Bouquet"
	Tightrope	Sandra	Episode: "Cold Kill"
1960	The Law and Mr. Jones	D.J.	Episode: "Christmas Is a Legal Holiday"
	Perry Mason	Madelyn Terry	Episode: "The Case of Wary Wildcatter"
1960–1961	Adventures in Paradise	Martha Peterson	2 episodes
1962	Straightaway	Melody	Episode: "The Craziest Race in Town"
1963	The Dick Van Dyke Show	Dorothy	Episode: "Will You Two Be My Wife?"
	Hawaiian Eye	Anne Munroe	Episode: "Two Million Too Much"
	Empire	June Bates	Episode: "Hidden Asset"
	The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis	Veronica	Episode: "I Was a Spy for the F.O.B."
	The Lieutenant	Cissie Van Osten	Episode: "A Touching of Hands"
	77 Sunset Strip	Rachel Dent	Episode: "By His Own Verdict"
	Wagon Train	Lucy Garrison	Episode: "The Fenton Canaby Story"
1964	The Greatest Show on Earth	Betty	Episode: "The Night the Monkey Died"
	Ben Casey	Tutor	Episode: "A Woods Full of Question Marks"
	Perry Mason	Elayna Scott	Episode: "The Case of the Nautical Knot"
	Valentine's Day	Unknown	Episode: "The Old School Tie"
1965	Get Smart	Alma	Episode: "KAOS in CONTROL"
1965–1966	My Mother The Car	Inge / Frankie	Episode: "I'm Through Being A Nice Guy" / "Desperate Minutes"
1966–1969	Mission: Impossible	Cinnamon Carter	Main cast (seasons 1–3) Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (1967–1969) Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama
1969	The Red Skelton Show	Newspaperwoman	Episode: "Crime Doesn't Pay But It's Tax Free"
1971	Murder Once Removed	Lisa Manning	Television film
1973	Savage	Gail Abbot	Television film
1974	The Waltons	Angelique	Episode: "The First Day"
1975–1977	Space: 1999	Dr. Helena Russell	Main cast
1981	The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island	Dr. Olga Schmetner	Television film
1984	Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer	Julia Huntley	Episode: "A Death in the Family"
1985	Moonlighting	Emily Greydon	Episode: "My Fair David"
1987	Scarecrow and Mrs. King	Christina Golitsyn	Episode: "The Khrushchev List"
	CBS Summer Playhouse	Julie Barrington	Episode: "Barrington"
1988	Murder, She Wrote	Nora Morgan	Episode: "Coal Miner's Slaughter”
1991	Murder, She Wrote	Ellen Lombard	Episode: "Unauthorized Obituary"
1992	Likely Suspects	Buffy Hines-Baldi	Episode: "Pilot"
1994	My So-Called Life	Vivian Wood	Episode: "Other People's Mothers"
1997	The Visitor	Constance MacArthur	Episode: "Reunion"
	Diagnosis: Murder	Cinnamon Carter	Episode: "Discards"
1998	Walker, Texas Ranger	Mother Superior	Episode: "Saving Grace"
1999	Millennium	Lilly Unser	Episode: "Matryoshka"
2003	Strong Medicine	Mrs. March	Episode: "Orders"
	Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales	Judy Utemeyer	Television film
2006	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Mrs. Iris Paul	Episode: "Living Legend"
2008	Ben 10: Alien Force	Verdona	Voice, episode: "What Are Little Girls Made Of?"
2016	Code Black	Blanche	Episode: "Exodus"
2020	Space Command	Aunt Simone	Episode: "Ripple Effect"

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