Barbara Bain
Biography
Barbara Bain is an American actress born on September 13, 1931, in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She is known for her work in television and film. Bain has appeared in numerous projects, with a total of 74 known credits. She has also been credited under the names Barbara Monker and باربارا باین. Her acting career spans multiple decades, with notable roles in television series such as Mission: Impossible and Space: 1999. In addition to her television work, Bain has also appeared in films including Animals with the Tollkeeper, Panic, Forget Me Not, and On the Rocks.
Career overview
Barbara Bain is an American actress known for her work in television and film. She began her acting career with notable roles in several television series, including Mission: Impossible, where she played a main character from 1966 to 1969. This role earned her recognition and multiple awards, including three Primetime Emmy Awards.
In addition to her work on Mission: Impossible, Bain also starred in the science fiction television series Space: 1999, where she portrayed Dr. Helena Russell from 1975 to 1977. Her extensive experience in television has led to numerous other roles in various series, although specific details about these roles are not provided.
Bain has also appeared in several films throughout her career, including Animals with the Tollkeeper, Panic, Forget Me Not, and On the Rocks. Her filmography spans multiple decades, showcasing her versatility as an actress. With a career spanning over 70 years, Barbara Bain has established herself as a talented and accomplished actress in the entertainment industry.
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- The Eagle Obsession (2025) as Self
- Prisoners in Space (2025) as Dr. Helena Russell
- Space 1999 - 50 Years Out of Orbit (2025) as Self
- On the Rocks (2020) as Gran
- Reconnected (2018) as Gloria
- The Matchmaker (2018) as Sarah
- Silver Skies (2016) as Eve
- Nothing Special (2010) as Catherine
- The Return of Victor Bergman (2010) as Doctor Helena Russell (archive footage)
- Forget Me Not (2009) as Sister Dolores
- Political Disasters (2009) as Elizabeth
- Ben 10: Alien Force (2008) as Verdona (voice)
- Haunted Echoes (2008) as Lenore Gitchell
- Dangerous Isolation (2006) as Elizabeth Kramer
- Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales (2003) as Judy Utermeyer
- American Gun (2002) as Anne Tillman
- Smash Cuts! Super Sci-Fi Shorts Fest (2001) as Officer Ginlond (segment "Airtime")
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) as Mrs. Iris Paul
- Strong Medicine (2000) as Mrs. March
- Panic (2000) as Deidre
- Bel Air (2000)
- Animals with the Tollkeeper (1998) as The Mother
- Gideon (1998) as Sarah
- The Visitor (1997) as Constance MacArthur
- Millennium (1996) as Lilly Unser
- My So-Called Life (1994) as Vivian Wood
- Diagnosis: Murder (1993) as Cinnamon Carter
- Walker, Texas Ranger (1993) as Mother Superior
- The Spirit of '76 (1990) as Hipster
- Skinheads (1989) as Martha
- Trust Me (1989) as Mary Casal
- CBS Summer Playhouse (1987) as Julie Barrington
- Moonlighting (1985) as Emily Greydon
- Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Nora Morgan
- Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Ellen Lombard
- Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983)
- Cosmic Princess (1982) as Doctor Helena Russell
- Journey Through the Black Sun (1982) as Doctor Helena Russell
- The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island (1981) as Dr. Olga Schmetner
- Alien Attack (1980) as Doctor Helena Russell
- Don't Go Near the Park (1979) as Patty / Tra / Griffith's Wife / Petranella
- Destination Moonbase-Alpha (1978) as Doctor Helena Russell
- Space: 1999 (1975) as Helena Russell
- Space: 1999 (1975) as Helena Russell
- Savage! (1973) as Gail Abbott
- A Summer Without Boys (1973) as Ellen Hailey
- Goodnight, My Love (1972) as Susan Lakely
- The Pet Set (1971) as Self
- Murder Once Removed (1971) as Lisa Manning
- Mission: Impossible - The Bunker (1969) as Cinnamon Carter
- Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob (1969) as Cinnamon Carter
- The Mama Cass Television Program (1969) as Self
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1968) as Self (uncredited)
- The Carol Burnett Show (1967) as Self
- Mission: Impossible - The Slave (1967) as Cinnamon Carter
- Mission: Impossible (1966) as Cinnamon Carter
- Mission: Impossible - Old Man Out (1966) as Cinnamon Carter
- Get Smart (1965) as Alma
- My Mother the Car (1965)
- The Greatest Show on Earth (1963)
- The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self
- The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961) as Dorothy
- Ben Casey (1961)
- Straightaway (1961)
- Adventures in Paradise (1959) as Martha Peterson
- Adventures in Paradise (1959) as (uncredited)
- Hawaiian Eye (1959)
- The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959) as Veronica Vanderheit
- Mr. Lucky (1959) as Prudence
- Tightrope (1959) as Sandra
- 77 Sunset Strip (1958) as Rachel Dent
- Perry Mason (1957) as Madelyn Terry
- Perry Mason (1957) as Elayna Scott
- Wagon Train (1957) as Lucy Garrison
- State Trooper (1956) as Nen Slausen
- Summer Playhouse (1954)
- The Red Skelton Show (1951) as Miss Mallory