Photo: Raven Underwood / CC BY 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Barbara Bain earns my deep respect. Winning three consecutive Emmys for Mission: Impossible is not luck, it is sustained mastery, and she did it playing a role built on poise and intelligence rather than melodrama. I find her career arc admirable: from Chicago and Illinois training to network stardom, then a pivot into science fiction with Space: 1999, and finally a Walk of Fame star late in life. She represents a kind of actress who commands a scene through restraint and bearing, and that quiet authority has aged far better than flashier contemporaries.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Barbara Bain
- Name (Japanese)
- バーバラ・ベイン
- Reading
- ばーばら・べいん
- Born
- September 13, 1931 (age 94)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Goat
- Origin
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- model / stage actor / television actor / film actor / voice actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Awards & achievements
- 1967 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
- 1968 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
- 1969 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
- 2016 star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | On the Rocks | — |
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Barbara Bain born?
Born September 13, 1931 (age 94).
Where is Barbara Bain from?
Barbara Bain is from Chicago, Illinois, United States.
What does Barbara Bain do?
Barbara Bain works as model, stage actor, television actor, film actor, voice actor.
What is Barbara Bain known for?
Notable works include On the Rocks.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.