Acting
Barbara Bain
Born 1931-09-13
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Department: Acting
Biography
Barbara Bain (born Mildred Fogel; September 13, 1931) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Cinnamon Carter on the action television series Mission: Impossible (1966–1969), which earned her three Primetime Emmy Awards, as well as a Golden Globe Award nomination. She also starred as Dr. Helena Russell on the science fiction television series Space: 1999 (1975–1977). Bain has also appeared in the films Animals with the Tollkeeper (1998), Panic (2000), Forget Me Not (2009) and On the Rocks (2020). Description above from the Wikipedia article Barbara Bain, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Barbara Bain
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
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Ben 10: Alien Force
2008
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Perry Mason
1957
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Murder, She Wrote
1984
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Get Smart
1965
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On the Rocks
2020
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The Mike Douglas Show
1961
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Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
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Diagnosis: Murder
1993
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Mission: Impossible
1966
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (78 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Space: 1999 4K Double Bill - Breakaway and The Metamorph | Dr. Helena Russell | Movie | 2026 |
 | Prisoners in Space | Dr. Helena Russell | Movie | 2025 |
 | Space: 1999 - 50 Years Out of Orbit | Self | Movie | 2025 |
 | The Eagle Obsession | Self | Movie | 2025 |
 | On the Rocks | Gran | Movie | 2020 |
 | The Matchmaker | Sarah | Movie | 2018 |
| Reconnected | Gloria | Movie | 2018 | |
 | Silver Skies | Eve | Movie | 2016 |
 | The Return of Victor Bergman | Doctor Helena Russell (archive footage) | Movie | 2010 |
 | Nothing Special | Catherine | Movie | 2010 |
 | Forget Me Not | Sister Dolores | Movie | 2009 |
 | Political Disasters | Elizabeth | Movie | 2009 |
 | Haunted Echoes | Lenore Gitchell | Movie | 2008 |
 | Ben 10: Alien Force | Verdona (voice) | TV Series | 2008 |
 | Dangerous Isolation | Elizabeth Kramer | Movie | 2006 |
 | Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales | Judy Utermeyer | Movie | 2003 |
 | American Gun | Anne Tillman | Movie | 2002 |
 | Smash Cuts! Super Sci-Fi Shorts Fest | Officer Ginlond (segment "Airtime") | Movie | 2001 |
 | Panic | Deidre | Movie | 2000 |
 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Mrs. Iris Paul | TV Series | 2000 |
 | Strong Medicine | Mrs. March | TV Series | 2000 |
 | Bel Air | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2000 |
 | Gideon | Sarah | Movie | 1998 |
 | Animals with the Tollkeeper | The Mother | Movie | 1998 |
 | The Visitor | Constance MacArthur | TV Series | 1997 |
 | Millennium | Lilly Unser | TV Series | 1996 |
 | My So-Called Life | Vivian Wood | TV Series | 1994 |
 | Diagnosis: Murder | Cinnamon Carter | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Mother Superior | TV Series | 1993 |
 | The Spirit of '76 | Hipster | Movie | 1990 |
 | Trust Me | Mary Casal | Movie | 1989 |
 | Skinheads | Martha | Movie | 1989 |
 | CBS Summer Playhouse | Julie Barrington | TV Series | 1987 |
 | Moonlighting | Emily Greydon | TV Series | 1985 |
 | Murder, She Wrote | Nora Morgan | TV Series | 1984 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Ellen Lombard | TV Series | 1984 |
 | Scarecrow and Mrs. King | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1983 |
 | Cosmic Princess | Doctor Helena Russell | Movie | 1982 |
 | Journey Through the Black Sun | Doctor Helena Russell | Movie | 1982 |
 | The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island | Dr. Olga Schmetner | Movie | 1981 |
 | Alien Attack | Doctor Helena Russell | Movie | 1980 |
 | Don't Go Near the Park | Patty / Tra / Griffith's Wife / Petranella | Movie | 1979 |
 | Destination Moonbase-Alpha | Doctor Helena Russell | Movie | 1978 |
 | Space: 1999 | Helena Russell | TV Series | 1975 |
 | Space: 1999 | Helena Russell | Movie | 1975 |
 | A Summer Without Boys | Ellen Hailey | Movie | 1973 |
 | Savage! | Gail Abbott | Movie | 1973 |
 | Goodnight, My Love | Susan Lakely | Movie | 1972 |
 | Murder Once Removed | Lisa Manning | Movie | 1971 |
 | The Pet Set | Self | TV Series | 1971 |
 | The Mama Cass Television Program | Self | Movie | 1969 |
 | Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob | Cinnamon Carter | Movie | 1969 |
 | Mission: Impossible - The Bunker | Cinnamon Carter | Movie | 1969 |
 | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Self (uncredited) | TV Series | 1968 |
 | Mission: Impossible - The Slave | Cinnamon Carter | Movie | 1967 |
 | The Carol Burnett Show | Self | TV Series | 1967 |
 | Mission: Impossible - Old Man Out | Cinnamon Carter | Movie | 1966 |
 | Mission: Impossible | Cinnamon Carter | TV Series | 1966 |
 | Get Smart | Alma | TV Series | 1965 |
 | My Mother the Car | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1965 |
| The Greatest Show on Earth | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1963 | |
 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self | TV Series | 1961 |
 | Straightaway | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1961 |
 | The Dick Van Dyke Show | Dorothy | TV Series | 1961 |
 | Ben Casey | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1961 |
 | Mr. Lucky | Prudence | TV Series | 1959 |
 | Hawaiian Eye | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1959 |
 | Adventures in Paradise | Martha Peterson | TV Series | 1959 |
| Adventures in Paradise | (uncredited) | TV Series | 1959 |
 | The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis | Veronica Vanderheit | TV Series | 1959 |
 | Tightrope | Sandra | TV Series | 1959 |
 | 77 Sunset Strip | Rachel Dent | TV Series | 1958 |
 | Perry Mason | Madelyn Terry | TV Series | 1957 |
| Perry Mason | Elayna Scott | TV Series | 1957 |
 | Wagon Train | Lucy Garrison | TV Series | 1957 |
| State Trooper | Nen Slausen | TV Series | 1956 | |
| Summer Playhouse | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1954 | |
 | The Red Skelton Show | Miss Mallory | TV Series | 1951 |