Person
Barbara Bain
Acting · Born 1931-09-13 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
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
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Mrs. Iris Paul
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
Perry Mason
Madelyn Terry
Murder, She Wrote
Nora Morgan
Wagon Train
Lucy Garrison
Diagnosis: Murder
Cinnamon Carter
Get Smart
Alma
Strong Medicine
Mrs. March
Mission: Impossible
Cinnamon Carter
The Red Skelton Show
Miss Mallory
Filmography
- 2025Prisoners in SpaceDr. Helena Russell
- 2025Space 1999 - 50 Years Out of OrbitSelf
- 2025The Eagle ObsessionSelf
- 2020On the RocksGran
- 2018The MatchmakerSarah
- 2018ReconnectedGloria
- 2016Silver SkiesEve
- 2010The Return of Victor BergmanDoctor Helena Russell (archive footage)
- 2010Nothing SpecialCatherine
- 2009Forget Me NotSister Dolores
- 2009Political DisastersElizabeth
- 2008Haunted EchoesLenore Gitchell
- 2008Ben 10: Alien ForceVerdona (voice)
- 2006Dangerous IsolationElizabeth Kramer
- 2003Tracey Ullman in the Trailer TalesJudy Utermeyer
- 2002American GunAnne Tillman
- 2001Smash Cuts! Super Sci-Fi Shorts FestOfficer Ginlond (segment "Airtime")
- 2000PanicDeidre
- 2000CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationMrs. Iris Paul
- 2000Strong MedicineMrs. March
- 2000Bel Air
- 1998GideonSarah
- 1998Animals with the TollkeeperThe Mother
- 1997The VisitorConstance MacArthur
- 1996MillenniumLilly Unser
- 1994My So-Called LifeVivian Wood
- 1993Diagnosis: MurderCinnamon Carter
- 1993Walker, Texas RangerMother Superior
- 1990The Spirit of '76Hipster
- 1989Trust MeMary Casal
- 1989SkinheadsMartha
- 1987CBS Summer PlayhouseJulie Barrington
- 1985MoonlightingEmily Greydon
- 1984Murder, She WroteNora Morgan
- 1983Scarecrow and Mrs. King
- 1982Cosmic PrincessDoctor Helena Russell
- 1982Journey Through the Black SunDoctor Helena Russell
- 1981The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's IslandDr. Olga Schmetner
- 1980Alien AttackDoctor Helena Russell
- 1979Don't Go Near the ParkPatty / Tra / Griffith's Wife / Petranella
- 1978Destination Moonbase-AlphaDoctor Helena Russell
- 1975Space: 1999Helena Russell
- 1975Space: 1999Helena Russell
- 1973A Summer Without BoysEllen Hailey
- 1973Savage!Gail Abbott
- 1972Goodnight, My LoveSusan Lakely
- 1971Murder Once RemovedLisa Manning
- 1971The Pet SetSelf
- 1969The Mama Cass Television ProgramSelf
- 1969Mission: Impossible vs. the MobCinnamon Carter
- 1969Mission: Impossible - The BunkerCinnamon Carter
- 1968Rowan & Martin's Laugh-InSelf (uncredited)
- 1967Mission: Impossible - The SlaveCinnamon Carter
- 1967The Carol Burnett ShowSelf
- 1966Mission: Impossible - Old Man OutCinnamon Carter
- 1966Mission: ImpossibleCinnamon Carter
- 1965Get SmartAlma
- 1965My Mother the Car
- 1963The Greatest Show on Earth
- 1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf
- 1961Straightaway
- 1961The Dick Van Dyke ShowDorothy
- 1961Ben Casey
- 1959Mr. LuckyPrudence
- 1959Hawaiian Eye
- 1959Adventures in ParadiseMartha Peterson
- 1959The Many Loves of Dobie GillisVeronica Vanderheit
- 1959TightropeSandra
- 195877 Sunset StripRachel Dent
- 1957Perry MasonMadelyn Terry
- 1957Wagon TrainLucy Garrison
- 1956State TrooperNen Slausen
- 1954Summer Playhouse
- 1951The Red Skelton ShowMiss Mallory
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