Actress Barbara Eden marks 95th birthday with global fan tributes: I Dream of Jeannie star still receives fan mail

Barbara Eden, the actress who rose to fame over 60 years ago as the genie in the hit sitcom *I Dream of Jeannie*, celebrated her 95th birthday on Sunday. Her team posted a glamour photo of her on Instagram, described as taken “just over a month ago,” prompting thousands of birthday wishes from fans worldwide, including messages from Canada, Peru, Brazil, India, and Germany. One fan wrote in German, “Happy Birthday!!!!! You are incredibly great!!!!!!!” while another recalled loving *Bezaubernde Jeannie* and her master, according to the post .
In the series, Eden played a mischievous genie who captivated astronaut Major Nelson, portrayed by Larry Hagman. The show aired for five years and 139 episodes before ending in 1970 in the U.S., with its German premiere in 1967 on ZDF. Eden told *People* magazine in June at a Los Angeles charity event that she still receives fan mail and expressed gratitude for her health, family, and friends. She lives in California with her third husband, architect Jon Eicholtz .
Meanwhile, Dutch actress Lies Visschedijk, 52, known for her role as Roelin in *Gooische Vrouwen*, has taken on the lead in the new film *Uit Liefde*, playing a woman who unexpectedly learns she needs a kidney transplant .
In Norway, a film adaptation of Nobel Prize-winning author Jon Fosse’s 1997 screenplay has finally been realized after 29 years. Fosse, awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2023, was long considered too niche for film financing in the 1990s. Though best known for his plays, his existential themes have now reached the screen, with critics noting the drama’s slow build before its explosive climax .
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