Barbara Bain
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Barbara Bain was born in Chicago, graduating from the University of
Illinois with a Bachelor's Degree in Sociology. She then relocated to
New York City where she gained work as a dancer and high-fashion model.
Ms. Bain studied with Martha Graham, permanently cementing her love of dance;
however, it was with Lee Strasberg at the prestigious Actors Studio that she
discovered her true first love - acting. She is probably best known for
her work in the landmark television series Mission: Impossible (1966), created by Bruce Geller,
where she created the pivotal role of Impossible Missions Force Agent
"Cinnamon Carter", and, in the process, became the first actress in the
history of television to receive three consecutive Emmy Awards for Best
Dramatic Actress. Ms. Bain followed with the role of "Dr. Helena
Russell" in the now classic British syndicated science fiction
television series Space: 1999 (1975), created by Gerry Anderson and Sylvia Anderson. Her stage
work has garnered her Los Angeles Critic's Circle and DramaLogue Awards
for her work on Arthur Kopit's "Wings", Samuel Beckett's "Happy Days" and Eugène Ionesco's
"The Chairs". Ms. Bain has worked on behalf of numerous charitable
causes and is the founder of the Screen Actors Guild's "BookPals"
Program which currently has some 300 of her colleagues reading to
children in Los Angeles schools. Following the success of the program
there, she helped the program to develop in other major cities
throughout North America.