Actor profile

Barbara Bain

13th September 1931 Chicago, Illinois, USA Acting

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.

38 Movies 35 TV Shows 77 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Prisoners in Space poster

Prisoners in Space 1st September 2025 as Dr. Helena Russell

Space 1999 - 50 Years Out of Orbit poster

Space 1999 - 50 Years Out of Orbit 1st September 2025 as Self

The Eagle Obsession poster

The Eagle Obsession 18th May 2025 as Self

On the Rocks poster

On the Rocks 2nd October 2020 as Gran

The Matchmaker poster

The Matchmaker 29th June 2018 as Sarah

Silver Skies poster

Silver Skies 22nd September 2016 as Eve

The Return of Victor Bergman poster

The Return of Victor Bergman 16th July 2010 as Doctor Helena Russell (archive footage)

Nothing Special poster

Nothing Special 1st January 2010 as Catherine

Forget Me Not poster

Forget Me Not 22nd October 2009 as Sister Dolores

Political Disasters poster

Political Disasters 3rd February 2009 as Elizabeth

Haunted Echoes poster

Haunted Echoes 20th November 2008 as Lenore Gitchell

Dangerous Isolation poster

Dangerous Isolation 13th September 2006 as Elizabeth Kramer

Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales poster

Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales 9th August 2003 as Judy Utermeyer

American Gun poster

American Gun 13th June 2002 as Anne Tillman

Smash Cuts! Super Sci-Fi Shorts Fest poster

Smash Cuts! Super Sci-Fi Shorts Fest 31st March 2001 as Officer Ginlond (segment "Airtime")

Panic poster

Panic 1st December 2000 as Deidre

Bel Air poster

Bel Air 1st March 2000

Gideon poster

Gideon 26th October 1998 as Sarah

Animals with the Tollkeeper poster

Animals with the Tollkeeper 6th January 1998 as The Mother

The Spirit of '76 poster

The Spirit of '76 12th October 1990 as Hipster

Trust Me poster

Trust Me 10th November 1989 as Mary Casal

Skinheads poster

Skinheads 10th March 1989 as Martha

Cosmic Princess poster

Cosmic Princess 1st December 1982 as Doctor Helena Russell

Journey Through the Black Sun poster

Journey Through the Black Sun 13th September 1982 as Doctor Helena Russell

The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island poster

The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island 15th May 1981 as Dr. Olga Schmetner

Alien Attack poster

Alien Attack 4th September 1980 as Doctor Helena Russell

Don't Go Near the Park poster

Don't Go Near the Park 1st March 1979 as Patty / Tra / Griffith's Wife / Petranella

Destination Moonbase-Alpha poster

Destination Moonbase-Alpha 31st December 1978 as Doctor Helena Russell

Space: 1999 poster

Space: 1999 14th January 1975 as Helena Russell

A Summer Without Boys poster

A Summer Without Boys 4th December 1973 as Ellen Hailey

Savage! poster

Savage! 31st March 1973 as Gail Abbott

Goodnight, My Love poster

Goodnight, My Love 17th October 1972 as Susan Lakely

Murder Once Removed poster

Murder Once Removed 29th October 1971 as Lisa Manning

The Mama Cass Television Program poster

The Mama Cass Television Program 26th June 1969 as Self

Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob poster

Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob 5th May 1969 as Cinnamon Carter

Mission: Impossible - The Bunker poster

Mission: Impossible - The Bunker 2nd March 1969 as Cinnamon Carter

Mission: Impossible - The Slave poster

Mission: Impossible - The Slave 8th October 1967 as Cinnamon Carter

Mission: Impossible - Old Man Out poster

Mission: Impossible - Old Man Out 8th October 1966 as Cinnamon Carter

Ben 10: Alien Force poster

Ben 10: Alien Force 18th April 2008 as Verdona (voice)

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation poster

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 6th October 2000 as Mrs. Iris Paul

Strong Medicine poster

Strong Medicine 23rd July 2000 as Mrs. March

The Visitor poster

The Visitor 19th September 1997 as Constance MacArthur

Millennium poster

Millennium 25th October 1996 as Lilly Unser

My So-Called Life poster

My So-Called Life 25th August 1994 as Vivian Wood

Diagnosis: Murder poster

Diagnosis: Murder 29th October 1993 as Cinnamon Carter

Walker, Texas Ranger poster

Walker, Texas Ranger 21st April 1993 as Mother Superior

CBS Summer Playhouse poster

CBS Summer Playhouse 12th June 1987 as Julie Barrington

Moonlighting poster

Moonlighting 3rd March 1985 as Emily Greydon

Murder, She Wrote poster

Murder, She Wrote 30th September 1984 as Nora Morgan

Murder, She Wrote poster

Murder, She Wrote 30th September 1984 as Ellen Lombard

Scarecrow and Mrs. King poster

Scarecrow and Mrs. King 3rd October 1983

Space: 1999 poster

Space: 1999 4th September 1975 as Helena Russell

The Pet Set poster

The Pet Set 25th January 1971 as Self

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In poster

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In 22nd January 1968 as Self (uncredited)

The Carol Burnett Show poster

The Carol Burnett Show 11th September 1967 as Self

Mission: Impossible poster

Mission: Impossible 17th September 1966 as Cinnamon Carter

Get Smart poster

Get Smart 18th September 1965 as Alma

My Mother the Car poster

My Mother the Car 14th September 1965

The Mike Douglas Show poster

The Mike Douglas Show 11th December 1961 as Self

Straightaway poster

Straightaway 6th October 1961

The Dick Van Dyke Show poster

The Dick Van Dyke Show 3rd October 1961 as Dorothy

Ben Casey poster

Ben Casey 2nd October 1961

Mr. Lucky poster

Mr. Lucky 24th October 1959 as Prudence

Hawaiian Eye poster

Hawaiian Eye 7th October 1959

Adventures in Paradise poster

Adventures in Paradise 5th October 1959 as Martha Peterson

Adventures in Paradise poster

Adventures in Paradise 5th October 1959 as (uncredited)

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis poster

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis 29th September 1959 as Veronica Vanderheit

Tightrope poster

Tightrope 8th September 1959 as Sandra

77 Sunset Strip poster

77 Sunset Strip 10th October 1958 as Rachel Dent

Perry Mason poster

Perry Mason 21st September 1957 as Madelyn Terry

Perry Mason poster

Perry Mason 21st September 1957 as Elayna Scott

Wagon Train poster

Wagon Train 18th September 1957 as Lucy Garrison

The Red Skelton Show poster

The Red Skelton Show 30th September 1951 as Miss Mallory