# Happy Birthday, Barbara Feldon **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 15, 2023, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-barbara-feldon/981196 "2023-03-15T01:56:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2023, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-barbara-feldon/981196/1 "2023-03-15T01:56:47Z")
Two days late, but Happy 90th Birthday to Barbara Feldon! > **[Barbara Feldon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Feldon)** > > Barbara Feldon (born Barbara Anne Hall; March 12, 1933) is an American actress primarily known for her roles on television. Her most prominent role was that of Agent 99 in the 1965–1970 sitcom Get Smart. > Feldon was born Barbara Anne Hall in Butler, Pennsylvania, part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. Feldon and her older sister Patricia were the daughters of Raymond D. and Julia Stewart Hall. She graduated from Bethel Park High School and trained at Pittsburgh Playhouse. In 1955, she gradu... ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2023, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-barbara-feldon/981196/2 "2023-03-15T03:40:20Z")
Two days late? Missed it by _that_ much. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2023, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-barbara-feldon/981196/3 "2023-03-15T03:41:22Z")
Wow! Didn’t know she was still with us. She was smart, sexy, and cool playing 99 in Get Smart. She is not a sole survivor from the show. Bernie Kopell who played Siegfried is still with us, as are other recurring characters. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2023, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-barbara-feldon/981196/4 "2023-03-15T03:53:55Z")
> [@markn\_1](#): > > Two days late? Missed it by _that_ much. You win the thread. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2023, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-barbara-feldon/981196/5 "2023-03-15T10:59:08Z")
She was Sam’s Valentine in an episode of _ **Cheers** _. She was still pretty hot at age 57. > **["Cheers" Sam Time Next Year (TV Episode 1991) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0539845/)** > > Sam Time Next Year: Directed by James Burrows. With Ted Danson, Kirstie Alley, Rhea Perlman, John Ratzenberger. It's Valentine's Day, and it doesn't seem to be going well for anyone. The Drs. Crane are trying to bring their respective therapy groups... ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2023, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-barbara-feldon/981196/6 "2023-03-15T11:56:06Z")
Barbara Feldon? She’s my second-favorite actress of all time! mmm ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2023, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-barbara-feldon/981196/7 "2023-03-15T13:13:07Z")
Also on an episode of Mad About You she played an actress who once had the role of ‘Spy Girl’. That was a couple of years after her appearance on Cheers, followed by her appearance in a Get Smart reboot. > **["Mad About You" The Spy Girl Who Loved Me (TV Episode 1993) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0638974/?ref_=nm_flmg_eps_tt_1)** > > The Spy Girl Who Loved Me: Directed by Barnet Kellman. With Paul Reiser, Helen Hunt, Leila Kenzle, Anne Ramsay. Paul finds out that Jamie has a former TV star as a client. Paul and Ira still adore the former spy girl from the show. At a dinner, Ira... ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2023, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-barbara-feldon/981196/8 "2023-03-15T13:17:25Z")
So, you think that 99 may make 99? I hope so at least. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2023, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-barbara-feldon/981196/9 "2023-03-15T15:09:52Z")
I had _such_ a crush on her back in the 60’s. Her and Diana Rigg. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2023, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-barbara-feldon/981196/10 "2023-03-15T15:12:54Z")
@Qadgop_the_Mercotan Same here; along with Betty Aberlin from _Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood_, Feldon and Rigg were my first celebrity crushes. ---
**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2023, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-barbara-feldon/981196/11 "2023-03-15T15:57:51Z")
Oh Max! ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2023, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-barbara-feldon/981196/12 "2023-03-15T17:54:01Z")
Back when I was like 4 or 5 I crushed on Barbara Feldon as Agent 99 and Tina Louise as Ginger on Gilligan’s Island. In fact I remember thinking they were the same person. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2023, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-barbara-feldon/981196/13 "2023-03-15T18:05:19Z")
I crushed on on Dawn Wells (Mary Ann) because she reminded me of Diana Rigg and Barbara Feldon. I had a weakness for brunettes (and married one). I do have the entire “Get Smart” TV series on DVD. Time to revisit the show! ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2023, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-barbara-feldon/981196/14 "2023-03-15T18:05:20Z")
> [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](#): > > So, you think that 99 may make 99? > [@K364](#): > > Oh Max! No comment. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2023, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-barbara-feldon/981196/15 "2023-03-15T18:44:16Z")
Max… ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2023, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-barbara-feldon/981196/16 "2023-04-14T19:40:49Z")
For non-_GS_ roles, my fave is the beauty pageant runner in the 1975 movie _Smile_. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2023, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-barbara-feldon/981196/17 "2023-04-14T20:05:11Z")
I _love_ that movie. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2023, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-barbara-feldon/981196/18 "2023-04-15T02:27:35Z")
It just dawned on me that she was also in a pre-_ **GS** _ episode of _ **The Man from UNCLE** _. I remember liking this one in particular because her character was a translator in the organization’s Portuguese division. > **["The Man from U.N.C.L.E." The Never-Never Affair (TV Episode 1965) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0641124/)** > > The Never-Never Affair: Directed by Joseph Sargent. With Robert Vaughn, David McCallum, Leo G. Carroll, Barbara Feldon. An UNCLE translator, Mandy Stevenson, seeks excitement. Solo, feeling sorry for her, "recruits" Mandy to be a courier. In reality,... It was also where I learned what a “humidor” is. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2023, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-barbara-feldon/981196/20 "2023-04-24T01:51:06Z")
Mmmmmmmmmmmm! 🥰 ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2023, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-barbara-feldon/981196/21 "2023-04-24T13:05:13Z")
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