Veteran actress Barbara Eden’s charm and beauty are proving to be as timeless as her iconic television character nearly 60 years after the role catapulted her to fame.
The 92-year-old “I Dream of Jeannie” star looked as vivacious and youthful as ever as she stepped out for dinner in Los Angeles, photos from DailyMail.com show.
Eden was spotted leaving celebrity restaurant The Grill On The Alley in Beverly Hills, where she was enjoying a meal with two friends.
She was photographed in front of the restaurant chatting with a friend while waiting for the valet to bring her car.
Her shoulder-length hair was as blonde as in her television glory days, with a wispy fringe covering her forehead.
Barbara Eden flaunted her youthful looks as she stepped out for dinner with friends in Los Angeles on Sunday ahead of her 93rd birthday.
Exclusive photos from DailyMail.com show Eden chatting to a friend outside the restaurant as she waited for the valet to bring her car.
She was wearing a blue and white striped boat neck shirt, white pants with a front slit, and blue and tan wedge heels.
She accessorized her look with a beige quilted Chanel bag and large sparkling hoop earrings.
Incredibly, Eden will celebrate her 93rd birthday on Friday, but she looks decades younger.
And even at her age, her fans recognized her on Sunday, including one who stopped short before saying: ‘Oh my God, it’s Jeannie!’
She stayed true to her well-known and charming personality and replied, “Yes, that’s me!”
The two girlfriends were joined at the restaurant for dinner by a friend who was seen smiling as Eden kindly interacted with fans.
Finally, the valet brought his baby blue Bentley convertible up front and the group said their goodbyes before going their separate ways.
She was accompanied by a male and female friend. She was wearing a blue and white striped boat-neck shirt, white pants with a front slit, and blue and tan wedge heels.
The actress dined at The Grill on the Alley, a popular steakhouse and celebrity favorite in Beverly Hills.
“Let’s do it again soon,” Eden was heard telling her friends.
In interviews, Barbara attributes her youthful appearance to walking, stretching and weight training.
In 2019, she told Closer magazine: “Everything in moderation. Don’t limit yourself, but don’t overdo it either!”
Although he enjoys wine and chocolate, he says he burns those calories at the gym and admits to having a personal trainer.
The Grill On The Alley opened its doors forty years ago and has been attracting business lunch and dinner customers ever since.
Barbara and Jon have been dining there for years and the staff knew them both by name and made sure they got into their car safely.
Barbara began her career in 1956 with a series of guest appearances on television shows, most notably on I Love Lucy in the sixth season episode ‘Country Club Dance’.
She played the young, naive and sexy Diana Jordan, who made Lucy and Ethel’s husbands, Ricky Ricardo and Fred Mertz, suddenly come to life at what they thought would be a boring event.
Eden has been married to Jon Eicholtz, her third husband since 1991. They are pictured together in 2023.
Known for: The actress landed her breakout role in I Dream of Jeannie, which premiered in 1965 and followed Eden as a genius named Jeannie who is discovered by an astronaut (Larry Hagman). The show ran for five seasons until 1970.
The Tucson, Arizona native played the beautiful but mischievous ‘Jeannie’ in I Dream of Jeannie alongside her master, Major Nelson, played by Larry Hagman, who died at age 81 in 2012.
The series aired from 1965 to 1970, and its distribution in the United States and abroad made her a world-famous actress.
Her character would return in several incarnations with the 1985 television film ‘I Dream Of Jeannie… Fifteen Years Later’ and the 1991 film I Still Dream Of Jeannie.
She found success on the big screen starring alongside Elvis Presley in the 1960 film Flaming Star and in the 1978 film comedy Harper Valley PTA.
He has starred in 25 feature films, five television series and television movies, including the 2009 Hallmark television special Always And Forever.
Eden has been married to architect Jon Eicholtz, 84, her third husband, since 1991.
She was married to actor Michael Ansara from 1958 to 1974. Their son Matthew tragically died in 2001 from a drug overdose at the age of 35.
Her second marriage to Charles Fegert in 1977 lasted only six years.
