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Barbara Feldon (born Barbara Hall on March 12, 1932 in the Pittsburgh suburb of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania) is an American actress and model.

She graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in 1955, shortly after which she won the grand prize on The $64,000 Question in the category of William Shakespeare.

She was most famous for her character Agent 99 in the television comedy series Get Smart, starring with lead Don Adams. When she was cast for the role, she was previously famous, although anonymously, appearing on a tigerskin rug in an advertisement for Top Brass dandruff cream. For performance in Get Smart she was nominated for an Emmy award for 'Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series' in 1968 and in 1969.

Before "Get Smart" she appreared in a comedy film with Dick Van Dyke entitled "Fitzwilly" released in 1967. Before this film she had small parts in various popular TV shows such as: "The Man from U.N.C.L.E", "Twelve O'Clock High",and "Flipper".

After Get Smart ended, Feldon was strongly typecast. She appeared in an episode of Mad About You as Diane "Spy Girl" Caldwell, an actress who was trying to shake her typecasting as Spy Girl in a series similar to Get Smart. She frequently appeared on "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In", guest-starring on the first show in 1968 and several episodes thereafter. Her finest performance may be as the beauty contest organizer in Michael Richie's "Smile" (1974). In recent years she has been successful as a voice performer.

Twice-divorced and New York City-based, Feldon has appeared on stage and on guest spots on TV shows, including in her old role as "99" in a brief sequel to the old Get Smart series, which had the same name, co-starring her old star Don Adams and new actor Andy Dick, in 1995. In 2003, Feldon authored Living Alone and Loving It, a self help guide to assist single people of all ages live more fulfilling lives.

External links

• Barbara Feldon on ABC Radio in Sydney Australia
• Top 10 Kick-Ass TV Divas
• Book Review
• Myspace Fan Group

Bibliography

Living Alone and Loving It (2003) ISBN 0743235177

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