Barbara Bain Biography

Fast Facts

• First actress ever awarded three consecutive Emmys
• Her two daughters both work in the entertainment industry, one as an actress and the other as a film producer
• Originally interested in becoming a dancer, she moved to New York City after college to pursue a modeling career before fully transitioning to acting
• Quote: "I had a long experience with marriage, half good and half not so good․"
• Best known for appearing alongside her husband Martin Landau in numerous series including CBS's "Mission: Impossible" for which she would receive multiple Emmys
• She decided to try her luck in Hollywood after a national tour of her play "Middle of the Night" stopped in California in 1957
• Met eventual husband Martin Landau when the two were both students of Lee Strasberg at The Actors Studio