Barbara Feldon

When she started "Get Smart" (1965), she was already famous, albeit anonymously, for lolling on a tigerskin rug as she purred the praises of Top Brass hair lotion. Graduated from Carnegie-Mellon in 1955. Hosted a magazine-type syndicated TV show "Special Edition" (1977). Wrote a self-help book in 2003 called "Living Alone and Loving It" She has a sister named Patricia. She graduated from Bethel High School in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. Likes minimalist interior decoration. Was nearsighted as a young woman. Does voiceovers for commercials today, and performed a one-woman show in the '90s. Pop-art quad-portrait done in 1965 by Andy Warhol. Feldon's "Get Smart" character, Agent 99, was named "most stylish secret agent" at the 2004 TV Land hall of fame awards. Long after "Get Smart" had ended its series run in 1970, she enjoyed a very successful TV commercial voice-over career, which lasted well into the 80s. Best remembered by the public for her starring role as C.O.N.T.R.O.L. agent 99 in Get Smart (1965). Says that she enjoys writing poetry, studying, and "living."Personal Quotes"There's not a day when somebody doesn't smile and say, 'Oh, you're Agent 99.' I like being in a world that regards me in a friendly way." Interview with Toby Kahn, 1983."I wish I could say this was a wonderful script.....It was like what I would call mind candy and it just got rid of the best perfectly good 2 hours of your life." (on her part of the film Let's Switch!)