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Actress Barbara Eden abruptly dropped out of appearing at the Cinecon Classic Film Festival due to a \u201csudden illness.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe\u2019re sorry to share that, due to a sudden illness, Barbara Eden will no longer be able to appear in person at Cinecon tonight,\u201d event organizers announced on\u00a0Facebook Saturday.<\/p>\n

\u201cBarbara is deeply regretful that she had to cancel at the last minute, as she had been very much looking forward to seeing everyone and celebrating with us,\u201d the Cinecon 62 Classic Film Festival team continued.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know how many of you were excited to welcome Barbara. We appreciate your understanding and join you in sending her our best wishes for a speedy recovery,\u201d they concluded.<\/p>\n

Though the \u201cI Dream of Jeannie\u201d star, 95, won\u2019t be at the event, the film festival said they will still honor her, as she was set to receive the Cinecon Legacy Award.<\/p>\n

Eden\u2019s co-star Pat Boone accepted the award on the actress\u2019 behalf. Both Eden and Boone, 92, starred together in \u201cAll Hands on Deck\u201d\u00a0and \u201cThe Yellow Canary.\u201d<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s unclear what illness Eden is currently battling.<\/p>\n

Page Six has reached out to her reps for comment but did not immediately hear back.<\/p>\n

Eden\u2019s acting and singing career spans over seven decades.<\/p>\n

Most notably, she starred as Jeannie alongside Larry Hagman as Major Anthony Nelson in the hit NBC sitcom \u201cI Dream of Jeannie.\u201d <\/p>\n

The hit series spanned 139 episodes across five seasons from 1965 to 1970.<\/p>\n

In a\u00a02024 interview, Eden opened up about how she has\u00a0managed to stay in shape over the years.<\/p>\n

\u201cI used to work out all the time,\u201d she told Fox News at the time.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI used to do spinning classes and then do weights with a trainer. \u2026 When COVID hit, that ended my heavy workouts. Now, I have a stationary bicycle, and I lift five pounds. I use very lightweight weights, but they\u2019re good for your bones.\u201d <\/p>\n

Eden and her husband, Jon Eicholtz, tied the knot in 1991. She shared son\u00a0Matthew Ansara with her first husband, actor Michael Ansara.<\/p>\n

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Matthew\u00a0died of a heroin overdose\u00a0in 2001.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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