Barbara Eden, Tina Louise, more TV stars enjoying life in their 90s

Carol Burnett is just one month shy of turning 92, William Shatner this month blew out 94 birthday candles and Dick Van Dyke will turn 100 years young in December.

So many memorable performers from TV's heyday are now 90-somethings. Here are six others from classic TV shows of the 1960s and '70s — even the '50s — who you might not realize are still enjoying life as nonagenarians.

Tina Louise, 91

CLAIM TO FAME She was "the movie star" Ginger Grant on the sitcom "Gilligan's Island," which first ran from 1964 to 1967 and lives on in reruns. Louise almost left before filming began when the director wanted to change her character from a combination of Lucille Ball and Marilyn Monroe into more of a wisecracker. An ally from the CBS front office fired the director.

BEYOND TV She penned the 1997 memoir "Sunday" and each Wednesday visits a school on Manhattan's Upper East Side to read to young children.

FUN FACT She was starring on Broadway opposite Burnett in “Fade Out — Fade In” when she got the offer for "Gilligan's Island."

Julie Newmar, 91

CLAIM TO FAME She was "Batman's" "purr"-fect Catwoman. In a 2023 interview with the Television Academy, Newmar said she knew nothing about the Batman comics when she was approached for the role and accepted it on the urging of her brother, who was a Batman fan.

BEYOND TV The inventive Newmar received two U.S. patents for pantyhose and one for a brassiere. She's also been a vocal supporter of LGBTQ+ rights.

FUN FACTS According to her official website, Newmar's ancestors came over on the Mayflower. She's also a classically trained pianist.

Barbara Feldon, 92

CLAIM TO FAME As Agent 99, she was the straight woman to Don Adams' Agent 86 on the '60s sitcom "Get Smart." A stellar combination of brains and sexiness (check out her commercial for "Top Brass" hair pomade), Feldon earned two Emmy nominations during the show's 1965-70 run.

BEYOND TV Though Feldon, who lives in New York City, continued acting after the series ended, she's also had a successful writing career and last year released her memoir "Getting Smarter."

FUN FACT Would you believe that in 1957, she won the top prize on TV's "The $64,000 Question" in the category of Shakespeare?

Barbara Eden, 93

CLAIM TO FAME She was the genie in a bottle who granted Larry Hagman his every wish on the sitcom "I Dream of Jeannie" (1965-70). Besides playing Jeannie, Eden had the challenge of playing her evil twin (Jeannie II) and her mom in some episodes, and keeping her belly button hidden to appease censors in every episode.

BEYOND TV In 2011, she released her bestselling memoir "Jeannie Out of the Bottle" and in 2021 came out with her first children's book "Barbara and the Djinn."

FUN FACT Eden named her labradoodle Djinn-Djinn after the uniform-hating pup on "Jeannie" who turned invisible.

Hal Linden, 94

CLAIM TO FAME Linden had a thriving Broadway career (including a 1971 best actor Tony Award for the musical "The Rothschilds") but his greatest success was playing the titular police captain on the hit sitcom "Barney Miller" (1975-82). The role earned him raves and seven Emmy nominations.

BEYOND TV After "Barney Miller," Linden, who started his career as a band singer, created a nightclub act in which he played clarinet and sang with a big band. He also returned to Broadway in shows like "I'm Not Rappaport" and "Cabaret." 

FUN FACT The actor, who was born Harold Lipshitz, changed his last name upon a bus ride through Linden, New Jersey, and spotting the town's name on a water tower.

June Lockhart, 99

CLAIM TO FAME She played mom to Timmy and everyone's favorite collie from 1958 to 1964 on "Lassie" and was the matriarch of the Robinson clan on "Lost in Space" (1965-68). As the child of renowned character actors Gene and Kathleen Lockhart, June made her screen debut as their daughter in the 1938 version of "A Christmas Carol." (Mom and Dad played Bob Cratchit and his wife.)

BEYOND TV Lockhart served as a national spokeswoman for International Hearing Dog, a program that trains dogs to assist deaf or hard-of-hearing people.

FUN FACT Lockhart also worked with her collie co-star in the 1945 movie "Son of Lassie."