Barbara Anderson

Barbara Anderson (born November 27, 1945) is a retired American actress who portrayed police officer Eve Whitfield on the television series Ironside (1967–1971), which earned her a Primetime Emmy Award. Following the death of Elizabeth Baur in 2017, Anderson is the last surviving original Ironside cast member as of 2026.

Early life Anderson was born in Brooklyn, New York. Her father, George Anderson, was a Navy enlisted man.

Anderson became interested in acting during her teens, when she did a Tennessee Williams play. While she was a student at Memphis State University, Anderson won the title of Miss Memphis in 1963. Anderson was an actress with the Front Street Repertory Theatre, and debuted professionally in Memphis with the Southwestern University Players. Later, she acted with the Los Angeles Art Theatre.

Anderson was one of the four original cast members of Ironside and was the lead actress in the series for the first 105 episodes. Anderson played the role of one of two police officers chosen to assist Robert Ironside (Raymond Burr), former chief of detectives for San Francisco, after he lost the use of his legs due to a shooting. Anderson continued in her role as Officer Whitfield for four seasons. For her role on the show, she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 1968.

Anderson continued to work, though, accepting supporting roles in several TV movies, including 1977's You Lie So Deep, My Love (where she was reunited with former Ironside co-star Don Galloway). She also accepted guest roles on popular TV shows of the period including The Love Boat, Wonder Woman, and Marcus Welby, M.D. In 1993, Anderson reunited with her former Ironside co-stars for the TV movie Return of Ironside, reprising her role as Eve Whitfield, now the mother of a daughter.

Personal life In 1971, Anderson married actor Don Burnett and left the TV series Ironside to devote time to her marriage.

In 2023, thirty years after withdrawing from public life, she spoke at length about her career and personal life in a book by French author Patrick Loubatière .

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1966 The Virginian Sarah Crayton Episode: "The Challenge" 1966 Jericho Corporal Victoria Bannon Episode: "Four O'Clock Bomb to London" 1966 Star Trek: The Original Series Lenore S1:E13, "The Conscience of the King" 1966–1967 The Road West Barbara / Susan Douglass 2 episodes 1967 Laredo Della Snilly Episode: "The Other Cheek" 1967 Ironside Eve Whitfield Television film 1967 Mannix Angela Dubrio Episode: "The Name Is Mannix" 1967–1971 Insight Kathy 3 episodes 1967–1971 Ironside Officer Eve Whitfield Main role, 105 episodes 1970 Paris 7000 Ellen / Lee 2 episodes 1970 The Red Skelton Show Rick's Moll Episode: "Freddie's Desperate Hour" 1970–1974 Marcus Welby, M.D. Julie Haynes / Marcy 2 episodes 1972 Mission: Impossible Mimi Davis 7 episodes 1972 Visions of Death Susan Schaeffer Television film 1972 Night Gallery Leona Ogilvy Episode: "Fright Night" 1973 The Six Million Dollar Man Jean Manners (Television film) Season 1/Episode 1 & 2 - The Moon and the Desert 1973 Don't Be Afraid of the Dark Joan Kahn Television film 1973 Medical Center Betty Episode: "The Casualty" 1973 The Wide World of Mystery Maggie Clark Episode: "Murder and the Computer" 1974 Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law Carol Episode: "To Keep and Bear Arms" 1974 Strange Homecoming Elaine Halsey Television film 1974 Harry O Dr. Noelle Kira Episode: "Material Witness" 1975 Amy Prentiss Lenore Episode: "Profile in Evil" 1975 Police Story Rita Wagner Episode: "To Steal a Million" 1975 You Lie So Deep, My Love Susan Collins Television film 1975 The Invisible Man Paula Simon Episode: "Eyes Only" 1977 Gibbsville Episode: "Manhood" 1977 Wonder Woman Maggie Robbins Episode: "Last of the $2 Bills" 1977 SST: Death Flight Carla Stanley Television film 1977 Switch Dana Wallace Episode: "Net Loss" 1978 Doctors' Private Lives Frances Latimer Television film 1978 The Love Boat Karen Williamson Episode: "Ship of Ghouls" 1979 Hawaii Five-O Dorothy Meighan Episode: "The Meighan Conspiracy" 1982 Star of the Family Episode: "Save My Life, Please" 1983 Simon & Simon Celeste Dunn Episode: "Design for Killing" 1988 Bonanza: The Next Generation Annabelle 'Annie' Cartwright Television film 1993 The Return of Ironside Eve Whitfield Television film

Awards and nominations Year Association Category Work Result 1968 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Ironside 1969 1970