- The first actress in the history of television to be awarded three consecutive Emmy Awards (1967, 1968, 1969).
- As of the passing of (her former husband) Martin Landau on July 15, 2017, She is the oldest living cast member of Mission: Impossible (1966).
- Took classes with Lee Strasberg at the Actors Studio, where she met her future husband, Martin Landau. The couple married in 1957 and eventually relocated to Los Angeles, California.
- Both she and her husband Martin Landau starred on Mission: Impossible (1966) and Space: 1999 (1975).
- Studied dance under Martha Graham and worked as a fashion model after moving to New York City.
- Stated in an interview, that she refuses to see any of the Tom Cruise-'Mission: Impossible' films (that began in 1996), largely because they're not like the series she starred on.
- Received her Bachelor's degree in sociology the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
- Is a lifetime member of the prestigious Actors Studio.
- Best remembered by the public for her role as Cinnamon Carter on Mission: Impossible (1966).
- Presented with the California Lottery's "Hero in Education" Award by actor Kurtwood Smith on "The Big Spin" show on December 18, 2004. The award was for creating an all-volunteer literacy program called "Bookpals" twelve years ago that has now expanded to 21 cities, where over 100,000 children are currently read to each week.
- She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television at 6767 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on April 28, 2016.
- As of August 2012, she was residing in the Miracle Mile area of Los Angeles, California.
- Her last name means "bath" in French.
- Mother-in-law of Roy Finch.
- No relation to Conrad Bain (of "Diff'rent Strokes" fame), despite a popular misconception.
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