I Dream of Jeannie star asked to sign a leg at her book signing

She will be in Sydney this weekend, June 21 to 23 for Supanova Comic Con and Gaming Convention.

Eden is best known for starring in the 1960's television series I Dream of Jeannie as the show's namesake.

And despite only playing the role for five years she and the show has developed a huge international following, becoming one of the most re-watched programs in the world.

"I'm very grateful that people still like it and still remember me," said Eden. "It's wonderful. After Jeannie I did many different things, so I didn't really think about her until the last 15 years."

Despite the show's revived popularity Eden still believes that the Jeannie and on-screen companion, Major Nelson, should not have been married.

"It was not good for the show," she said. "The rules from the show were broken when they had them marry.

"She wasn't human, she was an entity. He knew she wasn't human, she didn't want to think she wasn't human. So, that was your comedy, that was your energy in the story. And the minute they did that, it just made her like anybody's housewife. She couldn't be. She couldn't marry a human.

"I think she should've just been a genie. They just could not have married. They can still have comedy and lots of good stories, but they didn't have to resolve the relationship, because there was no relationship."

Eden's success as Jeannie has led to a few odd requests from fans, but none stranger then when she was asked to sign a leg.

"About four years ago I wrote a book, Jeannie Out of the Bottle," said Eden. "I was at Barnes and Noble signing the book and this young man came up in shorts and said 'will you sign my leg?

"And of course Barnes and Noble wasn't too happy with him about that. They wanted him to buy a book and sign it.

"So I said, 'no go outside and wait and I will come out and sign your leg'. And I did.

"He already had a tattoo of Jeannie and I signed it along the side and he was going to have that tattooed again.

"And a year ago he came to a play I was in and he said, 'look it's all tattooed I have it here' and there it was," she laughed.

Eden is looking forward to "everything" when she comes back to Australia this weekend.

"I love Australia. I first came to Sydney when I was working in my Las Vegas Act," she said. "I loved it then and I have since been back. I love all the different parts of it."

Supanova Comic Con and Gaming Expo, will be at Sydney Olympic Park on June 21 to 23. Visit supanova.com.au