Barbara Bel Geddes
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Barbara Bel Geddes

Known for
Acting
Born
October 31, 1922
Died
August 8, 2005
Place of birth
New York City, New York, USA

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Biography

Barbara Bel Geddes (October 31, 1922 – August 8, 2005) was an American actress, artist and children's author. She is best known for her role in the television drama series Dallas as matriarch Eleanor "Miss Ellie" Ewing. Bel Geddes also starred in the original Broadway production of Cat On A Hot Tin Roof in the role of Maggie, and also appeared in Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo (1958). She was the recipient of several awards and award nominations for her thespian performances.

Bel Geddes retired from Dallas (and acting) in 1990 and settled in her home in Northeast Harbor, Maine, where she continued to work as a fine artist. She was the author of two children's books and the creator of a line of greeting cards. She was twice married, the mother of two daughters, and died of lung cancer on August 8, 2005.

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Filmography

  • Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were ThereFilm · 2003 · as Self (archive footage)
  • Obsessed with VertigoFilm · 1997 · as Self
  • DallasTV · 1978 · as Miss Ellie · 304 episodes
  • Our TownFilm · 1977 · as Mrs. Webb
  • Spencer's PilotsTV · 1976 · Acting · 1 episode
  • SummertreeFilm · 1971 · as Ruth
  • The Todd KillingsFilm · 1971 · as Mrs. Todd
  • Journey to the UnknownTV · 1968 · as Inga Madison · 1 episode
  • CBS PlayhouseTV · 1966 · as Doris Gray · 1 episode
  • Daniel BooneTV · 1964 · as Molly Malone · 1 episode
  • By Love PossessedFilm · 1961 · as Clarissa Winner
  • Dr. KildareTV · 1961 · as Dr. Ruth Halliman · 1 episode
  • Five Branded WomenFilm · 1960 · as Marja
  • The Dow Hour of Great MysteriesTV · 1960 · Acting · 1 episode
  • RiverboatTV · 1959 · as Missy · 1 episode
  • The Five PenniesFilm · 1959 · as Wila Stutsman
  • VertigoFilm · 1958 · as Marjorie 'Midge' Wood
  • Alfred Hitchcock PresentsTV · 1955 · as Lucia Clay · 1 episode
  • Fourteen HoursFilm · 1951 · as Virginia Foster
  • Schlitz Playhouse of StarsTV · 1951 · as Marcia · 1 episode
  • Panic in the StreetsFilm · 1950 · as Nancy Reed
  • Robert Montgomery PresentsTV · 1950 · as The Second Mrs. de Winter · 1 episode
  • CaughtFilm · 1949 · as Leonora Eames
  • Blood on the MoonFilm · 1948 · as Amy Lufton
  • I Remember MamaFilm · 1948 · as Katrin
  • Studio OneTV · 1948 · as Charlotte Lamb · 1 episode
  • The Ed Sullivan ShowTV · 1948 · as Self · 1 episode
  • The Long NightFilm · 1947 · as Jo Ann

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