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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
October 31, 1922
Place of Birth:
New York City, New York, USA
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Barbara Bel Geddes
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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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There | Self (archive footage) |
| 1997 | Obsessed with Vertigo | Self |
| 1977 | Our Town | Mrs. Webb |
| 1971 | The Todd Killings | Mrs. Todd |
| 1971 | Summertree | Ruth |
| 1961 | By Love Possessed | Clarissa Winner |
| 1960 | Five Branded Women | Marja |
| 1959 | The Five Pennies | Wila Stutsman |
| 1958 | Vertigo | Marjorie 'Midge' Wood |
| 1958 | Lamb to the Slaughter | Mary Maloney |
| 1951 | Fourteen Hours | Virginia Foster |
| 1950 | Panic in the Streets | Nancy Reed |
| 1949 | Caught | Leonora Eames |
| 1948 | Blood on the Moon | Amy Lufton |
| 1948 | I Remember Mama | Katrin |
| 1947 | The Long Night | Jo Ann |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Dallas | Miss Ellie |
| 1976 | Spencer's Pilots | |
| 1968 | Journey to the Unknown | |
| 1966 | CBS Playhouse | |
| 1964 | Daniel Boone | Molly Malone |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildare | Dr. Ruth Halliman |
| 1959 | Riverboat | Missy |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Lucia Clay |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Mary Maloney |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Helen Brewster |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Sybilla Meade |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Marcia |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Mary Andrews |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents | The Second Mrs. de Winter |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents | Tracy Samantha Lord |
| 1948 | Studio One | Charlotte Lamb |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self |
| 1948 | Studio One | Letty Grey |