Person Details

Birthday: 1922-10-31 22:18:18

Death: 2005-08-08 22:18:18

Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Female

Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA

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Movie Involvements: 15

TV Involvements: 14


Most Famous Work

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Barbara Bel Geddes, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​

Most Famous Work

Dallas
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7

Dallas

(1978) Miss Ellie Southworth Ewing Farlow
Dr. Kildare
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5

Dr. Kildare

(1961) Dr. Ruth Halliman
Daniel Boone
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7

Daniel Boone

(1964) Molly Malone
Studio One
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4

Studio One

(1948) Letty Grey
Robert Montgomery Presents
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5

Robert Montgomery Presents

(1950) Tracy Samantha Lord
Goldene Kamera Verleihung
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6
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
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8

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

(1955) Sybilla Meade
Vertigo
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8

Vertigo

(1958) Marjorie 'Midge' Wood

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2003 Self (archive material)
1997 Self
1978 Miss Ellie Southworth Ewing Farlow
1977 Mrs. Webb
1976 N/A
1971 Mrs. Todd
Ruth
1968 N/A
1966 N/A
Self
1964 Molly Malone
1961 Dr. Ruth Halliman
Clarissa Winner
1960 N/A
Marja
1959 Missy
Wila Stutsman
1958 Marjorie 'Midge' Wood
1955 Sybilla Meade
Midge Wood (archive footage) (uncredited)
Helen Brewster
Mary Maloney
Lucia Clay
1951 Marcia
Mary Andrews
Virginia Foster
1950 Nancy Reed
The Second Mrs. de Winter
Tracy Samantha Lord
1949 Leonora Eames
1948 Amy Lufton
Letty Grey
Charlotte Lamb
Self
Katrin
1947 Jo Ann
Year Character Movie/Tv

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