Barbara Bel Geddes
Age: N/A | From: New York City, New York, USA
Person Details
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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
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
(1978) Miss Ellie Southworth Ewing Farlow
Dr. Kildare
(1961) Dr. Ruth Halliman
Daniel Boone
(1964) Molly Malone
Studio One
(1948) Letty Grey
Robert Montgomery Presents
(1950) Tracy Samantha Lord
Goldene Kamera Verleihung
(1966) Self
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
(1955) Sybilla Meade
Vertigo
(1958) Marjorie 'Midge' WoodActing
| 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 | ||
| Marja | ||
| 1959 | Missy | |
| Wila Stutsman | ||
| 1958 | Marjorie 'Midge' Wood | |
| 1955 | Lucia Clay | |
| Midge Wood (archive footage) (uncredited) | ||
| Mary Maloney | ||
| Helen Brewster | ||
| Sybilla Meade | ||
| 1951 | Marcia | |
| Mary Andrews | ||
| Virginia Foster | ||
| 1950 | Nancy Reed | |
| The Second Mrs. de Winter | ||
| Tracy Samantha Lord | ||
| 1949 | Leonora Eames | |
| 1948 | Amy Lufton | |
| Charlotte Lamb | ||
| Letty Grey | ||
| Self | ||
| Katrin | ||
| 1947 | Jo Ann | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
