Barbara Bel Geddes
Known for Acting · 27 credits
- Born
- 1922-10-31
- Died
- 2005-08-08
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
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
TV Shows (12)
Dallas
1978
as Miss Ellie
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
as The Second Mrs. de Winter / Tracy Samantha Lord
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Dr. Ruth Halliman
Studio One
1948
as Charlotte Lamb / Letty Grey
Daniel Boone
1964
as Molly Malone
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Lucia Clay / Mary Maloney / Helen Brewster / Sybilla Meade
Riverboat
1959
as Missy
CBS Playhouse
1966
as Doris Gray
Journey to the Unknown
1968
as Inga Madison
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Marcia / Mary Andrews
Spencer's Pilots
1976
Movies (15)
Vertigo
1958
as Marjorie 'Midge' Wood
Caught
1949
as Leonora Eames
Blood on the Moon
1948
as Amy Lufton
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Summertree
1971
as Ruth
The Long Night
1947
as Jo Ann
Panic in the Streets
1950
as Nancy Reed
The Five Pennies
1959
as Wila Stutsman
Fourteen Hours
1951
as Virginia Foster
By Love Possessed
1961
as Clarissa Winner
Five Branded Women
1960
as Marja
I Remember Mama
1948
as Katrin
The Todd Killings
1971
as Mrs. Todd
Obsessed with Vertigo
1997
as Self
Our Town
1977
as Mrs. Webb
About Barbara Bel Geddes
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 h… With 27 credits spanning from 1947 to 2003, Barbara Bel Geddes has appeared in 15 films and 12 TV shows.
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Most Popular Barbara Bel Geddes Movies
- Vertigo (1958) — as Marjorie 'Midge' Wood
- Caught (1949) — as Leonora Eames
- Blood on the Moon (1948) — as Amy Lufton
- Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003) — as Self (archive footage)
- Summertree (1971) — as Ruth
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