Barbara Bel Geddes
Born in New York City, New York, USA — Oct 31 1922• Died Aug 08 2005
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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 Nor…
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Barbara Bel Geddes's Credits
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Dallas
Miss Ellie
Robert Montgomery Presents
The Second Mrs. de Winter
Studio One
Charlotte Lamb
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Ruth Halliman
Daniel Boone
Molly Malone
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Lucia Clay
Riverboat
Missy
CBS Playhouse
Journey to the Unknown
Vertigo
Marjorie 'Midge' Wood
Spencer's Pilots
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Marcia
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Self (archive footage)
Blood on the Moon
Amy Lufton
Caught
Leonora Eames
The Long Night
Jo Ann
Fourteen Hours
Virginia Foster
Panic in the Streets
Nancy Reed
Five Branded Women
Marja
The Five Pennies
Wila Stutsman
Obsessed with Vertigo
Self
Summertree
Ruth
Our Town
Mrs. Webb
I Remember Mama
Katrin
The Todd Killings
Mrs. Todd
By Love Possessed
Clarissa Winner