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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Full filmography
- Dallas (1978) as Miss Ellie
- Robert Montgomery Presents (1950) as The Second Mrs. de Winter
- Robert Montgomery Presents (1950) as Tracy Samantha Lord
- Daniel Boone (1964) as Molly Malone
- Dr. Kildare (1961) as Dr. Ruth Halliman
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
- Studio One (1948) as Charlotte Lamb
- Studio One (1948) as Letty Grey
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) as Lucia Clay
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) as Mary Maloney
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) as Helen Brewster
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) as Sybilla Meade
- Riverboat (1959) as Missy
- Vertigo (1958) as Marjorie 'Midge' Wood
- CBS Playhouse (1966) as Doris Gray
- Journey to the Unknown (1968) as Inga Madison
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951) as Marcia
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951) as Mary Andrews
- Spencer's Pilots (1976)
- Summertree (1971) as Ruth
- Blood on the Moon (1948) as Amy Lufton
- The Long Night (1947) as Jo Ann
- Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003) as Self (archive footage)
- I Remember Mama (1948) as Katrin