Barbara Bel Geddes
Known For
Acting
Born
1922-10-31 in New York City, New York, USA
Died
2005-08-08
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 Known For
Dallas
as Miss Ellie
Studio One
as Charlotte Lamb
Studio One
as Letty Grey
Dr. Kildare
as Dr. Ruth Halliman
Robert Montgomery Presents
as The Second Mrs. de Winter
Robert Montgomery Presents
as Tracy Samantha Lord
Daniel Boone
as Molly Malone
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Lucia Clay
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Mary Maloney
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Helen Brewster
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Sybilla Meade
Vertigo
as Marjorie 'Midge' Wood
Riverboat
as Missy
Journey to the Unknown
Caught
as Leonora Eames
CBS Playhouse
I Remember Mama
as Katrin
Spencer's Pilots
Blood on the Moon
as Amy Lufton