Barbara Bel Geddes
Acting
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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Barbara Bel Geddes
Self (archive footage)
... 2003
... 1997
Mrs. Webb
... 1977
Mrs. Todd
... 1971
Ruth
... 1971
Clarissa Winner
... 1961
Marja
... 1960
Wila Stutsman
... 1959
Marjorie 'Midge' Wood
... 1958
Virginia Foster
... 1951
Nancy Reed
... 1950
Leonora Eames
... 1949
Amy Lufton
... 1948
Katrin
... 1948
Jo Ann
... 1947