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Barbara Bel Geddes

Barbara Bel Geddes

Birthday: 1922-10-31 | Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA

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​

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1971
The Todd Killings

as    Mrs. Todd

1960
Five Branded Women

as    Marja

1959
The Five Pennies

as    Wila Stutsman

1958
Vertigo

as    Marjorie 'Midge' Wood

1951
Fourteen Hours

as    Virginia Foster

1950
Panic in the Streets

as    Nancy Reed

1949
Caught

as    Leonora Eames

1948
Blood on the Moon

as    Amy Lufton

1948
I Remember Mama

as    Katrin

1947
The Long Night

as    Jo Ann