Barbara Bel Geddes

Known for ActingBorn 1922-10-31Died 2005-08-08New 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 WikipediaRead more

Movies & web series

Our Town

Vertigo

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Obsessed with Vertigo

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

Fourteen Hours

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

I Remember Mama

Journey to the Unknown

Daniel Boone

CBS Playhouse

Dallas

The Five Pennies

Panic in the Streets

The Ed Sullivan Show

Spencer's Pilots

Caught

Riverboat

Summertree

Blood on the Moon

Five Branded Women

Robert Montgomery Presents

Dr. Kildare

The Long Night

Studio One

By Love Possessed

The Todd Killings