
Barbara Bel Geddes
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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- 2003 ·Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were Thereas Self (archive footage)
- 1997 ·Obsessed with Vertigoas Self
- 1978 ·Dallasas Miss Ellie Southworth Ewing Farlow
- 1977 ·Our Townas Mrs. Webb
- 1976 ·Spencer's Pilotsas
- 1971 ·The Todd Killingsas Mrs. Todd
- 1971 ·Summertreeas Ruth
- 1968 ·Journey to the Unknownas
- 1966 ·CBS Playhouseas
- 1964 ·Daniel Booneas Molly Malone
- 1961 ·Dr. Kildareas Dr. Ruth Halliman
- 1961 ·By Love Possessedas Clarissa Winner
- 1960 ·Five Branded Womenas Marja
- 1959 ·Riverboatas Missy
- 1959 ·The Five Penniesas Wila Stutsman
- 1958 ·Vertigoas Marjorie 'Midge' Wood
- 1955 ·Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Lucia Clay
- 1955 ·Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Mary Maloney
- 1955 ·Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Helen Brewster
- 1955 ·Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Sybilla Meade
- 1955 ·Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Midge Wood (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1951 ·Schlitz Playhouse of Starsas Marcia
- 1951 ·Schlitz Playhouse of Starsas Mary Andrews
- 1951 ·Fourteen Hoursas Virginia Foster
- 1950 ·Panic in the Streetsas Nancy Reed
- 1950 ·Robert Montgomery Presentsas The Second Mrs. de Winter
- 1950 ·Robert Montgomery Presentsas Tracy Samantha Lord
- 1949 ·Caughtas Leonora Eames
- 1948 ·Blood on the Moonas Amy Lufton
- 1948 ·Studio Oneas Charlotte Lamb
- 1948 ·Studio Oneas Letty Grey
- 1948 ·The Ed Sullivan Showas Self
- 1948 ·I Remember Mamaas Katrin
- 1947 ·The Long Nightas Jo Ann