BARBARA BEL GEDDES

Barbara Bel Geddes
Barbara Bel Geddes
Gender: Female
Known for: Acting
Birthday: October 31, 1922
Deathday: August 8, 2005
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA

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.

Notable work

Filmography

Starring

1978·
Dallas
Miss Ellie
1977·
Our Town
Mrs. Webb
Ruth
Mrs. Todd
Molly Malone
Dr. Ruth Halliman
Clarissa Winner
1959·
Riverboat
Missy
Wila Stutsman
1958·
Vertigo
Marjorie 'Midge' Wood
Sybilla Meade, Helen Brewster, Mary Maloney, Lucia Clay
Mary Andrews, Marcia
Virginia Foster
Tracy Samantha Lord, The Second Mrs. de Winter
Nancy Reed
1949·
Caught
Leonora Eames
Letty Grey, Charlotte Lamb
Katrin
Amy Lufton
Jo Ann