
Barbara Bel Geddes
Born October 31, 1922 in New York City, New York, USA · Died August 8, 2005 (aged 82)
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.
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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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Acted in 21
The Book of Eli2010
LearningAlready Dead2007
LearningBroadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There2003
Halloween: Resurrection2002
LearningObsessed with Vertigo1997
Loverboy1989
Our Town1977
The Eagle Has Landed1976
LearningFlatfoot in Hong Kong1975
LearningThe Todd Killings1971
Summertree1971
LearningMagic in Town1968
LearningBy Love Possessed1961
Five Branded Women1960
LearningThe Five Pennies1959
Vertigo1958
LearningFourteen Hours1951
LearningPanic in the Streets1950
Caught1949
LearningBlood on the Moon1948
LearningThe Long Night1947