Barbara Bel Geddes
Acting
Born: 1922-10-31 · New York City, New York, USA
Died: 2005-08-08
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. Bel Geddes retired fro
🎬 Movies (15)
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003
Self (archive footage)
Obsessed with Vertigo
1997
Self
Our Town
1977
Mrs. Webb
The Todd Killings
1971
Mrs. Todd
Summertree
1971
Ruth
By Love Possessed
1961
Clarissa Winner
Five Branded Women
1960
Marja
The Five Pennies
1959
Wila Stutsman
Vertigo
1958
Marjorie 'Midge' Wood
Fourteen Hours
1951
Virginia Foster
Panic in the Streets
1950
Nancy Reed
Caught
1949
Leonora Eames
Blood on the Moon
1948
Amy Lufton
I Remember Mama
1948
Katrin
The Long Night
1947
Jo Ann
📺 TV Shows (12)
Dallas
1978
Miss Ellie
Spencer's Pilots
1976
Journey to the Unknown
1968
Inga Madison
CBS Playhouse
1966
Doris Gray
Daniel Boone
1964
Molly Malone
Dr. Kildare
1961
Dr. Ruth Halliman
Riverboat
1959
Missy
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Sybilla Meade
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Mary Andrews
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Tracy Samantha Lord
Studio One
1948
Letty Grey
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
Self