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Barbara Bel Geddes (1922–2005)

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Arguably best remembered for her role as Miss Ellie, the Ewing family matriarch on the long-running TV series Dallas, Barbara Bel Geddes had earlier scored success on stage and screen long before gaining more lasting fame on television. Born in New York City on Halloween Day 1922, the daughter of noted theatrical and industrial designer Norman Bel Geddes... See full bio »

Born:

in New York City, New York, USA

Died:

(age 82) in Northeast Harbor, Maine, USA
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1978-1990 Dallas (TV series)
Miss Ellie Ewing / Miss Ellie Ewing Farlow
– Three, Three, Three: Part 2 (1990) … Miss Ellie Ewing Farlow (credit only)
– Three, Three, Three: Part 1 (1990) … Miss Ellie Ewing Farlow (credit only)
– The Southfork Wedding Jinx (1990) … Miss Ellie Ewing Farlow
– Family Plot (1990) … Miss Ellie Ewing Farlow
– Jessica Redux (1990) … Miss Ellie Ewing Farlow
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1977 Our Town (TV movie)
Mrs. Webb
 
1976 Spencer's Pilots (TV series)
Maggie
– The Search (1976) … Maggie
 
1971 The Todd Killings
Mrs. Todd
 
1971 Summertree
Ruth
 
1969 Daniel Boone (TV series)
Molly Malone
– Sweet Molly Malone (1969) … Molly Malone
 
1969 Journey to the Unknown (TV series)
Inga Madison
– The Madison Equation (1969) … Inga Madison
 
1968 CBS Playhouse (TV series)
Doris Gray
– Secrets (1968) … Doris Gray
 
1965 Dr. Kildare (TV series)
Dr. Ruth Halliman
– A Miracle for Margaret (1965) … Dr. Ruth Halliman
 
1962 Death Valley Days (TV series)
– The Vintage Years (1962)
 
1961 By Love Possessed
Clarissa Winner
 
1958-1960 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Helen Brewster / Lucia Clay / Mary Maloney / …
– Sybilla (1960) … Sybilla Meade
– The Morning of the Bride (1959) … Helen Brewster
– Lamb to the Slaughter (1958) … Mary Maloney
– The Foghorn (1958) … Lucia Clay
 
1960 Dow Hour of Great Mysteries (TV series)
– The Burning Court (1960)
 
1960 5 Branded Women
Marja
 
1959 Riverboat (TV series)
Missy
– Payment in Full (1959) … Missy
 
1959 The Five Pennies
Willa Stutsman
 
1958 The DuPont Show of the Month (TV series)
– The Hasty Heart (1958)
 
1958 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
Lily Barton
– Mid-Summer (1958) … Lily Barton
 
1958 Decision (TV series)
Marcia
– Fifty Beautiful Girls (1958) … Marcia
 
1958 Vertigo
Midge Wood
 
1958 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Sidney Cantrell
– Rumors of Evening (1958) … Sidney Cantrell
 
1957-1958 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Charlotte Lamb / Letty Greene
– The Desperate Age (1958) … Letty Greene
– The Morning After (1957) … Charlotte Lamb
 
1957 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
Marcia / Mary Andrews
– French Provincial (1957) … Mary Andrews
– Fifty Beautiful Girls (1957) … Marcia
 
1957 The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (TV series)
– The Gentle Voice of Murder (1957)
 
1954 Campbell Summer Soundstage (TV series)
– XXXXX Isn't Everything (1954)
 
1951 Fourteen Hours
Virginia Foster
 
1950 Nash Airflyte Theatre (TV series)
Molly Morgan
– Molly Morgan (1950) … Molly Morgan
 
1950 Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (TV series)
Bethel Merriday
– Bethel Merriday (1950) … Bethel Merriday
 
1950 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)
Rebecca de Winter / Tracy Samantha Lord
– The Philadelphia Story (1950) … Tracy Samantha Lord
– Rebecca (1950) … Rebecca de Winter
 
1950 Panic in the Streets
Nancy Reed
 
1949 Caught
Leonora Eames
 
1948 Blood on the Moon
Amy Lufton
 
1948 I Remember Mama
Katrin
 
1947 The Long Night
Jo Ann
 
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1959 The Five Pennies (performer: "The Five Pennies" 1959, "Follow the Leader" 1959, "Lullaby in Ragtime" 1959)
 
1948 I Remember Mama ("Listen to the Mockingbird" 1855 - uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2002 OT: Our Town (documentary) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (10 titles)
1997 Obsessed with Vertigo (TV documentary short)
Herself
 
1982 The 39th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special documentary)
Winner
 
1981 The 33rd Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series
 
1981 The 7th Annual People's Choice Awards (TV special)
Herself - Accepting Award for Favourite Television Dramatic Program
 
1981 The 38th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee
 
1980 The 37th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
1980 The 6th People's Choice Awards (TV special)
Herself - Accepting Favourite Dramatic Television Show
 
1979 The 31st Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series
 
1956 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #10.8 (1956) … Herself
 
1955 A.N.T.A. Album of 1955 (TV movie)
Herself
 
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2006 The 78th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
 
2005 Knots Landing Reunion: Together Again (TV documentary)
Miss Ellie Ewing (uncredited)
 
2004 Dallas Reunion: Return to Southfork (TV documentary)
Miss Ellie Ewing (uncredited)
 
2003 SoapTalk (TV series)
 
2002 After Dallas (TV movie)
Miss Ellie Ewing
 
2000 Doing Dallas (TV special)
Miss Ellie Ewing
 
1982 Henry Fonda: The Man and His Movies (TV documentary)
Actress in 'The Big Night' (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(????) Children's book: "I Like To Be Me." See more »

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Height:

5' 3½" (1.61 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[In 1951]: I think that was cute of R.K.O. See more »

Trivia:

She commuted from her farm house in New York to Los Angeles every weekend for 13 years while starring in Dallas. See more »

Trademark:

Characters were usually part of a grand, dysfunctional family See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio