Barbara Bel Geddes

Acting

Born 1922-10-31 Died 2005-08-08 New York City, New York, USA 28 credits Primetime Emmy Awards 1 Donaldson Awards 1 Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year 1 Theatre World Award 1

Awards

Nominated for 1 Academy Award

Academy Awards 1 nominated

1949 Best Supporting Actress Nominated I Remember Mama

Primetime Emmy Awards 1 won

1980 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Won Dallas

Tony Awards 2 nominated

1961 Best Actress in a Play Nominated
1956 Best Actress in a Play Nominated

Donaldson Awards 1 won

— Donaldson Awards Won

Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year 1 won

1952 Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year Won

Theatre World Award 1 won

1946 Theatre World Award Won

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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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Filmography

Acting 26 credits