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Barbara Bel Geddes was an American stage and screen actress, artist, and children's author whose career spanned almost five decades. She was best known for her starring role as Miss Ellie Ewing in the television series Dallas. Bel Geddes also starred as Maggie in the original Broadway production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof in 1955. Her notable films included I Remember Mama (1948) and Vertigo (1958). Throughout her career, she was the recipient of several acting awards and nominations.
Born
Tuesday, 31 October 1922
Died
Monday, 08 August 2005
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The '80s: Top Ten | Self | 2022 |
| The 78th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Memorial Tribute | 2006 |
| Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There | Self (archive material) | 2003 |
| Obsessed with Vertigo | Herself / Self | 1997 |
| Dallas | Miss Ellie Ewing Farlow / Miss Ellie Southworth Ewing Farlow / Miss Ellie Ewing | 1978 |
| Our Town | Mrs. Webb | 1977 |
| Spencer's Pilots | Maggie | 1976 |
| The Todd Killings | Mrs. Todd | 1971 |
| Summertree | Ruth | 1971 |
| Journey to the Unknown | Inga Madison | 1968 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The '80s: Top Ten | Self | 2022 |
| The 78th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Memorial Tribute | 2006 |
| Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There | Self (archive material) | 2003 |
| Obsessed with Vertigo | Herself / Self | 1997 |
| Dallas | Miss Ellie Ewing Farlow / Miss Ellie Southworth Ewing Farlow / Miss Ellie Ewing | 1978 |
| Our Town | Mrs. Webb | 1977 |
| Spencer's Pilots | Maggie | 1976 |
| The Todd Killings | Mrs. Todd | 1971 |
| Summertree | Ruth | 1971 |
| Journey to the Unknown | Inga Madison | 1968 |
| CBS Playhouse | Doris Gray | 1967 |
| Daniel Boone | Molly Malone | 1964 |
| Dr. Kildare | Dr. Ruth Halliman | 1961 |
| By Love Possessed | Clarissa Winner | 1961 |
| 5 Branded Women | Marja | 1960 |
| Riverboat | Missy | 1959 |
| The Five Pennies | Willa Stutsman / Wila Stutsman | 1959 |
| Decision | Marcia | 1958 |
| Vertigo | Marjorie 'Midge' Wood | 1958 |
| Playhouse 90 | Sidney Cantrell | 1956 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Helen Brewster / Lucia Clay / Mary Maloney / Sybilla Meade | 1955 |
| The United States Steel Hour | Lily Barton | 1953 |
| Schlitz Playhouse | Marcia / Mary Andrews | 1951 |
| Fourteen Hours | Virginia Foster | 1951 |
| Pulitzer Prize Playhouse | Bethel Merriday | 1950 |
| Nash Airflyte Theatre | Molly Morgan | 1950 |
| Panic in the Streets | Nancy Reed | 1950 |
| Robert Montgomery Presents | Tracy Samantha Lord / The Second Mrs. de Winter | 1950 |
| The Fred Waring Show | Self | 1949 |
| Caught | Leonora Eames | 1949 |
| Blood on the Moon | Amy Lufton | 1948 |
| Studio One | Letty Grey / Charlotte Lamb | 1948 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | 1948 |
| I Remember Mama | Katrin / Katrin Hanson | 1948 |
| The Long Night | Jo Ann | 1947 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1982 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama | Won |
| 1981 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama | Nominated |
| 1981 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 1980 | Golden Globe | Best Actress in a Television Series - Drama | Nominated |
| 1980 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Won |
| 1979 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 1949 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
