About Barbara Bel Geddes
Barbara Bel Geddes was an American stage and screen actress, artist, and children's author whose career spanned almost five decades. She received various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award, as well as nominations for an Academy Award and two Tony Awards. Bel Geddes was best known for her starring role as Miss Ellie Ewing in the television series Dallas, while her notable films included I Remember Mama (1948) and Vertigo (1958). In theatre, she is best-remembered as Maggie in the original Broadway production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof in 1955. Bel Geddes had created a new last name by combining her middle name and his surname. In 1978, Bel Geddes was the first actor signed to star in Dallas. When Lewis became ill in 1967, Bel Geddes suspended her career to care for him; he died in 1972.
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