Barbara Bel Geddes


 Barbara Bel Geddes (October 31, 1922 – August 8, 2005)

She was best known for her starring role in the television drama series Dallas as matriarch Miss Ellie Ewing. Bel Geddes also starred in the original Broadway production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof in the role of Maggie. Her notable films included Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo (1958) and I Remember Mama (1948). In addition, She appeared in a few episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents. Bel Geddes was the recipient of several acting awards and nominations throughout her career. For her role of the family matriarch in Dallas, Miss Ellie, she had gained renewed international recognition. She appeared on the series from 1978 to 1990 (absent during the 1984–85 season) and remains the only cast member to win the Emmy Award (Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress - Drama Series) and the Golden Globe (List of Golden Globe Awards: Television, Best Actress, Drama). In 1985 she also received Germany's Golden Camera Award. In the early 1970s, Bel Geddes underwent a radical mastectomy, an experience she relived in the 1979–80 season of Dallas. The performance garnered her the Emmy Award. She was also honored by First Lady Betty Ford for helping to raise breast cancer awareness. Bel Geddes also suffered from heart trouble during the run of Dallas, and underwent quadruple bypass surgery. She ultimately died from lung cancer at age 82 in 2005, and was cremated. 

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