Barbara Bel Geddes | Playbill

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Barbara Bel Geddes

Barbara Bel Geddes

Barbara Bel Geddes

Barbara Bel Geddes, the actress who originated the role of antsy, hungry Maggie the Cat in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof decades before she played the more composed matriarch Miss Ellie Ewing on TV's "Dallas," died Aug. 8, 2005, of cancer, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

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Born: Oct 31, 1922 in New York, New York
Death: Aug 8, 2005 in Northeast Harbor, Maine

Roles (15)

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Awards

Clarence Derwent Award
1946	Most Promising Female Performer	Deep Are the Roots	Winner

Theatre World
1946	Theatre World Award	Deep Are the Roots	Winner

Tony Award
1961	Actress in a Play	Mary, Mary	Nominee
1956	Actress in a Play	Cat on a Hot Tin Roof	Nominee

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