Barbara Bel Geddes Net Worth
Barbara Bel Geddes Net Worth is
$950,000
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Barbara Bel Geddes (October 31, 1922 – August 8, 2005) was an American actress, artist and children's author, whose career spanned six decades. 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). She was the recipient of several acting awards and nominations throughout her career. | Date Of Birth | October 31, 1922, United States of America |
| Died | August 8, 2005, Northeast Harbor, Maine, United States |
| Place Of Birth | New York City, New York, USA |
| Height | 5' 3½" (1.61 m) |
| Profession | Actress, Soundtrack |
| Children | Susan Sawyer, Betsy Lewis |
| Parents | Norman Bel Geddes, Helen Belle |
| Star Sign | Scorpio |
| # | Trademark |
|---|---|
| 1 | Natural blonde hair |
| 2 | The role of Miss Ellie Ewing on Dallas (1978). |
| 3 | New York Accent. |
| 4 | Usually played women who either become engaged or get married. |
| 5 | Short stature. |
| 6 | Soft-spoken, deep sultry voice |
| 7 | Characters were usually part of a grand, dysfunctional family |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | [on her Dallas (1978) character]: Miss Ellie loved her boys. Bobby (Patrick Duffy) was special to her, a favourite, with Gary Ewing the black sheep and the wonderfully ruthless and so very often heartless JR her mainstay, but who gave Miss Ellie the most sleepless nights. |
| 2 | [In 1990 of the success of Dallas (1978)]: I never believed Dallas would become the hit it was. While I'm happy it was a success financially and career-wise for the young actors, I was hopelessly typecast from then on, which really put an end to my career outside the show. |
| 3 | [As to why she retired from her roles on television, esp. Dallas (1978), when Larry Hagman drove her away from the show]: Larry has stabbed me in the back. I've been betrayed by the person I thought was my best friend. He's as devious and cruel as when he plays J.R. I'm sure he's only doing it to save money. |
| 4 | I want to quit and just play, which I have never been able to do my whole life. I've just worked. Now I want to read and bird-watch and do my drawing. |
| 5 | [on the death of Jim Davis]: One evening I was alone in my dressing room when I felt a draft and turned to see Jim's ghostly figure passing through the closed door. He smiled reassuringly and then disappeared. |
| 6 | [Who said in 1987, in one of her movies, she remembered the late Howard Hughes sacked her, who also told her she wasn't sexy enough]: It was a crushing blow. Who wants to be told that? |
| 7 | I loved the entertainment industry, but that's in the past and I don't miss it at all. |
| 8 | [Who said in 1983 prior to recovering from her major heart operation]: There was a time when I didn't think I would be back on the show. |
| 9 | I'm ready to leave and just play for a while. |
| 10 | [Who refused scriptwriters' ideas to have her Miss Ellie cheating on her husband, scheming with her own sons or even turning to demonic drinking]: Dallas' fans around the world have come to accept Miss Ellie as a caring, loving wife and mother and that's the way I want her to stay. |
| 11 | [Who said in 1988 of her second husband (Windsor Lewis) dying of cancer, 16 years earlier]: I knew he was dying, but he didn't. I was too concerned about him to think about my lump. I thought my surgery was for a biopsy, but when I came around, the doctor said: 'I had to play a mean trick on you ...' I said: 'I know - my breast is gone. A serious illness like this opens your mind to what's important in life - and it isn't riches and fames. |
| 12 | I'll be harrowing, but it's worth it. I'll have to commute - I hate to be away from here. |
| 13 | [Where the ghost came to her dressing room about Jim Davis]: I told him, 'Jim, rest easy - our kids are doing just fine and I am, too.' Then, he faded away. |
| 14 | I plan to go back to my farm in upstate New York where I've lived for 35 years. It's a typical 'Back East' country house and I have some farm animals like ducks and geese. |
| 15 | [Who said in 1996 when she had no choice other than to sell her 200-year-old farmhouse near New York City, where he deceased husband lived]: I'll be happy to live here until I die. |
| 16 | [In 1998]: I know all about the human soul, and this is what good for mine. That's why I'm here. |
| 17 | [In doing a scene with Jim Davis sitting down]: I'm so sorry, I thought I had that line off pat. |
| 18 | [on her popularity while playing the sixty-something Miss Ellie Ewing Farlow on Dallas]: It's absolutely ridiculous. Ellie is no lush and the viewers would never believe that she could become one. |
| 19 | [In 1982]: We must not ignore the wild animals. I'll do anything I can to help. |
| 20 | [In 1980]: Self-examination was a term I never even heard of, even after I realized I had the lump. I ignored it until it just became too painful. |
| 21 | [In 1959]: When I first started, I thought it would be all fun - like appearing in a high school play. I didn't realize the discipline involved. |
| 22 | [Who talked about training]: You have to treat yourself like an athlete. You're always in training. You have to save yourself for those hours on the stage or before the cameras, when you'll need every bit of energy you possess. |
| 23 | [With the encouragement of her doctors, she stopped smoking]: I have to do something with my hands. |
| 24 | I sometimes wonder if whoever invented the boomerang also invented the credit card. |
| 25 | [Who shuddered after hearing about one of the Dallas (1978) reunion movies]: They'll make it without me, I'm not going through that again! |
| 26 | [Who said in 1989 about her deceased co-star (Jim Davis) as to how he would encourage her to stay on Dallas (1978), if he was around]: Just as I was pondering the future, I heard his voice saying, 'Stick with the show; the others need you.' I looked across the room and saw Jim's face reflected in the glass. He was telling me what to do - guiding me down the right path as he had in life. |
| 27 | [In 1985]: I haven't seen it for a couple of months, so they are sending me a load of tapes, so I can catch up with all the action. I'm afraid all I've been doing for the past few weeks is enjoying myself, puttering about doing things like painting the house and watching my goose, who's about to hatch her eggs any day now? |
| 28 | [In 1966]: I was never the Jane Russell type, although no one claimed my Maggie the Cat in 'Cat on a Hat Tin Roof,' lacked sex appeal. |
| 29 | [In 1951]: I think that was cute of R.K.O. |
| 30 | Mother Teresa is one of my heroines. |
| 31 | [Who was aware of her deceased TV star (Jim Davis), who encouraged her to stay on Dallas (1978) for the entire run]: I miss Jim terribly. When I became ill, I started to consider whether I would ever return to the show. |
| 32 | [When she learned of Donna Reed's firing from Dallas (1978)]: I certainly wouldn't do anything to harm Donna. I think she's a lovely lady and a wonderful actress, and everyone was grateful when she stepped in. And, as an actress, I would not appreciate being told I was being replaced the way she was. |
| 33 | [In 1986]: That quote got under my skin. If you fret about tomorrow so much that you dare not live today, then, how wise are you? |
| 34 | [In 1979]: You learn to live with it. That's how I like to help, if I can, by talking about it - to say there's hope and not to give up. You do get well. You are able to laugh about it and make jokes about it. |
| 35 | [on the Mastectomy storyline]: When the producer asked me if I would mind having Ellie discover a malignant lump on her breast, I thought, 'No, this time, I won't mind.' |
| 36 | I'm a dull girl, I guess, because I like to do mundane things. I like to putter things around the house, draw, raise geraniums and I can't let an avocado pit go into the garbage. I have to try to make it grow into a tree. |
| 37 | I'm not very well-bred and I'm not much of a lady. |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | At the same time she left Dallas (1978), she had no choice other than to sell her 200-year-old farmhouse in upstate New York. [1990]. |
| 2 | Long lives ran in her family. |
| 3 | Really hated to discuss her acting days. |
| 4 | Really hated to talk about the theater and/or films. |
| 5 | Created the role of Miss Ellie Ewing on Dallas (1978). |
| 6 | In 1927, when Bel Geddes was only 4, her father, Norman Bel Geddes, opened an industrial-design studio, and designed a wide range of commercial products, from cocktail shakers to commemorative medallions to radio cabinets. |
| 7 | Was often admired by Larry Hagman, who became a fan of hers, since he was a teenager. |
| 8 | Had signed a contract with Paramount in 1958. |
| 9 | Lifelong friend of Barry Nelson. |
| 10 | After four movies, Howard Hughes, who had bought control of RKO in 1948, dropped her contract because 'she wasn't sexy enough.'. |
| 11 | In 1945, Bel Geddes made a splash on Broadway at 22, with her first important role in "Deep Are the Roots," winning the New York Drama Critics Award as Best Actress. |
| 12 | On Dallas (1978), her original TV husband (Jim Davis) had died in a plane crash, after his character was down in South America drilling for oil, in real-life, she lost Davis herself, to multiple myeloma, the year after Season 5 was about to go in production. |
| 13 | Carcinoma ran in her family. |
| 14 | When Bel Geddes was growing up, in New York, she was always fascinated by actors and directors and all theatre people. |
| 15 | Was the most difficult star to be interviewed. |
| 16 | Rented a brownstone duplex in Manhattan. |
| 17 | On Dallas (1978), her character had lost her TV husband. In real-life she lost her husband before the show began. |
| 18 | After herself, her ex-Dallas (1978) co-star, Howard Keel, also underwent open heart surgery. She was also the only person and the only reason why she'd been an inspiration to him, after her own surgery went so successful. |
| 19 | Barbara Bel Geddes passed away on August 8, 2005, at age 82; and within five months of three other legends, who were born in 1923, aged 82: Hank Stram, Jean Carson and Don Adams. |
| 20 | She was most widely known to be a very private lady. |
| 21 | Began working on Dallas (1978) when she was age 55. |
| 22 | Lived in Los Angeles, California, from 1947 to 1951, and again from 1958 to 1962. |
| 23 | Her father Norman Bel Geddes staged more than 200 plays. |
| 24 | Bel Geddes received the prestigious Woman of the Year Award by Hasty Pudding Theatricals USA, America's oldest theater company in 1952. |
| 25 | She did not participate in the Dallas Reunion: Return to Southfork (2004) because she was too ill to attend. She delivered a telegram to the cast. She died the following year. |
| 26 | Served as honorary chairperson and enthusiastic supporter of Lifeline for Wildlife, Inc., a nonprofit organization founded in 1978, by her daughter, Betsy Lewis. |
| 27 | Left acting temporarily to take care of her ailing husband, Windsor Lewis. Lewis died in 1972. |
| 28 | Was David Jacobs's first and only choice for the female starring role as Miss Ellie Ewing on Dallas (1978). She accepted the job only because she was flat broke, much due in part of her savings after her husband's death, six years earlier. |
| 29 | Lived in a farm house, in Ellenville, New York, from 1962 to 1990. |
| 30 | Although her income from Dallas (1978) should have been enough to leave her financially secure, a $9 million lawsuit against her agent forced her to file for bankruptcy. |
| 31 | Played Larry Hagman's mother on Dallas (1978), in real-life, Bel Geddes was 9 years Hagman's senior. |
| 32 | Acting mentor and friends of Patrick Duffy, Victoria Principal, Steve Kanaly and Charlene Tilton. |
| 33 | She commuted from her farm house in New York to Los Angeles every weekend for 13 years while starring in Dallas (1978). |
| 34 | At a young age, she spent a lot of time with her father, who was involved in hundreds of theater productions in many capacities. |
| 35 | When she left Dallas (1978) in 1984, her co-star Larry Hagman suggested that his real-life mother Mary Martin replaced her in the same role, when Bel Geddes was temporarily replaced by Donna Reed. |
| 36 | Bel Geddes was the only cast member of the original Dallas (1978) series to win the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, as well as a Golden Globe Award. |
| 37 | She had the following animals: ducks, geese, fish, turtles and goats. |
| 38 | In the book "Dallas: The Complete Story of the World's Favorite Prime-Time Soap" by Barbara A. Curran, producer Leonard Katzman said that at the time no one was looking for big-name actors. When asked what attracted her to the young serial, the actress said: "I needed a job and I needed to make some money.". |
| 39 | Life Magazine named her 'Hollywood's Most Attractive New Star' on April 12, 1948. |
| 40 | Began her career as a contract player for RKO Pictures in 1946. |
| 41 | Received the Theatre World Award and the Clarence Derwent Award in 1946 for her first mature performance in Deep Are the Roots, directed by Elia Kazan. |
| 42 | Worked with Patrick Duffy's wife's (Carolyn Rosser) father in her first Broadway play, The Moon is Blue. Patrick Duffy later played her youngest son in the long-running series Dallas (1978). |
| 43 | Before she was a successful actress, she alongside an experienced actress, Carol Goodner, once did a commercial for Lux Soap, in Bel Geddes's early career. |
| 44 | Had appeared in nearly each and every episode of Dallas (1978), for 6 1/2 yrs, until 1983 when she suffered a heart attack, and left temporarily in 1984. The following year, she came back, a second time, who appeared in nearly every show, until she left, for good, in 1990, to enjoy her quiet retirement. |
| 45 | Theater ran in her family. |
| 46 | Survived by 2 daughters and 3 grandchildren. |
| 47 | Was a spokesperson for Campbell's Soup Products in 1985. |
| 48 | She died only 9 months after her Dallas (1978) co-star Howard Keel. |
| 49 | Was a breast cancer survivor. |
| 50 | Went into semi-retirement in the late 1960s to take care of her dying husband. |
| 51 | Had appeared in her first movie at age 24. |
| 52 | Her parents were separated when she was only 4, she, her father and her sister moved to Millburn, New Jersey. |
| 53 | Her hobbies included spending time with family, dining, gardening, painting, drawing, traveling and taking care of farm animals. |
| 54 | When she attended Putney School, she had displayed no dramatic talent whatsoever. |
| 55 | Met her first husband, Carl Schreuer, after failing to get a contract for movie roles. |
| 56 | Was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame, located in the Gershwin Theatre in New York City, in 1993, a distinction she shared with her father, stage and industrial designer Norman Bel Geddes. |
| 57 | Was referred by Dallas (1978)'s co-stars, Larry Hagman's and Patrick Duffy's characters to both call her 'Mama.'. |
| 58 | Like her father, Bel Geddes was also born in New York. |
| 59 | Upon her death, she was cremated and her ashes were scattered from a simple wooden boat into the harbor waters bordering her home. |
| 60 | She and the rest of her Dallas (1978) cast, attended the funeral of her one-time co-star and best friend, Jim Davis, on 1 May 1981. |
| 61 | Her father married twice more, just before Norman's death in 1958. |
| 62 | Before her first birthday, her father's revolutionary vision as a set designer led to a pivotal collaboration with Max Rheinhardt in the theatrical production of 'The Miracle.'. |
| 63 | Stepmother, Edith Lutyens Bel Geddes died on August 16, 2002, at age 95. |
| 64 | Her parents were originally from both Michigan and Ohio. |
| 65 | Her older sister, Joan, died on September 4, 2001, at age 84. Her sister worked worked in a 4-year stint as a researcher and theatrical assistant for their father. |
| 66 | Followed in her father's and her sister's footsteps in becoming an author. |
| 67 | Her last name 'Bel Geddes' was described as a theatrical flourish, while another called it 'an act of prehistoric feminism.'. |
| 68 | Her parents, Norman Bel Geddes and Helen (Belle) Sneider, were married in Toledo, Ohio, in 1916, almost 7 years before they had her. |
| 69 | Her mother died when she was only age 15, at that time, she moved in with her father in Putney, Vermont. |
| 70 | Friends with: Shirley Jones, Jane Wyman, Betty Grable, Larry Hagman, Jim Davis, Howard Keel, Ken Kercheval, Linda Gray, David Jacobs, Leonard Katzman, Marlon Brando and his sister Jocelyn Brando, Elia Kazan, Tennessee Williams, George Kennedy, Priscilla Pointer, Julie Harris, Barry Nelson, Dennis Patrick, Betty Hutton, Frances Bergen, Ellen Corby, Conrad Bachmann, Harry Guardino, Charles McGraw, Alfred Hitchcock, Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Alexis Smith, Dale Robertson, Martha Scott, David Wayne, Don Porter, Steve Forrest, Richard Basehart, Frank Faylen, Keenan Wynn, Maureen O'Hara and Paul Douglas. |
| 71 | After her long role on Dallas (1978), she retired from acting at age 67. |
| 72 | Graduated from Andrewbrook, an all-girls French convent school, in Tarrytown, New York, in 1940. |
| 73 | Left Dallas (1978) at the end of the seventh season, due to health problems. She came back at the beginning of the ninth season until she retired from acting in 1990. |
| 74 | She did not appear in two Dallas (1978) reunion movies, nor Dallas Reunion: Return to Southfork (2004), just the year before her death. |
| 75 | Of Scottish-German ancestry by her father. |
| 76 | Before she was a successful actress, she used to work at a summer stock as an apprentice in Clinton, Connecticut. |
| 77 | Like her ex-Dallas (1978) co-star, Larry Hagman, Bel Geddes was also a heavy smoker for years, which eventually lead to her heart attack, decades before being diagnosed with lung cancer, which claimed her life. |
| 78 | She attended Putney School, a private school in Putney, Vermont. |
| 79 | Made her Broadway debut when she was 18. |
| 80 | Best remembered by the public for her starring role as Miss Ellie Ewing Farlow on Dallas (1978). |
| 81 | Prior to her retirement, she was the best-selling author of 2 children's books. |
| 82 | Was the first and only choice to audition for the role of Miss Ellie Ewing on Dallas (1978). |
| 83 | Her future Dallas (1978) co-star's, Patrick Duffy's father-in-law, worked with her father Norman Bel Geddes, long before Duffy's future wife saw her in a Broadway play. |
| 84 | A longtime smoker, she was forced to quit by her doctors after her heart attack in March 1984. |
| 85 | Was twice nominated for Broadway's best dramatic actress Tony Award: in 1956 for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and in 1961 for Mary, Mary. |
| 86 | She played the lead in Mary, Mary on Broadway. Debbie Reynolds garnered the role in the Hollywood film version - Mary, Mary (1963). |
| 87 | She played the showgirl in The Sleeping Prince on Broadway. Marilyn Monroe garnered the role in the Hollywood film version - The Prince and the Showgirl (1957). |
| 88 | Operated on for breast cancer in 1971/72, and relived the experience in Dallas (1978) when Miss Ellie underwent a mastectomy. |
| 89 | Spent her retirement years in Northeast Harbor, Maine up until her death. |
| 90 | Designed stationery for Caspari and Crane in her retirement years. |
| 91 | Grandmother of: Samantha, Hannah, Joshua, Maggie, and Oliver. |
| 92 | At age 16 she was kicked out of the fancy Putney Finishing School in New England for being a disruptive influence. |
| 93 | Stepdaughter of famous theatrical costumer designer Edith Lutyens-Bel Geddes |
| 94 | Daughter of stage designer/art director Norman Bel Geddes and Helen Belle Sneider Geddes. |
| 95 | Mother of: Susan and Betsy. |
| 96 | She played Maggie the Cat in the original Broadway production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Elizabeth Taylor garnered the role in the Hollywood film version - Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)). |
Actress
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas | 1978-1990 | TV Series | Miss Ellie Ewing Miss Ellie Ewing Farlow |
| Our Town | 1977 | TV Movie | Mrs. Webb |
| Spencer's Pilots | 1976 | TV Series | Maggie |
| The Todd Killings | 1971 | Mrs. Todd | |
| Summertree | 1971 | Ruth | |
| Daniel Boone | 1969 | TV Series | Molly Malone |
| Journey to the Unknown | 1969 | TV Series | Inga Madison |
| CBS Playhouse | 1968 | TV Series | Doris Gray |
| Dr. Kildare | 1965 | TV Series | Dr. Ruth Halliman |
| By Love Possessed | 1961 | Clarissa Winner | |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | 1958-1960 | TV Series | Sybilla Meade / Helen Brewster / Mary Maloney / ... |
| Dow Hour of Great Mysteries | 1960 | TV Series | |
| 5 Branded Women | 1960 | Marja | |
| Riverboat | 1959 | TV Series | Missy |
| The Five Pennies | 1959 | Willa Stutsman | |
| The DuPont Show of the Month | 1958 | TV Series | |
| The United States Steel Hour | 1958 | TV Series | Lily Barton |
| Decision | 1958 | TV Series | Marcia |
| Vertigo | 1958 | Midge Wood | |
| Playhouse 90 | 1958 | TV Series | Sidney Cantrell |
| Studio One in Hollywood | 1957-1958 | TV Series | Letty Greene / Charlotte Lamb |
| Schlitz Playhouse | 1957 | TV Series | Mary Andrews / Marcia |
| The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial | 1957 | TV Series | |
| Campbell Summer Soundstage | 1954 | TV Series | |
| Fourteen Hours | 1951 | Virginia Foster | |
| Nash Airflyte Theatre | 1950 | TV Series | Molly Morgan |
| Pulitzer Prize Playhouse | 1950 | TV Series | Bethel Merriday |
| Robert Montgomery Presents | 1950 | TV Series | Tracy Samantha Lord The Second Mrs. de Winter |
| Panic in the Streets | 1950 | Nancy Reed | |
| Caught | 1949 | Leonora Eames | |
| Blood on the Moon | 1948 | Amy Lufton | |
| I Remember Mama | 1948 | Katrin | |
| The Long Night | 1947 | Jo Ann |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| I Remember Mama | 1948 | "Listen to the Mockingbird" 1855, uncredited |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| OT: Our Town | 2002 | Documentary special thanks |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obsessed with Vertigo | 1997 | TV Short documentary | Herself |
| The 39th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1982 | TV Special documentary | Winner |
| The 33rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1981 | TV Special | Herself - Nominee |
| The 7th Annual People's Choice Awards | 1981 | TV Special | Herself - Accepting Award for Favourite Television Dramatic Program |
| The 38th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1981 | TV Special | Herself - Nominee |
| The 32nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1980 | TV Special | Herself - Winner |
| The 37th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1980 | TV Special | Herself |
| The 6th People's Choice Awards | 1980 | TV Special | Herself - Accepting Favourite Dramatic Television Show |
| The 31st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1979 | TV Special | Herself - Nominee |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | 1956 | TV Series | Herself |
| A.N.T.A. Album of 1955 | 1955 | TV Movie | Herself |
| The Fred Waring Show | 1951 | TV Series | Herself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The 78th Annual Academy Awards | 2006 | TV Special | Herself - Memorial sequence |
| 12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2006 | TV Special | Herself - In Memoriam |
| Knots Landing Reunion: Together Again | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Miss Ellie Ewing (uncredited) |
| The 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 2005 | TV Special | Herself - In Memoriam |
| Dallas Reunion: Return to Southfork | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Miss Ellie Ewing (uncredited) |
| SoapTalk | 2003 | TV Series | Miss Ellie Ewing |
| After Dallas | 2002 | TV Movie | Miss Ellie Ewing |
| Doing Dallas | 2000 | TV Special | Miss Ellie Ewing |
| Henry Fonda: The Man and His Movies | 1982 | TV Movie documentary | Actress in 'The Big Night' (uncredited) |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Golden Camera | Golden Camera, Germany | Best International Actress | Dallas (1978) |
| 1984 | Soap Opera Digest Award | Soap Opera Digest Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Mature Role in a Prime Time Soap Opera | Dallas (1978) |
| 1982 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama | Dallas (1978) |
| 1980 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Dallas (1978) |
| 1952 | Woman of the Year | Hasty Pudding Theatricals, USA |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Soap Opera Digest Award | Soap Opera Digest Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role: Prime Time | Dallas (1978) |
| 1986 | Soap Opera Digest Award | Soap Opera Digest Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role on a Prime Time Serial | Dallas (1978) |
| 1981 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama | Dallas (1978) |
| 1981 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Dallas (1978) |
| 1980 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Actress in a Television Series - Drama | Dallas (1978) |
| 1979 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Dallas (1978) |
| 1949 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | I Remember Mama (1948) |
Known for movies
Dallas (1978-1990)
as Miss Ellie Ewing / Miss Ellie Ewing Farlow
Vertigo (1958)
as Midge Wood
I Remember Mama (1948)
as Katrin
Panic in the Streets (1950)
as Nancy Reed