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Barbara Bel Geddes
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Barbara Bel Geddes

1922 – 2005 · New York City, New York, USA · Active 1947–2003

Barbara Bel Geddes, born in 1922, is best known for her captivating performances in both theater and film. In Vertigo (1958), she plays the pivotal role of Midge Wood, a character entwined in a complex narrative of obsession and psychological tension. Her work in this Alfred Hitchcock classic highlights her ability to convey deep emotional resonance, contributing to the film's status as a cornerstone of cult cinema. Bel Geddes' career also spanned notable stage performances, but her role in Vertigo remains a defining moment in her legacy.

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Blood on the Moon

Blood on the Moon

1948 ★ 6.2
as Amy Lufton

Down-and-out cowhand Jim Garry is asked by his old friend Tate Riling to help mediate a cattle dispute. When Garry arrives, however, it soon becomes clear that Riling has not been entirely forthright. Garry uncovers Riling's plot to dupe local rancher John Lufton out of a fortune. When Lufton's firecracker of a daughter, Amy, gets involved, Garry must choose between his old loyalties and what he knows to be right.

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Filmography

33 credits
2000s 1 credit
2003
Movie ★ 7.0
1990s 1 credit
1997
Movie ★ 7.1
1970s 5 credits
1978
Dallas as Miss Ellie
TV ★ 6.8
1977
Our Town as Mrs. Webb
Movie ★ 9.5
1976
TV ★ 6.5
1971
The Todd Killings as Mrs. Todd
Movie ★ 4.6
1971
Summertree as Ruth
Movie ★ 6.3
1960s 6 credits
1968
Journey to the Unknown as Inga Madison
TV ★ 7.0
1966
CBS Playhouse as Doris Gray
TV ★ 7.0
1964
Daniel Boone as Molly Malone
TV ★ 7.0
1961
By Love Possessed as Clarissa Winner
Movie ★ 5.3
1961
Dr. Kildare as Dr. Ruth Halliman
TV ★ 5.7
1960
Movie ★ 6.1
1950s 13 credits
1959
The Five Pennies as Wila Stutsman
Movie ★ 6.9
1959
Riverboat as Missy
TV ★ 6.5
1958
Vertigo as Marjorie 'Midge' Wood
Movie ★ 8.1
1955
TV ★ 7.8
1955
TV ★ 7.8
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Helen Brewster
TV ★ 7.8
1955
TV ★ 7.8
1951
Fourteen Hours as Virginia Foster
Movie ★ 7.3
1951
TV ★ 7.2
1951
TV ★ 7.2
1950
Movie ★ 6.9
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents as The Second Mrs. de Winter
TV ★ 6.0
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents as Tracy Samantha Lord
TV ★ 6.0
1940s 7 credits
1949
Caught as Leonora Eames
Movie ★ 6.6
1948
Movie ★ 6.2
1948
Movie ★ 7.2
1948
Studio One as Charlotte Lamb
TV ★ 5.4
1948
TV ★ 6.8
1948
Studio One as Letty Grey
TV ★ 5.4
1947
Movie ★ 5.8