The amazing Barbara Bel Geddes. In my opinion Miss Ellie was as important to the series as JR. She was the moral center of the show (with few exceptions). I heard Patrick Duffy once describe her performance as “small but powerful”. He wasn’t referring to her stature, but the powerful restraint which propelled her performances. When the show first ran I simply loved watching her; and all these years later her appeal has not abated. By the time Dallas came along she was an acclaimed actress and she did not not disappoint as Miss Ellie.
Without any doubt, Bel Geddes was head and shoulders above the rest of this cast as an accomplished actress of stage and screen for decades and it all shows in the clip. She was an actress of restraint and authority over both her character and the dialogue. Incredible consistency in every scene.
He's one of those really gifted actors like Ricardo Montalban, Gary Oldman, or even Dallas's own Jim Davis, who could play a convincing heavy OR a good guy interchangeably
JR says (about Sue Ellen and Dusty at the Southern Cross Ranch) “She’s living in sin down there with that cowboy.” How funny! Like JR wasn’t living in sin from day one! 🤣🤣🤣
I will always remember waiting and watching Dallas with my mom dad sister and brother every Sunday night, then we all went out to a local motel to dance away to great music.😊 I live in the uk ❤
Miss Ellie was a G! Good work on this video. But I am surprised you didn't include the scene where she threatened the reporter with a rifle. That was my favorite.
I love this show!!!! I miss these kind of show's, Dynasty too!!! Nothing on tv comes close to these show's.... Put them back on tv, we need them!!!! 🥀🥀🥀🥀....
It always tickles me to imagine her taking a horsewhip to Jock after he knocked her up and didn't want to marry her at first lol. She really did love that man or else she could have easily gone back to Digger and the two of them could have made life hell for Jock. That would have been an interesting alternative reality storyline but Miss Ellie wanted Jock and she was likely the only woman to ever wear him out like that. 😆
Barbara Bel Geddes was such a class act. And she was born to play MIss Ellie - a strong Texas woman, proud of her Texas heritage and loyal to her family. Hindsight is 2020. I wish they would’ve given her more to do in the storylines.
Barbara Bel Geddes was an Excellent Actress. She played a really Good Role as Miss Ellie. My favorite scene with her is not on here. My favorite scene with her was in season 2 when Garrison came to visit Miss Ellie and then her and Jock argued over giving back Southfork. Also when she told off JR after he caused some trouble with Garrison’s Nurse.
I loved Barbara Bel Geddes and Donna Reed as Miss Ellie. When Bobby dies Donna Reed's Miss Ellie says NO! NO! and cries and hugs Clayton for emotional support. That was very powerful acting on Donna Reed's part. I love Donna and Barbara, both equally.
12:45 - Miss Ellie was a great character and played beautifully by Barbara Bel Geddes. A true and tough matriarch, by no means a door mat with a kind and soft heart. I have no trouble in imagining her taking a horse whip to the great Jock Ewing, her late husband and love of her life. 😂
Dan Dan In my opinion, this lady represents the balance of kindness and toughness. Both living together inside her in harmony. She knew when to be gentle and when to crack the whip. I could definitely imagine her being a starship captain or admiral. (Sorry for that last sentence; its the Trekkie in me talking). Good show with great characters.
My Favorite Episode of Miss Ellie, Wasn't showed. It was when Miss Ellie, Had decided to declare Jock as being dead. Miss Ellie was in tears, when she had to admit this in front of her family, in order for the Ewing's to be able to run Ewing Oil. My favorite line was when Miss Ellie said, She was Jock's Woman with Soo! Much Love! and Honer! You can Tell in her voice and Tears , This was the Hardest thing she Ever! Had to do.
I like how Miss Ellie made it clear to JR that she and Jock are not raising another grandchild when JR reply she and Jock can "help" him raise John Ross.😂
Ms. Ellie was a loving wife and mother but still a force to be reckoned with. We could definitely use someone like her in congress to stand up for “we the people!”
Barbara Bel Geddes was Miss Ellie, pure and simple, I mean everything about her is beyond acting, it feels like it could be any mother in real life, but those times were so different, she had to be tough. She was amazing throughout the whole time she starred in Dallas.
I remember watching an episode of Dallas next generation and john ross made some smart a comment about miss Ellie and Bobby told him don't you ever talk about my momma
Love you Storm!! Keep up the good work! Thank you for posting these awesome clips. Please do a "Best of Victoria Principal". I love her! Thank you for helping me walk down memory lane with this outstanding show. 💯💕
I love Miss Ellie. She has so many qualities; courage, strength of character, a strong sense of right and wrong, wisdom, judgment, a way with words and a great capacity to love. It speaks volumes that she is the only woman that can both keep JR in line and that he genuinely respects. No harm to the late Donna Reed but she just didn't have Barabara Bel Geddes' to play Miss Ellie.
I have a very oil rich aunt in Midland who is the kindest tough as nails woman I will ever know, the family considers her Miss Ellie 2.0....we refer to her as Miss Ellie 2!! 😍😍😍 Barbara Bel Geddes was a BRILLIANT actress!!!! 🤗😇
Cracks me up to think about lol. Jock Ewing had grown men shaking in their shoes back in his younger days (and even toward the end of his life he was not a man to be played with) and then a little bit of a thing like Elinor Southworth takes a horsewhip to him? 🤣
Okay I've been binge-watching Dallas and I think it's time to say it it's all Miss Ellie's fault. She's the reason Jr is rotten and Evil. Jr didn't get that way on his own for him to be heartless the way he is she never taught him to be good gracious and thankful.
No one played Miss Ellie better than Barbara Bel Geddes. Nothing against Donna Reed. She was talented in her own right, but Bel Geddes had amazing energy as Miss Ellie. RIP to Barbara and Donna.
Only Larry Hagman was in charge of the scripts, not Barbara Bel Geddes (despite being the lead of the show)! I wish she could've supported with writers/producers on the show.
He knew better than to openly disrespect her like that younger idiot did. He knew that all it would take is for Miss Ellie to mention him being disrespectful to her and his reputation would have been ruined.
