Barbara Bel Geddes

Retired from acting, she lives in Maine. Chase also sings professionally. In the 1984-1985 season she was replaced by Donna Reed because of Bel Geddes's heart surgery. Chase also works as a voice over artist, performing the leads in Lilo & Stitch (2002) and the American translation of Spirited Away (2002). From 1978 to 1991, Bel Geddes played Miss Ellie Ewing Farlow on the prime time soap opera Dallas. Some of her major roles have been in Donnie Darko (2001), The Ring (2002), and the television series Oliver Beene (2003-2004). Her career restarted when Alfred Hitchcock cast her in four episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents as well as an important role in the movie Vertigo (1958). Chase began performing professionally at the age of eight.

However, the House Unamerican Activities Committee investigations essentially ended her film career. Her parents are Cathy Chase and John Schwallier and her birth name is Daveigh Elizabeth Schwallier. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for I Remember Mama (1948). Chase was born in Las Vegas, Nevada. Her film career began with 1947's The Long Night. Daveigh Chase (born July 24, 1990) is an American child actress. Her most notable stage performance was originating the role of Maggie in Tennessee Williams' Cat on a Hot Tin Roof on Broadway in 1955.

Bel Geddes, the daughter of architect Norman Bel Geddes, began as stage actress. Barbara Bel Geddes (born October 31, 1922) is an American actress.