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Ellen Geer

Ellen Geer

Known For Acting
Birthday Aug 29, 1941 (84)
Birthplace New York City, New York, USA
Popularity 0.5 (history)
Updated Nov 15, 2024
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Ellen Ware Geer (born August 29, 1941) is an American actress, professor, screenwriter, film director and theatre director.Geer has enjoyed a long, distinguished career in film and television. She began her career appearing as a nun in the 1968 Richard Lest ... er drama Petulia. Geer followed this with an appearance in 1969's The Reivers with her father, Will Geer. In 1971, Geer played the deceased wife of the lead character in Kotch, appearing throughout the movie in flashbacks. That same year, she became a regular on The Jimmy Stewart Show (which aired until the following year) and had a supporting role in the acclaimed comedy Harold and Maude. In 1974, she starred in two films which she also wrote: Silence and Memory of Us. Both featured her father. The remainder of Geer's 1970s career consisted primarily of guest appearances and made-for-TV movies. TV shows on which she appeared during this time included Police Story, The Streets of San Francisco, Baretta, Barnaby Jones, Charlie's Angels, CHiPs, and two episodes of Fantasy Island. Her TV movie credits during this time included Babe (1975), The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case (1976), The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald (1977), and A Shining Season (1979). The only theatrical film on which she worked in the late '70s was Jonathan Kaplan's Over the Edge in 1979. The remainder of her TV credits include guest appearances on Star Trek: The Next Generation, The Waltons, Quincy, M.E., Dallas, The Practice, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, ER, NYPD Blue, and Cold Case. She also had recurring roles on Falcon Crest and Beauty and the Beast. She played future Piper Halliwell on the WB series Charmed in the series finale. In October 2007, the actress returned briefly to Desperate Housewives which she briefly appeared in before. Geer has served since 1978 as Artistic Director of the Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, a professional repertory, open-air theater in Topanga Canyon, California. Geer has also served as a Visiting Associate Professor, teaching acting, at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Theater for 12 years.

Known For

Filmography

Unlovable

Unlovable

2018

as Nana

House at the End of the Drive

House at the End of the Drive

2014

as Eunice Sequoia

The Gold Bracelet

The Gold Bracelet

2008

as Miss Hanson

Man in the Chair

Man in the Chair

2007

as Mrs. Erskine

Our House

Our House

2006

as Rose

The Visitation

The Visitation

2006

as Mrs. Macon

June

June

2004

as Grandma P.

Criminal

Criminal

2004

as Grandma

Nancy Drew

Nancy Drew

2002

as Librarian

The Odd Couple II

The Odd Couple II

1998

as Frances Unger Melnick

Practical Magic

Practical Magic

1998

as Pharmacist

The Postman

The Postman

1997

as Mrs. Thompson

Crossworlds

Crossworlds

1996

as Joe's Mom

Phenomenon

Phenomenon

1996

as Bonnie

Tonya & Nancy: The Inside Story

Tonya & Nancy: The Inside Story

1994

as Former Skater

When a Man Loves a Woman

When a Man Loves a Woman

1994

as Woman at Al-Anon

Midnight Witness

Midnight Witness

1993

as Valerie

Patriot Games

Patriot Games

1992

as Rose

Lonely Hearts

Lonely Hearts

1991

as Martha

Satan's Princess

Satan's Princess

1989

as Mary Kulik

The Wild Pair

The Wild Pair

1987

as Fern Willis

A Different Affair

A Different Affair

1987

as Mrs. Williams

Hard Traveling

Hard Traveling

1986

as Norah Sloan

My Town

My Town

1986

as Mother

Creator

Creator

1985

as Mrs. Spencer

I Want to Live

I Want to Live

1983

as Mrs. Cooley

Something Wicked This Way Comes

Something Wicked This Way Comes

1983

as Mrs. Halloway

Deadly Lessons

Deadly Lessons

1983

as Mrs. Grant

Heart Like a Wheel

Heart Like a Wheel

1983

as Mrs. Marianne Kalitta

Bloody Birthday

Bloody Birthday

1981

as Madge

My Kidnapper, My Love

My Kidnapper, My Love

1980

as Paula Stanley

Over the Edge

Over the Edge

1979

as Sandra Willat

A Shining Season

A Shining Season

1979

as Veta Mercer

Night Cries

Night Cries

1978

as Mrs. Whitney

Babe

Babe

1975

as Lilly Didrikson

Memory of Us

Memory of Us

1974

as Betty

Kotch

Kotch

1971

as Vera Kotcher

Harold and Maude

Harold and Maude

1971

as Sunshine Doré

The Reivers

The Reivers

1969

as Sally

Petulia

Petulia

1968

as Nun

Memory of Us

Memory of Us

1974

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