Ellen Geer

Ellen Geer

​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 Lester 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
    Acting
    Place of birth
    New York City, New York, USA
    Birthday
    8/29/1941
Hard Traveling
Hard Traveling
0
Memory of Us
Memory of Us
0
Silence
0
Our House
Our House
6.3
June
June
5
The Visitation
The Visitation
4.9
Babe
Babe
5.3
Kotch
Kotch
6.542
Unlovable
Unlovable
6.019
Harold and Maude
Harold and Maude
7.596
Over the Edge
Over the Edge
7.3
Satan's Princess
Satan's Princess
3
Lonely Hearts
Lonely Hearts
4.3
The Princess and the Cabbie
The Princess and the Cabbie
7
Crossworlds
Crossworlds
4.99
The Wild Pair
The Wild Pair
4
A Shining Season
A Shining Season
4
My Kidnapper, My Love
My Kidnapper, My Love
0
House at the End of the Drive
House at the End of the Drive
9.3
The Gold Bracelet
The Gold Bracelet
0
Me and You and Everyone We Know
Me and You and Everyone We Know
6.963
My Town
My Town
0
Criminal
Criminal
6.194
A Different Affair
A Different Affair
0
I Want to Live
I Want to Live
7
Midnight Witness
Midnight Witness
3
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Something Wicked This Way Comes
6.4
The Reivers
The Reivers
6.473
The Odd Couple II
The Odd Couple II
6.403
Creator
Creator
6.2
Bloody Birthday
Bloody Birthday
5.949
Night Cries
Night Cries
5
Petulia
Petulia
5.9
Deadly Lessons
Deadly Lessons
5.1
The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald
The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald
7.5
Phenomenon
Phenomenon
6.4
Nancy Drew
Nancy Drew
5.833
When a Man Loves a Woman
When a Man Loves a Woman
6.472
Practical Magic
Practical Magic
6.7
Clear and Present Danger
Clear and Present Danger
6.634
The Postman
The Postman
6.2
Heart Like a Wheel
Heart Like a Wheel
5.6
Patriot Games
Patriot Games
6.681
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