Ellen Geer Biography (1941-)

Full name, Ellen Ware Geer; born August 29, 1941, in New York, NY; daughter of Will Auge (an actor and horticulturist) and Herta (an actress and balladeer; maiden name, Ware) Geer; married Edward Flanders (an actor), January 29, 1963 (divorced, 1968); married Peter Alsop (a singer and songwriter); children:(first marriage) Ian; (second marriage) Megan, Willow (an actress). Addresses: Agent: Kathleen Schultz Associates, 6442 Coldwater Canyon, Suite 206, North Hollywood, CA 91606.; Manager: Kyle Fritz Management, 6325 Heather Dr., Hollywood, CA 90068.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress, director, producer, writer
Birth Details: August 29, 1941; New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Stage Appearances
(Stage debut) First fairy, A Midsummer Night's Dream, American Shakespeare Festival, 1956
(New York City debut) Title role, Alice in Wonderland, Cricket Theatre, New York City, 1956
Gretta, Witness for the Prosecution, Robin Hood Theatre, Arden, DE, 1956
Emily, Hello out There, Robin Hood Theatre, 1956
Ermengarde, The Matchmaker, Phonecia Playhouse, Phonecia, NY, 1957
Laurey, Green Grow the Lilacs, Phonecia Playhouse, 1957
Chorus, Lady in the Dark, Players Theatre, Sarasota, FL, 1957
Bridget, Roomful of Roses, Players Theatre, 1957
Celestinet, Can-Can, Players Theatre, 1957
Night Must Fall, Players Theatre, 1957
Agnes, The Beautiful People, Lenox Hill Playhouse, New York City,1959
Maria, School for Scandal, Association of Producing Artists, New York City, between 1959 and 1963
Nina, The Seagull, Association of Producing Artists, between 1959and 1963
First fairy, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Association of Producing Artists, between 1959 and 1963
Gertrude, Fashion, Association of Producing Artists, between 1959and 1963
Jessica, The Merchant of Venice, Association of Producing Artists,between 1959 and 1963
Queen, Richard II, Association of Producing Artists, between 1959and 1963
Desdemona, Othello, Old Globe Shakespeare Festival, San Diego, CA,1961
Lady Percy, Henry IV, Old Globe Shakespeare Festival, 1961
Joan, Saint Joan, Guthrie Theatre, Minneapolis, MN, between 1963 and 1966
Rosalinde, As You Like It, Guthrie Theatre, between 1963 and 1966
Laura, The Glass Menagerie, Guthrie Theatre, between 1963 and 1966
Irina, Three Sisters, Guthrie Theatre, between 1963 and 1966
Lady Anne, Richard III, Guthrie Theatre, between 1963 and 1966
Marianne, The Miser, Guthrie Theatre, between 1963 and 1966
Dunyasha, The Cherry Orchard, Guthrie Theatre, between 1963 and 1966
Mrs. Fainall, Way of the World, Guthrie Theatre, between 1963 and1966
Gladys, The Skin of Our Teeth, Guthrie Theatre, between 1963 and 1966
Nina, The Seagull, American Conservatory Theatre, San Francisco, CA, between 1967 and 1969
Masha, Long Live Life, American Conservatory Theatre, between 1967and 1969
Julia, A Delicate Balance, American Conservatory Theatre, between1967 and 1969
Kitty, Charley's Aunt, American Conservatory Theatre, between 1967and 1969
Viola, Twelfth Night, American Conservatory Theatre, between 1967and 1969
Elaine, Arsenic and Old Lace, American Conservatory Theatre, between 1967 and 1969
Emily, Our Town, American Conservatory Theatre, between 1967 and 1969
Minnie Faye, The Matchmaker, American Conservatory Theatre, between 1967 and 1969
Imogen, Cymbeline, Old Globe Shakespeare Festival, 1972
Hero, Much Ado about Nothing, Old Globe Shakespeare Festival, 1972
Bianca, The Taming of the Shrew, Old Globe Shakespeare Festival, 1972
Maude, Harold and Maude, Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, Topanga Canyon, CA, 2000
The Woodie Guthrie Show, Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, 2003
Fanny Farrelly, Watch on the Rhine, Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, 2004
Also appeared as Estelle, Father's Day, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles; Ariel, The Tempest, Hermione, The Winter's Tale, Lady Capulet, Romeo and Juliet, Titania, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Mistress Ford, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Kate, The Taming of the Shrew, Rosalind, As You Like It, Olga, Three Sisters, Madame Arkadina, The Seagull, and in Women and Other People, all at WillGeer Theatricum Botanicum, Topanga Canyon, CA; also appeared as Lady Macbeth, Macbeth; Princess, Sweet Bird of Youth; Lettice, Lettice & Lovage; Blanche DuBois, A Streetcar Named Desire; Jenny, The Threepenny Opera; and in And the Dark Cloud Came.
Major Tours
Dorcas, Winter's Tale, American Shakespeare Festival, 1958
First fairy, A Midsummer Night's Dream, American Shakespeare Festival, 1958
Stage Work
Animal Farm, Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, 2002
Under Milk Wood, Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, 2004
Othello, Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, 2005
Also directed Americana; As You Like It; The Crucible; Cymbeline; The Glass Menagerie; The House of Atreus; Lysistrata; The Merry Wives of Windsor; A Midsummer Night'sDream; Richard III; Robber Bridegroom; Romeo and Juliet; The Seagull; The Skin of Our Teeth; The Taming of the Shrew; The Tempest; Three Sisters; Twelfth Night; Voices; and The Winter's Tale.
Film Appearances
Nun, Petulia, Warner Bros., 1968
Sally, The Reivers (also known as Yellow Winton Flyer), National General, 1969
Abraham and Isaac, 1970
Vera Kotcher, Kotch, Cinerama, 1971
Sunshine Dore, Harold and Maude, Paramount, 1971
Betty, Memory of Us, Cinema Financial, 1974
Barbara, Silence (also known as Crazy Jack and the Boy), Cinema Financial, 1974
Sandra Willat, Over the Edge, Warner Bros., 1978
Louise, On the Nickel, 1980
Madge, Bloody Birthday (also known as Creepers), 1981
Mrs. Marianne Kalitta, Heart Like a Wheel, Twentieth Century-Fox,1983
Mrs. Halloway, Something Wicked This Way Comes, Buena Vista, 1983
(Uncredited) Irreconcilable Differences, 1984
Norah Sloan, Hard Traveling, Shire, 1985
Mr. Spencer, Creator (also known as The Big Picture), Universal, 1985
Fern Willis, The Wild Pair (also known as The Devil's Odds), Trans World, 1987
Bar waitress, Big Shots, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1987
Significant Other, 1987
Walla group member, Two-Moon Junction, Lorimar, 1988
Mary, Satan's Princess (also known as Malediction), Paramount Home Video, 1990
Martha, Lonely Hearts, LIVE Home Video, 1991
Rose, Patriot Games, Paramount, 1992
When Jesus Was a Kid, 1993
(Uncredited) Deadly Exposure, 1993
Skates, 1994
Woman at Alcoholics Anonymous, When a Man Loves a Woman (also known as Significant Other and To Have and to Hold), Buena Vista, 1994
Rose, Clear and Present Danger, Paramount, 1994

Bonnie, Phenomenon, Buena Vista, 1996
Pineview woman, The Postman, Warner Bros., 1997
Frances Ungar Melnick, The Odd Couple II (also known as Neil Simon's "The Odd Couple II"), Paramount, 1998
Pharmacist, Practical Magic, Warner Bros., 1998
After Romeo, Artists Network, 1999
Veronica Hudson, The Assistant, 2001
Grandma, Criminal, Warner Independent Pictures, 2004
Lois, Death of the Day (short), 2004
Ellen, Me and You and Everyone We Know, Checkmark, 2005
Eunice Sequoia, House at the End of the Drive, 2005
Miss Hanson, The Gold Bracelet, 2005
Mrs. Erskine, Man in the Chair, 2006
Mrs. Macon, The Visitation, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2006
Film Work
Director, After Romeo, Artists Network, 1999
Television Appearances
Series
Wendy Howard, The Jimmy Stewart Show, 1971-72
Doris, Falcon Crest, 1985-87
Dorothy, Santa Barbara, 1986
Mary, Beauty and the Beast, CBS, 1988-90
Norma Flannery, Santa Barbara, 1990
Additional voices, Pirates of Darkwater (also known as Darkwater), c. 1992
Miniseries
The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald, 1977
Movies
Lilly Didrickson, Babe (also known as The Babe Didrickson Story), 1975
Myra Condon, The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case, 1976
Mrs. Whitney, Night Cries, 1978
Veta Mercer, A Shining Season, 1979
Paula Stanley, My Kidnapper, My Love (also known as Dark Side of Love), 1980
Nellie, The Princess and the Cabbie, 1981
Grant, Deadly Lessons, 1983
Mrs. Cooley, I Want to Live, 1983
Nora Vandemeer, Velvet, ABC, 1984
Sybil Rosenberg, Stingray, NBC, 1985
Old wife, Kung Fu: The Movie, CBS, 1986
Parent, My Town (also known as Disney Sunday Movie), ABC, 1986
Mrs. Williams, A Different Affair, CBS, 1987
Bea King, The Town Bully (also known as A Friendly, Quiet Little Town), ABC, 1988
Miracle at Beekman's Place, NBC, 1988
Murder Between Friends, NBC, 1994
Former skater, Tonya and Nancy: The Inside Story, NBC, 1994
Joe's mom, Crossworlds, HBO, 1996
Librarian, Nancy Drew, ABC, 2002
Grandma P., June, 2004
Rose, Our House, Hallmark Channel, 2006
Episodic
Daughter, "The Wooden Dish," Play of the Week, WNTA, 1961
My Friend Tony, NBC, 1969
Wendy, The Jimmy Stewart Show, NBC, 1971
Eva Mann, "The Ceremony," The Waltons, CBS, 1972
Marian, "Bad Connection," Ghost Story, 1972
"The Word Is: Growth," The New Land, ABC, 1974
Marsha, "The Arsonist," Archer, 1975
Mary Wiley, "Beware the Dog," Barnaby Jones, 1976
Jenny Benson, "The Other Side of the Fence," Police Story, 1976
Betty Rollins, "Who Killed Helen French?" The Streets of San Francisco, ABC, 1977
Sister Barbara, "Sister Jaime," The Bionic Woman, 1977
Susan MacAllister, "Pressure Cook," Westside Medical, 1977
Susan Foster, "Buddy," Baretta, 1977
Martha, "Vintage '54," CHiPs, NBC, 1978, "Carnival/The Vaudevillians," Fantasy Island, ABC, 1978
Hutton, "Caged Angel," Charlie's Angels, ABC, 1979
Dr. Krane, "John Ewing III: Parts 1 & 2," Dallas, CBS, 1979
Ruth Parks, "Man on Fire," Barnaby Jones, 1979
Hutton, "Caged Angel," Charlie's Angels, 1979
Sylvia, "Nobody's There/The Dancer," Fantasy Island, 1979
"Burnout," Paris, 1979
Dr. Sally Calin, "God in the Dock," Insight, 1980
"17 Going Nowhere," Insight, 1980
Margo Adams, "E.M.T.," CHiPs, NBC, 1980
Julie Borris, "The Great 5K Star Race and Boulder Wrap Party: Parts 1 & 2," CHiPs, NBC, 1980
Ronie, "The Pledge," The Waltons, CBS, 1980
(Uncredited) "Oil," Dynasty, 1981
"Magic Man," Strike Force, 1981
Dr. Soloman, "For Love of Joshua," Quincy, (also known as Quincy, M.E.), NBC, 1982
Sarah Markham, "A Ghost of a Chance," Quincy (also known as Quincy, M.E.), NBC, 1982
Mrs. Williams, "Return to Death's Door," CHiPs, NBC, 1982
Eleanor Roosevelt, "Destiny's Choice," Voyagers!, 1982
"Youth from Vienna," Tales of the Unexpected, 1983
"Notes About Courage," Trauma Center, 1983
Natalie, "Call It Courage," Call to Glory, 1984
Amy Everette, "Witness for the Execution," Moonlighting, ABC, 1986
"Scrap Metal," Hunter, 1986
"On the Road," TV 101, 1989
Mrs. Bouleris, "Hell's Fury," Dallas, CBS, 1989
Dr. Kila Marr, "Silicon Avatar," Star Trek: The Next Generation (also known as Star Trek: TNG), syndicated, 1991
"I Could Write a Book," Jake and the Fatman, 1991
Mrs. Croft, "Looks Like Christmas," Sirens, ABC, 1993
Lily, "Lily," Diagnosis Murder, CBS, 1994
Sonja Farago, Moloney, CBS, 1996
Judge Gail Sanders, "The Guardian," JAG, CBS, 1997
Judge Warner, "Search and Seizure," The Practice, ABC, 1997
Dr. Barnes, L.A. Doctors, CBS, 1998
Celeste, "The Past Is Prologue," Once and Again, ABC, 1999
Celeste, "Strangers and Brothers," Once and Again, ABC, 2000
Lorlie, "The Parent Trap," The Division, Lifetime, 2001
Carol Vaughn, "Light My Fire," Philly, ABC, 2001
Ruth Elliott, "Cats in the Cradle ... ," CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CBS, 2002
"Honor Thy Mother," For the People, Lifetime, 2002
Elizabeth Bickle, "The Fast Track & the Furious," Girlfriends,UPN, 2003
Mrs. Ferguson, "Now What?," ER, NBC, 2003
Annalise Anderson, "Adelle Coffin," Nip/Tuck, FX Channel, 2003
Veronica Lewis, "Old Yeller," NYPD Blue, ABC, 2004
Elizabeth Bickle, "New York Unbound," Girlfriends, UPN, 2004
Kay Lang, "Red Glare," Cold Case, CBS, 2004
"Home Again," American Dreams, NBC, 2005
The crone, "Old Cherry Blossom Road," Carnivale, HBO, 2005
Also appeared as Mrs. Dolan, "The Loyal Opposition," Buchanan H.S.
WRITINGS
Screenplays
(With Kaye Dyal) Abraham and Isaac, 1970
Memory of Us, Cinema Financial, 1974
(With others) Silence (also known as Crazy Jack and the Boy), Cinema Financial, 1974
Stage Plays
(Coauthor) Women and Other People, 1979
Americana--Portraits of America, 1980
Americana--Search for the American Dream, 1980
Dory, A Musical Portrait, 1995
And the Dark Cloud Came, 1997
(Adapter) Lysistrata 2003, Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, Topanga, CA, 2003

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