- Ellen Geer
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name = Ellen Geer
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birthdate =August 29 ,1941
birthplace =New York City, New York Ellen Ware Geer [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/78/Ellen-Geer.html Ellen Geer Biography (1941-) ] ] (born
August 29 ,1941 ) is an Americanactress ,professor ,screenwriter ,film director andtheatre director .Biography
Personal life
Geer was born in
New York City, New York , the daughter of actorsHerta Ware andWill Geer . She is currently married to children's musicianPeter Alsop , and was previously married to actorEd Flanders . Her daughters are Megan andWillow Geer-Alsop .Career
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 "Barnaby Jones", "Police Story", "Charlie's Angels", "CHiPs", and two episodes of "Fantasy Island".
Her TV movie credits during this time included 1975's "Babe", 1976's "The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case", and 1979's "A Shining Season". The only 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 "", "
The Waltons ", "Quincy, M.E. ", "Dallas", "The Practice ", "CSI", "ER", "NYPD Blue ", and "Cold Case ". She also had recurring roles on "Falcon Crest " and "Beauty and the Beast". She played futurePiper 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 inTopanga Canyon , California. [ [http://theatricum.com/index.html Theatricum Botanicum] ] . Geer has also served as a Visiting Associate Professor, teaching acting, at theUniversity of California, Los Angeles School of Theater for 12 years. [ [http://beta.tft.ucla.edu/faculty/ellen-geer/ UCLA School of Theater] , accessed on June 6, 2008. ]Filmography
*"Over the Edge" (1979)
* "Heart Like a Wheel" (1983)
*"Something Wicked This Way Comes" (1983)
*"Creator" (1985)
*"Lonely Hearts" (1991)
*" Patriot Games" (1991) asMary Pat Foley
*"Clear and Present Danger" (1994) asMary Pat Foley
*"Phenomenon" (1996)
*"The Postman" (1997)
*"The Odd Couple II" (1998)
*"Criminal" (2004)
*"Our House" (2006)References
External links
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