**Barbara Bel Geddes (1922-2005)** was an American actress, known for her significant film career which included memorable roles.

Among her most important films are *I Remember Mama* (1948), for which she received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress, and Alfred Hitchcock's *Vertigo* (1958), where she portrayed the loyal Midge Wood. She also starred in *Panic in the Streets* (1950).

Her acting style was characterized by a naturalness and understated quality that made her ideal for strong, intelligent, and often vulnerable female characters, always endowed with deep humanity. She was not the typical "glamour girl," but a character actress who brought authenticity to her roles. Although also celebrated on Broadway and for the TV series *Dallas*, her contribution to cinema remains fundamental.