From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Ellen Ware Geer born August 29 1941 is an American actress professor screenwriter film director and theatre directorGeer 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 1969s 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 Geers 1970s career consisted primarily of guest appearances and madeforTV movies TV shows on which she appeared during this time included Police Story The Streets of San Francisco Baretta Barnaby Jones Charlies 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 Kaplans Over the Edge in 1979 The remainder of her TV credits include guest appearances on Star Trek The Next Generation The Waltons Quincy ME 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 openair 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
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