Ellen Geer

Ellen Geer
Ellen Geer in 1975
Born	Ellen Ware Geer (1941-08-29) August 29, 1941 (age 75) New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actress, professor, director
Years active	1968-present
Spouse(s)	Ed Flanders (1963-1968) (divorced) (1 child) Peter Alsop (?-present) (2 children)
Children	Willow Geer-Alsop Ian Geer Flanders Megan Geer (b. 1977)

Ellen Ware Geer (born August 29, 1941) is an American actress, professor, and theatre director.

Geer was born in New York City, New York, the daughter of actors Herta Ware and Will Geer, who played grandfather Zebulon "Zeb" Walton on The Waltons. She is married to children's musician Peter Alsop, and was previously married to actor Ed Flanders. Her daughters are Megan and Willow; her son is Ian Flanders.

Geer began her film career appearing as a nun in the 1968 Richard Lester drama Petulia. Already, in 1963, she had joined the Minnesota Theatre Company for the opening seasons of the original Tyrone Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis, where, among other roles, she played the lead in Guthrie's production of Bernard Shaw's Saint Joan. She 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-television movies. Television series 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.