BORN IN NEW YORK TO A THEATRICAL FAMILY, ELLEN GEER WAS SPOON FED ON SHAKESPEARE. HER FATHER, WILL GEER, AND HER MOTHER, HERTA WARE, TOOK HER WITH THEM AS THEY PERFORMED IN THEATRE COMPANIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. BY THE TIME ELLEN WAS 14 SHE WAS AN ACCOMPLISHED ACTRESS.

ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PERIODS IN HER CAREER WERE THE REPERTORY YEARS SUCH AS WORKING WITH TYRONE GUTHRIE AT THE GUTHRIE THEATRE OF MINNEAPOLIS, AMERICAN CONSERVATORY THEATRE IN SAN FRANCISCO AND A.P.A. UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF ELLIS RABB. HER STRONG BELIEF IN THEATRE AND ITS NECESSITY IN SOCIETY LED HER TO EVOLVE THE WILL GEER THEATRICUM BOTANICUM WORKSHOP, FOUNDED BY HER FATHER, TO A PROFESSIONAL OUTDOOR THEATRE SERVING THE L.A. COMMUNITY WITH PLAYS, MUSIC CONCERTS AND FINE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. SHE IS THE PRODUCING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR.

IN TELEVISION, SHE HAS BEEN IN A SERIES AND NUMEROUS GUEST STAR APPEARANCES.

AMONG HER FEATURE LENGTH FILM CREDITS ARE 'HAROLD AND MAUDE,' 'HEART LIKE A WHEEL, 'SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES,' 'SILENCE,' AND A FILM SHE WROTE AND STARRED IN, 'MEMORY OF US.' 'HARD TRAVELIN,' 'PATRIOT GAMES,' and 'CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER’.