In 1963, Geer 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 Douglas Campbell’s production of Bernard Shaw's
Saint Joan. Geer began her film career appearing as a nun in the 1968 Richard Lester drama
Petulia. 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 of which 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''. Her television 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 1970s was Jonathan Kaplan's
Over the Edge in 1979. The remainder of her television credits include guest appearances in the
Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "
Silicon Avatar";
The Waltons;
Quincy, M.E.;
Dallas;
The Practice;
Stingray;
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 elderly
Piper Halliwell on the WB series
Charmed in the
series finale. In October 2007, the actress returned briefly to
Desperate Housewives, in which she briefly appeared before. She appeared in the fourth season of
Castle in the episode called "The Blue Butterfly". Geer has served since 1978 as artistic director of the Will Geer
Theatricum Botanicum, a professional repertory, open-air 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. == Filmography ==