Biography

Barbara George was born in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, on December 29, 1950, to Johnnye Louise Rueckert and Benjamin Barton George. She was the youngest of her siblings, Carl George and Beverly George.

Barbara learned at an early age about caring for animals, hard work, protecting others, selfless love, and sharing what she has learned to anyone willing to listen. Barbara took those lessons to heart and ventured into the world. She received a B.A in Theater from Northeastern State College and completed her M.A. in Theater from North Texas State University. She served as an Assistant Professor of L.S.U-Eunice and an Associate Professor and Department Chairman for Bacone College. She pursued a career in theater, acted in television, acted in movies like Office Space, commercials in New York City, performed in off-Broadway productions, directed plays, and various summer productions throughout the country. She was a SAG-AFTRA member under her stage name Barbara George-Reiss.

Life came full circle when she decided to move back to Oklahoma. She came to Miami, OK, and was the chairman of the Fine Arts Department at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College. Barbara taught her students and loved them as if they were her children.

On Feb. 20, 2022, she passed away in her sleep at Grove Nursing Center on Sunday from complications of Covid-19 and other preconditions.
- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous