Rosemary Harris
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 19, 1927 (age 99)
- Birthplace
- Suffolk, England, UK
Biography
Rosemary Harris (born September 19, 1927) is a distinguished English actress with a career spanning over seven decades. Renowned for her work in theater, film, and television, she has received numerous accolades, including a Tony Award, an Emmy Award, and a Golden Globe. Harris is perhaps best known to modern audiences for her portrayal of Aunt May in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy (2002–2007). Her illustrious stage career includes a Tony Award for Best Actress for her role as Eleanor of Aquitaine in The Lion in Winter (1966). She has also been nominated for an Academy Award for her performance in Tom & Viv (1994). Harris was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1986 and received a Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2017. Born in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, England, Harris trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). She has been celebrated for her versatility and emotive performances, making her a beloved figure in the world of performing arts. Rosemary Harris is married to the late American novelist John Ehle, who passed away in 2018. Together, they have a daughter, Jennifer Ehle, who is a celebrated actress known for her roles in Pride and Prejudice (1995) and The King's Speech (2010). Harris's family has been deeply involved in the arts, with her husband contributing significantly to Appalachian literature and her daughter excelling in film, television, and theater.
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Filmography
Broadway: The Next Generation
Movie · as Self
Oscar Wilde About America
Movie
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Tales from the Wings: A Lincoln Center Theatre Celebration!
Movie · as Self
The Undoing
TV · as Janet Fraser · 1 ep
How Holocaust came to Television
Movie · as Self
Search Party
TV · as Beatrice · 2 eps
The von Trapp Family: A Life of Music
Movie · as Older Agathe von Trapp
This Means War
Movie · as Nana Foster
Radio Free Albemuth
Movie · as VALIS (voice)
Is Anybody There?
Movie · as Elsie
The Fall
Movie · as a reporter
The Monday Before Thanksgiving
Movie · as Lillian Cotlo
Spider-Man 3
Movie · as May Parker
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Movie · as Nanette Hanson
On the Set: Spider-Man 3
Movie · as Self
Spider-Man 2
Movie · as May Parker
Belonging
Movie · as May Copplestone
Being Julia
Movie · as Julia's Mother
Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing
Movie · as Self
Hero in Crisis
Movie · as Self
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Movie · as Self
Spider-Man
Movie · as May Parker
Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of Spider-Man
Movie · as Self
Blow Dry
Movie · as Daisy
The Gift
Movie · as Annie's Granny
My Life So Far
Movie · as Gamma MacIntosh
Sunshine
Movie · as Valerie Sors
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV · as Francine Brooks · 1 ep
Death of a Salesman
Movie · as Linda
Looking for Richard
Movie · as Self - Interviewee
Hamlet
Movie · as Player Queen
The Little Riders
Movie · as Grandma Roden
A Summer Day's Dream
Movie
Tom & Viv
Movie · as Rose Haigh-Wood
The Bridge
Movie · as Aunt Jude
The Camomile Lawn
TV · as Calypso (older) · 3 eps
Performance
TV · as Margaret Dawlish · 1 ep
Crossing Delancey
Movie · as Pauline Swift
Strange Interlude
TV · as Mrs. Amos Evans · 3 eps
The Ploughman's Lunch
Movie · as Ann Barrington
To the Lighthouse
Movie · as Mrs. Ramsay
American Playhouse
TV · as Mrs. Amos Evans · 3 eps
The Chisholms
TV · as Minerva Chisholm · 13 eps
The Boys from Brazil
Movie · as Mrs. Doring
Holocaust
TV · as Berta Palitz Weiss · 4 eps
The Royal Family
Movie · as Julie Cavendish
Notorious Woman
TV · as Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin / George Sand · 7 eps
Great Performances
TV · as Hesione Hushabye, Adela Shannon · 1 ep
A Flea in Her Ear
Movie · as Gabrielle Chandebisse
Blithe Spirit
Movie · as Elvira Condomine
CBS Playhouse
TV · as Charlotte Marshall · 1 ep
Profiles in Courage
TV · as Mary S. McDowell · 1 ep
Uncle Vanya
Movie · as Yelena
Wuthering Heights
Movie · as Catherine Earnshaw
Twelfth Night
Movie · as Viola
The Shiralee
Movie · as Lily Parker
DuPont Show of the Month
TV · as Lady Edith, Lucie Manette · 1 ep
Suspicion
TV · as Sybil Merton · 1 ep
Othello
Movie · as Desdemona
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV · as Louise Rogers, Louise Rogers / Countess Helen Mattoni, Dorothy Whitely · 1 ep
Beau Brummell
Movie · as Mrs. Fitzherbert
Omnibus
TV · 1 ep
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV · as Viola, Margot Wendice, Elvira · 1 ep
Studio One
TV · as Nora Marsh · 1 ep