Emmylou Harris

Emmylou Harris

Known for
Acting
Born
April 2, 1947 (age 79)
Birthplace
Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Biography

Emmylou Harris (born April 2, 1947 in Birmingham, Alabama) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. In addition to her work as a solo artist and bandleader, both as an interpreter of other composers' works and as a singer-songwriter, she is a sought-after backing vocalist and duet partner, working with numerous other artists including Gram Parsons, Bob Dylan, Warren Zevon, Linda Ronstadt, John Denver, The Band, Elvis Costello, Conor Oberst, Mark Knopfler and Dolly Parton.

Known For

Filmography

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Willie Nelson & Friends: Stars & Guitars poster

Willie Nelson & Friends: Stars & Guitars

Movie · as Helsef

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The Palomino poster

The Palomino

Movie · as Herself

2025
Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery poster

Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery

Movie · as Self

2025
Ringo & Friends at the Ryman poster

Ringo & Friends at the Ryman

Movie · as Self

2025
Kris Kristofferson: Life & Songs poster

Kris Kristofferson: Life & Songs

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2024
Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska: A Celebration In Words and Music poster

Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska: A Celebration In Words and Music

Movie

2024
Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame: Inaugural Induction Ceremony poster

Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame: Inaugural Induction Ceremony

Movie · as Self - interviewee

2024
Nanci Griffith: From a Distance poster

Nanci Griffith: From a Distance

Movie

2024
Johnson and Knopfler's Music Legends poster

Johnson and Knopfler's Music Legends

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2023
Feast Your Ears: The Story of WHFS 102.3 FM poster

Feast Your Ears: The Story of WHFS 102.3 FM

Movie · as Performer

2023
Dolly Parton - From Rhinestones to Rock & Roll poster

Dolly Parton - From Rhinestones to Rock & Roll

Movie · as Self

2023
June poster

June

Movie · as Self

2022
Sheryl poster

Sheryl

Movie · as Self

2021
Leftover Feelings: A Studio B Revival poster

Leftover Feelings: A Studio B Revival

Movie · as Self

2021
Invisible: Gay Women in Southern Music poster

Invisible: Gay Women in Southern Music

Movie · as Self

2020
Dolly Parton: I Will Always Love You poster

Dolly Parton: I Will Always Love You

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2019
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice poster

Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice

Movie · as Self

2019
The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash poster

The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash

Movie · as Self

2019
Dolly Parton: 50 Years At The Opry poster

Dolly Parton: 50 Years At The Opry

Movie · as Self

2019
You Gave Me A Song: The Life and Music of Alice Gerrard poster

You Gave Me A Song: The Life and Music of Alice Gerrard

Movie · as Herself

2019
Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration poster

Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration

Movie · as Self

2018
The King poster

The King

Movie · as Self

2018
Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: In Concert 2014-2017 poster

Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: In Concert 2014-2017

Movie · as Self

2018
Elvis Presley: The Searcher poster

Elvis Presley: The Searcher

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2017
Born in Bristol: The Untold Story of the Birth of Country Music poster

Born in Bristol: The Untold Story of the Birth of Country Music

Movie · as Self

2017
A Nashville Christmas poster

A Nashville Christmas

Movie

2016
Sisters in Country: Dolly, Linda and Emmylou poster

Sisters in Country: Dolly, Linda and Emmylou

Movie · as Self

2016
The Life & Songs of Emmylou Harris poster

The Life & Songs of Emmylou Harris

Movie · as Self

2015
We're Still Here: Johnny Cash's Bitter Tears Revisited poster

We're Still Here: Johnny Cash's Bitter Tears Revisited

Movie · as Self

2015
Revival: The Sam Bush Story poster

Revival: The Sam Bush Story

Movie · as Self

2014
Bruce Springsteen A MusiCares Tribute poster

Bruce Springsteen A MusiCares Tribute

Movie · as Self

2014
Bob Harris: My Nashville poster

Bob Harris: My Nashville

Movie · as Self

2014
Country Queens at the BBC poster

Country Queens at the BBC

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2014
Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years poster

Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years

Movie · as Self - Performer

2013
Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day poster

Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2013
Sing Me the Songs That Say I Love You: A Concert for Kate McGarrigle poster

Sing Me the Songs That Say I Love You: A Concert for Kate McGarrigle

Movie · as Herself

2013
Elvis Costello: Mystery Dance poster

Elvis Costello: Mystery Dance

Movie · as Self

2011
Charlie Louvin: Still Rattlin' the Devil's Cage

Charlie Louvin: Still Rattlin' the Devil's Cage

Movie · as Self

2011
Country at the BBC poster

Country at the BBC

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2009
The Jay Leno Show poster

The Jay Leno Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2008
A Not So Silent Night poster

A Not So Silent Night

Movie · as Self

2007
Emmylou Harris's Ten Commandments of Country

Emmylou Harris's Ten Commandments of Country

Movie

2007
Anne Murray Friends and Legends

Anne Murray Friends and Legends

Movie · as Self

2007
Solomon Burke & Friends: Live in Nashville poster

Solomon Burke & Friends: Live in Nashville

Movie · as Self

2007
George Jones & Friends 50th Anniversary Tribute Concert

George Jones & Friends 50th Anniversary Tribute Concert

Movie · as Self

2007
Emmylou Harris - Songbird: Rare Tracks and Forgotten Gems poster

Emmylou Harris - Songbird: Rare Tracks and Forgotten Gems

Movie · as Herself

2006
Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris: Real Live Roadrunning 2006 poster

Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris: Real Live Roadrunning 2006

Movie · as Self - Guitar, Vocals

2006
Neil Young: Heart of Gold poster

Neil Young: Heart of Gold

Movie · as Self

2006
Grand Ole Opry Live poster

Grand Ole Opry Live

Movie · as Self

2006
Big Love poster

Big Love

TV · as Woman Singing · 1 ep

2005
The Colbert Report poster

The Colbert Report

TV · 1 ep

2004
Elvis Costello & The Imposters: Club Date - Live in Memphis poster

Elvis Costello & The Imposters: Club Date - Live in Memphis

Movie · as Self

2004
George Jones: 50 Years of Hits poster

George Jones: 50 Years of Hits

Movie · as Self

2004
Fallen Angel: Gram Parsons poster

Fallen Angel: Gram Parsons

Movie · as Self - Musician

2004
Be Here to Love Me poster

Be Here to Love Me

Movie · as Self - Musician

2003
Brian Wilson: On Tour poster

Brian Wilson: On Tour

Movie · as Self

2003
The Chieftains: Down The Old Plank Road -The Nashville Sessions in Concert poster

The Chieftains: Down The Old Plank Road -The Nashville Sessions in Concert

Movie · as Self

2003
Emmylou Harris: From a Deeper Well poster

Emmylou Harris: From a Deeper Well

Movie · as Self

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep

2002
CMT Crossroads poster

CMT Crossroads

TV · as Self · 3 eps

2002
Timeshift poster

Timeshift

TV · as self · 1 ep

2001
Down from the Mountain poster

Down from the Mountain

Movie · as Self

1999
In Dreams: The Roy Orbison Story poster

In Dreams: The Roy Orbison Story

Movie · as Self

1999
A Tribute to Johnny Cash poster

A Tribute to Johnny Cash

Movie · as Self - Performer

1999
Gram Parsons All-Star Tribute: Sessions at West 54th

Gram Parsons All-Star Tribute: Sessions at West 54th

Movie

1999
The McGarrigle Hour

The McGarrigle Hour

Movie · as self

1998
Willie Nelson at the Teatro poster

Willie Nelson at the Teatro

Movie · as Self

1997
The Best of Sessions at West 54th: Vol. 1 poster

The Best of Sessions at West 54th: Vol. 1

Movie · as Self

1997
Storyville poster

Storyville

TV · 1 ep

1996
Mountain Born: The Jean Ritchie Story poster

Mountain Born: The Jean Ritchie Story

Movie

1996
Emmylou Harris: Building the Wrecking Ball

Emmylou Harris: Building the Wrecking Ball

Movie · as Self

1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show poster

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1995
Emmylou Harris & The Nash Ramblers: The Last Ramble poster

Emmylou Harris & The Nash Ramblers: The Last Ramble

Movie

1995
Transatlantic Sessions poster

Transatlantic Sessions

TV · as Self · 3 eps

1993
Nanci Griffith: Other Voices, Other Rooms poster

Nanci Griffith: Other Voices, Other Rooms

Movie · as Self

1993
The Women of Country poster

The Women of Country

Movie · as Self

1993
Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music poster

Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music

Movie · as Self

1993
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O poster

Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O

Movie · as Self

1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 2 eps

1993
Late Show with David Letterman poster

Late Show with David Letterman

TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep

1992
Emmylou Harris & The Nash Ramblers at The Ryman poster

Emmylou Harris & The Nash Ramblers at The Ryman

Movie · as Herself

1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno poster

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

TV · as Self · 3 eps

1992
Later... with Jools Holland poster

Later... with Jools Holland

TV · 3 eps

1988
Baja Oklahoma poster

Baja Oklahoma

Movie · as Self

1987
Chet Atkins and Friends poster

Chet Atkins and Friends

Movie

1987
Dolly poster

Dolly

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1981
George Jones: With a Little Help from His Friends poster

George Jones: With a Little Help from His Friends

Movie · as Self

1981
Johnny Cash and the Country Girls

Johnny Cash and the Country Girls

Movie · as Self

1981
Bananas poster

Bananas

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1980
Honeysuckle Rose poster

Honeysuckle Rose

Movie · as Emmylou

1978
The Last Waltz poster

The Last Waltz

Movie · as Self

1977
Emmylou Harris: The Beat Club poster

Emmylou Harris: The Beat Club

Movie · as Self

1975
Austin City Limits poster

Austin City Limits

TV · as Self · 4 eps

1973
Rock Concert poster

Rock Concert

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1972
Musikladen poster

Musikladen

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1971
Disco poster

Disco

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1961
The Mike Douglas Show poster

The Mike Douglas Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1959
The Grammys poster

The Grammys

TV · as Self · 1 ep