Rosemary Harris
Born: 1927-09-19 in Suffolk, England, UK
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2020
- The Undoing as Janet Fraser
2019
- How Holocaust came to Television as Self
2017
- Broadway: The Next Generation as Self
2016
- Search Party as Beatrice
2015
- The von Trapp Family: A Life of Music as Older Agathe von Trapp
2012
- This Means War as Nana Foster
2010
- Radio Free Albemuth as VALIS (voice)
2009
- The Fall as a reporter
- Is Anybody There? as Elsie
2008
- The Monday Before Thanksgiving as Lillian Cotlo
2007
- Spider-Man 3 as May Parker
- Before the Devil Knows You're Dead as Nanette Hanson
2004
- Being Julia as Julia's Mother
- Spider-Man 2 as May Parker
- Belonging as May Copplestone
2002
- Spider-Man as May Parker
- Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man' as Self
2001
- Blow Dry as Daisy
2000
- The Gift as Annie's Granny
1999
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Francine Brooks
- Sunshine as Valerie Sors
- My Life So Far as Gamma MacIntosh
1996
- Hamlet as Player Queen
- Looking for Richard as Self - Interviewee
- Death of a Salesman as Linda
- The Little Riders as Grandma Roden
1994
- Tom & Viv as Rose Haigh-Wood
- A Summer Day's Dream
1992
- The Bridge as Aunt Jude
- The Camomile Lawn as Calypso (older)
1991
- Performance as Margaret Dawlish
1988
- Strange Interlude as Mrs. Amos Evans
- Crossing Delancey as Pauline Swift
1983
- The Ploughman's Lunch as Ann Barrington
- To the Lighthouse as Mrs. Ramsay
1979
- The Chisholms as Minerva Chisholm
1978
- Holocaust as Berta Palitz Weiss
- The Boys from Brazil as Mrs. Doring
1977
- The Royal Family as Julie Cavendish
1974
- Notorious Woman as George Sand
1971
- Great Performances as Hesione Hushabye
1968
- A Flea in Her Ear as Gabrielle Chandebisse
1966
- Blithe Spirit as Elvira Condomine
- CBS Playhouse
1964
- Profiles in Courage as Mary S. McDowell
1963
- Uncle Vanya as Yelena
1958
- Wuthering Heights as Catherine Earnshaw
1957
- Twelfth Night as Viola
- The Shiralee as Lily Parker
- Suspicion as Sybil Merton
- DuPont Show of the Month as Lady Edith
1955
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Louise Rogers
- Othello as Desdemona
1954
- Beau Brummell as Mrs. Fitzherbert
1952
1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fame as Viola
1948
- Studio One as Nora Marsh