Known For
Acting
Born
Sep 19, 1927
Place of Birth
Suffolk, England, UK
Credits
62 titles
Rosemary Harris
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.
Known For
Filmography
Oscar Wilde About America
The Undoing
Janet Fraser
How Holocaust came to Television
Self
Search Party
Beatrice
The von Trapp Family: A Life of Music
Older Agathe von Trapp
This Means War
Nana Foster
Radio Free Albemuth
VALIS (voice)
The Fall
a reporter
Is Anybody There?
Elsie
The Monday Before Thanksgiving
Lillian Cotlo
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Nanette Hanson
Spider-Man 3
May Parker
Hero in Crisis
Self
Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing
Self
Belonging
May Copplestone
Being Julia
Julia's Mother
Spider-Man 2
May Parker
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Self
Spider-Man
May Parker
Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'
Self
Blow Dry
Daisy
The Gift
Annie's Granny
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Francine Brooks
Sunshine
Valerie Sors
My Life So Far
Gamma MacIntosh
Hamlet
Player Queen
Looking for Richard
Self - Interviewee
The Little Riders
Grandma Roden
Death of a Salesman
Linda
A Summer Day's Dream
Tom & Viv
Rose Haigh-Wood
The Camomile Lawn
Calypso (older)
The Bridge
Aunt Jude
Performance
Margaret Dawlish
Crossing Delancey
Pauline Swift
Strange Interlude
Mrs. Amos Evans
The Ploughman's Lunch
Ann Barrington
To the Lighthouse
Mrs. Ramsay
American Playhouse
Mrs. Amos Evans
The Chisholms
Minerva Chisholm
The Boys from Brazil
Mrs. Doring
Holocaust
Berta Palitz Weiss
The Royal Family
Julie Cavendish
Notorious Woman
Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin / George Sand
Great Performances
Hesione Hushabye
A Flea in Her Ear
Gabrielle Chandebisse
CBS Playhouse
Charlotte Marshall
Blithe Spirit
Elvira Condomine
Profiles in Courage
Mary S. McDowell
Uncle Vanya
Yelena