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Rosemary Harris

Rosemary Harris

Known For Acting
Birthday Sep 19, 1927 (98)
Birthplace Suffolk, England, UK
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Sep 05, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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

This Means War

This Means War

2012

as Nana Foster

Radio Free Albemuth

Radio Free Albemuth

2010

as VALIS (voice)

Is Anybody There?

Is Anybody There?

2009

as Elsie

The Fall

The Fall

2009

as a reporter

The Monday Before Thanksgiving

The Monday Before Thanksgiving

2008

as Lillian Cotlo

Spider-Man 3

Spider-Man 3

2007

as May Parker

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

2007

as Nanette Hanson

Belonging

Belonging

2004

as May Copplestone

Spider-Man 2

Spider-Man 2

2004

as May Parker

Being Julia

Being Julia

2004

as Julia's Mother

Spider-Man

Spider-Man

2002

as May Parker

Blow Dry

Blow Dry

2001

as Daisy

The Gift

The Gift

2000

as Annie's Granny

Sunshine

Sunshine

1999

as Valerie Sors

My Life So Far

My Life So Far

1999

as Gamma MacIntosh

Death of a Salesman

Death of a Salesman

1996

as Linda

Hamlet

Hamlet

1996

as Player Queen

Tom & Viv

Tom & Viv

1994

as Rose Haigh-Wood

The Bridge

The Bridge

1992

as Aunt Jude

Strange Interlude

Strange Interlude

1988

as Mrs. Amos Evans

Crossing Delancey

Crossing Delancey

1988

as Pauline Swift

To the Lighthouse

To the Lighthouse

1983

as Mrs. Ramsay

The Ploughman's Lunch

The Ploughman's Lunch

1983

as Ann Barrington

The Boys from Brazil

The Boys from Brazil

1978

as Mrs. Doring

The Royal Family

The Royal Family

1977

as Julie Cavendish

A Flea In Her Ear

A Flea In Her Ear

1968

as Gabrielle Chandebisse

Blithe Spirit

Blithe Spirit

1966

as Elvira Condomine

Uncle Vanya

Uncle Vanya

1963

as Yelena

Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights

1958

as Catherine Earnshaw

Twelfth Night

Twelfth Night

1957

as Viola

The Shiralee

The Shiralee

1957

as Lily Parker

Othello

Othello

1955

as Desdemona

Beau Brummell

Beau Brummell

1954

as Mrs. Fitzherbert

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Television Credits

The Chisholms

as Minerva Chisholm

Episodes: 18

First Aired: Mar 29, 1979

Notorious Woman

as George Sand

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Nov 03, 1974

The Camomile Lawn

as Calypso (older)

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Mar 05, 1992

Holocaust

as Berta Palitz Weiss

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Apr 16, 1978

Search Party

as Beatrice

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 21, 2016

Studio One

as Nora Marsh

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 07, 1948

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Viola

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Louise Rogers

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1955

Profiles in Courage

as Mary S. McDowell

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 08, 1964

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Louise Rogers / Countess Helen Mattoni

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1955

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Dorothy Whitely

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1955

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Margot Wendice

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Elvira

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

DuPont Show of the Month

as Lady Edith

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1957

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Francine Brooks

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1999

DuPont Show of the Month

as Lucie Manette

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1957

Suspicion

as Sybil Merton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1957

Great Performances

as Hesione Hushabye

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 28, 1971

Great Performances

as Adela Shannon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 28, 1971

The Undoing

as Janet Fraser

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 25, 2020

Omnibus

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 09, 1952

CBS Playhouse

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 08, 1966

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2024 6 16 19 12
2024 7 23 40 9
2024 8 20 31 11
2024 9 16 27 6
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2025 1 16 29 9
2025 2 9 17 1
2025 3 6 10 1
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