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
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Spider-Man
Great Performances
Great Performances
Spider-Man 3
Studio One
Suspicion
Search Party
All Movies (42)
- Oscar Wilde About America2025
- How Holocaust came to Television2019 · as Self
- The von Trapp Family: A Life of Music2015 · as Older Agathe von Trapp
- This Means War2012 · as Nana Foster
- Radio Free Albemuth2010 · as VALIS (voice)
- The Fall2009 · as a reporter
- Is Anybody There?2009 · as Elsie
- The Monday Before Thanksgiving2008 · as Lillian Cotlo
- Before the Devil Knows You're Dead2007 · as Nanette Hanson
- Spider-Man 32007 · as May Parker
- Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing2004 · as Self
- Belonging2004 · as May Copplestone
- Being Julia2004 · as Julia's Mother
- Spider-Man 22004 · as May Parker
- Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There2003 · as Self
- Spider-Man2002 · as May Parker
- Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'2002 · as Self
- Blow Dry2001 · as Daisy
- The Gift2000 · as Annie's Granny
- Sunshine1999 · as Valerie Sors
- My Life So Far1999 · as Gamma MacIntosh
- Hamlet1996 · as Player Queen
- Looking for Richard1996 · as Self - Interviewee
- The Little Riders1996 · as Grandma Roden
- Death of a Salesman1996 · as Linda
- A Summer Day's Dream1994
- Tom & Viv1994 · as Rose Haigh-Wood
- The Bridge1992 · as Aunt Jude
- Crossing Delancey1988 · as Pauline Swift
- The Ploughman's Lunch1983 · as Ann Barrington
- To the Lighthouse1983 · as Mrs. Ramsay
- The Boys from Brazil1978 · as Mrs. Doring
- The Royal Family1977 · as Julie Cavendish
- A Flea in Her Ear1968 · as Gabrielle Chandebisse
- Blithe Spirit1966 · as Elvira Condomine
- Uncle Vanya1963 · as Yelena
- Wuthering Heights1958 · as Catherine Earnshaw
- Twelfth Night1957 · as Viola
- The Shiralee1957 · as Lily Parker
- Othello1955 · as Desdemona
- Beau Brummell1954 · as Mrs. Fitzherbert
- Broadway: The Next Generation— · as Self
All TV Shows (24)
- The Undoing2020 · as Janet Fraser
- Search Party2016 · as Beatrice
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Francine Brooks
- The Camomile Lawn1992 · as Calypso (older)
- Performance1991 · as Margaret Dawlish
- Strange Interlude1988 · as Mrs. Amos Evans
- The Chisholms1979 · as Minerva Chisholm
- Holocaust1978 · as Berta Palitz Weiss
- Notorious Woman1974 · as Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin / George Sand
- Great Performances1971 · as Hesione Hushabye
- Great Performances1971 · as Adela Shannon
- CBS Playhouse1966 · as Charlotte Marshall
- Profiles in Courage1964 · as Mary S. McDowell
- Suspicion1957 · as Sybil Merton
- DuPont Show of the Month1957 · as Lady Edith
- DuPont Show of the Month1957 · as Lucie Manette
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955 · as Louise Rogers
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955 · as Louise Rogers / Countess Helen Mattoni
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955 · as Dorothy Whitely
- Omnibus1952
- Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Viola
- Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Margot Wendice
- Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Elvira
- Studio One1948 · as Nora Marsh