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).
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 (Movies)
Oscar Wilde About America
Character:
Release Date:15/01/2025
How Holocaust came to Television
Character:Self
Release Date:14/01/2019
Broadway: The Next Generation
Character:Self
Release Date:16/11/2017
The von Trapp Family: A Life of Music
Character:Older Agathe von Trapp
Release Date:12/11/2015
This Means War
Character:Nana Foster
Release Date:14/02/2012
Radio Free Albemuth
Character:VALIS (voice)
Release Date:25/02/2010
The Fall
Character:a reporter
Release Date:30/10/2009
Is Anybody There?
Character:Elsie
Release Date:17/04/2009
The Monday Before Thanksgiving
Character:Lillian Cotlo
Release Date:14/10/2008
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Character:Nanette Hanson
Release Date:26/09/2007
Spider-Man 3
Character:May Parker
Release Date:01/05/2007
Belonging
Character:May Copplestone
Release Date:12/09/2004
Being Julia
Character:Julia's Mother
Release Date:03/09/2004
Spider-Man 2
Character:May Parker
Release Date:25/06/2004
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Character:Self
Release Date:03/04/2003
Spider-Man
Character:May Parker
Release Date:01/05/2002
Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'
Character:Self
Release Date:20/04/2002
Blow Dry
Character:Daisy
Release Date:01/03/2001
The Gift
Character:Annie's Granny
Release Date:16/03/2000
Sunshine
Character:Valerie Sors
Release Date:13/09/1999
My Life So Far
Character:Gamma MacIntosh
Release Date:25/08/1999
Hamlet
Character:Player Queen
Release Date:25/12/1996
Looking for Richard
Character:Self - Interviewee
Release Date:11/10/1996
The Little Riders
Character:Grandma Roden
Release Date:23/03/1996
Death of a Salesman
Character:Linda
Release Date:01/01/1996
A Summer Day's Dream
Character:
Release Date:26/11/1994
Tom & Viv
Character:Rose Haigh-Wood
Release Date:15/04/1994
The Bridge
Character:Aunt Jude
Release Date:10/01/1992
Crossing Delancey
Character:Pauline Swift
Release Date:17/08/1988
Strange Interlude
Character:Mrs. Amos Evans
Release Date:13/07/1988
The Ploughman's Lunch
Character:Ann Barrington
Release Date:30/05/1983
To the Lighthouse
Character:Mrs. Ramsay
Release Date:22/03/1983
The Boys from Brazil
Character:Mrs. Doring
Release Date:05/10/1978
The Royal Family
Character:Julie Cavendish
Release Date:09/11/1977
A Flea in Her Ear
Character:Gabrielle Chandebisse
Release Date:27/11/1968
Blithe Spirit
Character:Elvira Condomine
Release Date:07/12/1966
Uncle Vanya
Character:Yelena
Release Date:20/11/1963
Wuthering Heights
Character:Catherine Earnshaw
Release Date:09/05/1958
Twelfth Night
Character:Viola
Release Date:15/12/1957
The Shiralee
Character:Lily Parker
Release Date:11/07/1957
Othello
Character:Desdemona
Release Date:15/12/1955
Beau Brummell
Character:Mrs. Fitzherbert
Release Date:16/11/1954
Television Appearances
The Undoing
Character:Janet Fraser
Search Party
Character:Beatrice
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Character:Francine Brooks
The Camomile Lawn
Character:Calypso (older)
Performance
Character:Margaret Dawlish
The Chisholms
Character:Minerva Chisholm
Holocaust
Character:Berta Palitz Weiss
Notorious Woman
Character:George Sand
Great Performances
Character:Hesione Hushabye
Great Performances
Character:Adela Shannon
CBS Playhouse
Character:
Profiles in Courage
Character:Mary S. McDowell
Suspicion
Character:Sybil Merton
DuPont Show of the Month
Character:Lady Edith
DuPont Show of the Month
Character:Lucie Manette
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Character:Louise Rogers
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Character:Louise Rogers / Countess Helen Mattoni
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Character:Dorothy Whitely
Omnibus
Character:
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:Viola
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:Margot Wendice
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:Elvira
Studio One
Character:Nora Marsh
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