Mel Harris
Mel Harris
Born 12/07/1956 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Mel Harris is an American actress, writer and director, best known for her portrayal of Hope Steadman on the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning series Thirtysomething (1987), for which she received a Golden Globe nomination as best Actress in a Drama Series. She starred in the NBC comedy Something So Right (1996) and the My Network drama series Saints and Sinners (2014). Her most recent role has been as Nadine Davies on Hulu's new series Shut Eye (2016)

Mel Harris is an American actress, writer and director, best known for her portrayal of Hope Steadman on the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning series Thirtysomething (1987), for which she received a Golden Globe nomination as best Actress in a Drama Series. She starred in the NBC comedy Something So Right (1996) and the My Network drama series Saints and Sinners (2014). Her most recent role has been as Nadine Davies on Hulu's new series Shut Eye (2016)

Mary Ellen Harris was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and raised in New Jersey. Her mother was a high school science teacher and her father a football coach at Princeton University. She spent 12 years in the modeling world living in New York and Europe before stumbling into the acting business. She starred in numerous miniseries and telefilms including Cross Fire (1989), The Burden of Proof (1992) and Grass Roots (1992), as well as appearances on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2015), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999), and as Senator Rafferty on The West Wing (1999). Among her feature film credits are Brian De Palma's Raising Cain (1992) , K-9 (1989) (opposite Jim Belushi), Suture (1993), The Pagemaster (1994), and Wanted: Dead or Alive (1986).

She made her New York stage debut at the Circle Repertory Company in the world premiere of John Bishop's Empty Hearts, for which she received a 1992 Theater World Award. In addition to her acting, in the last few years, she has focused on writing with her partner and husband, Emmy Award winning writer/producer, Bob Brush, under their shingle Topanga Moon Productions.

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Filmography (Movies)

Arthur's Whisky

Arthur's Whisky

Character:Dr. Deborah Wingard

Release Date:19/09/2024

Queen of Knives

Queen of Knives

Character:Kathy

Release Date:16/09/2023

King of Knives

King of Knives

Character:Kathy

Release Date:01/12/2020

Imagine That

Imagine That

Character:Maggie Johnson (uncredited)

Release Date:19/06/2009

The Lodger

The Lodger

Character:Margaret

Release Date:14/01/2009

The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie

The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie

Character:Mel Harris

Release Date:23/10/2005

Out of the Woods

Out of the Woods

Character:Beth Fleming

Release Date:02/04/2005

Purple Heart

Purple Heart

Character:Dr. Harrison

Release Date:01/01/2005

Dynamite

Dynamite

Character:Faye Baxter

Release Date:30/11/2004

Hangman's Curse

Hangman's Curse

Character:Sarah Springfield

Release Date:12/09/2003

Another pretty face

Another pretty face

Character:

Release Date:20/06/2002

The Retrievers

The Retrievers

Character:Karen Lowry

Release Date:27/07/2001

Firetrap

Firetrap

Character:Cordella Calloway

Release Date:16/03/2001

Sonic Impact

Sonic Impact

Character:Co-Pilot Jennifer Blake

Release Date:14/11/2000

The Mumbo Jumbo

The Mumbo Jumbo

Character:Dolly Bird

Release Date:24/10/2000

Out of Time

Out of Time

Character:Annie Epson

Release Date:17/05/2000

Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest

Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest

Character:Sarah McLeish

Release Date:02/11/1997

What Kind of Mother Are You?

What Kind of Mother Are You?

Character:Laura Hyler

Release Date:18/11/1996

A Case for Life

A Case for Life

Character:LIz Hemmitt

Release Date:18/02/1996

Sharon's Secret

Sharon's Secret

Character:Laurel O'Connor

Release Date:27/09/1995

The Secretary

The Secretary

Character:Ellen Bradford

Release Date:12/04/1995

Welcome to Paradise

Welcome to Paradise

Character:Claire

Release Date:10/01/1995

The Pagemaster

The Pagemaster

Character:Claire Tyler

Release Date:23/11/1994

Broken Lullaby

Broken Lullaby

Character:Jordan Kirkland

Release Date:15/10/1994

Ultimate Betrayal

Ultimate Betrayal

Character:Susan Rodgers

Release Date:20/03/1994

The Spider and the Fly

The Spider and the Fly

Character:Dianna Taylor

Release Date:18/01/1994

Desperate Journey: The Allison Wilcox Story

Desperate Journey: The Allison Wilcox Story

Character:Allison Wilcox

Release Date:05/12/1993

Suture

Suture

Character:Dr. Renee Descartes

Release Date:14/09/1993

Distant Cousins

Distant Cousins

Character:Katherine June Sullivan

Release Date:16/05/1993

With Hostile Intent

With Hostile Intent

Character:Kathy Arnold

Release Date:11/05/1993

Wind Dancer

Wind Dancer

Character:Susan Allen

Release Date:01/01/1993

Child of Rage

Child of Rage

Character:Jill Tyler

Release Date:24/09/1992

Raising Cain

Raising Cain

Character:Sarah

Release Date:07/08/1992

Grass Roots

Grass Roots

Character:Kate Rule

Release Date:24/02/1992

My Brother's Wife

My Brother's Wife

Character:Eleanor Goldberg-Rusher

Release Date:17/12/1989

K-9

K-9

Character:Tracy

Release Date:28/04/1989

Cameron's Closet

Cameron's Closet

Character:Dr. Nora Haley

Release Date:02/12/1988

Harry's Hong Kong

Harry's Hong Kong

Character:Fay Salerno

Release Date:08/05/1987

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Character:Terry

Release Date:16/01/1987

Television Appearances

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