Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
September 19, 1927
Place of Birth:
Suffolk, England, UK
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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
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Oscar Wilde About America | |
| 2022 | Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home | Self (archive footage) |
| 2019 | How Holocaust came to Television | Self |
| 2017 | Broadway: The Next Generation | Self |
| 2015 | The von Trapp Family: A Life of Music | Older Agathe von Trapp |
| 2012 | This Means War | Nana Foster |
| 2010 | Radio Free Albemuth | VALIS (voice) |
| 2009 | Is Anybody There? | Elsie |
| 2009 | The Fall | a reporter |
| 2008 | The Monday Before Thanksgiving | Lillian Cotlo |
| 2007 | Spider-Man 3 | May Parker |
| 2007 | Before the Devil Knows You're Dead | Nanette Hanson |
| 2004 | Spider-Man 2 | May Parker |
| 2004 | Belonging | May Copplestone |
| 2004 | Being Julia | Julia's Mother |
| 2003 | Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There | Self |
| 2002 | Spider-Man | May Parker |
| 2002 | Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man' | Self |
| 2001 | Blow Dry | Daisy |
| 2000 | The Gift | Annie's Granny |
| 1999 | My Life So Far | Gamma MacIntosh |
| 1999 | Sunshine | Valerie Sors |
| 1996 | Death of a Salesman | Linda |
| 1996 | Looking for Richard | Self - Interviewee |
| 1996 | Hamlet | Player Queen |
| 1996 | The Little Riders | Grandma Roden |
| 1994 | A Summer Day's Dream | |
| 1994 | Tom & Viv | Rose Haigh-Wood |
| 1992 | The Bridge | Aunt Jude |
| 1988 | Crossing Delancey | Pauline Swift |
| 1988 | Strange Interlude | Mrs. Amos Evans |
| 1983 | The Ploughman's Lunch | Ann Barrington |
| 1983 | To the Lighthouse | Mrs. Ramsay |
| 1978 | The Boys from Brazil | Mrs. Doring |
| 1977 | The Royal Family | Julie Cavendish |
| 1968 | A Flea in Her Ear | Gabrielle Chandebisse |
| 1966 | Blithe Spirit | Elvira Condomine |
| 1963 | Uncle Vanya | Yelena |
| 1958 | Wuthering Heights | Catherine Earnshaw |
| 1957 | Twelfth Night | Viola |
| 1957 | The Shiralee | Lily Parker |
| 1955 | Othello | Desdemona |
| 1954 | Beau Brummell | Mrs. Fitzherbert |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | The Undoing | Janet Fraser |
| 2016 | Search Party | Beatrice |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Francine Brooks |
| 1992 | The Camomile Lawn | Calypso (older) |
| 1979 | The Chisholms | Minerva Chisholm |
| 1978 | Holocaust | Berta Palitz Weiss |
| 1974 | Notorious Woman | George Sand |
| 1971 | Great Performances | Hesione Hushabye |
| 1971 | Great Performances | Adela Shannon |
| 1966 | CBS Playhouse | |
| 1964 | Profiles in Courage | Mary S. McDowell |
| 1957 | DuPont Show of the Month | Lady Edith |
| 1957 | DuPont Show of the Month | Lucie Manette |
| 1957 | Suspicion | Sybil Merton |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Louise Rogers |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Louise Rogers / Countess Helen Mattoni |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Dorothy Whitely |
| 1952 | Omnibus | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Viola |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Margot Wendice |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Elvira |
| 1948 | Studio One | Nora Marsh |