Rosemary Harris
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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Full Filmography
All Credits (62)
Broadway: The Next Generation
as Self
Oscar Wilde About America
as Unknown
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
as Self (archive footage)
The Undoing
as Janet Fraser
How Holocaust came to Television
as Self
Search Party
as Beatrice
The von Trapp Family: A Life of Music
as Older Agathe von Trapp
This Means War
as Nana Foster
Radio Free Albemuth
as VALIS (voice)
Is Anybody There?
as Elsie
The Monday Before Thanksgiving
as Lillian Cotlo
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
as Nanette Hanson
On the Set: Spider-Man 3
as Self
Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing
as Self
Hero in Crisis
as Self
Belonging
as May Copplestone
Being Julia
as Julia's Mother
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
as Self
Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'
as Self
Blow Dry
as Daisy
The Gift
as Annie's Granny
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Francine Brooks
Sunshine
as Valerie Sors
My Life So Far
as Gamma MacIntosh
Hamlet
as Player Queen
Looking for Richard
as Self - Interviewee
Death of a Salesman
as Linda
Tom & Viv
as Rose Haigh-Wood
The Camomile Lawn
as Calypso (older)
The Bridge
as Aunt Jude
Performance
as Margaret Dawlish
Crossing Delancey
as Pauline Swift
Strange Interlude
as Mrs. Amos Evans
The Ploughman's Lunch
as Ann Barrington
To the Lighthouse
as Mrs. Ramsay
American Playhouse
as Mrs. Amos Evans
The Chisholms
as Minerva Chisholm
The Boys from Brazil
as Mrs. Doring
Holocaust
as Berta Palitz Weiss
The Royal Family
as Julie Cavendish
Notorious Woman
as Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin / George Sand
Great Performances
as Hesione Hushabye
Great Performances
as Adela Shannon
A Flea in Her Ear
as Gabrielle Chandebisse
Blithe Spirit
as Elvira Condomine
Uncle Vanya
as Yelena
Wuthering Heights
as Catherine Earnshaw
Twelfth Night
as Viola
Suspicion
as Sybil Merton
DuPont Show of the Month
as Lady Edith
DuPont Show of the Month
as Lucie Manette
The Shiralee
as Lily Parker
Othello
as Desdemona
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Louise Rogers
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Louise Rogers / Countess Helen Mattoni
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Dorothy Whitely
Beau Brummell
as Mrs. Fitzherbert
Omnibus
as Unknown
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Viola
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Margot Wendice
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Elvira
Studio One
as Nora Marsh