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Rosemary Harris
Born · September 19, 1927 (97 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Suffolk, England, UK
Bio
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.
Oscar Wilde About America
0.0
2025
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
Self (archive footage)
6.8
2022
The Undoing
Janet Fraser · (1 episode)
7.4
2020
How Holocaust came to Television
Self
0.0
2019
Broadway: The Next Generation
Self
10.0
2017
Search Party
Beatrice · (2 episodes)
6.8
2016
The von Trapp Family: A Life of Music
Older Agathe von Trapp
6.0
2015
This Means War
Nana Foster
6.2
2012
Radio Free Albemuth
VALIS (voice)
5.5
2010
The Fall
a reporter
4.0
2009
Is Anybody There?
Elsie
6.2
2009
The Monday Before Thanksgiving
Lillian Cotlo
4.0
2008
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Nanette Hanson
7.1
2007
Spider-Man 3
May Parker
6.4
2007
Belonging
May Copplestone
5.6
2004
Being Julia
Julia's Mother
6.5
2004
Spider-Man 2
May Parker
7.3
2004
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Self
7.0
2003
Spider-Man
May Parker
7.3
2002
Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'
Self
5.0
2002
Blow Dry
Daisy
5.9
2001
The Gift
Annie's Granny
6.5
2000
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Francine Brooks · (1 episode)
7.9
1999
Sunshine
Valerie Sors
6.5
1999
My Life So Far
Gamma MacIntosh
5.7
1999
Hamlet
Player Queen
7.3
1996
Looking for Richard
Self - Interviewee
6.8
1996
The Little Riders
Grandma Roden
0.0
1996
Death of a Salesman
Linda
6.5
1996
A Summer Day's Dream
0.0
1994
Tom & Viv
Rose Haigh-Wood
6.1
1994
The Camomile Lawn
Calypso (older) · (5 episodes)
5.9
1992
The Bridge
Aunt Jude
4.5
1992
Crossing Delancey
Pauline Swift
5.9
1988
Strange Interlude
Mrs. Amos Evans
5.0
1988
The Ploughman's Lunch
Ann Barrington
4.7
1983
To the Lighthouse
Mrs. Ramsay
5.4
1983
The Chisholms
Minerva Chisholm · (13 episodes)
6.2
1979
The Boys from Brazil
Mrs. Doring
6.7
1978
Holocaust
Berta Palitz Weiss · (4 episodes)
7.4
1978
The Royal Family
Julie Cavendish
8.0
1977
Notorious Woman
George Sand · (7 episodes)
5.0
1974
Great Performances
Hesione Hushabye · (1 episode)
5.6
1971
Great Performances
Adela Shannon · (1 episode)
5.6
1971
A Flea in Her Ear
Gabrielle Chandebisse
6.2
1968
CBS Playhouse
(1 episode)
7.0
1966
Aquitaine in The Lion in Winter
Elvira Condomine
0.0
1966
Profiles in Courage
Mary S. McDowell · (1 episode)
5.0
1964
Uncle Vanya
Yelena
4.0
1963
Wuthering Heights
Catherine Earnshaw
0.0
1958
Twelfth Night
Viola
0.0
1957
Suspicion
Sybil Merton · (1 episode)
5.9
1957
DuPont Show of the Month
Lady Edith · (1 episode)
6.8
1957
DuPont Show of the Month
Lucie Manette · (1 episode)
6.8
1957
The Shiralee
Lily Parker
5.1
1957
Othello
Desdemona
8.5
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Louise Rogers · (1 episode)
7.7
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Louise Rogers / Countess Helen Mattoni · (1 episode)
7.7
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Dorothy Whitely · (1 episode)
7.7
1955
Beau Brummell
Mrs. Fitzherbert
6.5
1954
Omnibus
(1 episode)
6.0
1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Viola · (1 episode)
8.6
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Margot Wendice · (1 episode)
8.6
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Elvira · (1 episode)
8.6
1951
Studio One
Nora Marsh · (1 episode)
5.0
1948