Rosemary Harris

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.

Known For: Acting

Born: Suffolk, England, UK, 1927-09-19

Died: null

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1954	Beau Brummell	Mrs. Fitzherbert	65
2	1955	Othello	Desdemona	85
3	1957	The Shiralee	Lily Parker	51
4	1957	Twelfth Night	Viola	0
5	1958	Wuthering Heights	Catherine Earnshaw	0
6	1963	Uncle Vanya	Yelena	40
7	1966	Blithe Spirit	Elvira Condomine	0
8	1968	A Flea in Her Ear	Gabrielle Chandebisse	62
9	1977	The Royal Family	Julie Cavendish	80
10	1978	The Boys from Brazil	Mrs. Doring	67
11	1983	To the Lighthouse	Mrs. Ramsay	54
12	1983	The Ploughman's Lunch	Ann Barrington	51
13	1988	Strange Interlude	Mrs. Amos Evans	50
14	1988	Crossing Delancey	Pauline Swift	59
15	1992	The Bridge	Aunt Jude	45
16	1994	Tom & Viv	Rose Haigh-Wood	61
17	1994	A Summer Day's Dream		0
18	1996	Death of a Salesman	Linda	65
19	1996	The Little Riders	Grandma Roden	0
20	1996	Looking for Richard	Self - Interviewee	68
21	1996	Hamlet	Player Queen	73
22	1999	My Life So Far	Gamma MacIntosh	57
23	1999	Sunshine	Valerie Sors	65
24	2000	The Gift	Annie's Granny	65
25	2001	Blow Dry	Daisy	59
26	2002	Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'	Self	50
27	2002	Spider-Man	May Parker	73
28	2003	Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There	Self	70
29	2004	Spider-Man 2	May Parker	73
30	2004	Being Julia	Julia's Mother	65
31	2004	Belonging	May Copplestone	56
32	2007	Spider-Man 3	May Parker	64
33	2007	Before the Devil Knows You're Dead	Nanette Hanson	71
34	2008	The Monday Before Thanksgiving	Lillian Cotlo	40
35	2009	Is Anybody There?	Elsie	62
36	2009	The Fall	a reporter	40
37	2010	Radio Free Albemuth	VALIS (voice)	54
38	2012	This Means War	Nana Foster	62
39	2015	The von Trapp Family: A Life of Music	Older Agathe von Trapp	59
40	2017	Broadway: The Next Generation	Self	100
41	2019	How Holocaust came to Television	Self	0
42	2022	Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home	Self (archive footage)	68
43	2025	Oscar Wilde About America		0

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1948	Studio One	Nora Marsh	50
2	1951	Hallmark Hall of Fame	Viola	86
3	1951	Hallmark Hall of Fame	Margot Wendice	86
4	1951	Hallmark Hall of Fame	Elvira	86
5	1952	Omnibus		60
6	1955	Alfred Hitchcock Presents	Louise Rogers	77
7	1955	Alfred Hitchcock Presents	Louise Rogers / Countess Helen Mattoni	77
8	1955	Alfred Hitchcock Presents	Dorothy Whitely	77
9	1957	DuPont Show of the Month	Lady Edith	68
10	1957	DuPont Show of the Month	Lucie Manette	68
11	1957	Suspicion	Sybil Merton	59
12	1964	Profiles in Courage	Mary S. McDowell	50
13	1966	CBS Playhouse		70
14	1971	Great Performances	Hesione Hushabye	53
15	1971	Great Performances	Adela Shannon	53
16	1974	Notorious Woman	George Sand	50
17	1978	Holocaust	Berta Palitz Weiss	74
18	1979	The Chisholms	Minerva Chisholm	62
19	1991	Performance	Margaret Dawlish	60
20	1992	The Camomile Lawn	Calypso (older)	59
21	1999	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Francine Brooks	79
22	2016	Search Party	Beatrice	68
23	2020	The Undoing	Janet Fraser	74

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