Rosemary Harris
Known for Acting · 60 credits
- Born
- 1927-09-19 (age 98)
- Place of birth
- Suffolk, England, UK
- Also known as
- رزماری هریس
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
TV Shows (18)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Francine Brooks
Great Performances
1971
as Hesione Hushabye / Adela Shannon
Studio One
1948
as Nora Marsh
Omnibus
1952
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Louise Rogers / Louise Rogers / Countess Helen Mattoni / Dorothy Whitely
Search Party
2016
as Beatrice
Performance
1991
as Margaret Dawlish
Suspicion
1957
as Sybil Merton
The Undoing
2020
as Janet Fraser
CBS Playhouse
1966
as Charlotte Marshall
Holocaust
1978
as Berta Palitz Weiss
DuPont Show of the Month
1957
as Lady Edith / Lucie Manette
Profiles in Courage
1964
as Mary S. McDowell
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Viola / Margot Wendice / Elvira
The Chisholms
1979
as Minerva Chisholm
Notorious Woman
1974
as Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin / George Sand
The Camomile Lawn
1992
as Calypso (older)
Strange Interlude
1988
as Mrs. Amos Evans
Movies (42)
Spider-Man
2002
as May Parker
Spider-Man 3
2007
as May Parker
Spider-Man 2
2004
as May Parker
The Gift
2000
as Annie's Granny
This Means War
2012
as Nana Foster
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
2007
as Nanette Hanson
The Boys from Brazil
1978
as Mrs. Doring
Blow Dry
2001
as Daisy
Hamlet
1996
as Player Queen
Sunshine
1999
as Valerie Sors
Being Julia
2004
as Julia's Mother
The Bridge
1992
as Aunt Jude
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003
as Self
Looking for Richard
1996
as Self - Interviewee
Crossing Delancey
1988
as Pauline Swift
Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing
2004
as Self
Broadway: The Next Generation
as Self
Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'
2002
as Self
The Ploughman's Lunch
1983
as Ann Barrington
Tom & Viv
1994
as Rose Haigh-Wood
Wuthering Heights
1958
as Catherine Earnshaw
Radio Free Albemuth
2010
as VALIS (voice)
The von Trapp Family: A Life of Music
2015
as Older Agathe von Trapp
My Life So Far
1999
as Gamma MacIntosh
Is Anybody There?
2009
as Elsie
Beau Brummell
1954
as Mrs. Fitzherbert
A Summer Day's Dream
1994
To the Lighthouse
1983
as Mrs. Ramsay
The Fall
2009
as a reporter
Belonging
2004
as May Copplestone
Blithe Spirit
1966
as Elvira Condomine
Othello
1955
as Desdemona
The Little Riders
1996
as Grandma Roden
A Flea in Her Ear
1968
as Gabrielle Chandebisse
The Monday Before Thanksgiving
2008
as Lillian Cotlo
Death of a Salesman
1996
as Linda
The Shiralee
1957
as Lily Parker
Uncle Vanya
1963
as Yelena
The Royal Family
1977
as Julie Cavendish
Twelfth Night
1957
as Viola
How Holocaust came to Television
2019
as Self
Oscar Wilde About America
2025
About 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 bee… With 60 credits spanning from 1948 to 2025, Rosemary Harris has appeared in 42 films and 18 TV shows.
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- Spider-Man (2002) — as May Parker
- Spider-Man 3 (2007) — as May Parker
- Spider-Man 2 (2004) — as May Parker
- The Gift (2000) — as Annie's Granny
- This Means War (2012) — as Nana Foster
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