Harriet Sansom Harris
Known for Acting · 80 credits
- Born
- 1955-01-08 (age 71)
- Place of birth
- Fort Worth, Texas, USA
- Also known as
- Harriet Harris
Biography
Born in Texas, Harriet Sansom Harris got involved in acting as a youngster. At seventeen, Harris was accepted at New York's famed Juilliard School. Upon graduation, Harris joined The Acting Company, a repertory group formed by the first alumni of John Houseman's Drama Division of The Juilliard School. She spent three years with the Company before she left to work primarily in regional theater. This led to a successful Broadway and Off-Broadway career. Her life changed after appearing as the sole female in the original cast of "Jeffrey", Paul Rudnick's smash Off-Broadway hit about love in the time of AIDS. "Jeffrey" led to guest shots on series television, including "Frasier" (1993), where she created the memorable role of "Bebe Glazer", Frasier's cutthroat, neurotic, chain-smoking agent. She also won raves from critics for her role of "Vivian Buchanan" on CBS's "The 5 Mrs. Buchanans" (1994). She now calls New York her home, but frequently travels to California for film and television appearances. IMDb Mini Biography By: Dan Flave-Novak
Known For
TV Shows (48)
Law & Order
1990
as Sheila / Ms. Kenny
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Eva
Dutton Ranch
2026
as Jeanie Edwards
American Dad!
2005
as Mrs. Reagan (voice)
Desperate Housewives
2004
as Felicia Tilman
American Horror Story
2011
as Madelyn
The X-Files
1993
as Dr. Sally Kendrick / Eve 6
Frasier
1993
as Bebe Glazer
Hacks
2021
as Susan
Ghost Whisperer
2005
as Marilyn Mandeville
Supergirl
2015
as Sinead
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
as Marisa Parkhurst
The Practice
1997
as Ellen Blake
Chicago Hope
1994
as Mrs. Holgren
Strong Medicine
2000
as Governer Barbara Curtis
Six Feet Under
2001
as Catherine Collins
Millennium
1996
as Maureen Murphy
Ellen
1994
as Claire
Stars in the House
2020
as Self - Special Guest
Caroline in the City
1995
as Miss McGowan
Murphy Brown
1988
Family Law
1999
as Lois Nelson
The Agency
2024
as Dr Rachel Blake
Ally McBeal
1997
as Cheryl Bonner
Shake It Up
2010
as Dr. Pepper
Robot and Monster
2012
as Bea Holder (voice)
Space: Above and Beyond
1995
as Diane Hayden
The Mysterious Benedict Society
2021
as Rowena
Hollywood
2020
as Eleanor Roosevelt
Good Advice
1993
as Marilyn
Quintuplets
2004
as Ms. Hentschel
Long Bright River
2025
as Mrs. Mahon
Frasier
2023
as Bebe Glazer
Stark Raving Mad
1999
as Audrey Radford
The Lost Room
2006
as Margaret Milne
Union Square
1997
as Suzanne Barkley
God, the Devil and Bob
2000
as Martha Stewart (voice)
Help Me Help You
2006
Golden Years
1991
as Francie Wil
The 5 Mrs. Buchanans
1994
as Vivian Buchanan
Doctor Doctor
1989
Monty
1994
as Mrs. King
Clipped
2024
as 'Justine'
Atlantic Crossing
2020
as Eleanor Roosevelt
Bram & Alice
2002
It's All Relative
2003
as Audrey O'Neil
The Beast
2001
Sisters
1991
Movies (32)
Memento
2000
as Mrs. Jankis
Romeo + Juliet
1996
as Susan Santandiago
The One
2001
as Nurse Besson
Addams Family Values
1993
as Ellen Buckman
Phantom Thread
2017
as Barbara Rose
Licorice Pizza
2021
as Mary Grady
Americana
2025
as Tish
Monster-in-Law
2005
as Therapist
Werewolf by Night
2022
as Verussa Bloodstone
Quiz Show
1994
as Enright's Secretary
Jules
2023
as Sandy
Magazine Dreams
2025
as Patricia Waldron
Nurse Betty
2000
as Ellen
Rampart
2011
as Stacy Cranston
Golden Years
1991
as Francie Wil
The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story
1998
as Turtle/Rhesus (voice)
Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest
1997
as Millie Ogden
Love Is Strange
2014
as Honey
Baby
2020
as The Woman
Director by Night
2022
as Self
Frasier: Analyzing the Laughter
2004
as Bebe Glazer
Friends 'Til the End
1997
as Mrs. Boxer
Russian Broadway Shut Down
2014
Moonlight Serenade
2009
as Angelica Webster
Her Last Will
2016
as Dina Cotton
Show Boat
2015
as Parthy Ann Hawks
Borges and Me
The Man Who Came to Dinner
2000
as Maggie Cutler
Dottie Gets Spanked
1993
as Sharon's Mother
Still on the Road
2010
as Self
Fool's Fire
1992
as Lady Clarice
Eleanor
2020
as Eleanor Roosevelt
About Harriet Sansom Harris
Born in Texas, Harriet Sansom Harris got involved in acting as a youngster. At seventeen, Harris was accepted at New York's famed Juilliard School. Upon graduation, Harris joined The Acting Company, a repertory group formed by the first alumni of John Houseman's Drama Division of The Juilliard School. She spent three years with the Company before she left to work primarily in regional theater. This led to a successful Broadway and Off-Broadway career. Her life changed after appearing as the sole female in the original cast of "Jeffrey", Paul R… With 80 credits spanning from 1988 to 2026, Harriet Sansom Harris has appeared in 32 films and 48 TV shows.
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Most Popular Harriet Sansom Harris Movies
- Memento (2000) — as Mrs. Jankis
- Romeo + Juliet (1996) — as Susan Santandiago
- The One (2001) — as Nurse Besson
- Addams Family Values (1993) — as Ellen Buckman
- Phantom Thread (2017) — as Barbara Rose
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