Harriet Sansom Harris
Known for Acting · 82 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 (49)
Law & Order
1990
as Sheila / Ms. Kenny
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Eva
American Dad!
2005
as Mrs. Reagan (voice)
Dutton Ranch
2026
as Jeanie Edwards
Frasier
1993
as Bebe Glazer
Desperate Housewives
2004
as Felicia Tilman
The X-Files
1993
as Dr. Sally Kendrick / Eve 6
Supergirl
2015
as Sinead
American Horror Story
2011
as Madelyn
Ghost Whisperer
2005
as Marilyn Mandeville
Chicago Hope
1994
as Mrs. Holgren
The Agency
2024
as Dr Rachel Blake
Hacks
2021
as Susan
The Practice
1997
as Ellen Blake
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
as Marisa Parkhurst
Murphy Brown
1988
Strong Medicine
2000
as Governer Barbara Curtis
Six Feet Under
2001
as Catherine Collins
Millennium
1996
as Maureen Murphy
American Playhouse
1982
as Lady Clarice
Ellen
1994
as Claire
Caroline in the City
1995
as Miss McGowan
Shake It Up
2010
as Dr. Pepper
Stars in the House
2020
as Self - Special Guest
Family Law
1999
as Lois Nelson
Ally McBeal
1997
as Cheryl Bonner
Space: Above and Beyond
1995
as Diane Hayden
Robot and Monster
2012
as Bea Holder (voice)
The Mysterious Benedict Society
2021
as Rowena
Long Bright River
2025
as Mrs. Mahon
Frasier
2023
as Bebe Glazer
Quintuplets
2004
as Ms. Hentschel
Hollywood
2020
as Eleanor Roosevelt
Atlantic Crossing
2020
as Eleanor Roosevelt
The Lost Room
2006
as Margaret Milne
Good Advice
1993
as Marilyn
Stark Raving Mad
1999
as Audrey Radford
Union Square
1997
as Suzanne Barkley
Golden Years
1991
as Francie Wil
Clipped
2024
as 'Justine'
Monty
1994
as Mrs. King
God, the Devil and Bob
2000
as Martha Stewart (voice)
Doctor Doctor
1989
Help Me Help You
2006
It's All Relative
2003
as Audrey O'Neil
The 5 Mrs. Buchanans
1994
as Vivian Buchanan
The Beast
2001
Bram & Alice
2002
Sisters
1991
Movies (33)
Memento
2000
as Mrs. Jankis
Addams Family Values
1993
as Ellen Buckman
Licorice Pizza
2021
as Mary Grady
Romeo + Juliet
1996
as Susan Santandiago
Phantom Thread
2017
as Barbara Rose
Werewolf by Night
2022
as Verussa Bloodstone
The One
2001
as Nurse Besson
Monster-in-Law
2005
as Therapist
Americana
2025
as Tish
Show Boat
2015
as Parthy Ann Hawks
Nurse Betty
2000
as Ellen
Magazine Dreams
2025
as Patricia Waldron
Director by Night
2022
as Self
Quiz Show
1994
as Enright's Secretary
Rampart
2011
as Stacy Cranston
The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story
1998
as Turtle/Rhesus (voice)
Jules
2023
as Sandy
Love Is Strange
2014
as Honey
Dottie Gets Spanked
1993
as Sharon's Mother
Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest
1997
as Millie Ogden
The King of Black Goo
2026
as Captain
Golden Years
1991
as Francie Wil
Moonlight Serenade
2009
as Angelica Webster
Friends 'Til the End
1997
as Mrs. Boxer
Frasier: Analyzing the Laughter
2004
as Bebe Glazer
Still on the Road
2010
as Self
Borges and Me
Baby
2020
as The Woman
Her Last Will
2016
as Dina Cotton
Russian Broadway Shut Down
2014
The Man Who Came to Dinner
2000
as Maggie Cutler
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 82 credits spanning from 1982 to 2026, Harriet Sansom Harris has appeared in 33 films and 49 TV shows.
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- Memento (2000) — as Mrs. Jankis
- Addams Family Values (1993) — as Ellen Buckman
- Licorice Pizza (2021) — as Mary Grady
- Romeo + Juliet (1996) — as Susan Santandiago
- Phantom Thread (2017) — as Barbara Rose
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