Rosemary Harris
Acting
1927-09-19 · Suffolk, England, UK
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.
Filmography
Oscar Wilde About America
2025 · Movie
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
2022 · Movie
Tales from the Wings: A Lincoln Center Theatre Celebration!
2021 · Movie
The Undoing
2020 · Series
How Holocaust came to Television
2019 · Movie
Search Party
2016 · Series
The von Trapp Family: A Life of Music
2015 · Movie
This Means War
2012 · Movie
Radio Free Albemuth
2010 · Movie
The Fall
2009 · Movie
Is Anybody There?
2009 · Movie
The Monday Before Thanksgiving
2008 · Movie
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
2007 · Movie
Spider-Man 3
2007 · Movie
On the Set: Spider-Man 3
2007 · Movie
Hero in Crisis
2004 · Movie
Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing
2004 · Movie
Belonging
2004 · Movie
Being Julia
2004 · Movie
Spider-Man 2
2004 · Movie
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003 · Movie
Spider-Man
2002 · Movie
Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of Spider-Man
2002 · Movie
Blow Dry
2001 · Movie
The Gift
2000 · Movie
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · Series
Sunshine
1999 · Movie
My Life So Far
1999 · Movie
Hamlet
1996 · Movie
Looking for Richard
1996 · Movie
The Little Riders
1996 · Movie
Death of a Salesman
1996 · Movie
A Summer Day's Dream
1994 · Movie
Tom & Viv
1994 · Movie
The Camomile Lawn
1992 · Series
The Bridge
1992 · Movie
Performance
1991 · Series
Crossing Delancey
1988 · Movie
Strange Interlude
1988 · Series
The Ploughman's Lunch
1983 · Movie
To the Lighthouse
1983 · Movie
American Playhouse
1982 · Series
The Chisholms
1979 · Series
The Boys from Brazil
1978 · Movie
Holocaust
1978 · Series
The Royal Family
1977 · Movie
Notorious Woman
1974 · Series
Great Performances
1971 · Series
A Flea in Her Ear
1968 · Movie
CBS Playhouse
1966 · Series
Blithe Spirit
1966 · Movie
Profiles in Courage
1964 · Series
Uncle Vanya
1963 · Movie
Wuthering Heights
1958 · Movie
Twelfth Night
1957 · Movie
Suspicion
1957 · Series
DuPont Show of the Month
1957 · Series
The Shiralee
1957 · Movie
Othello
1955 · Movie
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · Series
Beau Brummell
1954 · Movie
Omnibus
1952 · Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Series
Studio One
1948 · Series
Broadway: The Next Generation
Movie