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.
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Movies (46)
Oscar Wilde About America
2025
Spider-Man: Todos los caminos conducen a No Way Home
2022 · Self (archive footage)
Tales from the Wings: A Lincoln Center Theatre Celebration!
2021 · Self
How Holocaust came to Television
2019 · Self
The von Trapp Family: A Life of Music
2015 · Older Agathe von Trapp
¡Esto es guerra!
2012 · Nana Foster
Radio Free Albemuth
2010 · VALIS (voice)
The Fall
2009 · a reporter
¿Hay alguien ahí?
2009 · Elsie
The Monday Before Thanksgiving
2008 · Lillian Cotlo
Antes que el diablo sepa que has muerto
2007 · Nanette Hanson
El hombre araña 3
2007 · May Parker
On the Set: Spider-Man 3
2007 · Self
Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing
2004 · Self
Hero in Crisis
2004 · Self
Belonging
2004 · May Copplestone
Being Julia
2004 · Julia's Mother
El hombre araña 2
2004 · May Parker
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003 · Self
El hombre araña
2002 · May Parker
Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of Spider-Man
2002 · Self
Blow Dry
2001 · Daisy
Testigo
2000 · Annie's Granny
Sunshine
1999 · Valerie Sors
My Life So Far
1999 · Gamma MacIntosh
Hamlet
1996 · Player Queen
En busca de Ricardo III
1996 · Self - Interviewee
The Little Riders
1996 · Grandma Roden
Death of a Salesman
1996 · Linda
A Summer Day's Dream
1994
Tom & Viv
1994 · Rose Haigh-Wood
The Bridge
1992 · Aunt Jude
Crossing Delancey
1988 · Pauline Swift
The Ploughman's Lunch
1983 · Ann Barrington
To the Lighthouse
1983 · Mrs. Ramsay
The Boys from Brazil
1978 · Mrs. Doring
The Royal Family
1977 · Julie Cavendish
A Flea in Her Ear
1968 · Gabrielle Chandebisse
Blithe Spirit
1966 · Elvira Condomine
Uncle Vanya
1963 · Yelena
Wuthering Heights
1958 · Catherine Earnshaw
Twelfth Night
1957 · Viola
The Shiralee
1957 · Lily Parker
Othello
1955 · Desdemona
Beau Brummell
1954 · Mrs. Fitzherbert
Broadway: The Next Generation
· Self
TV shows (19)
The Undoing
2020 · Janet Fraser
Search Party
2016 · Beatrice
La Ley y el Orden: Unidad de Víctimas Especiales
1999 · Francine Brooks
The Camomile Lawn
1992 · Calypso (older)
Performance
1991 · Margaret Dawlish
Strange Interlude
1988 · Mrs. Amos Evans
American Playhouse
1982 · Mrs. Amos Evans
The Chisholms
1979 · Minerva Chisholm
Holocaust
1978 · Berta Palitz Weiss
Notorious Woman
1974 · Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin / George Sand
Great Performances
1971 · Hesione Hushabye, Adela Shannon
CBS Playhouse
1966 · Charlotte Marshall
Profiles in Courage
1964 · Mary S. McDowell
Suspicion
1957 · Sybil Merton
DuPont Show of the Month
1957 · Lady Edith, Lucie Manette
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · Louise Rogers, Louise Rogers / Countess Helen Mattoni, Dorothy Whitely
Omnibus
1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Viola, Margot Wendice, Elvira
Studio One
1948 · Nora Marsh