
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.
60 acting credits
Acting · 60

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999

Great Performances
1971

Spider-Man
2002

Studio One
1948

Spider-Man 3
2007

Omnibus
1952

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955

Search Party
2016

Performance
1991

Spider-Man 2
2004

The Undoing
2020
CBS Playhouse
1966

Suspicion
1957

DuPont Show of the Month
1957

Holocaust
1978
Profiles in Courage
1964

The Gift
2000

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
2007

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951

This Means War
2012

Hamlet
1996

The Chisholms
1979

The Camomile Lawn
1992

Blow Dry
2001

Notorious Woman
1974

The Boys from Brazil
1978

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003

Sunshine
1999

Looking for Richard
1996

Being Julia
2004

Crossing Delancey
1988

Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing
2004

Broadway: The Next Generation
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Tom & Viv
1994

Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'
2002

Is Anybody There?
2009

Beau Brummell
1954

My Life So Far
1999

The Ploughman's Lunch
1983

The von Trapp Family: A Life of Music
2015

The Bridge
1992

Wuthering Heights
1958

Radio Free Albemuth
2010
The Little Riders
1996
A Summer Day's Dream
1994

Belonging
2004

The Fall
2009

A Flea in Her Ear
1968

To the Lighthouse
1983

The Royal Family
1977

Othello
1955

Strange Interlude
1988

The Shiralee
1957

Twelfth Night
1957

Oscar Wilde About America
2025

Death of a Salesman
1996

How Holocaust came to Television
2019

The Monday Before Thanksgiving
2008

Uncle Vanya
1963

Blithe Spirit
1966