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 (2002â2007).
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.
9
9
3
9
9
4
9
9
5
9
9
6
Al Pacino's deeply-felt rumination on Shakespeare's significance and relevance to the modern world t...
More info9
9
7
9
9
8
9
9
9
A memoir of the lives of a family growing up on a post World War I British estate headed up by a str...
More info0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
After being bitten by a genetically altered spider at Oscorp, nerdy but endearing high school studen...
More info0
0
3
0
0
4
A comprehensive 12-part documentary on the making of "Spider-Man 2," covering everything from pre-pr...
More info
Julia Lambert is a true diva: beautiful, talented, weathly and famous. She has it all - including a...
More info
Peter Parker is going through a major identity crisis. Burned out from being Spider-Man, he decides ...
More info0
0
5
0
0
6
0
0
7
The seemingly invincible Spider-Man goes up against an all-new crop of villainsâincluding the shape-...
More info
When two brothers organize the robbery of their parents' jewelry store, the job goes horribly wrong,...
More info0
0
8
On the Monday before Thanksgiving, the anniversary of her mother's death, Theresa reflects on the ch...
More info0
0
9
A young boy who lives in an old folks' home strikes up a friendship with a retired magician....
More info0
1
0
Record store clerk Nick Brady begins to experience strange visions from an entity he calls VALIS tha...
More info0
1
1
0
1
2
Two top CIA operatives wage an epic battle against one another after they discover they are dating t...
More info0
1
3
0
1
4
0
1
5
Agathe von Trapp, the eldest daughter of a well-known musical family, overcomes many obstacles to pu...
More info0
1
6
0
1
7
0
1
8
0
1
9
0
2
0
0
2
1
0
2
2
JB Smoove and Martin Starr host a celebration of 20 years of "Spider-Man" movies, from the Sam Raimi...
More infoRecent movies
| # | Name | Character | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home (2022) | Self (archive footage) | 7 | |
| 2 | The von Trapp Family: A Life of Music (2015) | Older Agathe von Trapp | - | - |
| 3 | This Means War (2012) | Nana Foster | 6.7 | |
| 4 | Radio Free Albemuth (2010) | VALIS (voice) | 7 | |
| 5 | Is Anybody There? (2009) | Elsie | - | - |
| 6 | The Monday Before Thanksgiving (2008) | Lillian Cotlo | - | - |
| 7 | Spider-Man 3 (2007) | May Parker | 6.2 | |
| 8 | Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007) | Nanette Hanson | 7.1 | |
| 9 | Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing (2004) | Self | - | - |
| 10 | Being Julia (2004) Oscars 2005 | Julia's Mother | - | - |
| 11 | Spider-Man 2 (2004) Oscars 2005 | May Parker | 7.2 | |
| 12 | Spider-Man (2002) Oscars 2003 | May Parker | 7.5 | |
| 13 | Blow Dry (2001) | Daisy | 7 | |
| 14 | The Gift (2000) | Annie's Granny | 7.2 | |
| 15 | Sunshine (1999) | Valerie Sors | - | - |
| 16 | My Life So Far (1999) | Gamma MacIntosh | - | - |
| 17 | Hamlet (1996) | Player Queen | 6.2 | |
| 18 | Looking for Richard (1996) | Self - Interviewee | 7.3 | |
| 19 | Tom & Viv (1994) | Rose Haigh-Wood | - | - |
| 20 | Crossing Delancey (1988) | Pauline Swift | 5 | |
| 21 | The Ploughman's Lunch (1983) | Ann Barrington | 3 | |
| 22 | The Boys from Brazil (1978) | Mrs. Doring | 6.8 | |
| 23 | The Shiralee (1957) | Lily Parker | 4 |
