Harris, Harriet Sansom 1955–

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Harris, Harriet Sansom 1955–

(Harriet Harris)

PERSONAL

Born January 8, 1955, in Fort Worth, TX. Education: Graduated from Juilliard School.

Addresses: Agent—The Gage Group, 14724 Ventura Blvd., Suite 505, Los Angeles, CA 91403.

Career: Actress. Acting Company, past member.

Awards, Honors: Antoinette Perry Award, best featured actress in a musical, Drama Desk Award, outstanding featured actress in a musical, both 2002, for Thoroughly Modern Millie.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Bebe Glazer, Frasier, NBC, 1993–97 and 2000.

Suzanne Barkley, Union Square, NBC, 1997.

Audrey Radford, Stark Raving Mad, 1999.

Mrs. Sweeney, The Beast, ABC, 2001.

Audrey O'Neil, It's All Relative, ABC, 2003.

Felicia Tillman, Desperate Housewives, ABC, 2006.

Also appeared as Vivian Buchanan in the series The Five Mrs. Buchanans, CBS.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Francie Wil, Golden Years (also known as Stephen King's "Golden Years"), 1991.

Anne, An Element of Truth, CBS, 1995.

Susan, The Care and Handling of Roses, CBS, 1996.

Mrs. Boxer, Friends 'til the End, 1997.

Millie Ogden, Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest, 1999.

(As Harriet Harris) Maggie Cutler, The Man Who Came to Dinner, 2000.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Clarice, Fool's Fire, PBS, 1992.

Cedall, Dead Drunk: The Kevin Tunell Story, HBO, 1993.

The 56th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 2002.

Bebe Glazer, Frasier: Analyzing the Laughter, NBC, 2004.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Peggy Murtagh, "The Murtagh Conundrum," Doctor Doctor, 1989.

Sheila, "The Troubles," Law & Order, NBC, 1991.

Ms. Kenny, "The Corporate Veil," Law & Order, NBC, 1992.

Dr. Sally Kendrick/Eve, "Eve," The X-Files, Fox, 1993.

Mrs. King, "Eggheads," Monty, 1993.

Marilyn, Good Advice, CBS, 1994.

Anya, The George Carlin Show, Fox, 1994.

Yvonne Bentley, "The Deal of the Art," Murphy Brown, CBS, 1994.

Ambassador Diane Hayden, "Eyes," Space: Above and Beyond, The Discovery Channel, 1995.

Loretta, "The Worst Noel," The Crew, Fox, 1995.

Vivian Buchanan, "The Heart of the Matter," The 5 Mrs. Buchanans, 1995.

Vivian Buchanan, "All About Bree," The 5 Mrs. Buchanans, 1995.

Ambassador Diane Hayden, "Tell Our Moms We Done Our Best," Space: Above and Beyond, The Discovery Channel, 1996.

Fashion designer reporter, Sisters, NBC, 1996.

Ellen Holgren, "Women on the Verge," Chicago Hope, CBS, 1996.

Claire, "Looking Out for Number One," Ellen, ABC, 1996.

Maureen Murphy, "Loin Like a Hunting Flame," Millennium, Fox, 1997.

Miss McGowan, "Caroline and the Desperate Cat," Caroline in the City, NBC, 1997.

Ellen Blake, The Practice, ABC, 1997.

Cheryl Bonner, "Happy Birthday, Baby," Ally McBeal, Fox, 1998.

Lois Nelson, "A Mother's Son," Family Law, CBS, 2000.

Kiki Farrington, "A Night at the Opera," Love and Money, CBS, 2000.

Voice of Martha Stewart, God, the Devil, and Bob, NBC, 2000.

Marisa Parkhurst, "Too Many Cooks," Diagnosis Murder, 2000.

Libby Wilson, "Hooked on Hollywood," The Lot, AMC, 2001.

Libby Wilson, "The Portable Libby Wilson," The Lot, AMC, 2001.

Libby Wilson, "Detox," The Lot, AMC, 2001.

Catherine Collins, "In Place of Anger," Six Feet Under, HBO, 2002.

Catherine Collins, "The Liar and the Whore," Six Feet Under, HBO, 2002.

Ms. Hentschel, "Shakespeare in Lust," Quintuplets, Fox, 2004.

Eva, "What's Eating Gilbert Grissom?," CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (also known as C.S.I., CSI: Las Vegas, CSI: Weekends, and Les Experts), CBS, 2004.

Dulah, "Danger," Sex, Love & Secrets, UPN, 2005.

Governor, Strong Medicine, Lifetime, 2005.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Sherry, All Together Now, ABC, 1996.

Film Appearances:

Ellen Buckman, Addams Family Values, Paramount, 1993.

Enright's secretary, Quiz Show, Buena Vista, 1994.

(As Harriet Harris) Susan Santandiago, Romeo + Juliet (also known as Romeo and Juliet and William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1996.

Frances, Show and Tell, 1998.

Ellen, Nurse Betty, USA Films, 2000.

Mrs. Jankis, Memento, Newmarket Capital Group, 2000.

Nurse Besson, The One (also known as Jet Li's The One), Columbia, 2001.

(As Harriet Harris) Therapist, Monster-in-Law (also known as Das Schwiegermonster), New Line Cinema, 2005.

Sylvie, Guilt, Flying Leap, 2005.

Angelica Webster, Moonlight Serenade, Talestic, 2006.

Stage Appearances:

Penny McKenzie, Four Baboons Adoring the Sun, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, New York City, 1992.

Jeffrey, Workshop of the Performing Arts Theatre, New York City, then Westwood Playhouse, Los Angeles, both 1993.

Maggie Cutler, The Man Who Came to Dinner, Roundabout Theatre Company, American Airlines Theatre, New York City, 2000.

Mrs. Meers, Thoroughly Modern Millie, La Jolla Playhouse, La Jolla, CA, 2000.

Macbeth, Scottsdale Center for the Arts, Scottsdale, AZ, 2000.

Broadway Barks 4, Shubert Alley, New York City, 2002.

This Is On Me, An Evening of Dorothy Parker, Brent-wood Theatre, Los Angeles, 2005.

Has appeared in other stage productions.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Back Stage, September 1, 2000, pp. A4.

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