Rosemary Harris
Biography
Rosemary Harris, a British actress, began her stage career in 1948 and made her Broadway debut in 1952. Born in Ashby De La Zouch, Leicestershire, she trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Her first film was Beau Brummell (1954). She won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for The Lion in Winter (1966) and has been nominated for nine Tony Awards. On television, she won an Emmy for Notorious Woman and a Golden Globe for Holocaust (1978). For Tom & Viv (1994), she received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She is also known for playing May Parker in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy, including Spider-Man (2002), Spider-Man 2 (2004) and Spider-Man 3 (2007). Her other films include The Gift (2000), Blow Dry (2001) and Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007). The American Theater Hall of Fame inducted her in 1986.
99years old
Turns 100 on September 19in 342 days
- Born Ashby
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 18
- Career span
- 70 years1954 to 2024
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A role that slipped away
On 11 September 2018, a week before turning 91, Harris replaced Diana Rigg as Mrs. Higgins in the Broadway revival of My Fair Lady.
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Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Sam Raimi directed four of these films. J.K. Simmons appears in five of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Sam Raimi
Box office
What Rosemary Harris's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$2.7 billion
11 of the 18 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 18 films: 11 worldwide figure; 4 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 1 figure not found.
- 11Worldwide figure
- 4US gross only
- 2Never in cinemas
- 1Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$895M32.6% of the total
- 2$822M29.9% of the total
- 3$789M28.7% of the total
- 4$157M5.7% of the total
- 5$25M0.9% of the total
- 6$19M0.7% of the total
- 7$16M0.6% of the total
- 8$12M0.4% of the total
$10.0 millionfrom the other 3 films with a worldwide figure, 0% of the total
Awards
Eight awards and honors from 1953 to 1966, two of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmy Awards | |||
| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | Won | ||
| Tony Awards | |||
| 1966 | Best Actress in a Play | Won | |
| Other honors | |||
| 1953 | Theatre World Award | Won | |
| Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play | Won | ||
| Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress | Won | ||
| Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Ensemble Cast | Won | ||
| National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress | Won | ||
| North Carolina Award for Fine Arts | Won | ||
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