Harriet Sansom Harris
"An iconic presence in cinema, defining characters with depth and intensity."
Age
71 years
Origin
USA
Active
1982 — Present
Born in Texas, Harriet Sansom Harris got involved in acting as a youngster. At seventeen, Harris was accepted at New York's famed Juilliard School. Upon graduation, Harris joined The Acting Company, a repertory group formed by the first alumni of John Houseman's Drama Division of The Juilliard School. She spent three years with the Company before she left to work primarily in regional theater. This led to a successful Broadway...
History of the Legend
Witness the defining moments that shaped a legacy.
Law & Order
Starring as Sheila
In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place.
Highest Rated Masterpieces
Dutton Ranch
as Jeanie Edwards
The X-Files
as Dr. Sally Kendrick / Eve 6
Memento
as Mrs. Jankis
Six Feet Under
as Catherine Collins
American Horror Story
as Madelyn
Ghost Whisperer
as Marilyn Mandeville
Desperate Housewives
as Felicia Tilman
Millennium
as Maureen Murphy
Frasier
as Bebe Glazer
The Lost Room
as Margaret Milne
Media Proof
Filmography Engine
80 Credits found
The King of Black Goo
Captain
2026
Dutton Ranch
Jeanie Edwards
2026
Americana
Tish
2025
Magazine Dreams
Patricia Waldron
2025
Long Bright River
Mrs. Mahon
2025
The Agency
Dr Rachel Blake
2024
Clipped
'Justine'
2024
Frasier
Bebe Glazer
2023
Jules
Sandy
2023
Director by Night
Self
2022
Werewolf by Night
Verussa Bloodstone
2022
Licorice Pizza
Mary Grady
2021
The Mysterious Benedict Society
Rowena
2021
Hacks
Susan
2021
Baby
The Woman
2020
Atlantic Crossing
Eleanor Roosevelt
2020
Eleanor
Eleanor Roosevelt
2020
Hollywood
Eleanor Roosevelt
2020
Stars in the House
Self - Special Guest
2020
Phantom Thread
Barbara Rose
2017
Her Last Will
Dina Cotton
2016
Supergirl
Sinead
2015
Show Boat
Parthy Ann Hawks
2015
Love Is Strange
Honey
2014
Russian Broadway Shut Down
Cast
2014
Robot and Monster
Bea Holder (voice)
2012
Rampart
Stacy Cranston
2011
American Horror Story
Madelyn
2011
Shake It Up
Dr. Pepper
2010
Still on the Road
Self
2010
Moonlight Serenade
Angelica Webster
2009
The Lost Room
Margaret Milne
2006
Help Me Help You
Cast
2006
Ghost Whisperer
Marilyn Mandeville
2005
Monster-in-Law
Therapist
2005
American Dad!
Mrs. Reagan (voice)
2005
Desperate Housewives
Felicia Tilman
2004
Quintuplets
Ms. Hentschel
2004
Frasier: Analyzing the Laughter
Bebe Glazer
2004
It's All Relative
Audrey O'Neil
2003
Bram & Alice
Cast
2002
The One
Nurse Besson
2001
Six Feet Under
Catherine Collins
2001
Memento
Mrs. Jankis
2000
The Man Who Came to Dinner
Maggie Cutler
2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Eva
2000
Nurse Betty
Ellen
2000
Strong Medicine
Governer Barbara Curtis
2000
God, the Devil and Bob
Martha Stewart (voice)
2000
Stark Raving Mad
Audrey Radford
1999
Family Law
Lois Nelson
1999
The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story
Turtle/Rhesus (voice)
1998
Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest
Millie Ogden
1997
Union Square
Suzanne Barkley
1997
Ally McBeal
Cheryl Bonner
1997
The Practice
Ellen Blake
1997
Friends 'Til the End
Mrs. Boxer
1997
Romeo + Juliet
Susan Santandiago
1996
Millennium
Maureen Murphy
1996
Space: Above and Beyond
Diane Hayden
1995