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Mel Harris
Actor

Mel Harris

12 Jul 1956Born
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Bethlehem, PennsylvaniaBirthplace

Biography

Mel Harris is an American actress, writer and director, best known for her portrayal of Hope Steadman on the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning series Thirtysomething (1987), for which she received a Golden Globe nomination as best Actress in a Drama Series. She starred in the NBC comedy Something So Right (1996) and the My Network drama series Saints and Sinners (2014). Her most recent role has been as Nadine Davies on Hulu's new series Shut Eye (2016)

Mary Ellen Harris was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and raised in New Jersey. Her mother was a high school science teacher and her father a football coach at Princeton University.

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She spent 12 years in the modeling world living in New York and Europe before stumbling into the acting business. She starred in numerous miniseries and telefilms including Cross Fire (1989), The Burden of Proof (1992) and Grass Roots (1992), as well as appearances on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2015), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999), and as Senator Rafferty on The West Wing (1999). Among her feature film credits are Brian De Palma's Raising Cain (1992) , K-9 (1989) (opposite Jim Belushi), Suture (1993), The Pagemaster (1994), and Wanted: Dead or Alive (1986).

She made her New York stage debut at the Circle Repertory Company in the world premiere of John Bishop's Empty Hearts, for which she received a 1992 Theater World Award. In addition to her acting, in the last few years, she has focused on writing with her partner and husband, Emmy Award winning writer/producer, Bob Brush, under their shingle Topanga Moon Productions.

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Known for

Filmography

  1. TBABitches in BritchesSeries: Creator
  2. 2024Arthur's WhiskyFilm: Dr. Deborah Wingard
  3. 2023Queen of KnivesFilm: Kathy
  4. 2020King of KnivesFilm: Kathy
  5. 2017ImpostersSeries: Margaret Jonson (3 episodes)
  6. 2016Shut EyeSeries: Nadine Davies (10 episodes)
  7. 2015Crazy Ex-GirlfriendSeries: Shawna (1 episode)
  8. 2009Imagine ThatFilm: Maggie Johnson (uncredited)
  9. 2009The LodgerFilm: Margaret
  10. 2007CaneSeries: Constance Hughes (1 episode)
  11. 2007Saints & SinnersSeries (50 episodes)
  12. 2005The Naked Brothers Band: The MovieFilm: Mel Harris
  13. 2005Criminal MindsSeries: Congressman Steyer
  14. 2005E-RingSeries (1 episode)
  15. 2005Close to HomeSeries: Beth Murphy (1 episode)
  16. 2005Out of the WoodsFilm: Beth Fleming
  17. 2005Purple HeartFilm: Dr. Harrison
  18. 2004DynamiteFilm: Faye Baxter
  19. 2004HouseSeries: Barbara Bardach (1 episode)
  20. 2004CSI: NYSeries: Julie Rollins (1 episode)
  21. 2004If...Series (1 episode)
  22. 2003Cold CaseSeries: Grace Anderson (1 episode)
  23. 2003Hangman's CurseFilm: Sarah Springfield
  24. 2002Another pretty faceFilm
  25. 2001The RetrieversFilm: Karen Lowry
  26. 2001FiretrapFilm: Cordella Calloway
  27. 2000Sonic ImpactFilm: Co-Pilot Jennifer Blake
  28. 2000The Mumbo JumboFilm: Dolly Bird
  29. 2000Madigan MenSeries (1 episode)
  30. 2000Strong MedicineSeries: Biddy Hightower (1 episode)
  31. 2000Out of TimeFilm: Annie Epson
  32. 1999The West WingSeries: Ricky Rafferty (1 episode)
  33. 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries: Eileen Switzer (2 episodes)
  34. 1998Dawson's CreekSeries: Helen Lindley (1 episode)
  35. 1997Murder, She Wrote: South by SouthwestFilm: Sarah McLeish
  36. 1997Stargate SG-1Series: Oma Desala (3 episodes)
  37. 1996What Kind of Mother Are You?Film: Laura Hyler
  38. 1996Something So RightSeries: Carly Davis (37 episodes)
  39. 1996A Case for LifeFilm: LIz Hemmitt
  40. 1995Sharon's SecretFilm: Laurel O'Connor
  41. 1995The SecretaryFilm: Ellen Bradford
  42. 1995The Outer LimitsSeries: Dr. Christina Markham (1 episode)
  43. 1995Welcome to ParadiseFilm: Claire
  44. 1994The PagemasterFilm: Claire Tyler
  45. 1994Broken LullabyFilm: Jordan Kirkland
  46. 1994Touched by an AngelSeries: Kelly Rockhill (1 episode)
  47. 1994Ultimate BetrayalFilm: Susan Rodgers
  48. 1994The Spider and the FlyFilm: Dianna Taylor
  49. 1993Desperate Journey: The Allison Wilcox StoryFilm: Allison Wilcox
  50. 1993SutureFilm: Dr. Renee Descartes
  51. 1993Distant CousinsFilm: Katherine June Sullivan
  52. 1993With Hostile IntentFilm: Kathy Arnold
  53. 1993Wind DancerFilm: Susan Allen
  54. 1992Child of RageFilm: Jill Tyler
  55. 1992Raising CainFilm: Sarah
  56. 1992Grass RootsFilm: Kate Rule
  57. 1992The Burden of ProofSeries: Sonia Klonsky (2 episodes)
  58. 1989My Brother's WifeFilm: Eleanor Goldberg-Rusher
  59. 1989Cross of FireSeries: Madge Oberholtzer (2 episodes)
  60. 1989K-9Film: Tracy
  61. 1988Cameron's ClosetFilm: Dr. Nora Haley
  62. 1987thirtysomethingSeries: Hope Steadman, Director (85 episodes)
  63. 1987Harry's Hong KongFilm: Fay Salerno
  64. 1987Wanted: Dead or AliveFilm: Terry
  65. 1986Heart of the CitySeries: Anne (1 episode)
  66. 1972M*A*S*HSeries (1 episode)

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