
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 and Off-Broadway career. Her life changed after appearing as the sole female in the original cast of "Jeffrey", Paul Rudnick's smash Off-Broadway hit about love in the time of AIDS. "Jeffrey" led to guest shots on series television, including "Frasier" (1993), where she created the memorable role of "Bebe Glazer", Frasier's cutthroat, neurotic, chain-smoking agent. She also won raves from critics for her role of "Vivian Buchanan" on CBS's "The 5 Mrs. Buchanans" (1994). She now calls New York her home, but frequently travels to California for film and television appearances. IMDb Mini Biography By: Dan Flave-Novak

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2000 · as Mrs. Jankis

Addams Family Values
1993 · as Ellen Buckman

Romeo + Juliet
1996 · as Susan Santandiago

Werewolf by Night
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Licorice Pizza
2021 · as Mary Grady

Americana
2025 · as Tish

Monster-in-Law
2005 · as Therapist

Phantom Thread
2017 · as Barbara Rose

The One
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Quiz Show
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Nurse Betty
2000 · as Ellen

Rampart
2011 · as Stacy Cranston

Magazine Dreams
2025 · as Patricia Waldron

Jules
2023 · as Sandy

The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story
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Baby
2020 · as The Woman

Director by Night
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Love Is Strange
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