Harriet Sansom Harris

Harriet Sansom Harris

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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2025

Magazine Dreams
Magazine Dreams
as Patricia Waldron
Movie - Released: 3/21/2025
Americana
Americana
as Tish
Movie - Released: 8/22/2025
Long Bright River
Long Bright River
as Mrs. Mahon
TV - Released: 3/13/2025

2024

Clipped
Clipped
as 'Justine'
TV - Released: 6/4/2024
The Agency: Central Intelligence
The Agency: Central Intelligence
as Dr Rachel Blake
TV - Released: 12/1/2024

2023

Jules
Jules
as Sandy
Movie - Released: 8/10/2023
Frasier
Frasier
as Bebe Glazer
TV - Released: 10/12/2023

2022

Werewolf by Night
Werewolf by Night
as Verussa Bloodstone
Movie - Released: 9/25/2022
Director by Night
Director by Night
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/4/2022

2021

Licorice Pizza
Licorice Pizza
as Mary Grady
Movie - Released: 11/26/2021
Hacks
Hacks
as Susan
TV - Released: 5/13/2021
The Mysterious Benedict Society
The Mysterious Benedict Society
as Rowena
TV - Released: 6/25/2021

2020

Eleanor
Eleanor
as Eleanor Roosevelt
Movie - Released: 9/4/2020
Baby
Baby
as The Woman
Movie - Released: 12/18/2020
Atlantic Crossing
Atlantic Crossing
as Eleanor Roosevelt
TV - Released: 10/25/2020
Stars in the House
Stars in the House
as Self - Special Guest
TV - Released: 3/16/2020
Stars in the House
Stars in the House
as Self
TV - Released: 3/16/2020
Hollywood
Hollywood
as Eleanor Roosevelt
TV - Released: 5/1/2020

2017

Phantom Thread
Phantom Thread
as Barbara Rose
Movie - Released: 12/25/2017

2016

Electric City
Electric City
as Voice Actor (voice)
Movie - Released: 1/7/2016
Her Last Will
Her Last Will
as Dina Cotton
Movie - Released: 6/16/2016

2015

Show Boat
Show Boat
as Parthy Ann Hawks
Movie - Released: 6/29/2015
Supergirl
Supergirl
as Sinead
TV - Released: 10/26/2015

2014

Love Is Strange
Love Is Strange
as Honey
Movie - Released: 8/22/2014
Russian Broadway Shut Down
Russian Broadway Shut Down
Movie - Released: 1/23/2014

2012

Robot and Monster
Robot and Monster
as Bea Holder (voice)
TV - Released: 8/4/2012

2011

Rampart
Rampart
as Stacy Cranston
Movie - Released: 11/23/2011
American Horror Story
American Horror Story
as Madelyn
TV - Released: 10/5/2011

2010

Still on the Road
Still on the Road
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/3/2010
Shake It Up
Shake It Up
as Dr. Pepper
TV - Released: 11/7/2010

2009

Moonlight Serenade
Moonlight Serenade
as Angelica Webster
Movie - Released: 12/8/2009

2006

Help Me Help You
Help Me Help You
TV - Released: 9/26/2006
The Lost Room
The Lost Room
as Margaret Milne
TV - Released: 12/11/2006

2005

Monster-in-Law
Monster-in-Law
as Therapist
Movie - Released: 5/13/2005
American Dad!
American Dad!
as Mrs. Reagan (voice)
TV - Released: 2/6/2005
Ghost Whisperer
Ghost Whisperer
as Marilyn Mandeville
TV - Released: 9/23/2005

2004

Movie
Frasier: Analyzing the Laughter
as Bebe Glazer
Movie - Released: 5/13/2004
Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives
as Felicia Tilman
TV - Released: 10/3/2004
Quintuplets
Quintuplets
TV - Released: 6/16/2004

2003

It's All Relative
It's All Relative
as Audrey O'Neil
TV - Released: 10/1/2003

2002

TV
Bram & Alice
TV - Released: 10/6/2002

2001

The One
The One
as Nurse Besson
Movie - Released: 11/2/2001
Six Feet Under
Six Feet Under
as Catherine Collins
TV - Released: 6/3/2001
The Beast
The Beast
TV - Released: 6/13/2001

2000

Memento
Memento
as Mrs. Jankis
Movie - Released: 10/11/2000
Nurse Betty
Nurse Betty
as Ellen
Movie - Released: 8/30/2000
The Man Who Came to Dinner
The Man Who Came to Dinner
as Maggie Cutler
Movie - Released: 10/7/2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Eva
TV - Released: 10/6/2000
God, the Devil and Bob
God, the Devil and Bob
as Martha Stewart (voice)
TV - Released: 3/9/2000
Strong Medicine
Strong Medicine
as Governer Barbara Curtis
TV - Released: 7/23/2000

1999

Stark Raving Mad
Stark Raving Mad
as Audrey Radford
TV - Released: 9/23/1999
Family Law
Family Law
as Lois Nelson
TV - Released: 9/20/1999

1998

The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story
The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story
as Turtle/Rhesus (voice)
Movie - Released: 9/28/1998

1997

Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest
Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest
as Millie Ogden
Movie - Released: 11/2/1997
Friends 'Til The End
Friends 'Til The End
as Mrs. Boxer
Movie - Released: 1/1/1997
Ally McBeal
Ally McBeal
as Cheryl Bonner
TV - Released: 9/8/1997
Union Square
Union Square
as Suzanne Barkley
TV - Released: 9/25/1997

1996

Romeo + Juliet
Romeo + Juliet
as Susan Santandiago
Movie - Released: 11/1/1996
Millennium
Millennium
as Maureen Murphy
TV - Released: 10/25/1996

1995

Space: Above and Beyond
Space: Above and Beyond
as Diane Hayden
TV - Released: 9/24/1995
Caroline in the City
Caroline in the City
as Miss McGowan
TV - Released: 9/21/1995

1994

Quiz Show
Quiz Show
as Enright's Secretary
Movie - Released: 8/25/1994
Ellen
Ellen
as Claire
TV - Released: 3/29/1994
The 5 Mrs. Buchanans
The 5 Mrs. Buchanans
as Vivian Buchanan
TV - Released: 9/24/1994
Chicago Hope
Chicago Hope
TV - Released: 9/18/1994
Monty
Monty
as Mrs. King
TV - Released: 1/11/1994

1993

Addams Family Values
Addams Family Values
as Ellen Buckman
Movie - Released: 11/19/1993
Dottie Gets Spanked
Dottie Gets Spanked
as Sharon's Mother
Movie - Released: 9/17/1993
Frasier
Frasier
as Bebe Glazer
TV - Released: 9/16/1993
The X-Files
The X-Files
as Dr. Sally Kendrick / Eve 6
TV - Released: 9/10/1993
Diagnosis: Murder
Diagnosis: Murder
as Marisa Parkhurst
TV - Released: 10/29/1993
Good Advice
Good Advice
as Marilyn
TV - Released: 4/2/1993

1992

Fool's Fire
Fool's Fire
as Lady Clarice
Movie - Released: 3/25/1992

1991

Golden Years
Golden Years
as Francie Wil
Movie - Released: 7/16/1991
Sisters
Sisters
TV - Released: 5/11/1991
Golden Years
Golden Years
as Francie Wil
TV - Released: 7/16/1991

1990

Law & Order
Law & Order
as Sheila
TV - Released: 9/13/1990
Law & Order
Law & Order
as Ms. Kenny
TV - Released: 9/13/1990

1989

Doctor Doctor
Doctor Doctor
TV - Released: 6/12/1989

1988

Murphy Brown
Murphy Brown
TV - Released: 11/14/1988

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