Born in Ashby, Suffolk, England. British-born character player of the American stage and screen. Notable credits include BEAU BRUMMELL (1954), THE SHIRALEE 1957), UNCLE VANYA (1963), A FLEA IN HER EAR (1968), THE BOYS FROM BRAZIL (1978), "The Chisholms" (1980, TV series), THE PLOUGHMAN'S LUNCH (1983), CROSSING DELANCEY (1988), THE DELINQUENTS (1989), THE BRIDGE (1992), TOM & VIV (1994), LOOKING FOR RICHARD, HAMLET and "Death of a Salesman" (TV) (all 1996), MY LIFE SO FAR and SUNSHINE (both 1999), THE GIFT (2000), BLOW DRY (2001), SPIDER-MAN (2002), SPIDER-MAN 2 and BEING JULIA (both 2004), SPIDER-MAN 3 and BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU'RE DEAD (both 2007), and IS THERE ANYBODY THERE? (scheduled for release in 2008). One of the theatre's most honored actresses, Harris won her first Tony® Award in 1966 for The Lion in Winter. She has been nominated for Best Actress in a Play seven other times. Nominated in 2000 for Waiting in the Wings, the Award was won by her daughter Jennifer Ehle (b. 1969) for the revival of Tom Stoppard's The Real Thing. In SUNSHINE (1999), Ehle played the younger version of Harris's character on film. Harris was married to director Ellis Rabb from 1959 until 1967. She married North Carolina author John Ehle in 1967. Harris is on the faculty of LAMDA as a teacher of acting.  Nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role 1994: TOM & VIV 1 nomination