Harriet Sansom Harris (born January 8, 1955), often credited as
Harriet Harris, is an American actress known for her theater
performances and for her portrayals of Bebe Glazer on Frasier and
Felicia Tilman on Desperate Housewives.Harris won a Tony Award in 2002
as a Featured Actress in a Musical for her performance in Thoroughly
Modern Millie. In addition to television and theater, she has made
various film appearances, including Memento, Addams Family Values,
Nurse Betty and Phantom Thread.Harris was born in Fort Worth, Texas,
one of two sisters. On her mother's side, she is a descendant of one
of the brothers of Marion Sansom, a 20th-century rancher and civic
leader. Sansom Park is named after him. She began acting as a
youngster, attending Arlington Heights High School. She attended Fort
Worth Country Day School and graduated from there in 1973. At age 17,
she was accepted at the Juilliard School's Drama Division (1973â€"77,
Group 6) where she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.After
graduation from Juilliard, she joined John Houseman's touring
repertory company The Acting Company, where she stayed for three
years. During this time, she performed in productions of Shakespeare's
King Lear and Romeo and Juliet, Antigone, and Mother Courage and Her
Children.
Harriet Harris, is an American actress known for her theater
performances and for her portrayals of Bebe Glazer on Frasier and
Felicia Tilman on Desperate Housewives.Harris won a Tony Award in 2002
as a Featured Actress in a Musical for her performance in Thoroughly
Modern Millie. In addition to television and theater, she has made
various film appearances, including Memento, Addams Family Values,
Nurse Betty and Phantom Thread.Harris was born in Fort Worth, Texas,
one of two sisters. On her mother's side, she is a descendant of one
of the brothers of Marion Sansom, a 20th-century rancher and civic
leader. Sansom Park is named after him. She began acting as a
youngster, attending Arlington Heights High School. She attended Fort
Worth Country Day School and graduated from there in 1973. At age 17,
she was accepted at the Juilliard School's Drama Division (1973â€"77,
Group 6) where she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.After
graduation from Juilliard, she joined John Houseman's touring
repertory company The Acting Company, where she stayed for three
years. During this time, she performed in productions of Shakespeare's
King Lear and Romeo and Juliet, Antigone, and Mother Courage and Her
Children.
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