Harriet Sansom Harris
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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
Known for
Credits
Memento (2000)
as Mrs. Jankis
Addams Family Values (1993)
as Ellen Buckman
Romeo + Juliet (1996)
as Susan Santandiago
Werewolf by Night (2022)
as Verussa Bloodstone
Phantom Thread (2017)
as Barbara Rose
Licorice Pizza (2021)
as Mary Grady
Monster-in-Law (2005)
as Therapist
The One (2001)
as Nurse Besson
Nurse Betty (2000)
as Ellen
Quiz Show (1994)
as Enright's Secretary
Director by Night (2022)
as Self
Americana (2025)
as Tish
Magazine Dreams (2025)
as Patricia Waldron
Jules (2023)
as Sandy
Rampart (2011)
as Stacy Cranston
Baby (2020)
as The Woman
The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story (1998)
as Turtle/Rhesus (voice)
Love Is Strange (2014)
as Honey
Show Boat (2015)
as Parthy Ann Hawks
The King of Black Goo (2026)
as Captain
Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest (1997)
as Millie Ogden
Dottie Gets Spanked (1993)
as Sharon's Mother
Frasier: Analyzing the Laughter (2004)
as Bebe Glazer
Russian Broadway Shut Down (2014)
Actor
Moonlight Serenade (2009)
as Angelica Webster
Fool's Fire (1992)
as Lady Clarice
Golden Years (1991)
as Francie Wil
Friends 'Til the End (1997)
as Mrs. Boxer
Her Last Will (2016)
as Dina Cotton
The Man Who Came to Dinner (2000)
as Maggie Cutler
Still on the Road (2010)
as Self
Eleanor (2020)
as Eleanor Roosevelt