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