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Mel Harris

Acting 69 years old Bethlehem, Pennsylvania ★ 1.9
Born: July 12, 1956

Biography

Mel Harris is an American actress, writer and director, best known for her portrayal of Hope Steadman on the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning series Thirtysomething (1987), for which she received a Golden Globe nomination as best Actress in a Drama Series. She starred in the NBC comedy Something So Right (1996) and the My Network drama series Saints and Sinners (2014). Her most recent role has been as Nadine Davies on Hulu's new series Shut Eye (2016)

Mary Ellen Harris was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and raised in New Jersey. Her mother was a high school science teacher and her father a football coach at Princeton University. She spent 12 years in the modeling world living in New York and Europe before stumbling into the acting business. She starred in numerous miniseries and telefilms including Cross Fire (1989), The Burden of Proof (1992) and Grass Roots (1992), as well as appearances on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2015), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999), and as Senator Rafferty on The West Wing (1999). Among her feature film credits are Brian De Palma's Raising Cain (1992) , K-9 (1989) (opposite Jim Belushi), Suture (1993), The Pagemaster (1994), and Wanted: Dead or Alive (1986).

She made her New York stage debut at the Circle Repertory Company in the world premiere of John Bishop's Empty Hearts, for which she received a 1992 Theater World Award. In addition to her acting, in the last few years, she has focused on writing with her partner and husband, Emmy Award winning writer/producer, Bob Brush, under their shingle Topanga Moon Productions.

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Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Eileen Switzer 1999
Stargate SG-1
Stargate SG-1 Oma Desala 1997
The West Wing
The West Wing Ricky Rafferty 1999
M*A*S*H
M*A*S*H 1972
Dawson's Creek
Dawson's Creek Helen Lindley 1998

Filmography

Acting Credits (66)

Arthur's Whisky
Arthur's Whisky Dr. Deborah Wingard 2024
Queen of Knives
Queen of Knives Kathy 2023
King of Knives
King of Knives Kathy 2020
Imposters
Imposters Margaret Jonson 2017
Shut Eye
Shut Eye Nadine Davies 2016
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Shawna 2015
Imagine That
Imagine That Maggie Johnson (uncredited) 2009
The Lodger
The Lodger Margaret 2009
Cane
Cane Constance Hughes 2007
Saints & Sinners
Saints & Sinners 2007
The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie
The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie Mel Harris 2005
Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds 2005
Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds Congressman Steyer 2005
E-Ring
E-Ring 2005
Close to Home
Close to Home Beth Murphy 2005
Out of the Woods
Out of the Woods Beth Fleming 2005
Purple Heart
Purple Heart Dr. Harrison 2005
Dynamite
Dynamite Faye Baxter 2004
House
House Barbara Bardach 2004
CSI: NY
CSI: NY Julie Rollins 2004
If...
If... 2004
Cold Case
Cold Case Grace Anderson 2003
Hangman's Curse
Hangman's Curse Sarah Springfield 2003
Another pretty face
Another pretty face 2002
The Retrievers
The Retrievers Karen Lowry 2001
Firetrap
Firetrap Cordella Calloway 2001
Sonic Impact
Sonic Impact Co-Pilot Jennifer Blake 2000
The Mumbo Jumbo
The Mumbo Jumbo Dolly Bird 2000
Madigan Men
Madigan Men 2000
Strong Medicine
Strong Medicine Biddy Hightower 2000
Out of Time
Out of Time Annie Epson 2000
The West Wing
The West Wing Ricky Rafferty 1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Eileen Switzer 1999
Dawson's Creek
Dawson's Creek Helen Lindley 1998
Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest
Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest Sarah McLeish 1997
Stargate SG-1
Stargate SG-1 Oma Desala 1997
What Kind of Mother Are You?
What Kind of Mother Are You? Laura Hyler 1996
Something So Right
Something So Right Carly Davis 1996
A Case for Life
A Case for Life LIz Hemmitt 1996
Sharon's Secret
Sharon's Secret Laurel O'Connor 1995
The Secretary
The Secretary Ellen Bradford 1995
The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits Dr. Christina Markham 1995
Welcome to Paradise
Welcome to Paradise Claire 1995
The Pagemaster
The Pagemaster Claire Tyler 1994
Broken Lullaby
Broken Lullaby Jordan Kirkland 1994
Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel Kelly Rockhill 1994
Ultimate Betrayal
Ultimate Betrayal Susan Rodgers 1994
The Spider and the Fly
The Spider and the Fly Dianna Taylor 1994
Desperate Journey: The Allison Wilcox Story
Desperate Journey: The Allison Wilcox Story Allison Wilcox 1993
Suture
Suture Dr. Renee Descartes 1993
Distant Cousins
Distant Cousins Katherine June Sullivan 1993
With Hostile Intent
With Hostile Intent Kathy Arnold 1993
Wind Dancer
Wind Dancer Susan Allen 1993
Child of Rage
Child of Rage Jill Tyler 1992
Raising Cain
Raising Cain Sarah 1992
Grass Roots
Grass Roots Kate Rule 1992
The Burden of Proof
The Burden of Proof Sonia Klonsky 1992
My Brother's Wife
My Brother's Wife Eleanor Goldberg-Rusher 1989
Cross of Fire
Cross of Fire Madge Oberholtzer 1989
K-9
K-9 Tracy 1989
Cameron's Closet
Cameron's Closet Dr. Nora Haley 1988
thirtysomething
thirtysomething Hope Steadman 1987
Harry's Hong Kong
Harry's Hong Kong Fay Salerno 1987
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Wanted: Dead or Alive Terry 1987
Heart of the City
Heart of the City Anne 1986
M*A*S*H
M*A*S*H 1972

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