Rosemary Harris is a famous British theater and film actress, winner of the Golden Globe, Emmy, Tonnie, Obie and Drama Desk and Academy Award nominee and BAFTA. The greatest popularity was brought to her by roles in such films as "The Holocaust", "Spider-Man", "Devil's Games" and "So, War."
Rosemary Harris was born on September 19, 1927. Her acting career began in school years with participation in theatrical productions. She was always a predominantly theater actress, but she also managed to star in more than 20 films.
Biography
Rosemary Harris was born in the small town of Ashby de la Zouche, Leicestershire, UK, in a military family. Her father, Stafford Berkeley Harris, served in the Royal Air Force. When Rosemary was very young, her father was transferred to serve in India, where her childhood passed.
Rosemary Harris received her primary education at a convent school for girls.
While still at school, Rosemary firmly decided to connect her life with the theater. She began to participate in theatrical productions and perform on the stage of the city of Eastbourne, East Sussex, UK. In 1947, the girl played her first significant role in the play "Kiss and Tell". In 1951, she entered the Royal School of Dramatic Art.
Career
In 1951, after graduating from the Royal School of Dramatic Art, Rosemary Harris moved to New York, USA, and began to participate in Broadway productions. After working there for a while, Rosemary wanted to return to the UK.
Immediately after returning to her homeland, the actress began to play on the stages of the West End theaters in the production of "Itch of the Seventh Year", and then moved on to participate in classical productions at the Old Vic Theater in London.
In 1954, Rosemary first appeared in a movie. playing the role of Maria Ann Fitzherbert in the historical Anglo-American film "Dandy Brummel" (or "Bo Brammell"), directed by Curtis Bernhardt. The leading roles were played by such famous actors as Stuart Granger, Peter Ustinov, Elizabeth Taylor and Robert Morley.
After the filming of “Dandy Brummel”, the actress returned to Broadway, and then began to play on stages in both the United States and England.
In 1959, the actress joined the acting association created by the American actor and director Alice Rabb. In 1966, she was awarded the prestigious Tony Theater Award for her role as Eleanor in the play Lion in Winter.
After almost 10 years, Rosemary Harris again returned to filming a movie, starring in the movie version of the play "Uncle Vanya", based on the play of the same name by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov.
In 1978, Rosemary played a minor role in the film directed by Franklin Schaeffner "Boys from Brazil", which was based on the eponymous novel by American writer and playwright Ira Levin. Also this year, the actress played a small cameo in the dramatic mini-series Marvin Chomsky's "Holocaust" with James Woods, Meryl Streep, Joseph Bottoms and Michael Moriarty in the lead roles.
A year later, the actress starred in the romantic comedy directed by Joan Miklin Silver "Crossroads Delancy" with Amy Irving and Peter Rigert in the lead roles.
In 2001, Rosemary Harris took part in the filming of the British comedy film directed by Paddy Bretnakom "The English Barber". Her colleagues on the set were Josh Hartnett, Alan Rickman and Natasha Richardson.
In 2002, Rosemary played the role of May Parker (Aunt Peter) in the superhero action movie directed by Sam Raimi's Spider-Man. The film is based on the popular character of the same name from the Marvel universe. The film at one time became one of the most successful adaptations of comics, so Marvel and Columbia Pictures released two sequels, Spider-Man 2 in 2004 and Spider-Man 3: The Enemy in Reflection in 2007, the shooting of which was also attended by Rosemary Harris as Aunt May Parker.
Personal life
In 1959, Rosemary married the famous American actor and director Ellis Rabb, with whom they worked together in the actor's association created by him. In 1967, their union broke up.
Later, the famous actress married a second time to the American writer John El. In 1969, the couple had a daughter, whom they gave the name Jennifer.
John El was so delighted with the beauty and talent of his wife that it inspired him not only to write scripts for films, but also to perform roles in several theater productions.
Jennifer El also decided to follow in the footsteps of her mother and became an actress. In 1999, she and her mother starred in the film of the screenwriter and director Istvan Szabo "Taste of Sunlight", where they played the same heroine in their youth and old age.
