Rosemary Harris as Aunt May in Columbia Pictures' "Spider-Man 2"
Rosemary Harris as Aunt May in Columbia Pictures' "Spider-Man 2" - © Columbia Pictures
Rosemary Harris received an Academy Award nomination for her performance in 1994's "Tom & Viv" opposite Willem Dafoe, and more recently portrayed the widowed matriarch Valerie in the critically acclaimed "Sunshine" with Ralph Fiennes. In the film, Valerie's younger incarnation is played by Rosemary Harris' own daughter, the Tony-winning actress Jennifer Ehle.
Rosemary Harris appeared opposite Annette Bening in "Being Julia" and she recently completed work on Sidney Lumet's forthcoming "Before The Devil Knows You're Dead" opposite Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, and Albert Finney.
Rosemary Harris first worked with director Sam Raimi in the supernatural thriller "The Gift." Rosemary Harris made her feature film debut in 1954 opposite Elizabeth Taylor, Stewart Granger, and Peter Ustinov in the classic "Beau Brummell" and has appeared in such films as "The Boys From Brazil," "Crossing Delancey," director Kenneth Branagh's "Hamlet," and "My Life So Far."
Rosemary Harris is an eight-time Tony Award nominee for her theater work and won a Tony in 1966 for her performance as Queen Eleanor of Aquitane in "A Lion in Winter" opposite Robert Preston. Rosemary Harris' seven other Tony nominations were for her stage roles in "Old Times," "The Royal Family," "Heartbreak House," "Pack of Lies," Noel Coward's "Hay Fever," "A Delicate Balance," and "Waiting in the Wings" opposite Lauren Bacall.
Rosemary Harris was recently honored with an Obie Award for her performance in Edward Albee's "All Over." Rosemary Harris made her Broadway stage debut with Moss Hart's "Climate of Eden" and her extensive credits include performances in "The Seven Year Itch" in London and the Broadway production of "Lost in Yonkers." Rosemary Harris' classical work at the Old Vic and the Royal National Theater includes roles as Desdemona opposite Richard Burton's "Othello," Ophelia to Peter O'Toole's "Hamlet," and Ilyena in Chekov's "Uncle Vanya" with Laurence Olivier and Michael Redgrave.
Rosemary Harris received a Golden Globe award for her work in the television production of "The Holocaust" and an Emmy Award for "Notorious Woman - The Life of George Sand." Rosemary Harris' other television credits include "The Chamomile Lawn" and "Death of a Salesman."