- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- July 12, 1956
- Place of Birth
- Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Mel Harris
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 a…
Filmography
movieArthur's Whisky
2024 · Dr. Deborah Wingard
movieQueen of Knives
2023 · Kathy
movieKing of Knives
2020 · Kathy
tvImposters
2017 · Margaret Jonson
tvShut Eye
2016 · Nadine Davies
tvCrazy Ex-Girlfriend
2015 · Shawna
movieImagine That
2009 · Maggie Johnson (uncredited)
movieThe Lodger
2009 · Margaret
tvCane
2007 · Constance Hughes
tvSaints & Sinners
2007
movieThe Naked Brothers Band: The Movie
2005 · Mel Harris
tvCriminal Minds
2005 · , Congressman Steyer
tvE-Ring
2005
tvClose to Home
2005 · Beth Murphy
movieOut of the Woods
2005 · Beth Fleming
moviePurple Heart
2005 · Dr. Harrison
movieDynamite
2004 · Faye Baxter
tvHouse
2004 · Barbara Bardach
tvCSI: NY
2004 · Julie Rollins
If...
tvIf...
2004
tvCold Case
2003 · Grace Anderson
movieHangman's Curse
2003 · Sarah Springfield
movieAnother pretty face
2002
movieThe Retrievers
2001 · Karen Lowry
movieFiretrap
2001 · Cordella Calloway
movieSonic Impact
2000 · Co-Pilot Jennifer Blake
movieThe Mumbo Jumbo
2000 · Dolly Bird
tvMadigan Men
2000
tvStrong Medicine
2000 · Biddy Hightower
movieOut of Time
2000 · Annie Epson
tvThe West Wing
1999 · Ricky Rafferty
tvLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · Eileen Switzer
tvDawson's Creek
1998 · Helen Lindley
movieMurder, She Wrote: South by Southwest
1997 · Sarah McLeish
tvStargate SG-1
1997 · Oma Desala
movieWhat Kind of Mother Are You?
1996 · Laura Hyler
tvSomething So Right
1996 · Carly Davis
A Case for Life
movieA Case for Life
1996 · LIz Hemmitt
movieSharon's Secret
1995 · Laurel O'Connor
movieThe Secretary
1995 · Ellen Bradford
tvThe Outer Limits
1995 · Dr. Christina Markham
movieWelcome to Paradise
1995 · Claire
movieThe Pagemaster
1994 · Claire Tyler
movieBroken Lullaby
1994 · Jordan Kirkland
tvTouched by an Angel
1994 · Kelly Rockhill
movieUltimate Betrayal
1994 · Susan Rodgers
The Spider and the Fly
movieThe Spider and the Fly
1994 · Dianna Taylor
movieDesperate Journey: The Allison Wilcox Story
1993 · Allison Wilcox
movieSuture
1993 · Dr. Renee Descartes
movieDistant Cousins
1993 · Katherine June Sullivan
With Hostile Intent
movieWith Hostile Intent
1993 · Kathy Arnold
movieWind Dancer
1993 · Susan Allen
movieChild of Rage
1992 · Jill Tyler
movieRaising Cain
1992 · Sarah
movieGrass Roots
1992 · Kate Rule
tvThe Burden of Proof
1992 · Sonia Klonsky
movieMy Brother's Wife
1989 · Eleanor Goldberg-Rusher
tvCross of Fire
1989 · Madge Oberholtzer
movieK-9
1989 · Tracy
movieCameron's Closet
1988 · Dr. Nora Haley
tvthirtysomething
1987 · Hope Steadman, Director
movieHarry's Hong Kong
1987 · Fay Salerno
movieWanted: Dead or Alive
1987 · Terry
tvHeart of the City
1986 · Anne
tvM*A*S*H
1972
Bitches in Britches
tvBitches in Britches
— · Creator