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Early in her acting career, she gained experience in English repertory theatre (In 1948, she acted in Kiss and Tell at Eastbourne with Tilsa Page and John Clark) before training at RADA. She first appeared in New York in 1951 in Moss Hart's Climate of Eden, and then returned to England for her West End debut in The Seven Year Itch which ran for a year at the Aldwich. She then entered a classical acting period in productions with the Bristol Old Vic and then the Old Vic. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... Shown within East Sussex Geography Status: Borough Region: South East England Historic County: Sussex Admin. ... John Clark was born on All Saints Day, November 1, 1932, and is perhaps best known now as the ex-husband of Lynn Redgrave, who divorced him December 22, 2000, after 32 years of marriage. ... Rada is the term for council or assembly borrowed by Polish from Middle High German Rat (council) and later passed into Czech, Ukrainian, and Belarusian languages. ... Moss Hart (October 24, 1904 – December 20, 1961) was an American playwright and director of plays and musical theater. ... // West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre in London, or sometimes more specifically for shows staged in the large theatres of Londons Theatreland . Along with New Yorks Broadway Theatre, West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of theatre in the... The Coopers Hall (right) became the theatre foyer in the 1970s. ... The exterior of the Old Vic. ...

Her first film followed, Beau Brummel with Stewart Granger and Elizabeth Taylor, and then a touring season with The Old Vic brought her back to Broadway in Tyrone Guthrie's production of Troilus and Cressida. Stewart Granger (May 6, 1913 – August 16, 1993) was an English film actor, mainly associated with heroic and romantic leading roles. ... For other persons named Elizabeth Taylor, see Elizabeth Taylor (disambiguation). ... The exterior of the Old Vic. ... The Broadway Theatre is located in New York City, on 1681 Broadway (Broadway and 53rd Street). ... Sir William Tyrone Guthrie (2 July 1900 - 15 May 1971) was a British theatrical director instrumental in the founding of the Stratford Festival of Canada and the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis, Minnesota. ...

She met Ellis Rabb who had plans to start his own producing company on Broadway. By 1959, the Association of Producing Artist (APA) was established, and she and Rabb were married in December of that year. Over the next two years their energies were combined into making the APA a ten year success.

In 1962, she returned to England and Laurence Olivier's Chichester Festival Theatre, and in 1964 again, when she was Ophelia to Peter O'Tooles's Hamlet, for the inaugural production of the new Royal National Theatre of Great Britain. Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier, OM (22 May 1907–11 July 1989) was an Academy Award, Golden Globe, BAFTA and four-time Emmy winning English actor, director, and producer. ... Chichester Festival Theatre is one of the UKs flagship theatres with an international reputation for creating magical live performances. ... Peter Seamus OToole (born Peter James OToole on August 2, 1932) is an eight-time Academy Award-nominated actor. ... Hamlet is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, and is one of his best-known and is the most-quoted play in the English language. ... The Royal National Theatre from Waterloo Bridge The Royal National Theatre is a building complex and theatre company located on the South Bank in London, England immediately east of the southern end of Waterloo Bridge. ...

Returning to New York, she worked further with the APA, and then was cast as Eleanor of Aquitaine in The Lion in Winter, a performance that garnered her a Tony Award in 1966. Eleanor of Aquitaine Eleanor of Aquitaine, Duchess of Aquitaine and Gascony and Countess of Poitou (1122[1] –April 1, 1204) was one of the wealthiest and most powerful women in Europe during the High Middle Ages. ... VHS Cover The Lion in Winter is a 1966 Broadway play by James Goldman. ... What is popularly called the Tony Award (formally, the Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre) is an annual award celebrating achievements in live American theater, including musical theater, primarily honoring productions on Broadway in New York. ...

Rabb directed her one last time as Masha in War and Peace in 1967, the same year they agreed to divorce. And a little while later, Harris married again to the American writer John Ehle. They settled in the countryside of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and it was there that their daughter Jennifer was born. Jennifer Ehle followed in her mother's footsteps by becoming a noted film, television and Broadway actress. War and Peace (Russian: Война и мир, Voyna i mir; in original orthography: Война и мiръ, Voyna i mir) is an epic novel by Leo Tolstoy, first published from 1865 to 1869 in Russki Vestnik, which tells the story of Russian society during the Napoleonic Era. ... John Ehle (born December 13, 1925 in Asheville, North Carolina) is an American writer known best for fictional novels set in the Appalachian mountains. ... Winston-Salem is a city located in Forsyth County, North Carolina. ... Official language(s) English Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Area  Ranked 28th  - Total 53,865 sq mi (139,509 km²)  - Width 150 miles (240 km)  - Length 560[1] miles (901 km)  - % water 9. ... Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth in Pride and Prejudice Jennifer Ehle (born December 29, 1969) is a stage and screen actress best known for her role as Elizabeth Bennet in the 1995 mini-series Pride and Prejudice. ...

Selected filmography

• Spider-Man 3 (2007)
• Being Julia (2004)
• Spider-Man 2 (2004)
• Spider-Man (2002)
• The Gift (2000)
• Sunshine (1999)
• Hamlet (1996)
• Looking for Richard (1996)
• Tom & Viv (1994)
• Crossing Delancey (1988)
• The Chisholms (1980) (TV series)
• The Chisholms (1979) (miniseries)
• The Boys from Brazil (1978)
• Holocaust (1978) (miniseries)
• Beau Brummell (1954)

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Selected theater

• Waiting in the Wings [Dec 16, 1999 - May 28, 2000]- May Davenport [Broadway-Original Play]
• A Delicate Balance [Apr 21, 1996 - Sep 29, 1996]- Agnes [Broadway-Revival]
• An Inspector Calls [Apr 27, 1994 - May 28, 1995]- Sybil Birling [Broadway-Rivival]
• Lost in Yonkers [Feb 21, 1991 - Jan 3, 1993]- Grandma Kurnitz [Broadway-Original]
• Hay Fever [Dec 12, 1985 - Mar 29, 1986 ]- Judith Bliss [Broadway-Revival]
• Pack of Lies [Feb 11, 1985 - May 25, 1985 ] - Barbara Jackson[Broadway-Original]
• Heartbreak House [Dec 7, 1983 - Feb 5, 1984 ]- Hesione Hushabye [Broadway- Revival]
• The Royal Family [Dec 30, 1975 - Jul 18, 1976 ]- Julie Cavendish [Broadway-Revival]
• A Streetcar Named Desire [Apr 26, 1973 - Jul 29, 1973 ]- Blanche Du Bois [Broadway-Revival]
• The Merchant of Venice [Mar 1, 1973 - Apr 7, 1973 ]- Portia [Broadway-Revival]
• Old Times [Nov 16, 1971 - Feb 26, 1972 ]- Anna [Broadway-Original]
• War and Peace [Mar 21, 1967 - Jun 17, 1967 ]- Natasha [Broadway-Original]
• You Can't Take It With You [Feb 10, 1967 - Feb 1967 ]- Alice Sycamore [Broadway-Revival]
• The Wild Duck [Jan 11, 1967 - Jun 17, 1967 ] - Gina (alternate)[Broadway-Revival]
• We, Comrades Three [Dec 20, 1966 - Dec 1966 ] -Young Woman (Alternate) [Broadway-Original]
• Right You Are If You Think You Are [Nov 22, 1966 - Dec 1966 ] -Signora Ponza (Alternate) [Broadway-Revival]
• The School for Scandal [Nov 21, 1966 - Jan 1967 ]- Lady Teazle, Epilogue [Broadway-Revival]
• The Lion in Winter [Mar 3, 1966 - May 21, 1966 ]- Eleanor [Broadway-Original]
• You Can't Take It With You [Nov 23, 1965 - Jun 18, 1966 ]- Alice Sycamore[Broadway-Revival]
• The Tumbler [Feb 24, 1960 - Feb 27, 1960 ]- Lennie [Broadway-Original]
• The Disenchanted [Dec 3, 1958 - May 16, 1959 ]- Jere Halliday [Broadway-Original]
• Interlock [Feb 6, 1958 - Feb 8, 1958] - Hilde [Broadway- Original]
• Troilus and Cressida [Dec 26, 1956 - Jan 12, 1957 ]- Cressida [Broadway-Revival]
• The Climate of Eden [Nov 13, 1952 - Nov 22, 1952 - Mabel] [Broadway-Original]

Awards

• Theatre World award, The Climate of Eden, 1953.
• Tony award, best actress in a play, The Lion in Winter, 1966.
• Drama Desk award, outstanding actress in a play, Old Times, 1972.
• Drama Desk award, outstanding actress in a play, A Streetcar Named Desire, The Merchant of Venice, 1973.
• Drama Desk award, outstanding actress in a play, The Royal Family, 1976.
• Emmy Award, outstanding lead actress in a limited series, 1976, Notorious Woman (Masterpiece Theatre, PBS).
• Emmy Award, outstanding lead actress in a limited series, 1978, Holocaust (NBC).
• Golden Globe Award, best television actress--drama, 1979, Holocaust (1978, NBC).
• Golden Satellite Award, best performance by an actress in a supporting role, drama, Sunshine, 2001 (shared with her daughter, Jennifer Ehle).
• NBR Award, National Board of Review, best supporting actress, 1994, Tom & Viv.
• Tony award, best actress in a play, Pack of Lies, 1985.
• Obie award, performance, All Over, 2002.

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References

1. http://www.nndb.com/people/187/000026109/

External links

• Rosemary Harris at the Internet Movie Database
• Rosemary Harris at the Internet Broadway Database
• Presenting Rosemary Harris: articles and images
• Rosemary Harris - Downstage Center interview at American Theatre Wing.org