Harriet Sansom Harris-Character Actress: An Appreciation Thread

She stole the show, playing all the female characters in off-Broadway’s “Jeffrey”. Recently, again off-Broadway,, she was both amazingly funny and touching in “The Low Road”.

Great actress! One of the best.

Bebe took over every scene!

Still remember her from the "Eve" episode on X Files.

That scene OP posted was one of the highlights of that series.

I saw her perform in Sweeney Todd - yes, she was Mrs. Lovett, and this summer, if you think you want to really laugh, she's playing Sr. Mary Ignatius in Durang's play, Sr. Mary Ignatious Explains it All for You.

She was hilarious in Phantom Thread

One of my favorite moments in Six Feet Under was her opening the casket of her dead husband and berating the fuck out of him. God, what a great show. It really made the best of the talented cast.

In addition to her Sr. Mary Ignatius, she's going to be in the cast of new musical this summer. Barrington Stage is premiering Bill Finn's Royal Family of Broadway.

This lady is a joy to watch in anything. Bebe was a brilliant character. And although I suspect it is entirely forgotten now, I thought she was hilarious with Eileen Heckart in The 5 Mrs Buchanans.

Equally terrifying as Bebe and Eve!

Harriet's scenes with Stephen Tobolowsky were the best parts of "Memento."

Now, *I* want a cigarette! She was pretty funny in Desperate Housewives, too.

I've worked with Harriet on a few shows over many years and happy to report she is also a generous, kind and sweet lady, a thorough pro with a great sense of humor about herself.

She's hardly "underrated," OP. She won a Drama Desk Award and a Tony for "Thoroughly Modern Millie."

R10 I, too, loved her in The 5 Mrs. Buchanans, I can't believe that show with her, Judith Ivey, and Eileen Heckart couldn't make it. Harriet is one of those great actresses whom whenever I see them, I think "this is going to be good."

I adored her as Felicia Tilman!!

Her character is so great in 'Phantom Thread"--an impossibly rich but dump and middle-aged heiress who knows her Latin American playboy fiancé is marrying her only for her money, and who deeply loathes herself.

For many years she was just "Harriet Harris", which is a fantastic alliterative name and perfect for her, but ruined that by changing it to the very IMPORTANT sounding yet difficult to spit out "Harriet Sansom Harris".

I don't like names that don't flow.