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Barbara Harris

Acting

Born July 25, 1935 · Evanston, Illinois, USA

Died August 21, 2018

Also known as Barbara Densmoor Harris

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Biography

Barbara Densmoor Harris (July 25, 1935 – August 21, 2018) was an American actress. She appeared in such movies as A Thousand Clowns, Plaza Suite, Nashville, Family Plot, Freaky Friday, Peggy Sue Got Married, and Grosse Pointe Blank. Harris won a Tony Award and was nominated for an Academy Award. She also received four Golden Globe Award nominations. Description above from the Wikipedia article Barbara Harris (actress), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • Tony Award — Best Actress in a Musical · 1967
  • Theatre World Award · 1962
  • Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1972 · nominated
  • Tony Award — Best Actress in a Musical · 1966 · nominated

Filmography15 titles

Second-Hand Hearts

1981as Dinette Dusty

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955as Beth

Nashville

1975as Winifred / Albuquerque

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

1988as Fanny Eubanks

Grosse Pointe Blank

1997as Mary Blank

Family Plot

1976as Blanche Tyler

The North Avenue Irregulars

1979as Vickie

Mixed Company

1974as Kathy Morrison

Plaza Suite

1971as Muriel Tate

Peggy Sue Got Married

1986as Evelyn Kelcher

Freaky Friday

1976as Ellen Andrews

Movie Movie

1978as Trixie Lane ("Baxter's Beauties of 1933")

Naked City

1958as Helga Royd

The Manchu Eagle Murder Caper Mystery

1975as Miss Helen Fredericks

Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feeling So Sad

1967as Rosalie