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Barbara Harris was an American actor and singer born in Evanston, Illinois, in 1935. Her professional career began in 1959 and concluded in 1997. She performed in various capacities, including as a stage and television actor, and utilized her voice as an instrument. Her work encompassed genres such as country, country folk, and soundtrack music.
Harris received the Theatre World Award and the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. She was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. She was married to Paul Sills and resided in Scottsdale. She died of lung cancer in Scottsdale in 2018.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 21
Top works
- DOYLE Legacy
- Praying Church
- Teacher's edition to accompany Inroads, Expressions, A Horse came running
- From Fear to Faith
- Play for Power
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Film & TV
Evanston, Illinois, USA
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…
Known for
- Broadway's Lost Treasures — Ella and Passionella (segment "The Apple Tree")2003
- Grosse Pointe Blank — Mary Blank1997
- Dirty Rotten Scoundrels — Fanny Eubanks1988
- Nice Girls Don't Explode — Mom1987
- Peggy Sue Got Married — Evelyn Kelcher1986
- Second-Hand Hearts — Dinette Dusty1981
- The North Avenue Irregulars — Vickie1979
- The Seduction of Joe Tynan — Ellie1979
- Movie Movie — Trixie Lane ("Baxter's Beauties of 1933")1978
- A Doonesbury Special — Joanie Caucus1977
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1935
- Active to
- 2018
Member of
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 3,380
- Total plays
- 21,382
Tags
Barbara Densmoor Harris (Evanston, Illinois, U.S., 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. In 1975, Harris appeared in one of her signature film roles in Robert Altman's masterpiece Nashville <a href="https://www
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Barbara
- Family name
- Harris
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Evanston
- Place of death
- Scottsdale
- Spouse
- Paul Sills
- Occupation
- film actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Notable work
- Family Plot
- Instrument
- voice
- Height
- 1.64
- Residence
- Scottsdale
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- date of birth
- 1935-07-25
- nominated for
- Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical
- start of work period
- 1959-00-00
- name in native language
- Barbara Harris
- date of death
- 2018-08-21
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- lung cancer
- end of work period
- 1997-00-00
- birth name
- Barbara Densmoor Harris
- writing language
- English language
Sources (7)
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