Mel Harris Biography (1957-)

Full name, Mary Ellen Harris; born July 12, 1957, in Bethlehem, PA; daughterof Warren (a university football coach) and Mary Michael "Mike" (a high school science teacher) Harris; married David Silbergeld, 1978 (divorced); marriedBrian Kilclinic, June 14, 1980 (divorced); married David Hume Kennerly (a photographer), 1983 (divorced, 1988); married Cotter Smith (an actor), 1988 (divorced); married Michael Toomey (an investment banker), 2001; children: (third marriage) Byron Kennerly; (fourth marriage) Madeline Michael Smith.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress
Birth Details: July 12, 1957; Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Stage Appearances
Carol Shartel, Empty Hearts, Circle Repertory Company, New York City, 1992
American Appetites, 2000
Also appeared in productions of Barefoot in the Park, Guys andDolls, Hatful of Rain, The Music Man, and The Time of Your Life.
Film Appearances
Terry, Wanted: Dead or Alive, New World, 1987
Dr. Nora Haley, Cameron's Closet, SVS, 1988
Tracy, K-9, Universal, 1989
Sarah, Raising Cain, Universal, 1992
Catherine June "Kate" Sullivan, Desperate Motive (also known as Distant Cousins), New Line Cinema, 1993
Renee Descartes, Suture, Samuel Goldwyn Company, 1993
Susan Allen, Wind Dancer, KOAN Inc./Majestic Entertainment, 1994
Voice of Claire Tyler, The Pagemaster (animated), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1994
Jennifer Blake, Sonic Impact, New City Releasing, 1999
Cordella Galloway, Firetrap, PM Entertainment Group, 2001
Television Appearances
Series
Hope Murdoch Steadman, thirtysomething, ABC, 1987-1991
Carly Davis-Farrell, Something So Right, NBC, 1996-1997 then ABC,1997-1998
Miniseries
Madge Oberholtzer, Cross of Fire, NBC, 1989
Kate Rule, Grass Roots, 1992
Sonia Klonsky, The Burden of Proof (also known as Scott Turow'sThe Burden of Proof), ABC, 1992
Movies
Fay Salerno, Harry's Hong Kong (also known as China Hand),ABC, 1987
Eleanor Gilbert Rusher (some sources cite Eleanor Goldberg-Rusher), MyBrother's Wife (also known as Just Good Friends and The MiddleAges), ABC, 1989

Jill Tyler, Child of Rage, CBS, 1992
Allison Wilcox, Desperate Journey: The Allison Wilcox Story, ABC,1993
Kathy Arnold, With Hostile Intent (also known as With Hostile Intent: Sisters in Black and Blue), CBS, 1993
Dianna Taylor, The Spider and the Fly, Lifetime, 1994
Jordan Kirkland, Broken Lullaby (also known as Harlequin Romance Movies), CBS, 1994
Susan Rodgers, Ultimate Betrayal, CBS, 1994
Claire Downowski, Women of Spring Break (also known as Welcometo Paradise), CBS, 1995
Dr. Laurel O'Connor, Sharon's Secret (also known as Into the Fire), 1995
Ellen Bradford, The Secretary (also known as Criminal Instinct), CBS, 1995
Laura Hyler, What Kind of Mother Are You?, NBC, 1996
Liz Hemmitt, A Case for Life, ABC, 1996
Sarah McLeish, Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest, CBS, 1997
Karen, The Retrievers, Animal Planet, 2001
Specials
Host, Hush Little Baby: The Challenge of Child Care, Lifetime, 1989
The Second Annual Valvoline National Driving Test, 1990
Inside thirtysomething, Bravo, 2001
Awards Presentations
The 15th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1989
Presenter, The Walt Disney Company Presents the American Teacher Awards, The Disney Channel, 1994
Episodic
"Cementing Relationships," M*A*S*H, CBS, 1980
Jane Whittier, "Trouble in the Stars," The Wizard, CBS, 1986
"A Very Happy Ending," Alfred Hitchcock Presents, NBC, 1986
"Working without a Net," Heart of the City, ABC, 1986
"First Love," Rags to Riches, NBC, 1987
"Automobiles," American Treasury, CBS, 1989
"Books," American Treasury, CBS, 1989
"The S. S. Savannah," American Treasury, CBS, 1989
Dr. Chris Harks, "Paradise," The Outer Limits, Showtime and syndicated, 1996
Helen Lindley, "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner," Dawson's Creek, TheWB, 1999
"Love and Dermatology," Madigan Men, ABC, 2000
Kelly Rockhill, "The Lord Moves in Mysterious Ways," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 2001
As Mel Kennerly, appeared on The $100,000 Pyramid game show, syndicated.
Other
Annie Epson, Out of Time, 2000
Television Work
Episodic
Directed episodes of thirtysomething, ABC.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

People Weekly, October 26, 1987, p. 55; April 21, 1997, p. 74; July 30, 2001, p. 48

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