About
Mel Harris is an American actress, writer and director, best known for her portrayal of Hope Steadman on the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning series Thirtysomething (1987), for which she received a Golden Globe nomination as best Actress in a Drama Series. She starred in the NBC comedy Something So Right (1996) and the My Network drama series Saints and Sinners (2014). Her most recent role has been as Nadine Davies on Hulu's new series Shut Eye (2016) Mary Ellen Harris was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and raised in New Jersey. Her mother was a high school science teacher and her father a football coach at Princeton University. She spent 12 years in the modeling world living in New York and Europe before stumbling into the acting business. She starred in numerous miniseries and telefilms including Cross Fire (1989), The Burden of Proof (1992) and Grass Roots (1992), as well...
Known for
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries • 1999
Criminal MindsSeries • 2005
HouseSeries • 2004
Stargate SG-1Series • 1997
The West WingSeries • 1999
M*A*S*HSeries • 1972
CSI: NYSeries • 2004
Cold CaseSeries • 2003
Dawson's CreekSeries • 1998
Strong MedicineSeries • 2000
Touched by an AngelSeries • 1994
The Outer LimitsSeries • 1995
thirtysomethingSeries • 1987
Crazy Ex-GirlfriendSeries • 2015
Close to HomeSeries • 2005
ImpostersSeries • 2017
Shut EyeSeries • 2016
E-RingSeries • 2005
CaneSeries • 2007
Imagine ThatMovie • 2009
The PagemasterMovie • 1994
K-9Movie • 1989
Raising CainMovie • 1992
Wanted: Dead or AliveMovie • 1987