Cynthia Lee Harris (1934 – 2021). American film, television, and stage actress. She is best known for her roles in the television series Edward & Mrs. Simpson and the sitcom Mad About You.
She began studying theater at age 12 and studied acting with Lee Strasberg at the Actors Studio.
Harris appeared in such television series and TV movies, such as Archie Bunker's Place and All My Children. In Edward and Mrs. Simpson, she was cast as the Duchess of Windsor, which earned her a BAFTA Award nomination in 1979.
She made her Broadway debut as an understudy for the drama Natural Affection in 1963. In 1971, she appeared on Broadway in the Stephen Sondheim-George Furth musical, Company. In 1978, she received a BAFTA nomination for her performance as Wallis Simpson in Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978).
- "Stage-trained supporting actor Cynthia Harris has lent her reddish-brown hair and green eyes to a variety of projects in the theater and for the screen." https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/cynthia_harris
- "... the ginger-haired Harris appeared in the Barbra Streisand-starring Up the Sandbox..." https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/cynthia-harris-dead-mad-about-you-1235026447/
- "The red-headed star's first play was Natural Affection in 1963." https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-10066011/Mad-actress-Cynthia-Harris-dies-age-87-actress-played-Paul-Reisers-mom.html
- "Despite the fact that Harris was a freckle-faced redhead with green eyes, her on-screen resemblance to her character proved impressive." https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/cynthia-harris-obituary-hnl0vjwf0
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