Mary Ellen 'Mel' Harris (July 12, 1956) is an American actress, writer, producer, and director best known for K9 (1989), thirtysomething (1987-1991), and Raising Cain (1992).
She was married to David Silbergeld, Brian Kilcommons, photographer David Hume Kennerly, actor Cotter Smith, and Michael Toomey, and is currently married to Bob Brush, and has two children, one with Kennerly and one with Smith.
Filmography
Film Roles
- 1986: Wanted Dead Or Alive as Terry
- 1987: Harrys Hong Kong as Fay Salerno
- 1988: Camerons Closet as Nora Haley
- 1989: K9 as Tracy
- 1989: Cross Of Fire as Madge Oberholtzer
- 1989: My Brothers Wife as Eleanor Goldberg-Rusher
- 1992: Grass Roots as Kate Rule
- 1992: Raising Cain as Sarah
- 1992: Child Of Rage as Jill Tyler
- 1993: With Hostile Intent as Kathy Arnold
- 1993: Distant Cousins as Katherine June Sullivan
- 1993: Suture as Dr. Renee Descartes
- 1993: Desperate Journey The Allison Wilcox Story as Allison Wilcox
- 1993: Wind Dancer as Susan Allen
- 1994: Ultimate Betrayal as Susan Rodgers
- 1994: The Spider And The Fly as Dianna Taylor
- 1994: Broken Lullaby as Jordan Kirkland
- 1994: The Pagemaster as Claire Tyler
- 1995: Welcome To Paradise as Claire
- 1995: The Secretary as Ellen Bradford
- 1995: Sharons Secret as Laurel O'Connor
- 1996: A Case For Life as Liz
- 1996: What Kind Of Mother Are You as Mrs. Laura Hyler
- 1997: Murder She Wrote South By Southwest as Sarah
- 1999: Sonic Impact as Co-Pilot Jennifer Blake
- 2000: Out Of Time 2000 as Annie Epson
- 2001: Firetrap as Cordelia Calloway
- 2001: The Retrievers as Karen Lowry
- 2002: Another Pretty Face as Diana Downs
- 2003: Hangman's Curse as Sarah Springfield
- 2004: Dynamite as Faye Baxter
- 2005: Out Of The Woods as Beth Fleming
- 2005: The Naked Brothers Band The Movie as Mel Harris
- 2005: Purple Heart as Dr. Harrison
- 2006: Arc as Charlie
- 2009: The Lodger 2009 as Margaret
- 2009: Imagine That as Maggie Johnson (Uncredited Role)
- 2020: King Of Knives as Kathy
- 2020: Thirtysomethingelse as Hope Murdoch Steadman
Television Roles
- 1986: Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Girlfriend
- 1986: Heart Of The City as Anne
- 1986: The Wizard as Jane Whittier
- 1987: Rags to Riches as Jessica
- 1987-1991: thirtysomething as Hope Murdoch Steadman
- 1992: The Burden Of Proof as Sonia Klonsky
- 1995: Raising Caines as Julie Caine
- 1996: The Outer Limits (1995) as Dr. Christina Markham
- 1996-1998: Something So Right as Carly Davis-Farrell
- 1999: Dawson's Creek as Helen Lindley
- 2000: Madigan Man as Dr. Ivy Castelli
- 2001: Touched by an Angel as Kelly Rockhill
- 2002: Strong Medicine as Biddy Hightower
- 2002-2004: Stargate SG-1 as Oma Desala (3 episodes)
- 2004: North Shore as Mrs. Jensen
- 2005: The West Wing as Ricky Rafferty
- 2005: Jake In Progress as Tally Hughes
- 2005: JAG as Dora Cresswell
- 2006: E-Ring as US Ambassador to Spain
- 2006: Cold Case as Grace Anderson
- 2006: House as Barbara Bardach
- 2006: CSI: NY as Julie Rollins
- 2006: Criminal Minds as Congressman Steyer
- 2007: Close to Home (2005) as Beth Murphy
- 2007: Cane as Constance Hughes
- 2007: Saints And Sinners as Sylvia Capshaw
- 2013-2014: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Eileen Switzer (2 episodes)
- 2015: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend as Shawna
- 2016: Shut Eye as Nadine Davies
- 2017-2018: Imposters as Margaret Jonson
- 2021: Queens of Mystery as Tanya Shaw
Director
- 1991: thirtysomething
Writer
- 2012: Scruples (also producer)
