Harriet Sansom Harris

Harriet Sansom Harris , often credited as Harriet Harris, is an American actress best known for her portrayals of Bebe Glazer on Frasier and Felicia Tilman on Desperate Housewives. She won a Tony Award in 2002 as a Featured Actress in a Musical for playing the evil white slaver Mrs. Meers in Thoroughly Modern Millie. Apart from her television and theatre work, she has made various film appearances, including Memento, Addams Family Values and Nurse Betty.

Harriet Sansom Harris was born in Fort Worth, Texas, one of two sisters. On her mothers side, she is a descendant of one of the brothers of Marion Sansom, a 20thcentury rancher and civic leader. Sansom Park is named after him. She began acting as a youngster, attending Arlington Heights High School. She attended Fort Worth Country Day School and graduated from there in 1973. At age 17, she was accepted at the Juilliard Schools Drama Division where she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.

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