1. Mel Harris was born on July 12,1956 and is an American actress best known for her role as Hope Murdoch Steadman in the ABC drama series Thirtysomething, for which she received a Golden Globe nomination in 1990.
13 Facts About Mel Harris
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Mel Harris grew up in North Brunswick, New Jersey and graduated from New Brunswick High School in 1974.
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Mel Harris returned to the game show in 1991, as a celebrity on the John Davidson-hosted show, with a clip of her win in 1985 shown in a flashback.
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Mel Harris made her television debut in 1986, with a small role as a character's girlfriend in an episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
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In 1989, Mel Harris played real-life victim Madge Oberholtzer in the miniseries Cross of Fire.
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Mel Harris has appeared in a number of television series in 2000s, including Touched by an Angel, Stargate SG-1, The West Wing, JAG, House, and Criminal Minds.
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Mel Harris was executive producer and creator of 2012 ABC drama pilot Scruples based on the 1978 novel by Judith Krantz.
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In 2016, Mel Harris starred in the first season of Hulu drama series Shut Eye, and from 2017 to 2018 had a recurring role in the Bravo comedy series Imposters.
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In January 2020, ABC ordered a sequel for Thirtysomething, with Mel Harris set to return alongside original co-stars Ken Olin, Patricia Wettig, and Timothy Busfield.
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Mel Harris made her film debut playing a female leading role in the 1987 action film Wanted: Dead or Alive starring Rutger Hauer.
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Mel Harris co-starred in the 1992 psychological horror-thriller film Raising Cain, and the following year played the leading role in the thriller film Suture.
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Mel Harris was married to David Silbergeld from 1978 to 1979; Brian Kilcommons from 1980 to 1982; photographer David Hume Kennerly from 1983 to 1988 ; actor Cotter Smith from 1988 to 1996 with whom she has a daughter; and Michael Toomey from 2001 to 2006.
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Mel Harris has been married to screenwriter and producer Bob Brush since 2009.