Mel Harris

Biography: In an era of Mandy Patinkin and Glenn Close, one shouldn't be surprised that one of the loveliest and classiest leading ladies on TV in the 1980s was named Mel Harris. After several years on the fringes of big success, things began to click all at once for Harris in 1987, beginning with a good part in the Rutger Hauer film Wanted Dead or Alive. More importantly, 1987 was the year Harris landed the role of wife/mother/free-lance writer Hope Murdoch on the popular TV series thirtysomething. Harris' subsequent projects have not been as rewarding: there wasn't much she could do with her leading-lady stint in the Jim Belushi opus K-9 (1989), while such melodramas as Raising Caine (1992) and the made-for-TV Women of Spring Break (1995) were beneath not only her talents, but also those of everyone else involved. Hopefully, Mel Harris enjoyed working on the loopy hospital comedy Suture (1993), if for no other reason than her character name was Renee Descartes. In 1996 Harris co-starredIn an era of Mandy Patinkin and Glenn Close, one shouldn't be surprised that one of the loveliest and classiest leading ladies on TV in the 1980s was named Mel Harris. After several years on the fringes of big success, things began to click all at once for Harris in 1987, beginning with a good part in the Rutger Hauer film Wanted Dead or Alive. More importantly, 1987 was the year Harris landed the role of wife/mother/free-lance writer Hope Murdoch on the popular TV series thirtysomething. Harris' subsequent projects have not been as rewarding: there wasn't much she could do with her leading-lady stint in the Jim Belushi opus K-9 (1989), while such melodramas as Raising Caine (1992) and the made-for-TV Women of Spring Break (1995) were beneath not only her talents, but also those of everyone else involved. Hopefully, Mel Harris enjoyed working on the loopy hospital comedy Suture (1993), if for no other reason than her character name was Renee Descartes. In 1996 Harris co-starred with Jere Burns in the TV sitcom Something So Right. Expand

Mel Harris' Scores

Average career score: 62
Highest Metascore: 78 Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: Season 1
Lowest Metascore: 50 Shut Eye: Season 1
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 5
  2. Negative: 0 out of 5
5 tv reviews
Title: Year: Credit: User score:
tbd Shut Eye: Season 2 Dec 6, 2017 Mel Harris 4.5
70 Imposters: Season 1 Feb 7, 2017 Mel Harris 7.3
50 Shut Eye: Season 1 Dec 7, 2016 Mel Harris 6.5
78 Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: Season 1 Oct 12, 2015 Greg's Mom 7.9
tbd Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Season 15 Sep 25, 2013 Eileen Switzer 9.1
tbd Cold Case: Season 3 Jun 30, 2013 Grace 8.5
57 Cane: Season 1 Sep 25, 2007 Constance Hughes 8.6
tbd Saints & Sinners (2007): Season 1 Mar 14, 2007 Sylvia Capshaw tbd
tbd Close to Home: Season 2 Sep 22, 2006 Mel Harris tbd
tbd CSI: NY: Season 3 Sep 20, 2006 Julie Rollins 2.3
tbd House: Season 2 Sep 13, 2005 Barbara 8.6
tbd Jake in Progress: Season 1 Mar 13, 2005 Tally Hughes tbd
tbd The West Wing: Season 6 Oct 20, 2004 Sen. Rafferty 6.1
tbd JAG: Season 10 Sep 24, 2004 Dora Cresswell tbd
tbd Stargate SG-1: Season 8 Jul 9, 2004 Oma Desala 7.4
tbd Touched by an Angel: Season 7 Oct 15, 2000 Kelly Rockhill tbd
55 Madigan Men: Season 1 Oct 6, 2000 Dr. Ivy Castilli tbd
tbd Dawson's Creek: Season 3 Sep 29, 1999 Mel Harris 7.8
tbd thirtysomething: Season 4 Sep 22, 1990 Hope Murdoch Steadman / Director / Hope Steadman tbd
tbd thirtysomething: Season 3 Sep 19, 1989 Hope Murdoch Steadman / Hope Steadman tbd
tbd thirtysomething: Season 2 Dec 6, 1988 Hope Murdoch Steadman / Hope Steadman tbd
tbd thirtysomething: Season 1 Sep 29, 1987 Hope Murdoch Steadman / Hope Steadman tbd
tbd M*A*S*H: Season 9 Nov 17, 1980 Driver tbd