Background
Harris was born in New York City, New York, the daughter of Saul Harris, a businessman.
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Cynthia Harris
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She has appeared in many television series and television movies, such as Archie Bunker"s Place, All My Children, and in the classic drama, Simpson as the Duchess of Windsor. Foreign almost two decades, she played "Mistress B." in television advertisements for the now-defunct department store chain Bradlees.
Harris is perhaps best recognized to television viewers for her guest roles on Three"s Company, Law (1986), the television adaptation of the Broadway play Edward & Mistress
, Mad About You (1992). She made her Broadway debut in 1963.
In 1971, she appeared on Broadway in the Landmark Stephen Sondheim-George Furth musical, "Company". She is a founding member and co-artistic director of The Actor"s Company Theatre.
In 1978, she received a British Academy of Film and Television Arts nomination for her performance as "Wallis Simpson" in Edward & Mistress Harris is also one of the co-artistic directors for the Office-Broadway company The Actors Company Theatre. She has appeared in numerous plays with them, including Home, Bedroom Farce and Lost in Yonkers.
In 2013, Harris appeared as Adriana in the Primary Stages production of The Tribute Artist.
