Mel Harris was born on July 12, 1956 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA as Mary Ellen Harris. She is an actress and director, known for Thirtysomething (1987), K-9 (1989) and Suture (1993). She has been married to Michael Toomey since May 26, 2001. She was previously married to Cotter Smith, David Hume Kennerly, Brian Kilclinic and David Silbergeld.
Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Drama
Movies
K-9, The Pagemaster, Raising Cain, Cameron's Closet, Child of Rage, Hangman's Curse, Desperate Motive, Cross of Fire, The Retrievers, Wanted: Dead or Alive, Sonic Impact, Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest, Wind Dancer, What Kind of Mother Are You?, Suture, Welcome to Paradise, Family Under Siege...
TV Shows
Saints & Sinners, Something So Right, Thirtysomething, Bitches in Britches
Star Sign
Cancer
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Fact
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'Mel' is actually short for 'Melon,' which was how her baby sister pronounced 'Mary Ellen' when she was very young, and the nickname stuck.
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While living as a teenager in New Brunswick, New Jersey, she worked at the local Dairy Queen.
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Graduate of New Brunswick High School, New Brunswick, New Jersey. Class of 1974, who voted her "Most School Spirit."
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Named as one of "America's 10 Most Beautiful Women" by Harper's Bazaar in 1989.
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Daughter, Madeline Smith, born 1990.
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Son, Byron Kennerly, born 1984.
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Trains for triathalons.
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As Mel Kennerly, she won quite a bit of money on the TV game show The $10,000 Pyramid (1973) in September of 1985. She introduced herself as a professional dog trainer.
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Ex-husband David Hume Kennerly was the official White House photographer during the administration of former U.S President Gerald Ford.
$1.6 Million
