Barbara Eve Harris
| Barbara Eve Harris | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Barbara Evadney Reid-Hibbert March 8, 1959 Tobago, Trinidad & Tobago |
| Nationality | Tobagonian-Canadian |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1985–present |
Barbara Eve Harris (born Barbara Evadney Reid-Hibbert; March 8, 1959) is a Tobagonian-Canadian actress, known for her supporting performances on television. One of her best-known roles is that of FBI Agent Felicia Lang on Prison Break.
Life and career
Harris was born in Tobago[1] to Jamaican parents and emigrated with her family to Canada at the age of six. She has made over 60 television appearances and co-starred in a number of feature films.
Harris starred in the Canadian drama series Side Effects from 1994 to 1996. For her performance in show she was nominated for the Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role.[2] On American television she guest-starred in Knots Landing, Party of Five, The West Wing, The Practice, CSI: Miami, ER, JAG, Commander in Chief, Private Practice, Brothers & Sisters, Criminal Minds, NCIS, Rizzoli & Isles and Revenge (TV series). She also appeared in a number of made for television films, like Woman on the Run: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story (1993), Against Their Will: Women in Prison (1994) and Captive Heart: The James Mink Story (1996).
Harris had the recurring role as FBI Agent Felicia Lang in the Fox drama series Prison Break from 2006 to 2009 and later appeared in Prison Break: The Final Break. From 2011 to 2012 she had another recurring role on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Sheriff Sherry Liston. In film she appeared in Guilty as Sin (1993), Critical Care (1997), Picture Claire (2001), Ignition (2002), The Midnight Meat Train (2008), The Amazing Spider-Man (2012), and People Like Us (2012).
In 2014, Harris was cast as Lt. Marcia Roarke in the ABC drama series Forever.[3] After ABC picked up the pilot to series, Harris was fired and Lorraine Toussaint replaced her as the new lieutenant.[4]
Now, she has a recurring role as Commander Emma Crowley in Chicago P.D.
Filmography
- Night Magic (1985)
- Guilty as Sin (1993)
- Dead Men Can't Dance (1997)
- Critical Care (1997)
- In His Father's Shoes (1997)
- Nightmare Man (1999)
- Picture Claire (2001)
- Ignition (2002)
- A Time for Dancing (2008)
- Prison Break: The Final Break (2009)
- The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
- People Like Us (2012)
- No Ordinary Hero: The SuperDeafy Movie (2013)
- Welcome to Forever (2014)
- Origami Fox (2015)
- How to Get Away With Murder (2015)
References
- ↑ Barbara Eve Harris Biography (1959-)
- ↑ "Barbara Eve Harris Awards". Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ↑ "Joel David Moore, Barbara Eve Harris & Donnie Keshawarz Board ABC's 'Forever'". March 14, 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ↑ "OITNB Star Joins ABC's Forever as Series Regular". July 7, 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.