Barbara Eve Harris
Barbara Eve Harris (born Barbara Evadney Reid-Hibbert ; March 8, 1959 in Tobago ) is a Canadian actress who became known for various television roles. Her best-known role is that of FBI agent Felicia Lang in Prison Break .
life and career
Harris was born in Tobago to Jamaican parents and immigrated to Canada with her family when she was 6 years old. She had more than 60 television appearances and played supporting roles in several films.
Harris starred in the Canadian drama series Side Effects from 1994 to 1996. For this performance she was nominated for the Gemini Award for best performance by an actress in a continuous drama role. On American television she had guest appearances in Under the California Sun , Party of Five , The West Wing - In the Center of Power , Practice - The Lawyers , CSI: Miami , Emergency Room - The emergency room , JAG - On behalf of the honor , Welcome, Mrs. . President , Private Practice , Brothers & Sisters , Criminal Minds , Navy CIS , Rizzoli & Isles, and Revenge . She has also appeared in several television films such as A Woman on the Run - The Lawrencia Bembenek Story (1993), Vandalized Behind Bars (1994) and Betrayed & Sold (1996).
Harris had the recurring role of FBI agent Felicia Lang in the FOX drama series Prison Break from 2006 to 2009, and she later appeared in Prison Break: One Final Step Towards Freedom . From 2011 to 2012, she had another recurring role in CSI: Vegas as Sheriff Sherry Linston. She also starred in the films Beyond Innocence (1993), Critical Care (1997), Lost in Toronto (2001), Ignition (2002), The Midnight Meat Train (2008), The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) and time to live (2012) with.
In 2014, Harris was named Lt. Marcia Roarke in the drama series Forever by ABC hired. A little later Harris was released and Lorraine Toussaint replaced her in the role of lieutenant.
Filmography (selection)
Movies
- 1985: Spy in Bed ( Secret Weapons , TV movie)
- 1985: Night Magic
- 1993: Beyond Innocence (Guilty as Sin)
- 1993: A Woman on the Run - The Lawrencia Bembenek Story ( Woman on the Run: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story , TV movie)
- 1994: Against Their Will: Women in Prison , movie made for TV
- 1996: Betrayed & Sold ( Captivate Heart: The James Mink Story , TV movie)
- 1997: Caught in the Jungle (Dead Man Can't Dance)
- 1997: Critical Care
- 1997: Power in Father's Shoes ( In His Father's Shoes , TV movie)
- 1999: Nightmare Man
- 2001: Lost in Toronto (Picture Claire)
- 2002: Ignition - Deadly ignition (Ignition)
- 2002: Time for Dancing - Never give up hope! (A Time for Dancing)
- 2008: The Midnight Meat Train
- 2009: Prison Break: One Last Step to Freedom (Prison Break: The Final Break)
- 2012: The Amazing Spider-Man
- 2012: Time to Live (People Like Us)
- 2013: No Ordinary Hero: The SuperDeafy Movie
- 2015: Welcome To Forever (short film)
- 2015: Born to be Blue
- 2017: Transformers: The Last Knight
- 2019: The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open
TV Shows
- 1990: Under the California Sun ( Knots Landing , an episode)
- 1994–1996: Side Effects ( Side Effects , 29 episodes)
- 1998: Outer Limits ( The Outer Limits , an episode)
- 1999: Party of Five (2 episodes)
- 2001: The West Wing ( The West Wing , an episode)
- 2002: Practice - The Lawyers ( The Practice , an episode)
- 2003: CSI: Miami (one episode)
- 2003: Emergency Room - Die Notaufnahme ( ER , 3 episodes)
- 2004: JAG - On behalf of honor ( JAG , 2 episodes)
- 2005–2006: Welcome, Mrs. President ( Commander in Chief , 2 episodes)
- 2006: 10.5 - Apocalypse ( 10.5: Apocalypse , 2 episodes)
- 2006–2009: Prison Break (19 episodes)
- 2007: Private Practice (one episode)
- 2007: Brothers & Sisters (an episode)
- 2008: Criminal Minds (an episode)
- 2011–2012: CSI: Vegas ( CSI: Crime Scene Investigation , 5 episodes)
- 2012, 2014: Rizzoli & Isles (2 episodes)
- 2013: Navy CIS ( NCIS , episode 11x03)
- 2014: Forever (an episode)
- 2014: Switched at Birth (episode 3x21)
- 2015: Revenge (episode 4x19)
- 2015: How to Get Away with Murder (episodes 2x01–2x02)
- since 2015: Chicago PD
- 2016: Bosch (episode 2x03)
- 2016: Rogue (episode 3x14)
- 2016: Chicago Fire (2 episodes)
- 2016: Supernatural (episode 11x22)
- 2018: The Crossing (4 episodes)
- 2018: Sharp Objects (7 episodes)
- 2019: Magnum PI (episode 2x04)
- 2020: Messiah (9 episodes)
Web links
- Barbara Eve Harris in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Barbara Eve Harris Biography (1959-)
- ABC's Forever
- OITNB Star Joins ABC's Forever as Series Regular
- Barbara Eve Harris in the German dubbing file
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Harris, Barbara Eve |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Reid-Hibbert, Barbara Evadney (maiden name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian actress |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 8, 1959 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Tobago |