Amy Madigan and Ed Harris Have Been Married Over 40 Years — How Their Hollywood Love Story Began
Amy Madigan’s Oscar win for Best Supporting Actress on Sunday, March 15, brought fresh attention to one of Hollywood’s longest-lasting marriages. Madigan, who won for her role as the terrifying yet oddly charming witch Aunt Gladys in the 2025 film Weapons, has been married to fellow actor Ed Harris since 1983.
The couple first crossed paths in 1980 and have been together ever since — more than four decades of shared work, family and life in one of the most demanding industries in the world.
How They Met in a Los Angeles Theater
Madigan has said she first saw Harris while he was performing in the play Cowboy Mouth by Sam Shepard in Los Angeles. Recalling the moment, she told Life magazine in 1985 per People, “It was like something you see in a movie or hear in a song.”
“I just thought — ‘Well, there he is.’ It was obvious to me that I’d see him again,” she added.
That instinct proved correct. The two worked together in 1981 in the play Prairie Avenue by Edward Allan Baker at a theater on Melrose Place. Madigan described that collaboration in an interview with the Los Angeles Times, saying, “A year later, we did a play together called ‘prairie avenue’ by Edward Allan Baker at that little theater on Melrose Place.”
Madigan and Harris married on November 21, 1983, while filming the movie Places in the Heart.
Their Daughter Followed Them Into Acting
A decade after their marriage, Madigan and Harris welcomed their daughter, Lily Dolores Harris, in 1993. Lily Harris has followed her parents into the acting profession. She graduated from the MFA program at American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco in 2020.
Lily Harris has appeared in an episode of Chicago Med and in short and feature films. In 2025, she appeared alongside her father in the short film Off the Horse, in which the two played a father and daughter.
Inside Their Acting Accolades
Both Madigan and Harris have built extensive bodies of work over the course of their careers. Harris has received multiple Academy Award nominations, including for Apollo 13 and The Truman Show, and an Emmy nomination for his role in Westworld. Madigan is also known for roles in Field of Dreams and Uncle Buck.
During the 2026 awards season, both found themselves in the conversation. Madigan received a Golden Globe nomination before going on to win the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for Weapons.
Speaking about the experience, Madigan told People, “We’ve both been doing it a really long time, so we’re just both having a good giggle about it. We’re both enjoying it.”
Madigan shared a broader reflection on what the recognition meant to her, framing it as a reminder of why actors keep working.
“I think really what it means is that if you get an opportunity to work on a wonderful script and it’s a great part, regardless of who you are, and where you live, and what age you are. If you’re an actor, you wait for those opportunities and moments, so it just feels great,” she added.
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