Emmylou Harris (born April 2, 1947 in Birmingham, Alabama) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. In addition to her work as a solo artist and bandleader, both as an interpreter of other composers' works and as a singer-songwriter, she is a sought-after backing vocalist and duet partner, working with numerous other artists including Gram Parsons, Bob Dylan, Warren Zevon, Linda Ronstadt, John Denver, The Band, Elvis Costello, Conor Oberst, Mark Knopfler and Dolly Parton.

Filmography

• 2024Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska: A Celebration In Words and Music
• 2024Nanci Griffith: From a Distance
• 2023Feast Your Ears: The Story of WHFS 102.3 FM — Performer
• 2017A Nashville Christmas
• 2007Emmylou Harris's Ten Commandments of Country
• Big Love — Woman Singing
• 2006Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris: Real Live Roadrunning 2006 — Self - Guitar, Vocals
• The Colbert Report
• 1999Gram Parsons All-Star Tribute: Sessions at West 54th
• Storyville
• 1996Emmylou Harris: Building the Wrecking Ball — Self, Writer
• 1996Mountain Born: The Jean Ritchie Story
• 1995Emmylou Harris & The Nash Ramblers: The Last Ramble
• Later... with Jools Holland
• 1987Chet Atkins and Friends
• 1980Honeysuckle Rose — Emmylou
• Willie Nelson & Friends: Stars & Guitars — Helsef

Appearances as themselves (81)

• 2025Kris Kristofferson: Life & Songs — Self (archive footage)
• 2025Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery — Self
• 2025Ringo & Friends at the Ryman — Self
• 2024Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame: Inaugural Induction Ceremony — Self - interviewee
• Johnson and Knopfler's Music Legends — Self
• 2023Dolly Parton - From Rhinestones to Rock & Roll — Self
• 2023June — Self
• 2022Sheryl — Self
• 2021Invisible: Gay Women in Southern Music — Self
• 2021Leftover Feelings: A Studio B Revival — Self
• 2020Dolly Parton: I Will Always Love You — Self (archive footage)
• 2019Dolly Parton: 50 Years At The Opry — Self
• 2019Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration — Self
• 2019Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice — Self
• 2019The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash — Self
• 2019You Gave Me A Song: The Life and Music of Alice Gerrard — Herself
• Elvis Presley: The Searcher — Self
• 2018Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: In Concert 2014-2017 — Self
• 2018The King — Self
• 2017Born in Bristol: The Untold Story of the Birth of Country Music — Self
• 2016Sisters in Country: Dolly, Linda and Emmylou — Self
• 2016The Life & Songs of Emmylou Harris — Self
• 2015Revival: The Sam Bush Story — Self
• 2015We're Still Here: Johnny Cash's Bitter Tears Revisited — Self
• 2014Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years — Self - Performer
• 2014Bob Harris: My Nashville — Self
• 2014Bruce Springsteen A MusiCares Tribute — Self
• 2014Country Queens at the BBC — Self (archive footage)
• 2013Elvis Costello: Mystery Dance — Self
• 2013Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day — Self (archive footage)
• 2013Sing Me the Songs That Say I Love You: A Concert for Kate McGarrigle — Herself
• 2011Charlie Louvin: Still Rattlin' the Devil's Cage — Self
• 2011Country at the BBC — Self (archive footage)
• The Jay Leno Show — Self
• 2008A Not So Silent Night — Self
• 2007Anne Murray Friends and Legends — Self
• 2007Emmylou Harris - Songbird: Rare Tracks and Forgotten Gems — Herself
• 2007George Jones & Friends 50th Anniversary Tribute Concert — Self
• 2007Solomon Burke & Friends: Live in Nashville — Self
• 2006Grand Ole Opry Live — Self
• 2006Neil Young: Heart of Gold — Self
• 2004Be Here to Love Me — Self - Musician
• 2004Elvis Costello & The Imposters: Club Date - Live in Memphis — Self
• 2004Fallen Angel: Gram Parsons — Self - Musician
• 2004George Jones: 50 Years of Hits — Self
• 2003Brian Wilson: On Tour — Self
• 2003Emmylou Harris: From a Deeper Well — Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self - Musical Guest
• 2003The Chieftains: Down The Old Plank Road -The Nashville Sessions in Concert — Self
• CMT Crossroads — Self
• Timeshift — self
• 2001Down from the Mountain — Self
• 1999A Tribute to Johnny Cash — Self - Performer
• 1999In Dreams: The Roy Orbison Story — Self
• 1999The McGarrigle Hour — self
• 1998Willie Nelson at the Teatro — Self
• 1997The Best of Sessions at West 54th: Vol. 1 — Self
• The Rosie O'Donnell Show — Self
• Transatlantic Sessions — Self
• 1993Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music — Self
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien — Self - Musical Guest
• Late Show with David Letterman — Self - Musical Guest
• 1993Nanci Griffith: Other Voices, Other Rooms — Self
• 1993The Women of Country — Self
• 1993Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O — Self
• 1992Emmylou Harris & The Nash Ramblers at The Ryman — Herself
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno — Self
• 1988Baja Oklahoma — Self
• Dolly — Self
• Bananas — Self
• 1981George Jones: With a Little Help from His Friends — Self
• 1981Johnny Cash and the Country Girls — Self
• 1978The Last Waltz — Self
• 1977Emmylou Harris: The Beat Club — Self
• Austin City Limits — Self
• Rock Concert — Self
• Musikladen — Self
• Disco — Self
• The Mike Douglas Show — Self
• The Grammys — Self
• The Palomino — Herself