Name
Tess Harper
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1950-08-15 (76 years old)
Place of Birth
Mammoth Spring, Arkansas, USA
Biography
Tessie Jean "Tess" Harper (née Washam; born August 15, 1950) is an American actress. She was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress for her first film role in 1983's Tender Mercies, and for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the 1986 film Crimes of the Heart. Her other film appearances include Flashpoint (1984), Ishtar (1987), Far North (1988), and No Country for Old Men (2007). She also had a recurring role on the first three seasons of Breaking Bad (2008–2010).
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- 2007 Broken as Clare
- 2006 Jesus, Mary and Joey as Liz O`Callahan
- 2007 No Country for Old Men as Loretta Bell
- 1992 The Turning as Martha Harnish
- 1983 Amityville 3-D as Nancy Baxter
- 1987 Ishtar as Willa
- 2006 Broken Bridges as Dixie Rose Delton
- 1983 Tender Mercies as Rosa Lee
- 1989 Criminal Law as Detective Stillwell
- 1983 Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land as Janet Briggs
- 2007 Saving Sarah Cain as Miriam Esh
- 1983 Kentucky Woman
- 1991 The Man in the Moon as Abigail Trant
- 1989 Her Alibi as Sally Blackwood
- 2009 Fatal Secrets as Naomi
- 1984 Flashpoint as Ellen
- 2005 Loggerheads as Elizabeth
- 2004 Angel in the Family as Mrs. Nelly Tomkins
- 2019 The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie as Self
- 1985 A Summer to Remember as Jeannie Wyler
- 2023 Our (Almost Completely True) Love Story as Tess
- 1988 Far North as Rita
- 1991 My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys as Cheryl
- 2007 Judy's Got a Gun as Susan Lemen
- 2001 The Rising Place as Rebecca Hodge
- 1996 A Stranger to Love as Linda Grant
- 2013 Straight A's as Mother
- 2012 The Christmas Heart as Elizabeth
- 1983 Silkwood as Linda Dawson
- 2013 Sunlight Jr. as Kathleen
- 1996 The Road to Galveston as Julia Archer
- 1993 Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films as Self (uncredited)
- 1992 My New Gun as Kimmy Hayes
- 2014 Frank as Frank's Mom
- 2023 Good Side of Bad as Mary Ellen
- 1997 A Child's Wish as Joanna Chandler
- 1988 Little Girl Lost as Clara Brady
- 1989 Unconquered as Mrs. Mary Flowers
- 2000 The In Crowd as Dr. Amanda Giles
- 2004 Lonely Place
- 2015 Surprise as Linda
- 2011 A Christmas Wish as Trudy Willis
- 1992 In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion as Vickie Singer
- 2018 Burden as Hazel
- 2015 The Perfect Guy as Mrs. McCarthy
- 2006 Jam as Ruby
- 1995 Death in Small Doses as Jerri Sims
- 1997 The Killing Secret as Tina Decapprio
- 1989 Incident at Dark River as Betty McFall
- 1987 Daddy as Ann Burnette
- 1985 Promises to Keep as Gwen Palmer
- 1992 Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story as Verna Heath
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- 1986 Crimes of the Heart as Chick Boyle
- 1985 Reckless Disregard as Meredith Craig
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- 2021 The Evening Hour as Dorothy Freeman
- 2007 Kiss the Bride as Barbara Davis
- 2020 The Long Shadow as Mama Doris
- 2020 Laura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie to Page as Self
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- 2015 Boys On Film 13: Trick & Treat as Linda (segment "Surprise")
- 2006 Karla as Molly Czehowicz
- 1998 Dirty Laundry as Beth Greene
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- 1984 Murder, She Wrote ( 1 episode ) as Irene Rutledge
- 2008 Breaking Bad ( 4 episodes ) as Mrs. Pinkman
- 2003 One Tree Hill ( 1 episode ) as May Scott
- 2006 Brothers and Sisters ( 1 episode ) as Beth Ridge
- 2000 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation ( 1 episode ) as Julia Barrett
- 1987 thirtysomething ( 1 episode )
- 1986 L.A. Law ( 1 episode ) as Patricia Pittman
- 2005 Ghost Whisperer ( 1 episode ) as Ellen Wilkins
- 1999 Judging Amy ( 1 episode ) as Barbara Nissman
- 2001 The Division ( 1 episode ) as Polly Danko
- 2004 Jack & Bobby ( 1 episode )
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- 1985 The Twilight Zone ( 1 episode ) as (segment "Quarantine")
- 2003 Cold Case ( 1 episode ) as Sharon Lertola (2009)
- 1993 Walker, Texas Ranger ( 2 episodes ) as Katie Malloy
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- 1994 Christy ( 18 episodes ) as Fairlight Spencer
- 1997 Cracker ( 1 episode )
- 2011 Revenge ( 0 episode ) as Carole Lyn Miller
- 1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ( 1 episode ) as Mrs. Hallander
- 2004 Jack & Bobby ( 1 episode ) as Karen Carmichael
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- 1993 Grace Under Fire ( 1 episode ) as Joan
- 2005 Criminal Minds ( 1 episode ) as Dinah Troy
- 2014 How to Get Away with Murder ( 3 episodes ) as Sheila Miller
- 2005 Grey's Anatomy ( 1 episode ) as Pam Nelson
- 1994 Touched by an Angel ( 1 episode ) as Betsy Baxter
- 2008 Crash ( 1 episode ) as Wendy Olinville
- 2007 Private Practice ( 1 episode ) as Augusta King
- 2008 In Plain Sight ( 1 episode ) as A.U.S.A. Rolly
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- 1997 Gun ( 1 episode ) as Virginia
