Tess Harper
Birthday
1950/08/15 (74 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Mammoth Spring, Arkansas, USA
Also know as
Tesa Harper, Tessie Jean Harper
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). From Wikipedia
Acting
(2023) Rosebud Lane
as Sugar
(1997) The Jackal
as The First Lady
(1990) Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will?
as Sara Lee
(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
as ---
(1991) The Man in the Moon
as Abigail Trant
(1989) Her Alibi
as Sally Blackwood
(2009) Fatal Secrets
as Naomi
(1984) Flashpoint
as Ellen
(2008) Diary of a Country Sheriff
as Self
(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 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) 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
as ---
(2015) Surprise
as Linda
(2011) A Christmas Wish
as Trudy Willis
(1992) In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion
as Vickie Singer
(2020) 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
(2023) American Outlaws
as Loretta Hillhouse
(1986) Crimes of the Heart
as Chick Boyle
(1985) Reckless Disregard
as Meredith Craig
(2019) El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
as Mrs. Pinkman
(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
(1999) Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder
as Narrator / Older Laura Ingalls Wilder
(2015) Boys On Film 13: Trick & Treat
as Linda (segment "Surprise")
(1997) Gun
as Virginia
(1984) Murder, She Wrote
as Irene Rutledge
(2008) Breaking Bad
as Mrs. Pinkman
(2003) One Tree Hill
as May Scott
(2006) Brothers and Sisters
as Beth Ridge
(2000) CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Julia Barrett
(1987) thirtysomething
as ---
(1986) L.A. Law
as Patricia M. Pittman
(2005) Ghost Whisperer
as Ellen Wilkins
(2001) The Division
as ---
(1999) Judging Amy
as Barbara Nissman
(2004) Jack & Bobby
as ---
(1996) Early Edition
as Lois Hobson
(1985) The Twilight Zone
as (segment "Quarantine")
(2003) Cold Case
as Sharon Lertola (2009)
(1993) Walker, Texas Ranger
as Katie Malloy
(2002) Without a Trace
as Patricia Spade
(1994) Christy
as Fairlight Spencer
(1997) Cracker
as ---
(2011) Revenge
as Carole Lyn Miller
(1999) Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Mrs. Hallander
(2004) Jack & Bobby
as Karen Carmichael
(1983) Chiefs
as Carrie Lee
(1984) Celebrity
as Susan French
(1993) Grace Under Fire
as Joan
(2005) Criminal Minds
as Dinah Troy
(2014) How to Get Away with Murder
as Sheila Miller
(2005) Grey's Anatomy
as Pam Nelson
(1994) Touched by an Angel
as Betsy Baxter
(2008) Crash
as Wendy Olinville
(2007) Private Practice
as Augusta King