
Tess Harper
Known for Acting · 97 credits
- Born
- 1950-08-15 (age 75)
- Place of birth
- Mammoth Spring, Arkansas, USA
- Also known 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
Known For
TV Shows (31)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Mrs. Hallander

Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Pam Nelson

Criminal Minds
2005
as Dinah Troy

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Julia Barrett

Breaking Bad
2008
as Mrs. Pinkman

One Tree Hill
2003
as May Scott

Without a Trace
2002
as Patricia Spade

Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Irene Rutledge

Ghost Whisperer
2005
as Ellen Wilkins

Cold Case
2003
as Sharon Lertola (2009)

How to Get Away with Murder
2014
as Sheila Miller

Private Practice
2007
as Augusta King

Judging Amy
1999
as Barbara Nissman

L.A. Law
1986
as Patricia Pittman

Touched by an Angel
1994
as Betsy Baxter

Brothers and Sisters
2006
as Beth Ridge

Revenge
2011
as Carole Lyn Miller

Early Edition
1996
as Lois Hobson

The Division
2001
as Polly Danko

The Twilight Zone
1985
as (segment "Quarantine")

Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Katie Malloy

thirtysomething
1987

In Plain Sight
2008
as A.U.S.A. Rolly

Grace Under Fire
1993
as Joan

Jack & Bobby
2004
as Karen Carmichael

Crash
2008
as Wendy Olinville

The Hidden Room
1991
as Dede

Christy
1994
as Fairlight Spencer

Cracker
1997

Chiefs
1983
as Carrie Lee

Celebrity
1984
as Susan French
Movies (66)

No Country for Old Men
2007
as Loretta Bell

El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
2019
as Mrs. Pinkman

The Jackal
1997
as The First Lady

The Man in the Moon
1991
as Abigail Trant

Silkwood
1983
as Linda Dawson

Ishtar
1987
as Willa

Frank
2014
as Frank's Mom

Broken Bridges
2006
as Dixie Rose Delton

Tender Mercies
1983
as Rosa Lee

Her Alibi
1989
as Sally Blackwood

Broken
2007
as Clare

The Perfect Guy
2015
as Mrs. McCarthy

The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
2019
as Self

Karla
2006
as Molly Czehowicz

Amityville 3-D
1983
as Nancy Baxter

Criminal Law
1989
as Detective Stillwell

American Outlaws
2023
as Loretta Hillhouse

Death in Small Doses
1995
as Jerri Sims

Fatal Secrets
2009
as Naomi

The In Crowd
2000
as Dr. Amanda Giles

Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land
1983
as Janet Briggs

Flashpoint
1984
as Ellen

Sunlight Jr.
2013
as Kathleen

A Summer to Remember
1985
as Jeannie Wyler

My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
1991
as Cheryl

Unconquered
1989
as Mrs. Mary Flowers

Burden
2018
as Hazel

Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
1993
as Self (uncredited)

Reckless Disregard
1985
as Meredith Craig

Daddy
1987
as Ann Burnette

In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion
1992
as Vickie Singer

My New Gun
1992
as Kimmy Hayes

Straight A's
2013
as Mother

The Killing Secret
1997
as Tina Decapprio

A Child's Wish
1997
as Joanna Chandler

Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will?
1990
as Sara Lee

Crimes of the Heart
1986
as Chick Boyle

Judy's Got a Gun
2007
as Susan Lemen

A Stranger to Love
1996
as Linda Grant

Promises to Keep
1985
as Gwen Palmer

Loggerheads
2005
as Elizabeth

The Evening Hour
2021
as Dorothy Freeman

Our (Almost Completely True) Love Story
2023
as Tess

Kiss the Bride
2007
as Barbara Davis

Little Girl Lost
1988
as Clara Brady

A Christmas Wish
2011
as Trudy Willis

Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder
1999
as Narrator / Older Laura Ingalls Wilder

Jam
2006
as Ruby

Saving Sarah Cain
2007
as Miriam Esh

The Christmas Heart
2012
as Elizabeth

Jesus, Mary and Joey
2006
as Liz O`Callahan

Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story
1992
as Verna Heath

Incident at Dark River
1989
as Betty McFall

The Turning
1992
as Martha Harnish

Far North
1988
as Rita

The Long Shadow
2020
as Mama Doris

Boys On Film 13: Trick & Treat
2015
as Linda (segment "Surprise")

Laura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie to Page
2020
as Self

Good Side of Bad
2023
as Mary Ellen

The Road to Galveston
1996
as Julia Archer

Kentucky Woman
1983
Lonely Place
2004

Angel in the Family
2004
as Mrs. Nelly Tomkins

The Rising Place
2001
as Rebecca Hodge

Rosebud Lane
2023
as Sugar

Surprise
2015
as Linda
About Tess Harper
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 With 97 credits spanning from 1983 to 2023, Tess Harper has appeared in 66 films and 31 TV shows.
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- No Country for Old Men (2007) — as Loretta Bell
- El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019) — as Mrs. Pinkman
- The Jackal (1997) — as The First Lady
- The Man in the Moon (1991) — as Abigail Trant
- Silkwood (1983) — as Linda Dawson
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