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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