Tess Harper
Known for

Acting

Credits

94

Gender

Woman

Birthday

15 Aug 1950 (74)

Place of birth

Mammoth Spring, Arkansas, USA

Also known as
Tesa Harper
Tessie Jean Harper

Tess 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
Acting roles
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
2023American OutlawsLoretta Hillhouse
2023Rosebud LaneSugar
2023Our Almost Completely True StoryTess
2023Good Side of BadMary Ellen
2021The Evening HourDorothy Freeman
2020BurdenHazel
2020The Long ShadowMama Doris
2020Laura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie to PageSelf
2019El Camino: A Breaking Bad MovieMrs. Pinkman
2019The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad MovieSelf
2015The Perfect GuyMrs. McCarthy
2015SurpriseLinda
2015Boys On Film 13: Trick & TreatLinda (segment "Surprise")
2014FrankFrank's Mom
2014How to Get Away with MurderSheila Miller
2013Straight A'sMother
2013Sunlight Jr.Kathleen
2012The Christmas HeartElizabeth
2011RevengeCarole Lyn Miller
2011A Christmas WishTrudy Willis
2009Fatal SecretsNaomi
2008Breaking BadMrs. Pinkman
2008Diary of a Country SheriffSelf
2007No Country for Old MenLoretta Bell
2007Kiss the BrideBarbara Davis
2007BrokenClare
2007Saving Sarah CainMiriam Esh
2007Judy's Got a GunSusan Lemen
2006Brothers and SistersBeth Ridge
2006Broken BridgesDixie Rose Delton
2006Jesus, Mary and JoeyLiz O`Callahan
2006JamRuby
2005Grey's AnatomyPam Nelson
2005Criminal MindsDinah Troy
2005Ghost WhispererEllen Wilkins
2005LoggerheadsElizabeth
2004Angel in the FamilyMrs. Nelly Tomkins
2004Jack & Bobby
2004Jack & BobbyKaren Carmichael
2004Lonely Place
2003One Tree HillMay Scott
2003Cold CaseSharon Lertola (2009)
2002Without a TracePatricia Spade
2001The Division
2001The Rising PlaceRebecca Hodge
2000CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationJulia Barrett
2000The In CrowdDr. Amanda Giles
1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitMrs. Hallander
1999Judging AmyBarbara Nissman
1999Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls WilderNarrator / Older Laura Ingalls Wilder
1997The JackalThe First Lady
1997The Killing SecretTina Decapprio
1997Cracker
1997A Child's WishJoanna Chandler
1996Early Edition
1996A Stranger to LoveLinda Grant
1996The Road to GalvestonJulia Archer
1995Death in Small DosesJerri Sims
1994Touched by an AngelBetsy Baxter
1994ChristyFairlight Spencer
1993Walker, Texas RangerKatie Malloy
1993Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short FilmsMother ["Black or White"]
1993Grace Under FireJoan
1992My New GunKimmy Hayes
1992The TurningMartha Harnish
1992In the Line of Duty: Siege at MarionVickie Singer
1992Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader StoryVerna Heath
1991The Man in the MoonAbigail Trant
1991My Heroes Have Always Been CowboysCheryl
1990Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will?Sara Lee
1989Her AlibiSally Blackwood
1989Criminal LawDetective Stillwell
1989UnconqueredMrs. Mary Flowers
1989Incident at Dark RiverBetty McFall
1988Far NorthRita
1988Little Girl LostClara Brady
1987IshtarWilla
1987thirtysomething
1987DaddyAnn Burnette
1986L.A. LawPatricia M. Pittman
1986Crimes of the HeartChick Boyle
1985The Twilight Zone
1985A Summer to RememberJeannie Wyler
1985Promises to KeepGwen Palmer
1985Reckless DisregardMeredith Craig
1984Murder, She WroteIrene Rutledge
1984FlashpointEllen
1984CelebritySusan French
1983SilkwoodLinda Dawson
1983Amityville 3-DNancy Baxter
1983Tender MerciesRosa Lee
1983Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't LandJanet Briggs
1983ChiefsCarrie Lee
1983Kentucky Woman