Tess Harper

Personal Info

Birthday

August 15, 1950

(74 years old)

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

Grey's Anatomy

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Breaking Bad

Criminal Minds

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Ghost Whisperer

Murder, She Wrote

One Tree Hill

Filmography

2023
Our Almost Completely True Story
as Tess
American Outlaws
as Loretta Hillhouse
Good Side of Bad
as Mary Ellen
Rosebud Lane
as Sugar
2021
The Evening Hour
as Dorothy Freeman
2020
Laura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie to Page
as Self
The Long Shadow
as Mama Doris
2019
The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
as Self
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
as Mrs. Pinkman
2018
Burden
as Hazel
2015
The Perfect Guy
as Mrs. McCarthy
Boys On Film 13: Trick & Treat
as Linda (segment "Surprise")
Surprise
as Linda
2014
Frank
as Frank's Mom
2013
Sunlight Jr.
as Kathleen
Straight A's
as Mother
2012
The Christmas Heart
as Elizabeth
2011
A Christmas Wish
as Trudy Willis
2009
Fatal Secrets
as Naomi
2008
Diary of a Country Sheriff
as Self
2007
Broken
as Clare
Saving Sarah Cain
as Miriam Esh
Kiss the Bride
as Barbara Davis
No Country for Old Men
as Loretta Bell
Judy's Got a Gun
as Susan Lemen
2006
Broken Bridges
as Dixie Rose Delton
Jam
as Ruby
Jesus, Mary and Joey
as Liz O`Callahan
2005
Loggerheads
as Elizabeth
2004
Angel in the Family
as Mrs. Nelly Tomkins
2001
The Rising Place
as Rebecca Hodge
2000
The In Crowd
as Dr. Amanda Giles
1999
Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder
as Narrator / Older Laura Ingalls Wilder
1997
The Jackal
as The First Lady
Gun
as Virginia
A Child's Wish
as Joanna Chandler
The Killing Secret
as Tina Decapprio
1996
A Stranger to Love
as Linda Grant
The Road to Galveston
as Julia Archer
1995
Death in Small Doses
as Jerri Sims
1993
Dangerous: The Short Films
as Self (uncredited)
1992
Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story
as Verna Heath
My New Gun
as Kimmy Hayes
In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion
as Vickie Singer
The Turning
as Martha Harnish
1991
The Man in the Moon
as Abigail Trant
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
as Cheryl
1990
Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will?
as Sara Lee
1989
Incident at Dark River
as Betty McFall
Criminal Law
as Detective Stillwell
Her Alibi
as Sally Blackwood
Unconquered
as Mrs. Mary Flowers
1988
Far North
as Rita
Little Girl Lost
as Clara Brady
1987
Ishtar
as Willa
Daddy
as Ann Burnette
1986
Crimes of the Heart
as Chick Boyle
1985
Promises to Keep
as Gwen Palmer
A Summer to Remember
as Jeannie Wyler
Reckless Disregard
as Meredith Craig
1984
Flashpoint
as Ellen
1983
Silkwood
as Linda Dawson
Amityville 3-D
as Nancy Baxter
Tender Mercies
as Rosa Lee
Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land
as Janet Briggs