Tess Harper
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 15, 1950 (age 76)
- Birthplace
- Mammoth Spring, Arkansas, USA
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
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Filmography
Rosebud Lane
Movie · as Sugar
Our (Almost Completely True) Love Story
Movie · as Tess
Good Side of Bad
Movie · as Mary Ellen
American Outlaws
Movie · as Loretta Hillhouse
The Evening Hour
Movie · as Dorothy Freeman
The Long Shadow
Movie · as Mama Doris
Laura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie to Page
Movie · as Self
The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Movie · as Self
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Movie · as Mrs. Pinkman
Burden
Movie · as Hazel
Surprise
Movie · as Linda
The Perfect Guy
Movie · as Mrs. McCarthy
Boys On Film 13: Trick & Treat
Movie · as Linda (segment "Surprise")
Frank
Movie · as Frank's Mom
How to Get Away with Murder
TV · as Sheila Miller · 3 eps
Straight A's
Movie · as Mother
Sunlight Jr.
Movie · as Kathleen
The Christmas Heart
Movie · as Elizabeth
A Christmas Wish
Movie · as Trudy Willis
Revenge
TV · as Carole Lyn Miller
Fatal Secrets
Movie · as Naomi
Breaking Bad
TV · as Mrs. Pinkman · 4 eps
Crash
TV · as Wendy Olinville · 1 ep
In Plain Sight
TV · as A.U.S.A. Rolly · 1 ep
Broken
Movie · as Clare
No Country for Old Men
Movie · as Loretta Bell
Saving Sarah Cain
Movie · as Miriam Esh
Judy's Got a Gun
Movie · as Susan Lemen
Kiss the Bride
Movie · as Barbara Davis
Private Practice
TV · as Augusta King · 1 ep
Jesus, Mary and Joey
Movie · as Liz O`Callahan
Broken Bridges
Movie · as Dixie Rose Delton
Jam
Movie · as Ruby
Karla
Movie · as Molly Czehowicz
Brothers and Sisters
TV · as Beth Ridge · 1 ep
Loggerheads
Movie · as Elizabeth
Ghost Whisperer
TV · as Ellen Wilkins · 1 ep
Criminal Minds
TV · as Dinah Troy · 1 ep
Grey's Anatomy
TV · as Pam Nelson · 1 ep
Angel in the Family
Movie · as Mrs. Nelly Tomkins
Lonely Place
Movie
Jack & Bobby
TV · as Karen Carmichael · 1 ep
One Tree Hill
TV · as May Scott · 1 ep
Cold Case
TV · as Sharon Lertola (2009) · 1 ep
Without a Trace
TV · as Patricia Spade · 1 ep
The Rising Place
Movie · as Rebecca Hodge
The Division
TV · as Polly Danko · 1 ep
The In Crowd
Movie · as Dr. Amanda Giles
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV · as Julia Barrett · 1 ep
Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder
Movie · as Narrator / Older Laura Ingalls Wilder
Judging Amy
TV · as Barbara Nissman · 1 ep
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV · as Mrs. Hallander · 1 ep
Dirty Laundry
Movie · as Beth Greene
The Jackal
Movie · as The First Lady
A Child's Wish
Movie · as Joanna Chandler
The Killing Secret
Movie · as Tina Decapprio
Cracker
TV · 1 ep
Gun
TV · as Virginia · 1 ep
A Stranger to Love
Movie · as Linda Grant
The Road to Galveston
Movie · as Julia Archer
Early Edition
TV · as Lois Hobson · 7 eps
Death in Small Doses
Movie · as Jerri Sims
Christy
TV · as Fairlight Spencer · 18 eps
Touched by an Angel
TV · as Betsy Baxter · 1 ep
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
Movie · as Self (uncredited)
Walker, Texas Ranger
TV · as Katie Malloy · 2 eps
Grace Under Fire
TV · as Joan · 1 ep
The Turning
Movie · as Martha Harnish
My New Gun
Movie · as Kimmy Hayes
In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion
Movie · as Vickie Singer
Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story
Movie · as Verna Heath
The Man in the Moon
Movie · as Abigail Trant
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
Movie · as Cheryl
Michael Jackson's Black or White
Movie · as Mother
The Hidden Room
TV · as Dede · 1 ep
Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will?
Movie · as Sara Lee
Criminal Law
Movie · as Detective Stillwell
Her Alibi
Movie · as Sally Blackwood
Unconquered
Movie · as Mrs. Mary Flowers
Incident at Dark River
Movie · as Betty McFall
Far North
Movie · as Rita
Little Girl Lost
Movie · as Clara Brady
Ishtar
Movie · as Willa
Daddy
Movie · as Ann Burnette
thirtysomething
TV · 1 ep
Crimes of the Heart
Movie · as Chick Boyle
L.A. Law
TV · as Patricia Pittman · 1 ep
A Summer to Remember
Movie · as Jeannie Wyler
Promises to Keep
Movie · as Gwen Palmer
Reckless Disregard
Movie · as Meredith Craig
The Twilight Zone
TV · as (segment "Quarantine") · 1 ep
Flashpoint
Movie · as Ellen
Murder, She Wrote
TV · as Irene Rutledge · 1 ep
Celebrity
TV · as Susan French · 3 eps
Amityville 3-D
Movie · as Nancy Baxter
Tender Mercies
Movie · as Rosa Lee
Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land
Movie · as Janet Briggs
Kentucky Woman
Movie
Silkwood
Movie · as Linda Dawson
Chiefs
TV · as Carrie Lee · 3 eps