Birthday:
Aug 15, 1950
Place of Birth: Mammoth Spring, Arkansas, USA
Place of Birth: Mammoth Spring, Arkansas, USA
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
Filmography
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Rosebud Lane | Sugar | 2023 |
| The Jackal | The First Lady | 1997 |
| Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will? | Sara Lee | 1990 |
| Broken | Clare | 2007 |
| Jesus, Mary and Joey | Liz O`Callahan | 2006 |
| No Country for Old Men | Loretta Bell | 2007 |
| The Turning | Martha Harnish | 1992 |
| Amityville 3-D | Nancy Baxter | 1983 |
| Ishtar | Willa | 1987 |
| Broken Bridges | Dixie Rose Delton | 2006 |
| Tender Mercies | Rosa Lee | 1983 |
| Criminal Law | Detective Stillwell | 1989 |
| Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land | Janet Briggs | 1983 |
| Saving Sarah Cain | Miriam Esh | 2007 |
| Kentucky Woman | 1983 | |
| The Man in the Moon | Abigail Trant | 1991 |
| Her Alibi | Sally Blackwood | 1989 |
| Fatal Secrets | Naomi | 2009 |
| Flashpoint | Ellen | 1984 |
| Diary of a Country Sheriff | Self | 2008 |
| Loggerheads | Elizabeth | 2005 |
| Angel in the Family | Mrs. Nelly Tomkins | 2004 |
| The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie | Self | 2019 |
| A Summer to Remember | Jeannie Wyler | 1985 |
| Our Almost Completely True Story | Tess | 2023 |
| Far North | Rita | 1988 |
| My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys | Cheryl | 1991 |
| Judy's Got a Gun | Susan Lemen | 2007 |
| The Rising Place | Rebecca Hodge | 2001 |
| A Stranger to Love | Linda Grant | 1996 |
| Straight A's | Mother | 2013 |
| The Christmas Heart | Elizabeth | 2012 |
| Silkwood | Linda Dawson | 1983 |
| Sunlight Jr. | Kathleen | 2013 |
| The Road to Galveston | Julia Archer | 1996 |
| Dangerous: The Short Films | Mother ["Black or White"] | 1993 |
| My New Gun | Kimmy Hayes | 1992 |
| Frank | Frank's Mom | 2014 |
| Good Side of Bad | Mary Ellen | 2023 |
| A Child's Wish | Joanna Chandler | 1997 |
| Little Girl Lost | Clara Brady | 1988 |
| Unconquered | Mrs. Mary Flowers | 1989 |
| The In Crowd | Dr. Amanda Giles | 2000 |
| Lonely Place | 2004 | |
| Surprise | Linda | 2015 |
| A Christmas Wish | Trudy Willis | 2011 |
| In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion | Vickie Singer | 1992 |
| Burden | Hazel | 2020 |
| The Perfect Guy | Mrs. McCarthy | 2015 |
| Jam | Ruby | 2006 |
| Death in Small Doses | Jerri Sims | 1995 |
| The Killing Secret | Tina Decapprio | 1997 |
| Incident at Dark River | Betty McFall | 1989 |
| Daddy | Ann Burnette | 1987 |
| Promises to Keep | Gwen Palmer | 1985 |
| Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story | Verna Heath | 1992 |
| American Outlaws | Loretta Hillhouse | 2023 |
| Crimes of the Heart | Chick Boyle | 1986 |
| Reckless Disregard | Meredith Craig | 1985 |
| El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie | Mrs. Pinkman | 2019 |
| The Evening Hour | Dorothy Freeman | 2021 |
| Kiss the Bride | Barbara Davis | 2007 |
| The Long Shadow | Mama Doris | 2020 |
| Laura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie to Page | Self | 2020 |
| Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder | Narrator / Older Laura Ingalls Wilder | 1999 |
| Boys On Film 13: Trick & Treat | Linda (segment "Surprise") | 2015 | Series | Cast | Year |
| Murder, She Wrote | Irene Rutledge | 1984 |
| Breaking Bad | Mrs. Pinkman | 2008 |
| One Tree Hill | May Scott | 2003 |
| Brothers and Sisters | Beth Ridge | 2006 |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Julia Barrett | 2000 |
| thirtysomething | 1987 | |
| L.A. Law | Patricia M. Pittman | 1986 |
| Ghost Whisperer | Ellen Wilkins | 2005 |
| The Division | 2001 | |
| Judging Amy | Barbara Nissman | 1999 |
| Jack & Bobby | 2004 | |
| Early Edition | Lois Hobson | 1996 |
| The Twilight Zone | 1985 | |
| Cold Case | Sharon Lertola (2009) | 2003 |
| Walker, Texas Ranger | Katie Malloy | 1993 |
| Without a Trace | Patricia Spade | 2002 |
| Christy | Fairlight Spencer | 1994 |
| Cracker | 1997 | |
| Revenge | Carole Lyn Miller | 2011 |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Mrs. Hallander | 1999 |
| Jack & Bobby | Karen Carmichael | 2004 |
| Chiefs | Carrie Lee | 1983 |
| Celebrity | Susan French | 1984 |
| Grace Under Fire | Joan | 1993 |
| Criminal Minds | Dinah Troy | 2005 |
| How to Get Away with Murder | Sheila Miller | 2014 |
| Grey's Anatomy | Pam Nelson | 2005 |
| Touched by an Angel | Betsy Baxter | 1994 |
| Crash | Wendy Olinville | 2008 |
| Private Practice | Augusta King | 2007 |
