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).
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Filmography
all 91
Movies 66
TV Shows 25
self 3
Narrator 1
Tess
Our Almost Completely True Story (2023)
Movie
Loretta Hillhouse
American Outlaws (2023)
Movie
Mary Ellen
Good Side of Bad (2023)
Movie
Sugar
Rosebud Lane (2023)
Movie
Dorothy Freeman
The Evening Hour (2021)
Movie
4
Self
Laura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie to Page (2020)
Movie
Mama Doris
The Long Shadow (2020)
Movie
Hazel
Burden (2020)
Movie
Self
The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019)
Movie
Mrs. Pinkman
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019)
Movie
5.88
Mrs. McCarthy
The Perfect Guy (2015)
Movie
7
Linda (segment 'Surprise')
Boys On Film 13: Trick & Treat (2015)
Movie
Linda
Surprise (2015)
Movie
Sheila Miller
How to Get Away with Murder (2014)
TV
7.05
Frank's Mom
Frank (2014)
Movie
7.17
Kathleen
Sunlight Jr. (2013)
Movie
8
Mother
Straight A's (2013)
Movie
Elizabeth
The Christmas Heart (2012)
Movie
Trudy Willis
A Christmas Wish (2011)
Movie
Naomi
Fatal Secrets (2009)
Movie
Self
Diary of a Country Sheriff (2008)
Movie
Mrs. Pinkman
Breaking Bad (2008)
TV
6.61
Clare
Broken (2007)
Movie
Miriam Esh
Saving Sarah Cain (2007)
Movie
Barbara Davis
Kiss the Bride (2007)
Movie
Loretta Bell
No Country for Old Men (2007)
Movie
8.11
Susan Lemen
Judy's Got a Gun (2007)
Movie
Beth Ridge
Brothers and Sisters (2006)
TV
Dixie Rose Delton
Broken Bridges (2006)
Movie
Ruby
Jam (2006)
Movie
Liz O`Callahan
Jesus, Mary and Joey (2006)
Movie
Elizabeth
Loggerheads (2005)
Movie
6
Ellen Wilkins
Ghost Whisperer (2005)
TV
6.63
Dinah Troy
Criminal Minds (2005)
TV
6.04
Pam Nelson
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
TV
7.18
Mrs. Nelly Tomkins
Angel in the Family (2004)
Movie
Actress
Lonely Place (2004)
Movie
Karen Carmichael
Jack & Bobby (2004)
TV
Sharon Lertola (2009)
Cold Case (2003)
TV
6.2
May Scott
One Tree Hill (2003)
TV
6.33
Patricia Spade
Without a Trace (2002)
TV
7.14
Rebecca Hodge
The Rising Place (2001)
Movie
The Division (2001)
TV
Julia Barrett
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
TV
6.33
Dr. Amanda Giles
The In Crowd (2000)
Movie
Mrs. Hallander
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
TV
6.19
Barbara Nissman
Judging Amy (1999)
TV
4.5
Narrator / Older Laura Ingalls Wilder
Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder (1999)
Movie
The First Lady
The Jackal (1997)
Movie
5.67
Cracker (1997)
TV
Joanna Chandler
A Child's Wish (1997)
Movie
Tina Decapprio
The Killing Secret (1997)
Movie
Early Edition (1996)
TV
5
Linda Grant
A Stranger to Love (1996)
Movie
Julia Archer
The Road to Galveston (1996)
Movie
Asst. D.A. Jerri Sims
Death in Small Doses (1995)
Movie
Fairlight Spencer
Christy (1994)
TV
Joan
Grace Under Fire (1993)
TV
6
Mother ['Black or White']
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films (1993)
Movie
6
Katie Malloy
Walker, Texas Ranger (1993)
TV
5.63
Verna Heath
Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story (1992)
Movie
Kimmy Hayes
My New Gun (1992)
Movie
Vickie Singer
In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion (1992)
Movie
Martha Harnish
The Turning (1992)
Movie
Abigail Trant
The Man in the Moon (1991)
Movie
6.5
Cheryl
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys (1991)
Movie
Sara Lee
Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will? (1990)
Movie
Betty McFall
Incident at Dark River (1989)
Movie
Det. Stillwell
Criminal Law (1989)
Movie
Sally Blackwood
Her Alibi (1989)
Movie
6
Mary Flowers
Unconquered (1989)
Movie
Rita
Far North (1988)
Movie
Clara Brady
Little Girl Lost (1988)
Movie
thirtysomething (1987)
TV
1
Willa
Ishtar (1987)
Movie
Ann Burnette
Daddy (1987)
Movie
Chick Boyle
Crimes of the Heart (1986)
Movie
Patricia M. Pittman
L.A. Law (1986)
TV
6
Gwen Palmer
Promises to Keep (1985)
Movie
The Twilight Zone (1985)
TV
7
Jeannie Wyler
A Summer to Remember (1985)
Movie
Meredith Craig
Reckless Disregard (1985)
Movie
Irene Rutledge
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
TV
7
Ellen
Flashpoint (1984)
Movie
Susan French
Celebrity (1984)
TV
Linda Dawson
Silkwood (1983)
Movie
6
Nancy Baxter
Amityville 3-D (1983)
Movie
4.88
Carrie Lee
Chiefs (1983)
TV
6
Rosa Lee
Tender Mercies (1983)
Movie
6
Janet Briggs
Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land (1983)
Movie
Kentucky Woman (1983)
Movie
Ratings
Average 6.06
Based on 5.12 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1983
1989
2000
1992
2023
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1950-08-15 (73 years old)
Birth PlaceMammoth Spring, Arkansas, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsTesa Harper, Tessie Jean Harper
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