Tess Harper
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1950-08-15 (74 years old)
Place of Birth
Mammoth Spring, Arkansas, USA
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
(2023)
American Outlaws
as Loretta Hillhouse
(2023)
(2023)
Good Side of Bad
as Mary Ellen
(2023)
Rosebud Lane
as Sugar
(2021)
The Evening Hour
as Dorothy Freeman
(2020)
Burden
as Hazel
(2020)
The Long Shadow
as Mama Doris
(2020)
(2019)
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
as Mrs. Pinkman
(2019)
(2015)
The Perfect Guy
as Mrs. McCarthy
(2015)
Boys On Film 13: Trick & Treat
as Linda (segment "Surprise")
(2015)
Surprise
as Linda
(2014)
Frank
as Frank's Mom
(2013)
Straight A's
as Mother
(2013)
Sunlight Jr.
as Kathleen
(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)
No Country for Old Men
as Loretta Bell
(2007)
Broken
as Clare
(2007)
Kiss the Bride
as Barbara Davis
(2007)
Saving Sarah Cain
as Miriam Esh
(2007)
Judy's Got a Gun
as Susan Lemen
(2006)
Broken Bridges
as Dixie Rose Delton
(2006)
Jam
as Ruby
(2006)
Jesus, Mary and Joey
as Liz O`Callahan
(2005)
Loggerheads
as Elizabeth
(2004)
Angel in the Family
as Mrs. Nelly Tomkins
(2004)
(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
(1997)
Gun
as Virginia
(1997)
The Killing Secret
as Tina Decapprio
(1997)
A Child's Wish
as Joanna Chandler
(1996)
A Stranger to Love
as Linda Grant
(1996)
The Road to Galveston
as Julia Archer
(1995)
Death in Small Doses
as Jerri Sims
(1993)
Dangerous: The Short Films
as Self (uncredited)
(1992)
In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion
as Vickie Singer
(1992)
The Turning
as Martha Harnish
(1992)
My New Gun
as Kimmy Hayes
(1992)
Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story
as Verna Heath
(1991)
The Man in the Moon
as Abigail Trant
(1991)
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
as Cheryl
(1990)
Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will?
as Sara Lee
(1989)
Her Alibi
as Sally Blackwood
(1989)
Criminal Law
as Detective Stillwell
(1989)
Unconquered
as Mrs. Mary Flowers
(1989)
Incident at Dark River
as Betty McFall
(1988)
Far North
as Rita
(1988)
Little Girl Lost
as Clara Brady
(1987)
Ishtar
as Willa
(1987)
Daddy
as Ann Burnette
(1986)
Crimes of the Heart
as Chick Boyle
(1985)
Promises to Keep
as Gwen Palmer
(1985)
A Summer to Remember
as Jeannie Wyler
(1985)
Reckless Disregard
as Meredith Craig
(1984)
Flashpoint
as Ellen
(1983)
Silkwood
as Linda Dawson
(1983)
Tender Mercies
as Rosa Lee
(1983)
Amityville 3-D
as Nancy Baxter
(1983)
Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land
as Janet Briggs
(1983)