Tess Harper
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1950-08-15 (75 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)
Good Side of Bad
as Mary Ellen
(2023)
(2023)
American Outlaws
as Loretta Hillhouse
(2023)
Rosebud Lane
as Sugar
(2021)
The Evening Hour
as Dorothy Freeman
(2020)
(2020)
The Long Shadow
as Mama Doris
(2019)
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
as Mrs. Pinkman
(2019)
(2018)
Burden
as Hazel
(2015)
The Perfect Guy
as Mrs. McCarthy
(2015)
Surprise
as Linda
(2015)
Boys On Film 13: Trick & Treat
as Linda (segment "Surprise")
(2014)
Frank
as Frank's Mom
(2013)
Sunlight Jr.
as Kathleen
(2013)
Straight A's
as Mother
(2012)
The Christmas Heart
as Elizabeth
(2011)
A Christmas Wish
as Trudy Willis
(2009)
Fatal Secrets
as Naomi
(2007)
No Country for Old Men
as Loretta Bell
(2007)
Saving Sarah Cain
as Miriam Esh
(2007)
Broken
as Clare
(2007)
Judy's Got a Gun
as Susan Lemen
(2007)
Kiss the Bride
as Barbara Davis
(2006)
Broken Bridges
as Dixie Rose Delton
(2006)
Karla
as Molly
(2006)
Jesus, Mary and Joey
as Liz O`Callahan
(2006)
Jam
as Ruby
(2005)
Loggerheads
as Elizabeth
(2004)
(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
(1997)
The Killing Secret
as Tina Decapprio
(1997)
A Child's Wish
as Joanna Chandler
(1997)
Gun
as Virginia
(1996)
The Road to Galveston
as Julia Archer
(1996)
A Stranger to Love
as Linda Grant
(1995)
Death in Small Doses
as Jerri Sims
(1993)
Dangerous: The Short Films
as Self (uncredited)
(1992)
My New Gun
as Kimmy Hayes
(1992)
Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story
as Verna Heath
(1992)
In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion
as Vickie Singer
(1992)
The Turning
as Martha Harnish
(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)
Criminal Law
as Detective Stillwell
(1989)
Unconquered
as Mrs. Mary Flowers
(1989)
Her Alibi
as Sally Blackwood
(1989)
Incident at Dark River
as Betty McFall
(1988)
Little Girl Lost
as Clara Brady
(1988)
Far North
as Rita
(1987)
Ishtar
as Willa
(1987)
Daddy
as Ann Burnette
(1986)
Crimes of the Heart
as Chick Boyle
(1985)
A Summer to Remember
as Jeannie Wyler
(1985)
Promises to Keep
as Gwen Palmer
(1985)
Reckless Disregard
as Meredith Craig
(1984)
Flashpoint
as Ellen
(1983)
Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land
as Janet Briggs
(1983)
Amityville 3-D
as Nancy Baxter
(1983)
Tender Mercies
as Rosa Lee
(1983)
Silkwood
as Linda Dawson
(1983)